Cisco Systems Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $830 million in cash and stock to acquire privately held IronPort Systems Inc., a maker of anti-spam and antivirus security products.
- By The Associated Press
- January 04, 2007
Computer security researchers said Wednesday they have discovered a vulnerability in Adobe Systems Inc.'s ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software that allows cyber-intruders to attack personal computers through trusted Web links.
- By The Associated Press
- January 04, 2007
Microsoft quietly announced this week that it has released version 1.5 of its Windows Live OneCare security and antivirus offering to manufacturing.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 04, 2007
While Jan. 30 is the promised date for Windows Vista's and Office 2007's availability to consumers, the company is actually holding the launch gala in New York the day before on Jan. 29.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 04, 2007
Microsoft releases another exam for Vista-related MCTS title.
- By Michael Domingo
- January 04, 2007
Just as the holidays kicked off, Microsoft shipped the latest community technology preview of Windows "Longhorn" Server.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 03, 2007
Flaw found in Adobe' Acrobat PDF format appears to target IE, Firefox browsers.
- By The Associated Press
- January 03, 2007
Microsoft began shipping the release candidate for Virtual PC 2007 this week, putting the virtualization environment on track for final shipment in the first quarter as expected.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 03, 2007
After shipping the first release candidate, or RC1, of SQL Server 2005 Compact
Edition in mid-November, Microsoft quietly began shipping RC1 of the product's
documentation, which has been updated to reflect the database's recent renaming,
in late December.
- By Stuart J. Johnston
- January 02, 2007
You've read about it, seen it and tested it -- now it's time to sell it.
- By Keith Ward
- January 01, 2007
Microsoft offers creative ways to get more business out of Vista, and partners are the primary beneficiaries of those moves.
- By Scott Bekker
- January 01, 2007
Technology spending in the professional services industry is on the rise. Here's how Microsoft partners can get in on the action.
- By Rich Freeman
- January 01, 2007
Beginning next month, version 7 of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser
will start flagging certain e-commerce and banking sites as green for "safe."
- By The Associated Press
- December 28, 2006
The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to
help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable
to its own success.
- By The Associated Press
- December 28, 2006
Windows Vista, the new computer operating system that Microsoft Corp. is touting as its most secure ever, contains a programming flaw that might let hackers gain full control of vulnerable computers.
- By The Associated Press
- December 28, 2006