Worries that the notorious Conficker worm will somehow rise up and devastate the Internet on April 1 are misplaced, security …
Nvidia countersues Intel for breach of contract
Nvidia Corp. countersued Intel Corp., accusing the rival chip company of breach of contract related to a chip licensing agreement …
Latest cloud storage hiccups prompts data security questions
The pitch from providers of hosted storage services sounds enticing. Instead of what these providers call the inherent risks in …
Firefox fix due next week after attack is published
Online attack code has been released targeting a critical, unpatched flaw in the Firefox browser. The attack code, written by …
Why WiMax should be on the CIO’s radar
Despite the billions of dollars required to roll out a brand-new wireless network, the slowdown in the economy, and the …
Microsoft updates WGA to find counterfeit Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Corp., tacitly acknowledging the continued popularity of Windows XP, said Tuesday it was updating the operating system's anti-piracy technology …
Skype is largest international voice carrier, says study
Skype carried around 33 billion minutes of international voice calls last year, or around 8% of all international voice traffic, …
Cisco security updates squash router bugs
Cisco has released eight security updates for the Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software used to power its routers. The patches …
Intel raises the bar in server chips with Nehalem
Intel's upcoming Xeon server chips incorporate significant advancements that could form the basis for future chips that could handle high-performance …
Slacker databases break all the old rules
So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour …
Conficker’s next move a mystery to researchers
Security researchers are in the dark about what will happen next week when the newest variant of Conficker, 2009's biggest …
Sun unveils virtual desktop storage upgrades
Sun is overhauling its virtual desktop software with new features that reduce storage needs by creating clones of virtual machines, …
Lenovo offers workstations with Intel’s Nehalem chips
Lenovo became the second major PC maker to announce workstations based on Intel's upcoming quad-core Nehalem chips, which are due …
Microsoft builds up Windows Home Server features, ecosystem
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday plans to release Power Pack 2 for Windows Home Server with improvements to remote file access, …
Intel threatens to pull patent plug on AMD
Intel Corp. last week threatened to terminate rights granted to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. under a patent cross-licensing deal, …
Microsoft proud of first ‘post-Gates’ OS: Ballmer
Windows 7 is the first operating system that Microsoft Corp. has developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, …
Intel readying new chips for inexpensive ultraportables
Intel reaffirmed on Friday that it was readying new ultra-low-voltage chips, due in the second quarter, for inexpensive ultraportable laptops. …
Visa pilots new payment card security initiatives
Acknowledging the need for controls that go beyond those offered by the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, a …
Symantec launches cloud-based storage service for the masses
Symantec Corp. formally unveiled its cloud-based storage service, Norton Online Backup, marketing it as a consumer product for managing up …
EMC unveils new features for home, small-business NAS drive
EMC Corp.'s Iomega Corp. division Tuesday unveiled new features for the Iomega StorCenter ix2 network-attached storage (NAS) drive, including Web …