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IronPort Debuts Security Reporting Technology
Messaging security specialist IronPort Systems announced the availability of its newest malware and event reporting system on Jan. 23, introducing the technology that will reside in its next-generation gateway filtering appliances. The company described the technology as an “insight and action” reporting system that can help enterprises gain better visibility into security incidents and policy…
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Seagate Reports HDD Market’s First $3B Quarter
Seagate Technology, the world’s number one revenue producer in the hard disk drive market, announced on Jan. 23 the industry’s first $3 billion quarter alongside whopping revenue growth of 30 percent over a year ago. The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company also reported GAAP net income of $140 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.23…
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Getting People to Say Nice Things About Microsoft
How dumb is Microsoft? No, really: a few weeks ago, they decided to “give” bloggers a free—as in beer—$2,300 Acer Ferrari laptop. When some people—like me—suggested that this sounded like a bribe, Microsoft immediately back-peddled. They then told the bloggers that they had to “either give the PC away or send it back when you…
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Compatibility Concerns Hinder Vista Upgrades, IT Pros Say
Microsoft’s new operating system may be the most eagerly anticipated release of the past 10 years, but concerns over compatibility, bugs and security are keeping many IT professionals from doing so soon, according to the survey released Jan. 23 by Cambridge, Mass.-based Bit9, a provider of desktop lockdown solutions. Only 68 percent of IT pros…
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Linspire’s New CNR Solves Major Linux Desktop Problems
One thing desktop Linux users, and prospective users, complain about most is the lack of hardware drivers and software. Often there’s an answer to a user’s particular problem, but the driver isn’t included in the user’s distribution, or the software is hard to find and harder to install. Desktop Linux distributor Linspire says it has…
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Microsoft to Release Three Office SDKs
Microsoft is releasing software development kits for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and the Microsoft Office Project 2007 platform on Jan. 23. The kits, which provide a complete platform API reference, also give technical guidance and sample code to help developers create Office business applications, a Microsoft spokesperson told eWEEK. These…
