Tag: application

  • Thunderbird Gets Messages Out

    Thunderbird Gets Messages Out

    Michael Caton

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    The Mozilla Foundation’s Thunderbird 1.0 is a serviceable messaging application, albeit one without the group calendaring features of IBM’s Lotus Notes or Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook. It’s a good fit for any company looking for a cross-platform client that doesn’t require advanced groupware features. Click here to read the full review of Thunderbird 1.0. The Mozilla… Read more

  • Microsoft to Serve Up Monthly Virus Zapper

    Microsoft to Serve Up Monthly Virus Zapper

    Ryan Naraine

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    Continuing its recent spate of security moves, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it plans to release a virus detection and removal tool on Jan. 11. The antivirus fighter will be updated on the second Tuesday of every month as part of the company’s scheduled software patching cycle. Meanwhile, exactly three weeks after acquiring anti-spyware startup… Read more

  • Microsoft Makes ‘Giant’ Anti-Spyware Acquisition

    Microsoft Makes ‘Giant’ Anti-Spyware Acquisition

    Ryan Naraine

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    Microsoft Corp. has bought into the anti-spyware business. Just two months after Chairman Bill Gates dropped a strong hint that Microsoft planned to do something about the spyware scourge, the Redmond, Wash., company announced the acquisition of Giant Company Software, a New York-based startup with a highly rated anti-spyware application. Financial terms of the purchase… Read more

  • CA Taps IBM Executive as New CEO

    CA Taps IBM Executive as New CEO

    Darryl K. Taft

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    Computer Associates has tapped IBM software executive John Swainson to lead the company as its new chief executive, sources said. The Islandia, N.Y., middleware software supplier has passed over interim CEO Ken Cron and has chosen Swainson, who headed IBM’s successful WebSphere unit for years, to run the company, according to sources. Neither IBM nor… Read more

  • Adobe Beefs Up Acrobat Reader in Version 7.0

    Adobe Beefs Up Acrobat Reader in Version 7.0

    David Morgenstern

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    Adobe Systems Inc. looks to meld its document management platform more firmly into business workflows as the company on Monday announces the next version of its Acrobat document interchange solution. Version 7.0 expands the exchange capabilities of its reader application and features tighter integration with Microsoft Corp.’s productivity and content applications. As with previous versions,… Read more

  • IBM Workplace Changes in Store

    IBM Workplace Changes in Store

    Dennis Callaghan

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    IBM’s Lotus software division is readying a host of improvements that will bring its fledgling Workplace messaging and collaboration platform closer to feature parity with its flagship Lotus Notes and Domino product line. While company officials maintain that Workplace and Notes and Domino will remain separate product lines running on parallel development tracks, the planned… Read more