Matt Hines

Symantec introduced a new, integrated package of security applications for use with internal e-mail gateways. The Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 launch marks the first time Symantec has offered its anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering applications for e-mail gateways as a combined product, a move the company said was spurred by customer demands for […]

If reports issued by several well-known anti-virus companies are on the money, IT administrators will continue to face new and sophisticated forms of malware that challenge the security industrys ability to stay ahead of emerging threats. Based on a new study released by software maker McAfees Avert Labs group, the technology used to cloak many […]

DiVitas Networks has launched a new unified mobile communications appliance, promising enterprise workers seamless coverage, including cross-Wi-Fi and cellular-network roaming. The company claims that the new device, which is neither a router nor a switch, allows for wireless roaming in any WLAN (wireless LAN) environment, including the ability to interface with any PBX over any […]

A new attack aimed at computers infected with the Bagle virus threatens to generate scads of spam e-mail campaigns, and anti-malware experts concede that the threat remains a major headache. Researchers at anti-virus specialist F-Secure, based in Helsinki, Finland, described the attack, dubbed “SpamTool.Win32.Bagle.g,” and said it involves a new set of URLs being sent […]

Everdream, best known for its remote desktop management services, is stepping further into the security arena with a new offering aimed at helping companies protect against the threat of stolen hardware. With the rash of high-profile corporate data losses from the theft of laptops and other devices—most recently evidenced in the disappearance of a computer […]

Security software maker Symantec is hoping to cash in on enterprise customers growing headaches over instant messaging applications, including those freebies popularized by America Online, Google, MSN and Yahoo. Although corporate messaging systems have long been pitched by companies such as Microsoft and IBM as the best answer to security issues raised by the proliferation […]

Betting that security applications will follow in the footsteps of CRM tools and similar technologies, Web site testing specialist Watchfire is launching a hosted version of its software. The company contends that its new offering, AppScan OnDemand, delivers all of the same functionality as its traditional on-site applications, via the software-as-a-service model. Just as Salesforce.com […]

SealedMedia introduced its latest enterprise digital rights management software package, promising simplified ease-of-use and improved ability to track and protect the flow of information throughout businesses. The eDRM software provider is pitching the SealedMedia Version 5.0 revamp of its applications as far easier to install and manage than both earlier iterations and rivals products, allowing […]

IBM is touting a new technology that it claims will greatly increase chip makers ability to build embedded security features into processors used in mobile handsets, PDAs and other devices. Tabbed with the code-name “Secure Blue,” IBM said that the technology, which it labels as a security architecture, can be built into a microprocessor chip […]

While Research In Motions fourth-quarter earnings met the firms previous estimates, experts said that the companys lowered first quarter sales outlook may evidence that its prolonged patent suit against NTP helped RIMs rivals boost their own fortunes. On April 6, RIM reported fourth-quarter 2006 net income of $18.4 million, or 10 cents per share, compared […]

IBM on April 6 released a preview of its latest database server software, known as DB2 Viper, and said it plans to deliver the new product to market sometime before the end of this summer. The company launched what it is calling an “open test drive” of the database server, available for free download from […]

Windows systems administrators will get a handful of patches by Microsoft as part of its scheduled April 11 security update. In all, the software maker said it is planning to address four Windows security glitches rated as critical, the companys highest severity rating, while it will also distribute a patch to fix a moderate security […]