Brian Prince

Sun Microsystems is offering MySQL customers a free tool to enhance and monitor database query performance as part of its MySQL Enterprise subscription service. Sun’s new MySQL Query Analyzer is a new addition to MySQL’s lineup. Integrated into the MySQL Enterprise Monitor application, the query analyzer is meant to help designers and database administrators find […]

More than 50,000 layoffs at Citigroup; plans for as many as 6,000 at Sun Microsystems. With the current state of the economy, many companies are going to be faced with the prospect of managing the retirement of numerous accounts. While it sounds simple enough, a study by eMediaUSA released earlier this year found 27 percent […]

The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Cyber Security has created an incubator for startups to develop and commercialize Internet security technologies. The idea is to offer companies access to ICS labs and research as well as the expertise of ICS advisors and university staff to support everything from product development to marketing. […]

Two years after releasing Windows Live OneCare with much fanfare, Microsoft announced Nov. 18 that it is abandoning the subscription service next June. But it is not getting out of the consumer security business. In fact, the company plans to release a free anti-malware product code-named “Morro” in the second half of 2009. According to […]

In a nod to developers and database administrators, Ingres has enhanced its database to simplify application development and improve availability and system recovery. The new version of the open-source database, Ingres Database 9.2, includes a number of features meant to help the database compete against both open-source rival MySQL and proprietary databases such as Oracle […]

After 10 years in the cockpit of Symantec, John W. Thompson is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer. Effective April 4, 2009, Thompson will be replaced by Enrique T. Salem, Symantec’s chief operating officer. Thompson, 59, will remain chairman of the board of directors. “I am proud of our team’s accomplishments over […]

Barracuda Networks has bought its way into the SSL VPN space with the acquisition of open-source vendor 3SP. The move was officially completed Nov. 17 with the announcement of Barracuda SSL VPN, the company’s answer to calls for an integrated hardware and software product for clientless remote access. The acquisition is the second of the […]

ICANN has placed the EstDomains registrar back on death row. According to ICANN, the embattled registrar will have its accreditation terminated effective Nov. 24. The decision comes roughly two weeks after ICANN first contacted EstDomains Oct. 28 and said it was taking the registrar offline due to the conviction of the registrar’s then-president Vladimir Tsastsin […]

According to the Business Software Alliance, more than one-third of all software installed on personal computers worldwide is pirated, costing the software industry nearly $48 billion. At one end of that food chain is the consumer. On the other end is the network of crackers, suppliers and distributors involved in the piracy scheme. Somewhere in […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Cyber-crime Edition No Title Here is a screenshot of a piracy index site listing. It features .nfo files for a variety of pirated content, including software, DVDs and pornography. The content is organized by piracy group and release date. No Title Here is another screenshot from the aforementioned indexing site. […]