Adobe won't patch the newest critical vulnerability in its PDF viewing and editing software for another four weeks, even though …
EMC boosts Symmetrix speed, data handling
EMC announced additional features for its high-end Symmetrix V-Max storage array, including 8Gbit/sec. connectivity, automated reclamation of unused volume capacity, …
EU accepts Microsoft deal on browser choice
Microsoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, …
Amazon adds media streaming to content delivery service
Amazon Web Services has added support for audio and video streaming to the beta version of CloudFront, its Web service …
Rogue antivirus lurks behind Google Doodle searches
In Esperanto the word is “malica.” It means malicious and it's the best way of describing many of the search …
IBM buying BPM vendor Lombardi
IBM said it has signed a deal to buy Lombardi, an Austin, Texas, BPM (business process management) vendor. Terms were …
Sybase is latest RDB maker to embrace MapReduce
Who says there is a war raging between traditional SQL database vendors and the upstarts touting the so-called 'NoSQL' technology? …
Kill JavaScript in Adobe Reader to ward off zero-day exploit, experts urge
Users should disable JavaScript in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat tools to protect themselves until a patch for a just-disclosed vulnerability …
Avaya unified communications helps patients reach doctors by phone
Two years ago, patients calling Group Health Cooperative in Seattle for medical advice had zero chance of getting their questions …
Hackers are defeating tough authentication, Gartner warns
Security measures such as one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication, considered among the most robust forms of security, are no …
‘Lost’ Bush e-mail settlement requires that White House reveal IT practices
The White House has settled lawsuits from advocacy groups over millions of missing e-mails, the legacy of what may have …
SaaS BI vendor Oco aims to help enterprise IT be tactical
Business intelligence and data analytics deployments remain hard and time-consuming, according to recent CIO surveys. Oco Inc., a maker of …
Chrome Mac, Linux betas push browser into No. 3 spot
The release last week of betas of Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux pushed the Google browser's share past …
China and Taiwan seek cooperation in RFID
A conference on RFID (radio frequency identification) wireless technology opened today in Taipei promising to open the road to cooperation …