Monthly Archives: August 2010
Social Networking Security Attacks: The Top Incidents of 2010
Social Networking Security Attacks: The Top Incidents of 2010
by Brian Prince
Koobface
It needs no introduction. Koobface has tormented users of numerous social networks for the...
IBM, EU IMPACT Project Looks to Preserve Ancient Texts
IBM and the European Union are teaming up to digitize a massive number of rare and culturally significant historical texts. The initiative, called IMPACT...
HP Buys Stratavia for Database, Application Automation
Hewlett-Packard announced Aug. 26 that it has acquired database and data center automation vendor Stratavia.The terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, HP...
Microsoft Releases SQL Azure Update
Microsoft has released an update to SQL Azure with new support for database copying.With SQL Azure Service Update 4, users get the ability to...
Google Delivers Real-Time Search, Buzz API Improvements
Google has delivered on its promise to provide real-time search by giving Google Realtime Search its own address.The search giant initially delivered real-time search...
Researchers Warn of .Zip File Spam Surge
Security researchers are reporting an uptick in malware hidden in .zip files being sent out in spam to Web users.According to IBM's X-Force, there...
HP Tops Dell Bid for 3PAR Again, This Time by $200M
Hewlett-Packard Aug. 26 wasted little time in firing a serious monetary salvo across Dell's bow, increasing its bid by nearly $300 million to $1.8...
Verizon Pushes Flash 10.1 to Motorola Droid
Verizon Wireless is pushing out a software update to Motorola Droid handsets that will allow customers to download Flash 10.1 through Google's Android Market...
Cloud.com Offers Open Source Cloud Computing to VMware Customers
Open source private and public cloud computing software developer Cloud.com announced that its platform CloudStack now supports VMware vSphere 4.1 and VMware vCenter Server....
Small Businesses Advertise with Media Mix, Report Finds
Higher-spending small and midsize business advertisers use 6.5 different media on average in their promotional mix, compared with 3.1 different media used by the...