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Internet A security organization, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and security agencies from both the Canadian and British governments, on Wednesday published its fourth annual list of the most commonly exploited Internet vulnerabilities. The SysAdmin Audit Security Network (SANS) Institute, which first rolled out a list four years ago with the FBIs […]

Here are a variety of storage-related stories from around the Web. The subjects include storage hardware and software as well as financial news and industry trends related to the storage market. Hardware Hitachi Data Aims High for SMB, Compliance Hitachi Data Systems this week added to its storage system family a new modular product for […]

Sometimes its hard to know exactly where the pain in your information technology comes from. Use this worksheet to zero in on a diagnosis. Directions: Download this Microsoft Excel document. Use this worksheet every six months to assess your level of departmental pain. Match your total score to the scoring key for the diagnosis.

Hacking A former network administrator for Viewsonic pleaded guilty Monday to illegally accessing a company server and deleting critical data two weeks after the firm had fired him, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Andrew Garcia, 38, admitted to a Los Angeles district court that he caused more than $53,000 in damages […]

Some researchers are questioning whether to tout vendor-commissioned studies. But thats not stopping Microsoft from relying on them in its war against open source. Martin Taylor, Microsoft platform strategist, is undaunted and unbowed. On Tuesday, Taylor and his team released the findings of yet another study commissioned by Microsoft that is intended to help the […]

Several members of the organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards announced plans to create a global Web services framework for deploying multiplatform Web services globally with the formation of a new technical committee. Members of the OASIS Framework for Web Services Implementation technical committee include Sun Microsystems, RosettaNet, CommerceNet, Yellow Dragon Software and […]

Symbol technologies this week will introduce a handheld computer aimed at customers that need to manage supply chains remotely. To be available next month, the Symbol MC9000-G comes with the Windows CE or Windows Mobile (Pocket PC 2003) operating system, both from Microsoft. Designed for inventory management and price checking, the laser scanner on the […]

With skyrocketing it unemployment as a backdrop, the U.S. Congress last week let the H-1B visa limit drop back to 65,000. In 2000, the limit on H-1B visas was boosted to 195,000 in response to companies that said they couldnt hire enough domestic talent to fuel the dot-com boom. Even then, this assertion was scorned […]

The war of words between Lindows.com and Microsoft last week escalated as the two companies disputed Lindows.coms efforts to process consumers claims in a $1.1 billion California class action lawsuit settlement. Lindows.com, in a letter released last week, vowed to fight any legal action taken by Microsoft to force the company to take down its […]

The department of energy has done something unusual for a federal agency. It has become an example of excellent cyber-security practice. It has done this by pressuring Oracle to elevate security in its 9i database product—in the process, taking software out of the shadows of “as is” licenses and putting it in the spotlight of […]

Quantum Corp.s newest tape library offers high-availability features, and it will soon be offered in a bundle with disk backup and a Fibre Channel switch, officials said. The Mako PX720 holds 20 drives, can mix up to 732 Linear Tape-Open cartridges or 648 Super Digital Linear Tape cartridges and will ship by years end, said […]

Veritas Software Corp. is planning to pump up enterprise backup with an upgrade that offers improved speed, capacity and capability. The company in January will ship NetBackup 5.0, an upgrade to Version 4.5 that according to sources includes security features that will eventually link to other Veritas applications. NetBackup 5.0 will come in two versions: […]