Intel said this week that some PC manufacturers have started delivering desktop PCs based on the first CPUs that implement its Virtualization Technology (VT). The vendors identified by Intel include Acer and Lenovo.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/15/2005
From the business wires this week: hosting solutions and other tools for SQL Server 2005.
Anti-virus firms have discovered the first known trojan horse program to hide inside the Sony digital rights management (DRM) software that critics say is downloaded without consent to users' PCs.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/10/2005
HP this week rolled out new and updated items in its print management portfolio aimed at simplifying life for IT administrators, including a universal printer driver and an updated Web-based administration tool.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/10/2005
Microsoft and Cisco have announced they plan to support Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE), a method for delivering Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and streaming media through Network Address Translation (NAT) filters on firewalls.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/10/2005
Every five years or so, Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates has an attack of paranoia that the company has just missed the boat on the latest technology trend, and subsequently issues a memo to rally the troops in the new direction.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
Although formally launched on Monday, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 won't be generally available until Dec. 1.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/09/2005
Lucid8 is shipping DigiVault, a new continuous data protection product for Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5, 2000 and 2003.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
Microsoft's beta antispyware program will be called Windows Defender in its final version and will include protection against rootkits and keystroke loggers, a company official said.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/09/2005
ScriptLogic Corp. is shipping version 7.0 of its Desktop Authority system management package, adding desktop hardware and software inventory, role-based administration and power management capabilities.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/09/2005
A new Microsoft security bulletin includes patches for three Windows flaws, two of them critical problems that can permit attackers to take control of a system over the Internet.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/08/2005
Borland Software has named former Microsoft executive Tod Nielsen as the company’s new president and CEO, and has also appointed him a member of the Cupertino, Calif. company’s board. Nielsen replaces previous CEO Dale Fuller who left Borland in July.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/08/2005
Microsoft Learning releases training tools to coincide with launch of the company's relational database and software development suites.
- By Michael Domingo
- 11/08/2005
NetIQ is shipping Change Guardian 1.0 for Active Directory, a monitoring and auditing tool for risk and compliance management, and change control, within Microsoft Active Directory environments.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/08/2005
Microsoft on Monday held its highly-touted launch event to deliver SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005, release a community technology preview (CTP) of BizTalk Server 2006 and make available version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/07/2005
Oracle Chief Financial Officer and Co-President Greg Maffei resigned late Thursday after just four months on the job, making him the third CFO to leave the post during the past two years.
Microsoft is planning to post one patch next week as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday security bulletin release cycle. The patch will fix a flaw in Windows with a maximum severity rating of critical.
- By Scott Bekker
- 11/03/2005
Quest Software this week announced a new product that is designed to increase e-mail availability for Exchange users.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/03/2005
Registration has opened for beta versions of exams required for MCTS and MCPD certifications.
- By Michael Domingo
- 11/03/2005
In the wake of this week’s announcement of Windows Live and Office Live, Microsoft announced the acquisition Thursday of an online service with a technology that dovetails with those plans.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- 11/03/2005