Companies struggle as Safari pops up on networks

Network administrators are complaining that Apple's recent decision to offer users its Safari Web browser as part of an iTunes and QuickTime update has made their lives harder, as they struggle to remove the software from PCs on their networks. ...continue reading 'Companies struggle as Safari pops up on networks'

Good aims to manage all enterprise mobile devices

Enterprises don't want to have to use two different management systems to support mobile devices in the warehouse and smartphones for executives, and so Good Technology, with sister company Symbol, plans to offer products that can support all types of mobile devices. ...continue reading 'Good aims to manage all enterprise mobile devices'

Hero computer devours school grades

Students at four Indiana schools got a report card reprieve when a computer crash erased all grading records for a month's worth of work. An IBM engineer says the data loss resulted from "an unfortunate and very rare combination of hardware problems and backup configuration settings." We dare you IT pros to run that one through your BS-o-meter. ...read more

Windows XP sales extended through 2010 for ultra-low-cost PCs

Microsoft confirmed Thursday that it will extend the sales of Windows XP Home to OEMs beyond the current deadline of June 30, 2008, to accommodate a new class of ultra-low-cost PCs (ULCPCs) that are just beginning to pepper the market. ...continue reading 'Windows XP sales extended through 2010 for ultra-low-cost PCs'

Dell looks to emerging markets, services

Dell, the world's second largest PC seller, will move faster into emerging markets and increase its services offerings as part of a plan to reverse poor financial performance, top executives said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Dell looks to emerging markets, services'

April to be another big Microsoft security patch month

Microsoft plans to release eight security updates next Tuesday, five of which are rated critical by the software vendor. ...continue reading 'April to be another big Microsoft security patch month'

Adobe claims it knew of 'PWN 2 OWN' Flash bug

Security researchers at Adobe Systems Inc. claimed that they knew of a Flash bug before it was used to crack a Windows Vista laptop last week in the 'PWN To OWN' hacker challenge. ...continue reading 'Adobe claims it knew of 'PWN 2 OWN' Flash bug'

Google CIO changes his tune, heads for EMI

EMI Music has hired Google's Chief Information Officer Douglas Merrill to be president of its digital business division, the latest high-profile executive to seek greener pastures away from the Googleplex. ...continue reading 'Google CIO changes his tune, heads for EMI'

Symantec, Microsoft resolve spat over storage tech

Microsoft and Symantec have asked a U.S. federal court to dismiss a two-year-old lawsuit after the companies settled a dispute over storage technology. ...continue reading 'Symantec, Microsoft resolve spat over storage tech'

IBM, Linden plan to give enterprises a Second Life

IBM and Second Life creator Linden Lab are jointly building private virtual worlds designed to help employees collaborate more effectively. ...continue reading 'IBM, Linden plan to give enterprises a Second Life'

AT&T jumps on board with Android

AT&T plans to sell phones based on Google's Android operating system, after being assured by the search giant that it won't be forced to offer all-Google applications, the operator's chief executive said on Wednesday. ...continue reading 'AT&T jumps on board with Android'

Intel gives Classmate PC a makeover

Intel unveiled an updated version of its Classmate PC laptop at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Shanghai, but changes made to the device are largely cosmetic -- at least for now. ...continue reading 'Intel gives Classmate PC a makeover'

Intel has a chip, but where are the MIDs?

For all the fanfare surrounding the launch of Intel's Centrino Atom chip package at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, there was a notable shortage of new products based on the chips, apart from a few concept designs rolled out for the occasion. ...continue reading 'Intel has a chip, but where are the MIDs?'

Apple plugs QuickTime with 11 patches

Apple released 11 patches for its QuickTime multimedia program on Wednesday, fixing a variety of problems that could allow a hacker to execute malicious code on a machine. ...continue reading 'Apple plugs QuickTime with 11 patches'

RIM ships record number of BlackBerries in Q4

Research In Motion (RIM) shipped 14 million smartphones last year, including a record high 4.4 million in the fourth quarter, the company said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'RIM ships record number of BlackBerries in Q4'

Google to cut DoubleClick jobs, sell Performics piece

Less than a month after closing its DoubleClick acquisition, Google on Wednesday announced significant but expected changes in the ad services company that include reducing its staff and selling part of its Performics division. ...continue reading 'Google to cut DoubleClick jobs, sell Performics piece'

