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Old OEMs, New Linux Tricks?

Ive been thinking a lot, lately, about PC manufacturers and desktop Linux. Ive long believed that for desktop Linux to really get going, it...

Microsoft: Beware of Malformed Excel Files

Multiple security holes in Microsofts ubiquitous Excel spreadsheet program could put users at risk of PC takeover attacks, the software maker warned in a...

SCO Is an Open-Source SCAMP

Just because The SCO Group opposes Linux doesnt mean that it objects to all open source. In the companys latest release, the SCAMP Stack combines...

NetSuite Offers Customized ERP for Software Companies

NetSuite is going beyond verticalization and industry-specific capabilities to customize its software by business type. The on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) company announced its new...

Microsoft Shuts Windows on New PC Firmware

Microsoft has pushed back its plans to support a new type of PC firmware, called UEFI, or United Extensible Firmware Interface, which has begun...

Mars Attacks!

Google's now officially out of this world. Google Mars debuted March 13. The feature is very much like Google Earth, but rather than the...

McAfee Scrambles to Contain Virus Definition Gaffe

Anti-virus vendor McAfee is scrambling to contain the damage from a faulty definition update that incorrectly flagged hundreds of legitimate software programs as W95/CTX,...

Terms of Web Service Endearment

As I noted in a summary blog from last weeks OReilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, the competition there to launch new Web...

Time for the Anti-virus Business to Talk Testing

I have to say Im glad I dont use McAfees anti-virus products on any of my desktops. My weekend, like so many of yours,...

Softricity Proves ROI on Virtualization

Software virtualization vendor Softricity has pitched its SoftGrid platform and ZeroTouch offering as a means to lower the cost of deploying and updating applications...