Monthly Archives: August 2010

Apple’s failure to clean up old code in QuickTime leaves people running Internet Explorer vulnerable to drive-by attacks, a Spanish security researcher said today. Continue reading →

EMC is developing technology to track and verify the location of virtual machines in cloud networks, potentially solving one of the key sticking points preventing customers from using the cloud. Continue reading →

HP’s latest bid of $2 billion for 3Par is about 10 times greater than the amount of revenue 3Par reported last year. But market value has little to do with this bidding war, experts say. While 3Par’s technology would complement HP’s offerings, Dell nee… Continue reading →

HP’s latest bid of $2 billion for 3Par is about 10 times greater than the amount of revenue 3Par reported last year. But market value has little to do with this bidding war, experts say. While 3Par’s technology would complement HP’s offerings, Dell nee… Continue reading →

An administrator from Purdue University has developed software that can slow servers when the AC goes out Continue reading →

A new version of the malware dubbed Alureon, TLD3 and Tidserv, which crippled 32-bit Windows PCs last winter, is designed to infect PCs running 64-bit versions of the OS. Continue reading →

Intel considered acquiring either Symantec or McAfee for years before it announced last week that it would buy the latter, former Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday. Continue reading →

China is stepping up efforts to keep the security systems that protect its critical infrastructure in the hands of local firms, and that could be bad news for companies based outside the country. Continue reading →

China is stepping up efforts to keep the security systems that protect its critical infrastructure in the hands of local firms, and that could be bad news for companies based outside the country. Continue reading →

Rumors swirled once again this week regarding a possible takeover of Red Hat, this time by SAP, but a number of industry observers said Thursday that the prospect is unlikely at best. Continue reading →