Scientists link laptops to detect earthquakes

The Quake-Catcher Network (QCN) harnesses seismic data from sensors on Internet-connected laptops in different locations to help capture earthquakes. When the laptop isn't being used, special software on laptops collects sensor data, which along with the laptop's location, is sent over the Internet to an earthquake data repository where the data is analyzed. ...continue reading 'Scientists link laptops to detect earthquakes'

Microsoft cofee-table PCs 'surface' at AT&T stores

AT&T will soon be the first company to use Microsoft's touch-enabled, tabletop Surface computers as customer-service kiosks in stores. ...continue reading 'Microsoft cofee-table PCs 'surface' at AT&T stores'

Mozilla launches final Firefox 3.0 beta

Mozilla unveiled the final beta of Firefox 3.0 Wednesday and will move on to the release candidate stage by freezing changes as early as next week. ...continue reading 'Mozilla launches final Firefox 3.0 beta'

Google lays off some U.S. DoubleClick employees

Google said Wednesday it is laying off some of the employees at recently acquired DoubleClick and placing others in transition roles. ...continue reading 'Google lays off some U.S. DoubleClick employees'

Questionable search ads slip by Yahoo

Yahoo recently expanded the list of products that can't be advertised on its search engine, but it appears the company could be more stringent in enforcing its ad rejection policies. ...continue reading 'Questionable search ads slip by Yahoo'

Pro baseball Web video woes continue

Major League Baseball's MLB.TV online broadcasting service encountered serious technical difficulties for the second straight day on Tuesday, as affected paying subscribers fumed about missing games. ...continue reading 'Pro baseball Web video woes continue'

Intel exec: Programming for multicore chips a challenge

Adding more cores is desirable to meet growing computing demands, but it could create more challenges for programmers writing code that enables applications to work effectively with multicore chips. ...continue reading 'Intel exec: Programming for multicore chips a challenge'

EMC dives into consumer storage -- in China

EMC, a maker of high-end storage arrays, is adding a storage device designed for consumers to its product lineup. But instead of launching the device in Europe or the U.S., the storage vendor is first releasing the product in China. ...continue reading 'EMC dives into consumer storage -- in China'

ISO confirms approval of OOXML, gives two months to appeal

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that its members have approved adoption of a draft standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, a day after the company itself declared victory. ...continue reading 'ISO confirms approval of OOXML, gives two months to appeal'

Apotheker named co-CEO of SAP

SAP announced Wednesday that deputy CEO Leo Apotheker has been promoted to co-CEO and will serve along with CEO Henning Kagermann, a move that positions Apokether as Kagermann's likely successor atop the enterprise software giant. ...continue reading 'Apotheker named co-CEO of SAP'

PWN 2 PAWN: Why the Vista hacker turned to eBay

Curious about what a market price would be for a zero-day exploit, Shane Macaulay tried to sell the Fujitsu U810 laptop (complete with exploit code) that he won in a hacking contest last week. Soon after it was posted, the listing was pulled from eBay. In this interview, Macaulay explains that Adobe Systems plans to patch his Flash bug on April 8, the day his auction was set to end, and so he would have been practicing responsible disclosure, releasing details of a flaw that had already been patched. ...continue reading 'PWN 2 PAWN: Why the Vista hacker turned to eBay'

MIDs will run Windows XP and Vista, Intel says

Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) based on Intel's Centrino Atom chip package will be available with Microsoft's Windows operating system in addition to Linux, according to the chip maker. ...continue reading 'MIDs will run Windows XP and Vista, Intel says'

OOXML approval only first step in road to adoption

The International Organization for Standardization's approval of Microsoft's OOXML as an international standard is just the beginning of what could be a lengthy process before the file format can be widely and successfully implemented for exchanging documents, according to critics and supporters of OOXML. ...continue reading 'OOXML approval only first step in road to adoption'

Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile

Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms, Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise device management software available to all medium-size and large businesses. ...continue reading 'Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile'

Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile

Responding to increasing pressure from other mobile phone platforms, Microsoft on Tuesday planned to introduce updated versions of Windows Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile and also make its new enterprise device management software available to all medium-size and large businesses. ...continue reading 'Microsoft updates Windows Mobile, IE Mobile'

Council of Europe, ISPs draft anti-cybercrime tactics

A set of guidelines to help European ISPs and law enforcement agencies cooperate on cybercrime investigations are close to being complete. ...continue reading 'Council of Europe, ISPs draft anti-cybercrime tactics'

