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Pair of Cisco Apps Are Open to Attack
Cisco Systems Inc. on Wednesday warned customers that the software application that manages its wireless LAN products and another one used to monitor services in data centers contain unchangeable default passwords, opening them up to compromise by attackers. The company said both its Wireless LAN Solution Engine and its Hosting Solutions Engine ship with default…
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Indian Firm Infosys Ventures Onto U.S. Soil
Indian IT outsourcing vendor Infosys Technologies Ltd. today made a bid to take on U.S.-based consulting companies such as Accenture Ltd. by launching a new consulting subsidiary in the United States. Rather than buy its way into the U.S.-based IT and business consulting market, the Bangalore, India, firm is building a new subsidiary from the…
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Sun, Rackable Systems Offer Solaris on High-Density x86 Servers
SANTA CLARA, CA — Sun Microsystems and Rackable Systems, a San Jose, Calif. manufacturer of rack-mount servers for large-scale data center deployments, signed an agreement under which Rackable Systems will distribute the Solaris operating system for x86 platforms on its thermally efficient servers. Low heat generation allows twice the density of standard rack-mount solutions. Rackable’s…
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Sun Updates Solaris 9, Allows Downloads of Forthcoming Solaris 10
SANTA CLARA, CA — Sun Microsystems announced the sixth update to Solaris 9 for SPARC and x86 systems, and the availability of next- generation Solaris 10 functionality through its Software Express for Solaris subscription program. The Solaris 9 update offers improvements to the Solaris volume manager, performance enhancements and additional platform support for the Sun…
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Which Handheld Would Mickey Choose?
During the dot-com boom and even the economic bust, I always found time to sneak away with my family to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. During each trip, I never stopped looking at the technology around me. And there’s plenty to see in The Magic Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios and Epcot. Handheld and mobile wireless…
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IBM Readying Next Versions of WebSphere Commerce Suite
Targeting those companies that have electronic storefronts and business-to-business trading platforms for various partners and customers, IBM is readying the next iteration of its WebSphere Commerce Suite. Version 5.6, expected at the end of this month, will include a beefed-up Business Context Engine that enables users to manage relationships with their customers based on roles…
