Elizabeth Millard

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 […]

Spyware experts on Wednesday advised companies and consumers to take a more aggressive approach toward fighting the electronic scourge, emphasizing that since spyware is evolving, prevention efforts should, too. During Ziff Davis Internets Security Virtual Tradeshow, panelists focused on how easily spyware can be downloaded onto a system without user knowledge, and urged tradeshow participants […]

A proposal in Massachusetts to move computer networks onto an open-file format by January 2007 is sparking debate, as companies like Microsoft Corp, Adobe Systems Inc., Corel Corp., IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc. weigh in on the potential shift. Although the public has been invited to comment on an initial draft, available on the state […]

Oracle Corp. announced Tuesday that it is shipping Oracle Database 10g Release 2 on the Windows platform. The move gives the companys Windows-based customers the ability to tap into enhancements made to the version, specifically in the areas of grid computing, performance, scalability and security. The database and business applications software developer also reiterated a […]

Microsoft Corp. and Canon Inc. unveiled a strategic alliance on Tuesday that will result in a new color management system for the forthcoming Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The new Windows Color System is intended to provide better color predictability and fidelity throughout the operating system. This is especially important for screen-to-print matching as well […]