Windows XP to get reprieve for low-cost laptops

Microsoft plans to extend the availability of Windows XP for low-cost laptops beyond June 30, with an announcement expected later this week, according to a source familiar with the situation. ...continue reading 'Windows XP to get reprieve for low-cost laptops'

EBay yanks sale of laptop with Vista attack code

Shane Macaulay's attempt to sell a hacked laptop complete with Windows Vista attack code did not last long. ...continue reading 'EBay yanks sale of laptop with Vista attack code'

IBM fine-tunes model for disaster management

IBM's research laboratories in the U.S. and India have fine-tuned technology to help model and manage natural disasters such as wildfires, floods, and diseases. ...continue reading 'IBM fine-tunes model for disaster management'

SaaS vendor NetSuite launches e-commerce editions

NetSuite furthered its verticalization strategy recently with the release of two new editions of its on-demand ERP platform specifically geared towards e-commerce vendors. ...continue reading 'SaaS vendor NetSuite launches e-commerce editions'

Linux kernel community grows, but elite group remains

While Linus Torvalds' name is synonymous with the Linux kernel, Al Viro's may be one day, too. Viro has contributed 1,571 changes to the kernel, which sits at the core of the Linux operating system, over the past three years. ...continue reading 'Linux kernel community grows, but elite group remains'

ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted an international standard based on Microsoft's Office Open XML document format, according to documents circulated by a member of a Dutch national standards committee. ...continue reading 'ISO adopts OOXML format as international standard'

Dell eyes $3 billion in cost savings in 3 years

Dell, the world's second largest PC vendor, plans to cut costs by $3 billion as it slashes the price of materials and components going into its gadgets and reduces operating expenses, including jobs, the company said Monday. ...continue reading 'Dell eyes $3 billion in cost savings in 3 years'

Microsoft signs on to MIT Kerberos Consortium

Microsoft has joined the MIT Kerberos Consortium, an organization that develops the widely-used network authentication standard. It joins Apple, Google and Sun on the consortium's executive board. ...continue reading 'Microsoft signs on to MIT Kerberos Consortium'

IBM served by US Attorney's Office, gov't contracts hit

IBM has received a grand jury summons from the U.S. Attorney's Office over possible procurement violations between employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and certain IBM employees, the company said Monday. ...continue reading 'IBM served by US Attorney's Office, gov't contracts hit'

Google brings offline access to Docs and Apps

Google is rolling out a much-awaited feature for its hosted applications: the ability for people to use them even when they aren't connected to the Internet. ...continue reading 'Google brings offline access to Docs and Apps'

The internet has a trash problem

Somewhere between 1 percent and 3 percent of all traffic on the Internet is meaningless packets of information, used in distributed denial of service attacks to knock Web sites offline. ...continue reading 'The Internet has a trash problem'

Report: Number of GPL v3 projects tops 2,000

The number of open-source projects that use the GNU General Public License Version 3 has grown to more than 2,000, according to Palamida, which sells software and services for tracking open-source code within a customer's code base. ...continue reading 'Report: Number of GPL v3 projects tops 2,000'

CAN-SPAM still gets mixed reviews

Just days after so-called spam king Robert Soloway pleaded guilty in Seattle to a number of criminal charges, the FTC announced a record $2.9 million settlement with online marketing firm ValueClick. But despite these recent court cases, some critics don't see a lot of value in CAN-SPAM. ...continue reading 'CAN-SPAM still gets mixed reviews'

Balloting ends for close OOXML ratification vote

Balloting on whether Office Open XML (OOXML) should become an international document standard closed at midnight Saturday in Geneva, in an apparently tight vote. The results have not yet been officially announced. ...continue reading 'Balloting ends for close OOXML ratification vote'

Adobe joins Linux Foundation, develops Air for Linux

Adobe Systems released an early alpha version of its rich Internet application platform AIR for Linux on Monday, and announced that it has joined the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes and standardizes Linux. ...continue reading 'Adobe joins Linux Foundation, develops Air for Linux'

With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest

The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer hacking challenge Friday at the CanSecWest conference. ...continue reading 'With Vista breached, Linux unbeaten in hacking contest'

Toshiba shows prototype home control robot

If you've become hostage to a clutch of remote controls in your living room, never quite sure what all the buttons do and confusing different controllers for different gadgets, then Toshiba might have the answer. It's developed a prototype robot that can act as a voice gateway to just about anything in the room that has a remote control. ...continue reading 'Toshiba shows prototype home control robot'

