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Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

Open source server distributor Red Hat Inc., which is carving out a virtualization path unique in the industry, added another arrow to its quiver today with the acquisition of Qumranet Inc.

Security Exploits to Google Chrome Browser Emerge

Google's Chrome Web browser -- complete with quirky marketing comic book -- made a splash when announced on Tuesday, but what a difference a day makes.

PostPath Deal Adds to Cisco-Microsoft UC Fight

Network goliath Cisco Systems last week stepped further into the cloud-computing space by announcing the acquisition of privately held PostPath, a provider of hosted e-mail and calendaring solutions based in Mountain View, Calif.

Patch Tuesday To Address Four Critical Issues

Microsoft plans to roll out just four "critical" fixes in September's security bulletin release expected on Tuesday, according to an advance notice.

Windows Security Update Targets Elevation of Privilege Attacks

Microsoft is continuing its investigation into a vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain superuser privileges on various flavors of the Windows OS.

IE Share Continues Decline but How Far Will It Go?

One report suggests that IE could account for less than half of all browsers in use by enterprises within the next year.

The New SMB Curriculum

Seeing big opportunities in small to midsize businesses (SMBs), major IT vendors have retooled their SMB channel programs and offerings to get that business. Here's a primer on emerging opportunities for partners to get a piece of the action.

Playing the Deployment Card

Microsoft aims to have partners making more strategic software deployments a priority in the next year.

Microsoft Updates IE Patch Due to VML Flaw

Microsoft this week released an update to a 2007 Internet Explorer patch covering Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7.

Microsoft Unveils More Mojave Details for Skeptics

Some people think Microsoft's Mojave Experiment, revealed in July, was rigged marketing exercise, but Microsoft begs to differ, according to a Tuesday blog post.

Web Sites Rife with Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Although the overall number of vulnerabilities being discovered in software appears to be leveling off or even dropping, two recent reports on Web security say that the overwhelming majority of Web sites studied still have unpatched vulnerabilities that could expose visitors to malicious code.

Microsoft Announces SP1 for Forefront Client Security

The software giant this week released its first service pack for Forefront Client Security, a member of its Forefront family of security products.

Troubles in Terrorist Database

A variety of technical flaws in an upgrade of the system that supports the government's terrorist watch list has drawn congressional fire and raised concerns that the entire system might be in jeopardy.

Xen Hypervisor Gets an Update

The open source hypervisor Xen has a new version, 3.3, that includes a number of upgrades and enhancements that make it more enterprise-worthy and start to move it beyond the datacenter.

Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, and the company spilled a lot of pixels explaining the beta's new features.