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Microsoft to Acquire Whale Communications, a Leading Provider of SSL VPN...
Microsoft to Acquire Whale Communications, a Leading Provider of SSL VPN and Application Security Technologies
Acquisition will broaden Microsofts secure access solution.
REDMOND, Wash. May 18, 2006 Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Whale Communications Ltd., a leading provider of secure access products, including secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private networks (VPN) and Web application firewalls. Whales solutions provide remote access, deep content inspection and granular access control, enabling businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners and customers. The acquisition will give Microsofts customers a broader range of choices for providing secure access from more locations and devices.
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New Trojan Horse Targets Microsoft Word
New Trojan Horse Targets Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word users should be extra careful about the files they download because hackers are exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in the popular word-processing software.
Security vendor McAfee warned users Thursday of a new Trojan horse program, called BackDoor-CKB!cfaae1e6, that secretly installs software on a computer. For the program to work, however, hackers must first trick users into opening a malicious Word document. Once that has been done, the results can be nasty.
Installed, the malware lets hackers "execute any external commands, download additional Trojans, capture desktop screen shots, monitor and record keystrokes or passwords," McAfee said in a statement on its Web site....
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First Ubuntu Linux certifications held at LinuxWorld SA
First Ubuntu Linux certifications held at LinuxWorld SA
Six South Africans were this afternoon the first candidates worldwide to write the brand new Ubuntu Professional certification. They wrote the exams, backed by the Linux Professional Association (LPI), during the LinuxWorld show in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Ubuntu Professional certification is an extension to the LPI level 1 exams. Candidates are required to pass the LPI 101 and 102 as well as the LPI 199 (Ubuntu) certifications to have achieved the qualification. The Ubuntu certification has been jointly developed by the LPI and Canonical, with examination questions being developed by South African Linux professionals.
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Google Faces Lawsuit Over Search Suggestions
Google Faces Lawsuit Over Search Suggestions
Toolbar directs users to pirated software, company claims.
A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search terms offered by Google's toolbar that it claims directs users to pirated software.
The suit, originally filed in February, was refiled Wednesday by ServersCheck BVBA, a small company that makes network monitoring software, over Google's "Suggest" feature, included in the latest version of its search toolbar for Web browsers. When a user types in keywords for a search, the toolbar shows a drop-down menu of guesses related to those words.
If ServersCheck is entered, Google generates suggested search terms such as "serverscheck crack," "serverscheck pro crack," and "serverscheck keygen," which lead to pirated software, said Maarten Van Laere, chief executive officer of ServersCheck.....
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Microsoft Outlines Enterprise Search Strategy
Microsoft Outlines Enterprise Search Strategy
Noting that Microsoft has made a concerted push into enterprise search in the face of stiff competition from Google, IBM, and others, Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox said the company's latest efforts to incorporate intelligent search for structured and unstructured data is a step in the right direction.
Noting that Microsoft has made a concerted push into enterprise search in the face of stiff competition from Google, IBM, and others, Jupiter Research analyst Joe Wilcox said the company's latest efforts to incorporate intelligent search for structured and unstructured data is a step in the right direction...
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Certifications Versus Skills
Certifications Versus Skills
IT certifications are still valuable in the job market, but they dont enjoy the lead they once had over non-certified technical skills in terms of premium pay and demand, new research from Foote Partners LLC shows. According to the companys statistics, a single certification now accounts for about 8.3 percent of base pay, whereas a single non-certified skill comprises 7.1 percent of income. I think certifications have taken a real hit lately, and predictably so, said David Foote, CEO and chief research officer of Foote Partners. We saw this a year ago, but we didnt want to report it until we had the data. We saw that over the past six months, from a growth perspective, theyre really losing ground. But theyre still worth more.
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Hands On With Apple's New MacBook...With Windows!
Hands On With Apple's New MacBook...With Windows!
Well, that was fast. This morning, I woke up and learned that Apple had indeed released the MacBook, an Intel-based 13.3" widescreen notebook which replaces both its iBook and the 12-inch PowerBook. Tonight, I'm using one--and thanks to Boot Camp, it's running Windows XP as well as Mac OS X. Here, for the record, is my not-very-good photo of the Apple hardware running the Microsoft OS
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Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player (WMP) 11--which debuted at CES earlier this year and features a visually appealing interface, as well as impressive features and performance--is Microsoft's best jukebox to date. Not that it was a grand feat to improve upon a generally disappointing string of versions, including the somewhat awkward version 10. Still, if Microsoft is ever going to seriously challenge the iTunes music empire, the time is now. With the addition of MTV's Urge, the jukebox's resident music service, WMP 11 (available Wednesday as a free beta download) certainly seems poised for battle.
It's not like Microsoft had trouble distributing any version of WMP; after all, the jukebox comes stock on any Windows system, and in fact, you can't get rid of it. The trouble was the software was never particularly compelling, though it was pretty much essential for users of non-iPod MP3 players. With this beta launch, Microsoft has...
Is Wi-Fi Roaming Really Seamless?
Is Wi-Fi Roaming Really Seamless?
One extremely beneficial aspect of Wi-Fi networks is mobility. For example, a person can walk through a facility while carrying on a conversation over a Wi-Fi phone or downloading a large file from a server. The Wi-Fi radio inside the user device automatically roams from one access point to another as needed to provide seamless connectivity. At least, thats what we hope will happen! In the past, Ive experienced issues with roaming, so I decided to perform some testing to get an inside view of whats really happening. I was especially curious about how fast roaming actually works, and whether or not its disruptive to wireless applications.
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Book Review: UNIX to Linux Porting: A Comprehensive Reference
Book Review: UNIX to Linux Porting: A Comprehensive Reference
Authors: Alfredo Mendoza, Chakarat Skawratananond, and Artis Walker
Format: Paperback, 720 pages
Published: Prentice Hall PTR; 1st edition (April 12, 2006)
ISBN: 0131871088
Review by James Pyles
May 14, 2006
This book is a tour de force that delivers everything it promises and then some. Mendoza, Skawratananond, and Walker pull out all the stops to make sure that the subtitle A Comprehensive Reference tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
As Linux continues to mature as an enterprise-level server system, it is positioned to replace older servers running different varieties of UNIX. Up until now, there has been an information gap in terms of porting applications running on Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX to Linux servers. No single source of information existed that could be consulted on this complex and multifaceted subject...until now.
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