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CA Predicts More Attacks on Experienced Users
The continued rise of IT threats that seek to trick even the most careful, experienced PC users ranks among the top issues highlighted by software maker CA in its latest online security research report. Published on Jan. 25, the CA 2007 Internet Threat Outlook highlights the most pressing online security trends projected to have an…
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Microsoft Posts Record Revenue, but Quarterly Profits Fall
While Microsoft managed to post record quarterly revenue of $12.54 billion for the second quarter of its fiscal year, which ended Dec. 31, exceeding even the high end of its own projections, it also recorded a 28 percent fall in quarterly net profit after deferring some $1.6 billion in revenue. The Redmond, Wash., software company,…
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Microsoft Word Zero-Day Attack Discovered
Microsoft’s security response team has launched an investigation into reports of a zero-day attack against a previously unknown vulnerability affecting its ever-present Microsoft Word program. The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said it’s aware of “very limited attacks” exploiting the reported Word flaw. If the vulnerability—and attack—is confirmed, the company is likely to issue a pre-patch…
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$200 PC in the Works
When eMachines brought the $400 PC to market in 1998, some people thought prices couldn’t go any lower. But now the founding CEO of that company is heading up a new venture and wants to bring that price down further—to $200 per seat and below. NComputing plans to bring PC desktops to the masses through…
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Lenovo Moves to Correct Vista Boot Time Issue
According to a recent entry on Lenovo’s “Inside the Box” blog, the reports earlier this month about a Vista/Thinkpad conflict are true: Lenovo admitted that some Vista-based computers manufactured either by IBM or by Lenovo may take an additional 10 to 20 seconds longer to boot than a similar Windows XP-based configurations. This problem, according…
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The Buzz
LAWSUIT Intel countersues Transmeta THREE MONTHS AFTER TRANSmeta sued Intel claiming patent infringements, the chip giant fired back, alleging Transmeta is infringing on seven Intel patents. In the suit filed Jan. 9 in U.S. District Court in Delaware, Intel is charging that Transmeta’s Crusoe, Efficeon and Efficeon 2 processors violate Intel patents regarding the Transmeta…
