Image Attachments for Spam Decline

A common spamming technique of sending unwanted e-mail pitches as image attachments rather than text is on the decline, as spammers continue adapting their methods for sneaking past e-mail filters. 06/20/2007

Vista SP1 Definitely on the Way

Microsoft has verified that there will be an SP1 for Vista, although it's released precious few details about it. 06/19/2007

Microsoft Partnering With GigaSpaces

Microsoft Corp. has partnered with Israel-based GigaSpaces Technologies Ltd. to bundle the vendor's extreme transaction processing middleware with a Microsoft front-end and enterprise grid. The agreement is on the heels of GigaSpaces' announcement of version 6.0 of its flagship data grid and caching platform, expected in September. 06/19/2007

Toshiba: Recalled Battery Sparked Fire

A Toshiba Corp. laptop with a recalled Sony battery pack that hadn't been replaced burst into flames last month in Great Britain. 06/19/2007

Tech Security Companies Are Hot Targets

For sale: A technology security company. Which one? Pretty much any of them. 06/19/2007

Yahoo's New CEO Facing Tough Challenge

Yahoo Inc. thinks it's back on the right track now that co-founder Jerry Yang has replaced Terry Semel as chief executive, but analysts and investors already are wondering whether the shake-up is just a prelude to more radical measures, including a possible sale or breakup of the troubled Internet icon. 06/19/2007

6th Sense Analytics Adds Support for TFS, Office

App-dev metrics vendor 6th Sense Analytics Inc. has announced that its Web-hosted service now integrates with Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Office. 06/19/2007

Silverlight To Run On Linux This Week

Novell later this week will demonstrate Microsoft’s Silverlight 1.1 browser plug-in running on Linux. 06/19/2007

SOA Uptake Still 'Early,' Analysts Say

The general enthusiasm for using SOA to improve business IT processes is high, but the actual adoption rates haven't skyrocketed yet, according to some accounts. 06/18/2007

Alereon To Release New Wireless USB Chip

Chip designer Alereon Inc. said Monday it is releasing the first chip that uses a frequency band that is legal all over the world for wireless USB, a technology with the potential to cut the tangle of cables surrounding computers. 06/18/2007

FoxPro 9 Service Pack, "Sedna" Beta Released

Microsoft has launched beta versions of Visual FoxPro 9 Service Pack 2 and its associated "Sedna" extensions. 06/18/2007

No IP Protection Deals for Ubuntu Linux

Some Linux vendors haven't been as quick to secure deals with Microsoft that protect them from legal action relating to claims that open source software violates Microsoft patents. 06/18/2007

Microsoft Launches Chinese Media Venture

Microsoft Corp. and a major Chinese TV set maker announced Monday they will jointly develop entertainment products linking television and the Internet, joining a race to profit from the Web's growing status as a channel to distribute movies and other programs. 06/18/2007

Yahoo Replaces CEO Terry Semel

Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel ended his six-year tenure as chief executive officer Monday and will hand over the reins to co-founder Jerry Yang in the Internet icon's latest attempt to regain investor confidence. 06/18/2007

EBay-Google Spat Hints at Larger Tension

A spat that erupted this week between eBay Inc. and Google Inc. after Google tried to siphon attention from the online auctioneer's grand user celebration might presage more tension in one of the Internet's most interesting new rivalries. 06/18/2007

Ohio Hires Expert To Review Data Theft

Ohio has hired a computer security expert to determine the likelihood of someone getting access to the data on a stolen backup storage device, Gov. Ted Strickland said Sunday. 06/18/2007

Intel Chips Let PCs Get Turned on Remotely

Your work computer just suffered a major meltdown. Maybe the operating system failed, or a virus crashed the hard drive. 06/18/2007

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Report: Google Could be Threatened by Drop in Search Ad Spending

Internet advertising will continue to be red-hot into the future, according to a new report, but some cold water was thrown in Google's direction as the same report stated that search-related advertising will lose market share. 06/15/2007

Adobe's 2Q Profit Surges 24 Percent

Adobe Systems Inc. reported a 24 percent surge in second-quarter profit Thursday, setting a record in revenue and exceeding Wall Street expectations as the software company embarked on its biggest-ever product launch. 06/15/2007

Microsoft Softens Tone in File Standards Fight

Two senior Microsoft executives on a media tour touting what they say are the company's good-faith efforts to work with competitors and the open source community released an "open letter" on Friday, calling for more choice and flexibility in standard file formats. 06/15/2007

The Right Staff

Utilize often-overlooked recruiting practices. 06/15/2007

DreamFactory Opens Doors With SaaS Developer Portal

DreamFactory has unveiled its DreamFactory Developer Portal, a free online arena to help software-as-a-service (SaaS) developers meet and quickly build and deploy Web apps. 06/15/2007

Will Microsoft Ever Change Its Licensing Ways?

