Monthly Archives: November 2009
McAfee: Piracy Sites Jump 300 Percent
The Pirate Bay shutdown didn't slow piracy. In fact, according to McAfee, the number of new file-sharing sites hosting unauthorized, copyrighted content shot up...
Cisco Lays Out Risks, Rewards in Tandberg Bid
Cisco Systems officials are making clear that they believe the $3 billion they're offering to buy video conferencing rival Tandberg is a fair one,...
SMC Spins Off Midmarket-Focused EdgeCore Networks
Networking solutions company SMC Networks announced a decision to spin off and re-brand the company's small to medium-size business (SMB) focused branch, Business Solution...
Google Chrome Beta 4.0 Sports Bookmark Sync
Google Nov. 2 rolled out a beta of Chrome 4.0 with the much-requested bookmark sync tool to enable Chrome's 30 million-plus users to keep...
WildPackets Announces Voice Features for Analysis Suite
Network performance specialist WildPackets announced the addition of new voice features to its Avaya-compliant, OmniPeek Distributed Analysis Suite. Features include VOIP extensions that have...
Inside the Elite Control Botnet
Researchers with Trend Micro's TrendLabs group have gotten their hands on the code behind the dangerous "Elite Control" botnet, allowing for a closer look...
Large Crowd Gains Insight into Future of Cloud Computing
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-There may be a worldwide recession that is cutting back travel for many people, but don't tell it to the organizers and...
Nokia Siemens to Lay Off 7% to 9% of Employees
Nokia Siemens Networks, the European telecommunications provider in the mobile, converged and managed services businesses, plans to cut 7 to 9 percent of its...
Microsoft Recommits to $100K Apache Contribution at ApacheCon
Microsoft has again committed to its pledge to deliver $100,000 to the Apache Software Foundation over the next couple of years.Microsoft initially announced its...
Riverbed Mobile WAN Optimization Appliance Supports Windows 7
Riverbed Technology is bringing Windows 7 and 64-bit systems capabilities to its WAN optimization appliance for mobile users.Riverbed's enhanced Steelhead Mobile 3.0 appliance, announced...