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IBM Issues Patch for DB2 Security Flaw
IBM Corp. has issued a patch for a DB2 database vulnerability that, left undetected, could let an intruder compromise administration privileges for DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Windows. To exploit the DB2 flaw, all that is required by a perpetrator is a user ID and password. Through a guest account, an attacker could run…
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Coalition Aims to Boost Mobile Content with New Domain Names
Nine major mobile computing companies on Wednesday announced a joint venture aimed at issuing domain names to mobile devices. The participants include Microsoft Corp. and Nokia Corp., whose mobile operating systems compete against each other. Other participants include European service providers Vodafone Group, Orange PCS and Hutchison 3G Ltd.; the GSM Association; Hewlett-Packard Co.; Samsung…
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IBM to Acquire Trigo
IBM announced Tuesday the acquisition of Trigo Technologies Inc. for an undisclosed amount of money, a move that will expand the company’s middleware offerings. Trigo makes software that helps companies integrate and centrally manage product information. The software also matches product-related information with a function term—pricing, for example—and then synchronizes that information with internal and…
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HP Unleashes New Line of Business Desktop PCs
Hewlett-Packard Co. is introducing a new lineup of business desktop PCs designed to make it easier for customers to find and pick what they need. Along with the introduction of the new product lines—the HP Compaq 2000, 5000 and 7000 series—the Palo Alto, Calif., company on Tuesday also rolled out the first two computers in…
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IBM to Roll Out TotalStorage Productivity Center
As IT budget spending on disk and SAN storage systems rises back to prominence, customers are sounding the call for better storage infrastructure optimization and manageability within mixed-vendor environments. To help simplify the complexity of numerous moving parts, IBM on Tuesday unveiled the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center. Available in May, Productivity Center is a modular…
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The New Era of Public Web Services
When you talk to many developers today about Web services, you’ll get the glassy eyed stare of someone who has dealt with vaporware for far too long. The promise of Web services has indeed eluded developers, and the original promise of Web services still hasn’t arrived. However, in the mean time, a number of public…
