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Skype Update Fixes Security Issue
A new release of the Windows version of the Skype VOIP program fixes a bug that could allow a remote attacker to compromise a Skype user’s computer. The new version, 1.0.0.100, can be downloaded from the Skype Web site. Check out eWEEK.com’s for the latest news, views and analysis on voice over IP and telephony.
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Novell Desktop Linux Sails into the Channel
On Nov. 12 Novell Inc. and its channel partners smashed the proverbial champagne bottle over the nose of Novell Linux Desktop 9, powered by SuSE Linux. The new Novell desktop is founded on a marriage of the GUI talent Novell acquired with Ximian, which powered the open-source GNOME project, and SuSE Linux AG. “Novell people…
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Out with the Old IT
The typical three-year generational turnover in technology means organizations perpetually have excess equipment on their hands. And while the emphasis in IT is generally on the new, the disposal of the old presents logistical, environmental and security challenges. How does one integrate the handling of obsolete items into an overarching IT lifecycle management program? What…
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HP Helps Businesses Gauge Ability to Change
When Hewlett-Packard Co. launched its Adaptive Enterprise strategy in 2003, Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina said a key was gauging a business’s ability to adapt to change. Adaptive Enterprise is about linking IT to business demands, and enabling businesses to quickly adapt to changing demands, she said. As such, part of HP’s initiative was an…
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Compliance Push Gives Thin Clients Another Chance
Let me be honest: I really don’t like thin-client computing. I want as much computing power as humanly possible on the desktop in front of me. Ever since I got my hands on my first CP/M-80-powered KayPro II computer, and I could kiss my VT-102 terminal good-bye, I’ve been a supporter of the PC-centric model…
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Mitel’s Upgraded IP PBX Boosts Scale, SIP Compliance
Mitel has announced Release 5 of its 3300 Integrated Communications Platform IP PBX, advancing on a published roadmap aimed at higher scale, increased SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) compliance, network management, security and remote-site survivability. “Mitel clearly wants to break out of its traditional, midsize niche to increase its addressable market,” said Ronald Gruia, a Toronto-based…
