Elizabeth Millard

A week after stating that the OpenDocument standard requires some development in order to be used, Corel has reaffirmed its commitment to the OpenDocument Format, and called for its adoption. In an interview published on BetaNews last week, Corel Corp.s Richard Carriere noted that Corel is a founding member of OASIS, the consortium responsible for […]

Aruba Networks unveiled on Monday a new architecture designed to securely connect mobile workers to VOIP and data networks from any location. The Mobile Edge architecture effectively extends that edge of the network, analysts said, and holds promise for changing how enterprise networks are managed. “This is a notable addition to the market, because it […]

Symantec Corp. has deployed a database security appliance at seven pilot customer sites and could roll the product out to wider release next year. The security firm built the appliance in its Advanced Concepts Group, a research division within Symantec that focuses on developing emerging technology and makes recommendations for new company products. After the […]

Opera Software ASA has created a new community-centered site that allows users to blog and upload photos directly from their mobile phones. Quietly launched in September to Opera browser users, the My Opera Community site is attracting an average of 1,000 new members per day, the browser developer has said. A map of users shows […]

Microsoft Corp.s deal with RealNetworks may strengthen its position against close competitors, but analysts say the company still faces major hurdles if it wants a slice of Apple Computers market dominance. As part of a legal settlement over antitrust issues, Microsoft will pay RealNetworks $460 million in cash and give the company another $301 million […]

Cisco Systems Inc., Broadcom Corp., Intel Corp. and 24 other companies with significant interest in the next Wi-Fi standard have banded together to form the EWC (Enhanced Wireless Consortium). The EWC was created to accelerate the IEEE 802.11n standard development process, which has proved more sluggish than those in the industry had anticipated. By introducing […]

Microsoft Corp. is at the helm of a new industry consortium aimed at uniting security vendors to work on products standardized on the Microsoft platform. The SecureIT Alliance is comprised of a group of industry partners, including Symantec Corp., Trend Micro Inc., McAfee Inc., RSA Security Inc., F-Secure Corp., VeriSign Inc. and a number of […]

Sprint Nextel has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against independent Internet phone companies Vonage and Voiceglo. Detailed in the suit are seven patents, four of which pertain to systems and equipment for telecommunications control, including how signals are processed through a network, and how user communication is routed into a device. The other three concern […]

RSS platform company NewsGator Technologies has acquired NetNewsWire, creator of a popular RSS reader for Mac OS X. NewsGator already owns RSS aggregators on Outlook, Windows and Windows Media Center, as well as a Web service. The addition of NetNewsWire effectively rounds out the companys offerings, significantly extending its synchronization capability. NetNewsWire was one of […]

P2P-focused startup BitTorrent has received its first infusion of venture capital funding, an $8.75-million round from Doll Capital Management. Developer of the popular open-source peer to peer file-sharing protocol that shares its name, BitTorrent will use the financing to fuel product development and pursue commercialization of the technology, according to the company. The funding may […]

Web browser developer Opera Software has permanently removed the ad banner and licensing fee from its Web browser, focusing instead on creating revenue from integrated search functionality. “It feels good to be able to do this, because we think it will give users a better experience,” said Opera communications director Tor Odland. “For us, it […]

Much as home invasion experts do a house tour to look for open windows and broken locks, network security professionals should be called in to find the holes and flaws in a companys IT infrastructure and systems, said security experts on Thursday. During Ziff Davis Internets Security Virtual Tradeshow, panelists offered advice on how companies […]