Sophos warns of Mac Trojan malware

Security consultant Sophos is warning of the appearance of money-grabbing Trojan Horse malware aimed at Macs. ...continue reading 'Sophos warns of Mac Trojan malware'

Apple testing Mac OS X 10.5.3

Apple has begun testing Mac OS X 10.5.3, releasing the software to its developer community for widespread testing. ...continue reading 'Apple testing Mac OS X 10.5.3'

Microsoft 'white spaces' prototype shuts down

For the second time, a device submitted by Microsoft for U.S. Federal Communications Commission testing of wireless 'white spaces' technology has stopped working and been taken out of the process. ...continue reading 'Microsoft 'white spaces' prototype shuts down'

Shell signs $4B multi-supplier outsourcing deal

Royal Dutch Shell has signed a five year, $4.0 billion (£2.04 billion) outsourcing deal with three global IT and telecommunications suppliers. ...continue reading 'Shell signs $4B multi-supplier outsourcing deal'

FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled data-breach complaints against retailer TJX and data broker Reed Elsevier, requiring both companies to establish comprehensive information security programs and submit to biennial data security audits over the next 20 years. ...continue reading 'FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis'

EC opens in-depth probe of Nokia-Navteq deal

Fears that Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, might muscle out rivals in the burgeoning market for GPS navigation devices, the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation of the Finnish company's plans to acquire Navteq, an American producer of digital maps, the regulator said Friday. ...continue reading 'EC opens in-depth probe of Nokia-Navteq deal'

With thousands of sites affected, Adobe to patch Flash bug

Adobe is working on an update to its Flash Player software that will address a widespread vulnerability found on hundreds of thousands of Web sites. ...continue reading 'With thousands of sites affected, Adobe to patch Flash bug'

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes

The security of the most widely used standard in the world for transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, putting privacy and data at risk, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Europe on Friday. ...continue reading 'Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes'

Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard

Ballots are rolling in for the final ballot to decide whether the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopts a file format based on Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) as an international standard. Countries previously against adoption or abstaining, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark and Finland, are now voting in favor. ...continue reading 'Votes roll in for ballot on OOXML standard'

Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest

It may be the quickest $10,000 Charlie Miller ever earned. He took the first of three laptop computers -- and a $10,000 cash prize -- Thursday after breaking into a MacBook Air at the CanSecWest security conference's PWN 2 OWN hacking contest. ...continue reading 'Gone in 2 minutes: Mac gets hacked first in contest'

Study sees Microsoft brand in sharp decline

Microsoft's brand power has been in sharp decline over the past four years, an indication the company is losing credibility and mindshare with U.S. business users, according to a recent study by market research firm CoreBrand. ...continue reading 'Study sees Microsoft brand in sharp decline'

TomTom says Tele Atlas merger held up by EU investigation

TomTom's acquisition of mapping company Tele Atlas has dragged on longer than expected, held up by an investigation by the European Union's antitrust authority, which must approve the merger. TomTom has extended its offer for another two months. ...continue reading 'TomTom says Tele Atlas merger held up by EU investigation'

Analyst: Money will fuel mobile spying programs

Spying programs for mobile phones are likely to grow in sophistication and stealth as the business around selling the tools grows, according to a mobile analyst at the Black Hat conference on Friday. ...continue reading 'Analyst: Money will fuel mobile spying programs'

NTT DoCoMo takes a step towards bio-sensing cell phones

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated one part of an envisaged molecular level system that might one day enable cell phones to keep a regular watch on their owners' health. ...continue reading 'NTT DoCoMo takes a step towards bio-sensing cell phones'

Google: Web sites slow to fix serious Flash flaws

Two months after Adobe Systems patched a serious flaw in its Flash development software, there are still hundreds of thousands of Web pages serving up buggy Shockwave Flash (.swf) files that could be exploited by hackers, according to a Google researcher. ...continue reading 'Google: Web sites slow to fix serious Flash flaws'

Comcast/BitTorrent agreement raises questions

Thursday's announcement that Comcast and BitTorrent will work together to solve network management problems won praise from some quarters, including members of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, but some net neutrality advocates said the deal doesn't diminish the need for new government rules. ...continue reading 'Comcast/BitTorrent agreement raises questions'

Microsoft renames CRM Live to 'CRM Online'