No, Microsoft will not be "nicer" next time around. Deal with it. 06/15/2007

Making Users and Administrators Happy

Pleasing both camps can be a complicated task in itself. Here are a few tips that might help. 06/15/2007

AT&T Unveils Push To Stem Online Piracy

In a break with other Internet service providers, AT&T Inc. will work with Hollywood studios and recording labels to devise technology that identifies offshore content pirates who use its network to upload illegal copies of movies and music. 06/15/2007

Lotus-to-Microsoft Migration Tool Offered

Unify Corp. is offering a product that lets companies switch their IBM Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration applications to the Microsoft Office system. 06/15/2007

Acer Trims 2007 Computer Sales Forecast

Taiwan personal computer vendor Acer Inc. expects its computer shipments to increase 30 percent to 40 percent this year, a reduction from previous sales forecasts. 06/14/2007

Safari Beta on Windows Upgraded -- Already

That didn't take long. Just three days after releasing its first-ever browser to work on Windows, Apple Inc. has issued a patch to close some vulnerabilities. 06/14/2007

Linux Patent Protection Deals Piling Up

Another company has agreed to Microsoft's Linux IP amnesty program, adding to the rapidly growing list of open source vendors seeking protection against possible legal action from Redmond. 06/14/2007

Eligibility Expands for IE Web Certificate

Smaller and newer businesses will now be able to get security certificates that trigger a green address bar in Microsoft browsers under new rules ratified this week. 06/14/2007

FBI Pulls Plug on Several Botnet Hackers

More than 1 million computers -- possibly yours, too -- are used by hackers as remote-controlled robots to crash online systems, accept spam and steal users' personal information, the FBI said Wednesday. 06/14/2007

Bail Denied for Alleged 'Spam King'

A man accused of defrauding people through tens of millions of spam e-mail messages sent around the world was denied bail Wednesday. 06/14/2007

Yahoo CEO Upbeat at Annual Meeting

Coming off Yahoo Inc.'s toughest year since the dot-com bust, Chairman Terry Semel remained upbeat Tuesday as he faced shareholders who have watched their investments shrivel while rival Google Inc. sprinted further ahead in the online advertising race. 06/13/2007

Hidden Gold in Partner Organizations

Partner organizations offer more than just opportunities to rub elbows and trade war stories with colleagues at conferences -- they can pay off, big time, on your company's bottom line. 06/13/2007

EU Welcomes Google Offer on Privacy

EU justice chief Franco Frattini said Wednesday that Internet search leader Google Inc. had offered to cut the time it retains data on user searches from the current 24 months to 18 months amid growing concerns it could be violating EU privacy rules. 06/13/2007

Silicon Valley To Make Greener Computers

A coalition of technology companies and environmental groups led by Google Inc. and Intel Corp. launched an initiative Tuesday to conserve electricity and curb global warming emissions by making the world's computers and servers more energy-efficient. 06/13/2007

Microsoft No. 49 on Fortune 500

Microsoft is America's 49th largest corporation, dropping one spot from a year ago in the Fortune 500 list. 06/13/2007

Researchers: Safari for Windows Very Buggy

The biggest news Apple Inc. made yesterday at the opening of its Worldwide Developers Conference was its announcement that it had ported its Safari Web browser to Windows. CEO Steve Jobs called the beta of Safari 3 "the most innovative browser in the world, and the fastest browser on Windows." He could have added "the most insecure browser on Windows" to that list of superlatives. 06/12/2007

Windows Home Server RC1 Released

Microsoft's first server aimed at the home market has reached the release candidate phase, and as such, is nearly ready to be pushed out the door. 06/12/2007

Microsoft Publishes Four Critical Updates

Patch Tuesday comes with the publication of six new security bulletins that collectively address vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Outlook Express, Office and Visio. 06/12/2007

Adobe Flexing Into the AIR

Making good on its recent promise to take its rich Internet application development environment into the open source arena, Adobe Systems Inc. has released the public beta of its next generation of Flex 3 development tools. 06/12/2007

Quest Upgrades SQL Server 2005 Offerings

Continuing its support of Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server 2005, Quest Software recently unveiled its latest offering, Change Director for SQL Server, as well as upgrades to its Performance Analysis for SQL Server 6.0 and Toad SQL Server 3.0. 06/12/2007

Virtual Server SP1 Released

A key Microsoft virtualization product has gotten an important update. 06/12/2007

Agitar Adds Java Test App to IBM Rational Build Forge

Agitar Software's Java unit testing solution is now integrated with IBM Rational Build Forge, a platform for automating the software build management process throughout its lifecycle. 06/12/2007