Windows management software heavyweight Quest Software will buy Vintela Inc., a newer firm specializing in integrating Unix and Linux systems into Active Directory, for
$56.5 million in cash, the companies announced this week. Quest expects the deal to close late in the second quarter or early in the third quarter, assuming regulators approve.
- By Scott Bekker and Stuart J. Johnston
- 06/01/2005
A recent survey of security and law enforcement executives shows that
the fight against electronic crimes (e-crimes) continues to be an
uphill battle.
Factory revenues for Unix servers and Windows servers were equal for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2005, according to market researchers at IDC.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/31/2005
AMD released the complete specification of its “Pacifica” chip-level virtualization technology for its 64-bit processors this week, joining Intel in the rush to build chip support for running multiple operating systems simultaneously.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/27/2005
From the business wires this week: a bevy of anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam solutions to keep your computer clean and you sane.
IBM is shipping two new toolkits that combine technologies from two of its middleware businesses – Rational and Tivoli – to help developers and operators diagnose problems in production code while it’s running.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/26/2005
FullArmor is shipping the latest release of its IntelliPolicy user policy-enforcement client for Windows desktops.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/25/2005
Windows surged again in 2004 as a platform for new relational database management system licenses, but Linux is growing at an extremely rapid pace as Unix loses popularity, according to new research from Gartner Inc.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/25/2005
Microsoft updated its server software platform for speech-enabled applications this week with an R2 version of Microsoft Speech Server 2004.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/25/2005
Popular exam savings and retake offer extended through Microsoft Certfied Partners and Microsoft Business Solutions programs.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/25/2005
Windows OneCare service provides one-stop solution against malware and mucked-up computers.
Microsoft released more pre-release code for some core elements of the Longhorn operating system in advance of the general Longhorn Beta 1 scheduled for this summer.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/24/2005
From the business wires this week: a GPMC tool for change control, free network monitoring software, and Microsoft invests in LapLink.
Microsoft on Thursday released to manufacturing Service Pack 1 for Windows Small Business Server 2003.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft has distributed enough copies of Service Pack 1 to update nearly one-fifth of the installed base of Windows Server 2003, the company estimated on Thursday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft issues one of its first security advisories under a new program. Citing several mitigating factors, the company says the flaw is not considered a significant threat.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
A year after Microsoft paid nearly $2 billion to Sun Microsystems to settle legal claims and license technologies in a 10-year technical collaboration, some undisclosed amount of money is starting to flow the other way.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
The battle with Linux gives both companies a vested interest, aside from benefits to customers, in better interoperability. Meanwhile, Sun's recent acquisition of Citrix competitor Tarantella goes a long way toward boosting Sun-Microsoft interoperability efforts.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 05/19/2005
As details trickle out on Microsoft's "Eiger" operating system for less powerful PCs, analysts at Gartner are offering usage recommendations for the enterprise.
- By Scott Bekker
- 05/19/2005
Microsoft's exam retake promotion is coming to an end on May 31, which means just a sliver of time remains to take advantage of it.
- By Michael Domingo
- 05/19/2005