Microsoft is changing the name of its on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) offering to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, according to a company official. ...continue reading 'Microsoft renames CRM Live to 'CRM Online'

Google's paid search growth soft again in February

For the second straight month, a comScore report suggests that Google's revenue engine is slowing down, highlighting again the perils of the company's overwhelming dependence on a single type of online advertising to fuel its business. ...continue reading 'Google's paid search growth soft again in February'

Beleaguered BitTorrent search engine shuts down

Expensive legal battles have caused TorrentSpy, the search engine for the BitTorrent file-sharing service, to shut down. ...continue reading 'Beleaguered BitTorrent search engine shuts down'

Oracle buying Web app test tools from Empirix

Fresh off a strong third-quarter earnings report, Oracle announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire a set of Web application testing products from Empirix for an undisclosed sum. ...continue reading 'Oracle buying Web app test tools from Empirix'

Waste Management sues SAP over ERP implementation

The trash-disposal giant Waste Management is suing SAP, saying top SAP executives participated in a fraudulent sales scheme that resulted in a failed ERP (enterprise resource planning) implementation. ...continue reading 'Waste Management sues SAP over ERP implementation'

Microsoft vs. Apple: Who patches 0-days faster?

Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft vs. Apple: Who patches 0-days faster?'

YouTube rolls out usage analytics

YouTube account holders will now be able to access usage statistics for the videos they upload, such as where viewers are geographically located and how they found the clips. ...continue reading 'YouTube rolls out usage analytics'

Comcast, BitTorrent to work together on network management

Comcast, under fire for slowing some BitTorrent traffic, will work with the P-to-P (peer-to-peer) vendor to come up with better ways to address media downloads and network management, the companies announced Thursday. ...continue reading 'Comcast, BitTorrent to work together on network management'

Amazon adds resilience to cloud computing service

Amazon Web Services is adding new features to its hosted service platform Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to improve availability. ...continue reading 'Amazon adds resilience to cloud computing service'

Asustek's new Eee PC to sport multi-touch trackpad

The next generation Eee PC laptop by Asustek Computer will come with a multi-touch trackpad in addition to the larger screen, better Web cam and increased data storage, a company representative said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Asustek's new Eee PC to sport multi-touch trackpad'

Microsoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google

Facing pressure from hosted productivity suites such as Google Docs and Google Apps, Microsoft is planning a new package of low-end productivity software and hosted services through a secretive project code-named Albany. ...continue reading 'Microsoft prepares 'Albany' to compete with Google'

Hacker Super Bowl pits Mac OS vs. Linux, Vista

It's the most anticipated matchup in the hacker world: Linux versus Mac OS X versus Vista. Who will get hacked first? ...continue reading 'Hacker Super Bowl pits Mac OS vs. Linux, Vista'

Apple ships updated security update

Apple has issued Security Update 2008-002 v1.1 (Leopard) and Security Update 2008-002 v1.1 Leopard (Server), recommending these revised security patches to all users. ...continue reading 'Apple ships updated security update'

AMD introduces new Phenom chips

Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday announced new Phenom chips, including quad-core chips and its first triple-core processors for desktop PCs. ...continue reading 'AMD introduces new Phenom chips'

Nokia and Samsung winners with Motorola split

While Motorola is in disarray as a result of its split into separate companies, Nokia and Samsung will be able to grab market share, analysts agree. ...continue reading 'Nokia and Samsung winners with Motorola split'

MySQL-GlassFish bundle surfacing for developers

The GlassFish and MySQL communities have announced that an optimized bundle of the open-source application server and database management system (DBMS) is coming together, just weeks after Sun Microsystems completed its $1 billion acquisition of MySQL. ...continue reading 'MySQL-GlassFish bundle surfacing for developers'

Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws, half seen as 'critical'

Mozilla Corp. Tuesday patched 10 vulnerabilities, half of them marked 'critical,' in its open-source browser as it updated Firefox to version 2.0.0.13. The new Mozilla Messaging Inc. spin-off, however, was not able to provide a matching update to its Thunderbird e-mail client, which shares five of the Firefox flaws that were fixed. ...continue reading 'Mozilla fixes 10 Firefox flaws, half seen as 'critical''

Sales of Wi-Fi phones take off

Sales of Wi-Fi phones increased by more than 60 percent last year, according to Infonetics Research, as vendors have done more to support wireless IP (Internet Protocol) telephony. ...continue reading 'Sales of Wi-Fi phones take off'

