Elizabeth Millard

A new outpost has been constructed in the battle against identity theft, with the launch of a Liberty Alliance-run global group that targets the problem from multiple fronts. Aiming to attack the issue through technology, policy, and business activities, the Identity Theft Prevention Group will bring together resources from its member companies to work collaboratively […]

LANDesk Software has unveiled administrative console support for Apples Mac OS X “Tiger” operating system. With the companys LANDesk Management suite, administrators can now use a Mac and Apples Safari Web browser for enterprise network management. The application was developed as a way for network administrators to manage Mac systems through an Apple Computer Inc. […]

When Apple Computer announced Monday it was switching to Intel-based processors, one of the first to express support was Roz Ho, general manager of Microsofts Macintosh Business Unit. The Mac BU has already started work on developing products to back up that attitude of support, according to a Microsoft spokesperson. Some of the primary projects […]

Apple Computers announcement Monday that it will be switching from PowerPC to Intel processors brought a declaration of support for the change from Adobe Systems CEO Bruce Chizen. Calling the shift a smart move on Apples part, Chizen said Adobe plans to create versions of its Creative Suite for Macintosh to run on both PowerPC […]

In an effort to intensify the fight against spam, Microsoft has announced new tools and services aimed at Internet service providers and bulk e-mailers. The company has launched the MSN Postmaster Web site, an online resource intended to help bulk e-mailers, ISPs, and e-mail service providers understand whats acceptable for sending to Hotmail users and […]

Intuit Inc. has developed a new tool for small and midsize businesses that are struggling to keep up with patch management. The company on Tuesday released Patch Manager, a package that scans, assesses, deploys and validates software patches from Microsoft Corp. and other vendors. The tool is part of Track-It!, Intuits asset management and help […]

A research study comparing patch management in Microsoft Windows client and server operating systems with open-source software systems alleges that the costs of patching vulnerabilities is roughly the same for each. The document states that the results go against a common perception in the IT community that total costs of ownership for open source, which […]

As more users begin to install and play around with Tiger, Apples Mac OS 10.4, reports are surfacing that the operating system changes some application defaults upon installation. For example, Tiger can sometimes reset the default browser to Safari, even if a user had set it to Firefox in a past version. Some users are […]

Since Apple Computer loosed Tiger, more formally known as Mac OS X 10.4, the operating system has had numerous reports of problems, mainly with networking bugs. As more individuals and companies install Tiger and tinker with its features, will more issues put some rot in Apples reputation in the marketplace? Will enterprises that seemed Mac-bound […]

Akamai has created a managed service aimed at speeding up Web-based enterprise applications. The companys Web Application Accelerator can be used for a variety of applications, Akamai Technologies Inc. noted, including customer-facing portals, collaboration platforms, e-learning environments and business-to-business commerce applications. Although other application acceleration technologies exist in the market, Akamai is banking on the […]

Anti-virus vendor Symantec has released patches for a security vulnerability in several enterprise and consumer products that can be exploited to bypass scanning functionality. In a public advisory posted last Wednesday, the company said an error in the Symantec Antivirus component that is responsible for processing encoded or archived content has the potential to be […]

When Apples “Tiger” operating system is released Friday, it will be without support for Cisco Systems VPN client. Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Computer Inc. had been working to have VPN support available by the release date of Mac OS 10.4, but they were not able to get the work done in time, according to […]