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The Year in Review: Apple Thrives in Surprising Ways
If you had told someone five years ago that Apple would someday have a rapidly growing business in the server market, a huge share of the Unix desktop market, and commanding mindshare in the digital music business—so much so that Hewlett-Packard licensed its hardware—that someone would have probably asked what kind of irrational exuberance you…
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Emergency IE Patch Fixes Critical Bug
Microsoft has issued a patch, out of its normal security patch cycle, for a critical bug in Internet Explorer versions from 6.0 up to but not including Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). According to the advisory issued by Microsoft, the bug could allow remote code execution on an affected system. The bug was publicly…
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iSCSI’s Slow Buildup
The Internet Small Computer Systems Interface—or iSCSI—seems a natural fit for the channel. The technology, which lets block-level storage flow over a company’s existing IP networks, is cheaper to deploy and manage than Fibre Channel technology, supporters say. In the past, an FC-based SAN (storage-area network) was the main block-storage option for customers looking to…
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HP Plans Overlay Network for Enterprise Sensor Applications
Hewlett-Packard Co. is eyeing the creation of an “overlay network” for connecting enterprise computers with existing wireless RFID solutions, as well as with other emerging sensor technologies for package tracking, building security and managing computer data centers, for example. HP first started researching sensor technologies at least 15 years ago, according to Salil Pradhan, chief…
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New HP Security Suite Aims to ‘Throttle’ Threats
SAN FRANCISCO—Hewlett Packard Co. Tuesday introduced a suite of security services spanning the enterprise, SMB (small- and medium-sized businesses) and the consumer PC markets. The company said the new, integrated solutions are designed provide comprehensive protection against malware such as viruses, worms, spam and spyware. Called the HP Security Incident Management Program, the offering is…
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IT Pros: Still Cautious Over XP SP2 Security Rewards
Security experts discussed the merits and flaws of Microsoft’s Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) in a panel discussion Tuesday as part of Ziff Davis Media’s Security Virtual Tradeshow. Across the board, they highly recommended that enterprises quit their flinching and install the upgrade, although they still offered several caveats. “An absolute, resounding yes, you…
