Lessons from the Samsung rootkit that never existed
A lot of malicious software originates in the former Eastern Bloc and other once-communist nations.
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Millions of websites hit with mass-injection cyberattack
Hundreds of thousands -- and possibly millions -- of websites have been hit with a cyberattack that some are calling "one of the biggest mass-injection attacks we've ever seen."
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VeriSign DNS fix paves way for safer Internet
VeriSign, the administrator of the .com domain, announced on Thursday that the company had deployed the domain-name system (DNS) security extensions to t
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EU Commission enters talks with Microsoft for new licenses
The European Commission has confirmed that it has entered into talks with Microsoft with the aim of keeping its licensing agreement for Windows. The current deal with Microsoft is set to expire on May 31 and the Commission decided to enter into negotiated procedures with the software giant rather than hold a public tender. This decision has sparked much controversy among supporters of open standards. Those talks started on March 24.
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Dell updates PowerConnect switches
Dell updated its enterprise Ethernet switch lineup on Thursday with the PowerConnect 7000 series, adding high-availability features, low power consumption and POE (power over Ethernet) to its equipment offerings for use in several parts of a LAN.
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Shocker from Redmond: Microsoft turns to Linux
Microsoft has ceased development of the Windows operating system and will be releasing its own Linux distribution, the company revealed in an SEC filing yesterday. The annual 10-K report disclosed plans for the development of the "Winux" operating system and detailed special costs related to terminating the Windows business -- including costs associated with supporting current versions of Windows through 2020.
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Oracle sues Starbucks over Java trademark
In an aggressive move to protect the Java franchise acquired along with Sun Microsystems, Oracle has filed a lawsuit against Starbucks, charging that its use of the term "Java" infringes Oracle copyrights. "In its reckless use of the term 'Java,' Starbucks knowingly, directly, and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property. This lawsuit seeks appropriate remedies for that infringement," said an Oracle spokesperson in a statement.
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Microsoft bumps Ballmer, brings back Bill
Microsoft today announced that company founder Bill Gates is resuming his former role as CEO effective immediately. The fate of his successor and now predecessor Steve Ballmer remains unclear; for the time being, he will be on "a temporary leave of absence," according to a statement from Microsoft.
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HP unveils answer to IBM's Watson
Hewlett-Packard followed up CEO Leo Apotheker's bold decision to remake the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company into a platform-as-a-service provider by announcing a data analystics supercomputer similar to IBM's Watson, the DeepQA machine that recently bested the two greatest human champions ever on "Jeopardy."
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Oracle's Ellison accused of running executive fighting ring
SEC investigators claim to have broken up an underground fighting ring in which participants beat each other bloody. To add insult to injury, the victors then brokered business deals that skirted U.S. securities law and deprived the losers of valuable stock options.The mastermind behind the Silicon Valley fight club is alleged to be eccentric billionaire and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. SEC investigators got a break on the case when an entry-level intern noticed that the supplies manifest for the forthcoming OpenWorld included two industrial-sized drums of Bactine.
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Microsoft releases Office 366 update
Hoping to get out in front of a potentially disastrous programming flaw, Microsoft released today Office 366, an updated version of its Office 365 hosted services that will function properly during leap years.
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Google adds online access, mobile page analysis to Web performance tool
Google is upgrading on Thursday its tool for analyzing Web page performance, making it available directly via the Web and offering smartphone page analysis.
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