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DoS Flaws Patched in OpenVPN

The open-source OpenVPN project has pushed out a "moderately critical" update to correct four security flaws that could cause remote denial-of-service attacks. OpenVPN, the free...

CA Plugs Message-Queuing Buffer Overflows

Security flaws in CAs Message Queuing software could put users at risk of denial-of-service and system access attacks, the company warned in an advisory. The...

Free Java: Sun Struggles to Come to Terms with Open Source

Earlier this month, I attended the OReilly Open Source Convention in Portland, where I discovered a great fast-food place called Burgerville and was absolutely...

Microsoft Readies Release Candidate, RTM of Visual Studio 2005

As both its PDC and the launch of its Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 products loom in the next few months, Microsoft...

Microsoft Extends Business Solutions Suite

With the new, new "Project Green" under way, Microsoft Corp. is tapping its Windows SharePoint Services platform for additional functionality for its Microsoft Business...

Mambo Executives, Developers Fight for Project Control

The executive leadership of Mambo, a popular open-source content management system, and the systems developers find themselves at odds on the organizational future of...

Apple Fixes Security Patch that Broke 64-Bit Apps

Apple Computer Inc. had to hurriedly issue an update Wednesday to fix a Mac OS X 10.4.2 security patch that prevented the operating system...

Adobe Plugs Code Execution Holes

A buffer overflow vulnerability in the widely used Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader programs could put millions of computer users at risk of code...

Liberty Alliance Qualifies Eight Vendors

The Liberty Alliance Project Tuesday announced a list of companies that have passed its Security Assertions Markup Language 2.0 interoperability testing. Eight companies passed the...

Microsoft Inches Closer to Delivering Push E-Mail

Microsoft is set to release an early build of a key enabler of its promised push e-mail solution by the end of this week. On...