Sunday | 12 October, 2008
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Microsoft to improve Vista's problematic UAC in Windows 7 10/10/2008 12:04:00
In Windows 7 Microsoft plans to improve the user account control (UAC) feature, a new feature it put in Vista that caused problems for users.Microsoft plans to improve the much-maligned user account control (UAC) feature in the next version of its Windows client OS, acknowledging that the new security feature it built into Windows Vista has caused unnecessary problems for users. - +
Huawei shelves plan to sell stake in wireless device unit 10/10/2008 07:25:00
China-based networking equipment maker Huawei indefinitely postponed the sale of a stake in its terminals manufacturing unit Wednesday.China-based networking equipment maker Huawei indefinitely postponed the sale of a stake in its wireless terminals manufacturing unit Wednesday, citing global financial uncertainty. - +
Harvard takes slow approach to IP call-center integration 10/10/2008 09:00:00
Details of the university's infrastructure made for a complex projectCall it the Harvard University Tower of Babel. That might be the most descriptive way to look at the institution's network of networks that consists of 10 academic units with independent CIOs and staff who build and take care of their own environments, yet all rely on a centralized call-center infrastructure to serve users. - +
11 Microsoft security updates due next week 10/10/2008 08:07:00
Microsoft will ship 11 security patches next week, with critical fixes for Active Directory, Internet Explorer, Excel, and the Host Integration ServerNext week will be a busy one for system administrators as Microsoft is planning to ship 11 security updates -- four of them rated critical -- for its products. - +
Symantec to buy e-mail security vendor MessageLabs 09/10/2008 07:43:00
Symantec will pay US$695 million for MessageLabs, a security vendor that filters out spam and malicious Web traffic.Symantec will pay US$695 million for MessageLabs, a security vendor that offers a hosted spam and Web traffic filtering service. - +
Cisco IronPort unveils e-mail security appliances 09/10/2008 10:02:00
Cisco IronPort appliances more than double current system performance.Cisco's IronPort Systems unit this week unveiled hardware extensions to its e-mail security appliances that more than double the performance of the company's previous-generation platforms. - +
Nortel aims unified communications package at SMBs 09/10/2008 11:47:00
Nortel's Business Communications Manager 450 is designed for businesses with up to 300 employees.Nortel this week unveiled a unified communications platform for small-to-midsized businesses that the company says allows them to save up to 70% of their investment in legacy Nortel phone systems. - +
Symantec updates DLP endpoint, antispam gateway 08/10/2008 08:26:00
Builds Altiris desktop-management agent into data-loss-prevention product.Symantec Tuesday announced an updated version of its antispam-antivirus gateway, as well as its plans to link its systems management and data-loss-prevention products more closely to simplify deployments for customers using both technologies. - +
HP, Tandberg team for soup-to-nuts telepresence 08/10/2008 08:20:00
Partnership provides full line of equipment, plus installation and monitoring.HP and Tandberg are uniting to provide a single source for telepresence gear as well as installation and monitoring. - +
F5 adds support for iPhones over its SSL VPN tunnels 08/10/2008 07:30:00
New FirePass software also imposes access policies on remote devices.F5 Networks has issued a new version of its FirePass software so it can apply group access policies to mobile devices as the log-in to SSL VPNs. - +
Goldman Sachs leads $12 million investment in Nimsoft 08/10/2008 10:19:00
Nimsoft will use the $12 million funding to grow its systems management business.Goldman Sachs isn't letting the current economic meltdown hinder its investment in systems management software maker Nimsoft. The financial services firm is among three contributors to pony up funds for Nimsoft’s US$12 million second round of funding.
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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. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
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. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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