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Microsoft Patches 10 Vulnerabilities, 6 Critical
Microsoft released 10 individual security patches on Oct. 10, addressing a handful of critical problems in Office programs along with several equally serious issues in its Windows operating system. In all, the software maker issued patches for six critical flaws, one important problem, two moderate glitches and one low-priority issue. The “critical” designation represents the…
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The SCO-Microsoft Connection Grows Darker
The cat is out of the bag. According to BayStar Capital’s managing partner Larry Goldfarb, Microsoft allegedly assured BayStar that it would somehow “guarantee” BayStar’s $50 million investment in SCO. Specifically, Goldfarb has testified to the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City that Microsoft senior VP of corporate development and strategy, Richard Emerson, “discussed…
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Qualys Adds Risk Management Tools Via RedSeal
Hosted security applications provider Qualys and RedSeal Systems announced a new product integration pact Oct. 10 through which they will offer RedSeal’s risk management analysis capabilities on top of Qualys’ vulnerability protection and policy compliance tools. According to company executives, enterprises are seeking new methods for determining what security tasks they must address next, as…
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For IT Managers, Best to Be a Small Fish in Big Pond
The career path of IT managers often sputters and stalls in small enterprises, according to research released Oct. 10 by the Info-Tech Research Group’s Indaba division, a London, Ontario-based provider of IT research and advice. IT managers who focus their occupation on companies with 200 or more employees are more likely to find a career…
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Toshiba Offers Updates to Its Satellite Notebook Line
Toshiba announced Oct. 10 that it is introducing several updates to its mid-range Satellite notebook line, and the company said it plans to market the new computers to both enterprises and the consumer. The computer section of Toshiba American Information Systems, which is based in Irvine, Calif., announced that the Satellite P105, M115 and the…
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Boob Tube
Google’s acquisition of YouTube gives me new respect for the notion of infinity. It proves that no matter how smart you are, you can still have more money than brains. If you were trying to find a way to collect the attention of the world’s least discriminating media consumers—people who demonstrate 100 million times a…
