Adobe Systems Inc. today confirmed that it's investigating reports that its popular PDF viewing software, Adobe Reader, contains a critical …
Windows Mobile to get voice command capability
Microsoft has high hopes that a new speech-recognition application for the forthcoming Windows Mobile operating system will be attractive enough …
Verizon expands cloud backup service to global market
Verizon Communications Inc.'s business division today announced the global launch of its Verizon Remote Backup and Restore program, an expanded …
Hitachi enters server, network monitoring business
Hitachi Data Systems today announced the release of three new software products to provide enhanced monitoring of business applications, virtualized …
Oracle-Sun deal renews calls for OpenOffice.org’s independence
Oracle Corp.'s purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. last week is reviving calls for Sun's open-source OpenOffice.org suite to be spun …
Group proposes cloud management standard
The Distributed Management Task Force announced it had formed a group to tackle management and interoperability issues that will arise …
AMD launches energy-efficient Shanghai Opteron EE
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based chip maker AMD Inc. on Wednesday — the sixth anniversary of the birth of its Opteron processor — …
Is mobile computing the Achilles’ heel in your organization?
Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly …
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of …
Juniper’s Q1 revenue falls, earnings plummet
Juniper Networks blamed a drop-off in new network build-outs for a first quarter plunge in revenue and earnings, though said …
VMware looks to bring data centers under the cloud
VMware Inc. last week launched the long-awaited upgrade of its core virtualization software, which it calls a cloud operating system. …
Microsoft cuts UAC prompts in Windows 7
User Account Control, a Windows Vista security feature that has long been considered intrusive, will appear about one-third less often …
Seven burning security questions
There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns …
The downfall of Sun Microsystems
Oracle's surprising $7.4 billion deal to purchase Sun this week gives Larry Ellison and crew a big stake in the …
SaaS it up
The present prevalent economic downturn has slowly started impacting telco’s cost and ability to serve customers. This growing problem may …
Sun moves on cloud despite uncertainty
Sun Microsystems, soon to be part of Oracle is a planned merger goes through, is proceeding with plans to ramp …
IT Pros describe the ideal mobile device
Netbook sales will likely grow by 50% in the next two years, according to research firm IDC, but the gadgets …
Windows 7 gets virtual ‘XP mode’
Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a …
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
Android, the Linux-based operating system used in the G1 smartphone and others to come, is destined to be part of …
VMware to embed RSA security into vSphere 4
VMware and RSA announced a strategic plan to embed RSA’s data-loss prevention (DLP) and encryption technologies into VMware’s new vSphere …