Mac OS being infused with the tools of the corporate IT trade, but can it catch on?
Apple, long a ghost in the corporate-infrastructure mainstream, is beginning to cast a shadow as IT departments discover Mac platforms that are being transformed into realistic alternatives to Windows and Linux.
New version of Storm virus infects blogs and other Web postings
A new version of the Storm e-mail virus is populating blogs and online bulletin boards with links directing people to a Web site that is propagating the worm, representing a new mode of attack for hackers seeking financial gain, according to a …
Military wireless net kills garage door openers
The military is killing off garage door openers. According to a Washington Post story this week, a large number of folks living near the Quantico Marine base in eastern Virginia have found their garage door openers rendered useless by a wireless …
Vista bug forces legit users to reactivate OS
A bug in Windows Vista’s built-in antipiracy technology is telling some users that they need to reactivate the operating system after they install new device drivers or run newly installed software.
Vista’s user interface is a ‘step back,’ analyst says
Vista’s user interface suffers from more “friction” than its predecessor XP, a French analyst said Monday, and is actually a step back for Microsoft in its pursuit of Apple’s Mac OS X.
How free tools are helping Partners HealthCare slash electricity costs by $2.2 million
Many network managers mark the beginning of a new IT initiative by powering on machines. For Ethan Fener, his plan to improve efficiencies at Partners HealthCare requires he be able to power down some 25,000 desktops.
AirDefense redesigns wireless intrusion software
A new release of AirDefense’s wireless intrusion prevention and detection software features a major user-interface redesign, big boost in speed, and greatly expanded reporting tool.
Nortel bolsters wireless VoIP offering for enterprise
Nortel has updated its wireless LAN software and introduced a new mobile handset to extend its wireless VoIP offerings for the enterprise.
Microsoft strikes back at VMware’s attack
Microsoft Tuesday released yet another statement responding to an attack from VMware that criticized the software giant for licensing and technological restraints imposed within its virtualization technology.
Battle brewing over RFID chip-hacking demo
Secure card maker HID is objecting to a demonstration of a hacking tool at this week’s Black Hat Federal security conference in Washington, D.C. that could make it easy to clone a wide range of so-called “proximity” door access cards.
Buzzblog: Exploiting dead celebrities to sell a startup
Press release says “Anna Nicole Smith would be six feet under” if she had used this company’s online service. Add James Brown to the mix and you’ve got Hall-of-Fame tasteless.
From Cisco Subnet: Watch out for fake, misrepresented Cisco gear
The Brad Reese on Cisco blog is bringing to light two counterfeit problems that have plagued the Cisco market for the past five years and which now appear to be getting out of control.
From Microsoft Subnet: What’s in Ozzie’s head
Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie was grilled by Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund at the Goldman Sachs conference Tuesday. This is what Ozzie had to say ….
