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Security Suite Smackdown, Part I
Fall and winter are a great time for malware purveyors. All those pure, innocent, uncorrupted new PCs being unboxed, set up and connected to that font of all that is dangerous, filthy and malevolent: the Internet. Okay, maybe you don’t believe the information superhighway is quite that tainted, and maybe it isn’t. But if you…
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LSB Developer Network: An MSDN for Linux
One major advantage Microsoft developers have over their Linux counterparts is that they have access to MSDN (Microsoft Software Developer Network), a magnificent online developer resource. Linux has had nothing to compare. Until now. The FSG (Free Standards Group), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open-source software standards, announced Oct. 17 that it…
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‘Vitriol’ Rootkit to Demo at MS Blue Hat Hacker Summit
Microsoft’s twice-yearly Blue Hat hacker summit, running Oct. 26-27, will kick off later this week with a demo of a virtual machine rootkit that can potentially be used to defeat the controversial PatchGuard technology. Dino Dai Zovi, a principal at penetration-testing outfit Matasano Security, has been invited to Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., campus to showcase a…
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Big Blue Brings Web 2.0 to School
Designed to attract computer science students and build advanced skills for the next wave of IT jobs, IBM and the University of Arizona announced Oct. 17 a Web 2.0 classroom curriculum. Offered to the MIS (management information systems department) and marketing students at The Eller College of Management, the program hopes to equip students with…
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MySQL Adds Automation to Enterprise Subscription Service
Open-source database developer MySQL announced a new version of its commercial subscription service, which will feature automated technology designed to help users monitor their databases more effectively. MySQL Enterprise is available as an annual subscription in four different service tiers. The highest level, Platinum, contains components such as enterprise server software, network monitoring and advisory…
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SAP Unites Its Global Partner Programs
Software vendor SAP is consolidating its global partner programs under one roof. The company, based in Germany and known for its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, announced its umbrella PartnerEdge program at the EMEA Enterprise Services Partner Summit in Amsterdam Oct. 17. The new program offers SAP’s partners a single point of contact within the…
