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Microsoft Finds (Random) Way to Secure Vista
A security feature used in the open-source world is now helping to harden Windows Vista against buffer overrun exploits. Microsoft has quietly fitted the feature, called ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) in Windows Vista Beta 2 as part of a larger plan to make it more difficult to automate attacks against the operating system. “Not…
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Logicalis Opens First HP Demonstration Center
Logicalis, one of North America’s largest Hewlett-Packard resellers, opened a HP demonstration center in Cincinnati on May 30, the first of three planned sites, to test solutions and close sales. The demonstration center, outfitted with HP midrange and SMB (small and midsize business) technology—Integrity servers, EVA (Enterprise Virtual Array) StorageWorks products and BladeSystem infrastructure—will allow…
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Cisco Helps VARs Deploy with ‘Progress Payments’
Cisco Capital, the finance arm of network vendor Cisco Systems, is offering its VARs interest-free advances, called Progress Payments, to help cover expenses during lengthy deployments. The measure will enable Cisco VARs to juggle more projects at once without struggling to keep the lights on while waiting for final payment, said the San Jose, Calif.,…
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IBM Moves into Medical Devices
IT giant IBM has recently helped to bring a series of tech-savvy medical devices to market, including a remote pacemaker monitor and programmer approved by the FDA in April. In a series of recent partnerships, IBM has become increasingly focused on the integration of IT into medical devices. These innovations are intended to improve patient…
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OpenSUSE 10.1 Is Versatile, but Uneven
Novell’s OpenSUSE 10.1 is a solid, multipurpose Linux-based operating system that—in addition to being a very good distribution in its own right —offers an early peek at the SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop product that Novell is set to ship this summer. Click here to read the full review of OpenSUSE 10.1. Novell’s OpenSUSE 10.1 is…
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New IBM Tivoli Software Manages IT Processes
IBM has announced new software and services from its Tivoli division to automate and manage IT processes. The new software, called the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database, or CCMDB, along with three new IBM Tivoli Process Managers, will be available on June 30, said Mike McCarthy, director of strategy at IBM Tivoli. The…
