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Autodesk, Microsoft Ink Cross-Licensing Deal
Autodesk Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have entered into a cross-licensing agreement that gives both companies access to a broad range of one another’s patent portfolios in a move that should allow each company to broaden its product offerings. The two companies will announce the deal on Thursday, which will promote the exchange and implementation of…
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Will Microsoft’s Spyware Buy Cast a ‘Giant’ Shadow?
Microsoft’s sudden acquisition of highly rated anti-spyware startup Giant Company Software has set the cat among the pigeons. As competitors rush to spin the news as a “validation” of the nascent anti-spyware sector, analysts predict that Redmond is working on an enterprise-class product combining spyware- and virus-fighting capabilities. “We believe Microsoft will come out with…
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CA’s Enterprise Partner Foray
Computer Associates International Inc. latest partnering effort ranks high on the degree-of-difficulty scale: build a channel for the company’s enterprise product set. CA’s objective is to bring such products as its Unicenter systems manager, BrightStor storage management software, and eTrust security suite to a broader customer base. That means pursuing customers outside of CA’s typical…
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E-Card Holiday Virus Packs Ugly Punch
A new virus strain masquerading as electronic Christmas cards is accounting for one in every 10 e-mails hitting in-boxes, security experts warned Wednesday. The W32/Zafi-D worm, which originated in Hungary, is using mass-mailing and P2P (peer-to-peer) techniques to squirm through in-boxes and slow network traffic to a crawl. The worm, which poses as a Christmas…
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MSI Venture Plans Custom PCs For Retailers
Motherboard maker MSI plans to make a splash at the upcoming CES show with X2 Media, a joint venture that plans an all-in-one portable video player and a business model that could have game retailers selling custom PCs. Although X2 plans to launch several new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, president Rex…
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Microsoft Plugs Code Execution Holes on Patch Day
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for five vulnerabilities in Windows products, including a patch for a known security issue in the WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) name server. As expected, the company released five advisories with “important” severity ratings but warned that four of the five could lead to code execution attacks. Microsoft typically rates…
