Redmond | Newshttp://redmondmag.com/news/News from Redmond: The Independent Voice of the Microsft IT Community.en-us(c) 1996-2006 1105 Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.News780Open Source Needs Better Security Focus, Study SaysThe open source software community lags behind the commercial software sector in secure code development, according to a recent study of some commonly used open source packages. http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10063http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10063#1Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTIT Cost Cuts in 2008 May Be a Trend, Study SaysA first-quarter 2008 survey conducted by Computer Economics suggests a possible slowdown in IT spending and staffing lies ahead.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10064http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10064#2Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTCompanies Ditch ATM, Frame Relay -- Finally Out with the old (frame relay, ATM and subscriber lines) and in with the new (e.g., Ethernet or IP MPLS VPN services). http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10065http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10065#3Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTThe Gold-Laying UC Egg The UC market grew by 20 percent in both 2007 and 2006, according to market-watcher Infonetics Research. http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10066http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10066#4Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTVMware To Give Away HypervisorVMware has launched its first counter-attack to Microsoft's pricing structure for its virtualization products, announcing that ESXi, its lightweight hypervisor, is going to be given away for free.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10067http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10067#5Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTService Level Agreements Too IT-Centric, Forrester Report Warns A new Forrester Consulting report based on a survey of 389 global technology decision-makers who work with service management finds serious deficiencies with current SLAs.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10068http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10068#6Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTDNS Flaw Unfixed as Experts Argue ProtocolSpeculation continues as to what the ultimate systemic Domain Name System (DNS) flaw could be.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10069http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10069#7Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTMicrosoft's DNS Fix Leads to More ProblemsThe blogosphere is awash with talk about the possible overall weakness of the Domain Name System (DNS) architecture.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10070http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10070#8Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTCompliance, New Threats Drive Security SpendingEnterprise security is an expensive proposition, one that's likely to get even more expensive as organizations take further steps to protect themselves.http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10060http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10060#9Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMTYahoo Ends Proxy Fight With IcahnYahoo partly acceded to the demands of corporate raider Carl Icahn by agreeing to seat Icahn and two of his proxy-slate candidates to Yahoo's board. http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10061http://redmondmag.com/news/rss.asp?editorialsid=10061#10Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT