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OpenVZ Project Software Comes to Sun
The OpenVZ Project’s operating system-level server virtualization software is now available for users of Sun Microsystems’ UltraSPARC T1 processors. The Herndon, Va. organization announced Jan. 2 that it would start offering its virtualization software for servers, such as the Sun Fire T2000, that use this processor, formally code-named Niagara. On Feb. 14, 2006, Sun announced…
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Survey: Consumers Not Confident About Internet Security
Trend Micro announced Jan. 2 that it has released the findings from its new research study that measures what consumers think of their Internet security. Trend Micro, a security software provider based in Cupertino, Calif., released the Internet Confidence and Safety survey that evaluates consumers attitudes about Internet-related concerns such as how safe they feel…
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Apple Vulnerability Project Launches with QuickTime Exploit
An easy-to-exploit security vulnerability in Apple Computer’s QuickTime media player could put millions of Macintosh and Windows users at risk of code execution attacks. The QuickTime flaw kicked off the Month of Apple Bugs project, which promises to expose unpatched Mac OS X and Apple application vulnerabilities on a daily basis throughout the month of…
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Google Project Targets Program Crashes
Program crashes are an unfortunate fact of life for software developers. But to protect against crashes, developers need to know which programs are crashing and how often. Enter Google, which for the past several months has been working on an open-source project called “Airbag” that is aimed at handling all the dirty work when it…
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Arrow Extends EU Reach with U.K. Acquisition
Distributor Arrow Electronics extended its reach into Europe, completing Dec. 29 the $80 million acquisition of InTechnology’s distribution arm in the United Kingdom, Arrow announced. The pick-up gives Melville, N.Y.-based Arrow a presence in the United Kingdom, Europe’s second largest IT market, where Arrow had previously been unrepresented and boosts it’s position as a security…
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Gentag Patent Adds RFID Sensor Network Feature to Mobile Devices
Gentag, which bills itself as an IP development company, announced Dec. 28 that it has been issued a patent for a way to add sensor networks to RFID readers in wireless devices such as cell phones, PDAs and laptops. The RFID Based Sensor Networks patent, numbered 7148804, provides the basis for the creation of RFID…
