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Mozilla to pull antiphishing feature from Firefox 2.0 at Google's request 05/12/2008 08:04:00
The browser protection relies on an older blacklist protocolMozilla will drop anti-phishing protection from the final version of Firefox 2.0 at Google's request when Mozilla updates the browser later this month, a company executive confirmed Thursday. - +
Opera previews next version of desktop browser 05/12/2008 06:48:00
Opera Software is giving developers and users an early look at its Opera 10 browser.Opera Software is giving developers and users an early look at its Opera 10 browser, which features a new version of its rendering engine that the company says offers 30 percent improvement in the speed of loading Web pages. - +
Mystery shopper site settles with FTC 05/12/2008 06:22:00
The U.S. FTC settles deceptive advertising charges from a company promising mystery shopping jobs.A Web-based operation that promised customers they could make big money as mystery shoppers will pay US$850,000 to settle charges of deceptive advertising and contempt brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. - +
Microsoft targets auctions in counterfeit crackdown 05/12/2008 06:08:00
Beware of the Blue EditionMicrosoft continues to crack down on people it believes are counterfeiting and selling its software. On Thursday the company will add another 63 legal filings in 12 countries against individuals who it says are selling counterfeit Microsoft products. - +
SAP exec: Belt-tightening to continue, but business better 05/12/2008 06:14:00
A top SAP executive said Wednesday that business is looking better, but the company is still reining in costs.A top SAP executive on Wednesday said the company is "implementing a series of tough, tough actions to convert the company to a much leaner operation than it is today," but did not utter the word "layoff." - +
Google called off Yahoo deal as DOJ closed in 05/12/2008 07:07:00
The deal would have had Yahoo running Google advertisements alongside its own search resultsGoogle called off its proposed search advertising deal with Yahoo just three hours before the US Department of Justice was to file an antitrust complaint on November 5 aimed at blocking it, according to the lawyer that the government hired to pursue the case. - +
Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware 05/12/2008 05:36:00
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type malicious software targeting only Firefox users that collects passwords for banking sites.Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users. - +
Yahoo technology will offer abstracts of search results 05/12/2008 05:28:00
Yahoo India is developing information extraction technology that will offer abstracts of URLs when users do a search.Yahoo's lab in India is developing technology that will summarize information about web search results rather than simply offer links as search engines currently do. - +
Yahoo could open access to Flickr, other technologies 05/12/2008 05:53:00
Yahoo might open access to a broader range of technologies beyond just search.Yahoo might open access to a broader range of technologies beyond just search, a company executive said. - +
Adobe says it will cut 600 jobs, lowers revenue guidance 04/12/2008 11:41:00
Adobe, hit by the global economic downturn, said it will cut 600 jobs and lowered its revenue expectations for the fourth quarter.Hit by the global economic slowdown, Adobe Systems said Wednesday that it would cut 600 jobs and lowered its revenue expectations for the fourth quarter. - +
Shoppers opened their wallets on Cyber Monday 04/12/2008 08:02:00
Online retail spending grew at a disproportionate pace during Cyber Monday.Cyber Monday, the day after the Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S., lived up to its reputation for big online retail sales, triggering disproportionately high spending during this so far modest holiday shopping season.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
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