Motorola to split in two

Motorola will split into two companies, one making mobile devices and the other making network infrastructure, the company announced Wednesday. ...continue reading 'Motorola to split in two'

Hackers seize on Excel vulnerability

Researchers at Symantec said late Tuesday they've spotted a Web site that tries to exploit computers lacking one of the recently issued patches for versions of Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet program. ...continue reading 'Hackers seize on Excel vulnerability'

Nvidia to make graphics chipsets for Via processors

Graphics chip vendor Nvidia will produce graphic chipsets designed to work with Via Technologies' processors, including its upcoming Isaiah chip, according to a source familiar with the situation. ...continue reading 'Nvidia to make graphics chipsets for Via processors'

IBM pushes cloud computing to universities

IBM on Wednesday said it was teaming up with two U.S. universities on initiatives that the company hopes will improve the self-healing and self-managing features of physical and virtual servers in a broad-scale computing environment. ...continue reading 'IBM pushes cloud computing to universities'

Czech Republic gives nod to OOXML

The Czech Standards Institute (CSI) has voted to make Microsoft's Open Office XML format a standard, the organization said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Czech Republic gives nod to OOXML'

Microsoft offers way to share data with social networks

Microsoft is opening up its Windows Live platform to allow users to share their contact lists with five social-networking sites, some of which until now have been accessing such data through the back door. ...continue reading 'Microsoft offers way to share data with social networks'

ODF editor: ODF loses if OOXML does

The editor of the Open Document Format (ODF) standard has written a letter that strongly supports recognizing Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) file format as a standard, arguing that if it fails, ODF will suffer. ...continue reading 'ODF editor: ODF loses if OOXML does'

Google, Yahoo, MySpace team up on OpenSocial

Google and MySpace have formed a foundation to promote the OpenSocial platform as a neutral, community-governed specification for building social-networking applications, the companies announced Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Google, Yahoo, MySpace team up on OpenSocial'

EnterpriseDB open-sources GridSQL

EnterpriseDB announced Tuesday that it is open-sourcing GridSQL, its grid product for data warehousing and business intelligence (BI) applications, under the GPLv2 license. The product works alongside EnterpriseDB's main offerings, a PostgreSQL-based open-source database and an application server. ...continue reading 'EnterpriseDB open-sources GridSQL'

FaceTime security product scans Skype's encrypted IM

Security vendor FaceTime Communications has released the only security product on the market allowed to look at encrypted instant messages sent between Skype users. ...continue reading 'FaceTime security product scans Skype's encrypted IM'

BBC says its Web site is unblocked in China

The BBC says its English-language Web site now appears fully available to Internet users in China after years of being blocked. ...continue reading 'BBC says its Web site is unblocked in China'

Samsung launches touch-screen, haptic cell phone

Samsung's Anycall Haptic, launched in South Korea on Tuesday, looks like a thinner version of Apple's iPhone, but adds a new dimension to the touch interface. ...continue reading 'Samsung launches touch-screen, haptic cell phone'

Criminals target CA's BrightStor in new attack

Just days after Microsoft warned of attacks targeting its Jet Database Engine software, cybercriminals have found a new program to attack: CA's BrightStor ARCserve Backup. ...continue reading 'Criminals target CA's BrightStor in new attack'

Sirius, XM given green light to merge by USDOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation of the proposed merger between satellite radio operators Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio, saying their tie-up will not harm competition and will likely result in cost benefits for the resulting company. ...continue reading 'Sirius, XM given green light to merge by USDOJ'

Xerox tool calculates environmental impact of printers

Many businesses want to jump on the green IT bandwagon, but don't know where to start. But a new software calculator can suggest how offices can reduce the environmental impact of printers, copiers and other devices. ...continue reading 'Xerox tool calculates environmental impact of printers'

Google's Performics problem

Companies that provide services for improving Web sites' search-engine rankings and running effective search-engine ad campaigns have a new competitor: Google. Bundled in the DoubleClick acquisition came Performics, which provides search-engine marketing (SEM) and search-engine optimization (SEO) services. ...continue reading 'Google's Performics problem'

Google suggests safe harbor for wireless mics

Google has asked the FCC to carve out a set of off-limits channels for proposed wireless devices that could operate in unused television spectrum bands, in hopes that the proposal will help the FCC approve the use of so-called 'white space devices.' ...continue reading 'Google suggests safe harbor for wireless mics'