Monthly Archives: September 2009
64-Bit Upgrade by Way of Open Source Isn’t Bump-Free
My fellow Labs analyst Andrew Garcia has chronicled his Windows 7 64-bit migration woes-a tale that led me to consider the bumps I've encountered...
CA’s CEO Swainson to Retire by End of 2009
CA's CEO John Swainson has announced his plans to retire from the company at the end of 2009.Swainson, who came to CA in 2004...
Latest Google Gmail Outage Caused by Insufficient Router Capacity
Google's Gmail application was knocked out for the majority of users for 100 minutes on Sept. 1 due to human error, the company said...
Apple Ships Vulnerable Adobe Flash with ‘Snow Leopard,’ Sophos Reports
Apple is pushing out an older, vulnerable version of Adobe Flash Player with its "Snow Leopard" operating system upgrade, according to Sophos.Snow Leopard, aka...
Koobface Crew Keeps Foot to Floor
The Koobface worm has earned a spot as perhaps the most noteworthy malware campaign aimed specifically at users of social networks to date, having...
Nokia Announces N97 Mini, Facebook Deal at Nokia World
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia kicked off its 2009 Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 2 with the announcement of the N97 Mini, a...
eBay CEO Is Confident Joltid Litigation Won’t Disrupt Skype Sale
Now that eBay has agreed to sell 65 percent of VOIP specialist Skype to Silver Lake and other investors for $1.9 billion in cash...
Grandstream Releases IP Multimedia Phone
Voice over IP and end-to-end video solution manufacturer Grandstream Networks announced the availability of the GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone, a broadband IP multimedia phone...
IBM, HP Continue to Lead Tough Server Market, Gartner Says
The worldwide server market continued to decline in the second quarter as the IT industry struggled with the effects of the global recession, according...
Marshal8e6 Renamed M86 Security
Security vendor Marshal8e6 is sporting a new name and a new bag of integrated products bringing its technology together with technology from recently acquired...