Who’s to blame for browser bug – IE or Firefox? Capellas lands at First Data

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Jul 11, 20072 mins

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Who’s to blame for browser bug? IE or Firefox?

A security researcher has found a security bug that could be attacked in Internet Explorer. Mozilla said it plans to patch the problem in its next Firefox software update.

Capellas, former MCI, Compaq chief, to take reigns at First Data

Michael Capellas, the former CEO of MCI and Compaq, will take the helm at First Data later this year.

Survey: Cities flocking to wireless technologies

A battery of wireless nets, including sensor nets and RFID, are being embraced by municipalities, driven by public safety concerns.

Cable bests telcos in customer satisfaction

Cable companies lead the customer satisfaction rankings for telephone service in six U.S. regions for the first time, according to J.D. Power and Associates.

Report: IT spending slump over

IT buyers so far in 2007 have been putting more budget dollars down for software, network communications equipment and outsourced services than they did late last year, and industry watchers expect that trend to continue in the coming months.

Illinois puts pizazz back in PKI

State of Illinois had placed a big bet on public-key infrastructure (PKI) for e-commerce, but that was becoming a losing bet three years ago as state agencies floundered with issuing digital certificates. But a drastic change to centralize certificate …

Secure Computing releases two-factor authentication for mobile access

Secure Computing releases mobile software that provides two-factor authentication for remote access to corporate networks and data.

HP looks to add color to cell phones

HP could soon turn mobile phones into shopping advisors with a color-matching prototype technology it demonstrated on Wednesday.