* Adobe releases first set of patches for cross-site scripting vulnerability * Macworld: Jobs introduces iPhone, AppleTV * Publicly owned broadband can spur net neutrality, report says * VMware pushes virtualization technology for Macs * Security project could overwhelm state governments * NSA helped Microsoft make Vista secure * Buzzblog: That's no place to put a server... and enough iPhone * Today on Layer 8
Adobe releases first set of patches for cross-site scripting vulnerability
Adobe late Tuesday released the first set of security patches to address the cross-site scripting vulnerability disclosed by European researchers late last year. The flaw allows Acrobat Reader v.7.0.8 and earlier versions to be exploited by hackers. Click here for details.
Macworld: Jobs introduces iPhone, AppleTV
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the highly anticipated iPhone during his opening keynote speech at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo Tuesday in San Francisco. “This is a day I’ve been looking forward to for two and a half years,” Jobs said. “Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” Click here for more.
Publicly owned broadband can spur net neutrality, report says
Publicly owned information infrastructure is the key to healthy competition, universal access and nondiscriminatory networks, according to a nonprofit firm that promotes “environmentally sound” economic development strategies. Click here for more.
VMware pushes virtualization technology for Macs
VMware continues to push its virtualization technology for Apple systems, using the Macworld Conference & Expo this week to show off the software that lets users run Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris alongside the Mac OS X operating system on a single Intel-based desktop. Click here for more.
Security project could overwhelm state governments
State IT staffs already hit by budget constraints expect to be hit again by another big project this year: fulfilling federal Homeland Security dictated standardization of government-issued ID cards. Click here for more.
NSA helped Microsoft make Vista secure
The U.S. agency best known for eavesdropping on telephone calls had a hand in the development of Microsoft’s Vista operating system, Microsoft confirmed Tuesday. The National Security Agency stepped in to help Microsoft develop a configuration of its next-generation operating system that would meet U.S. Department of Defense requirements. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: That’s no place to put a server… and enough iPhone
The job: Place server in a secure, well-ventilated place. Fellow flunks… And has anyone else had their fill of iPhone-mania?
Today on Layer 8: A rose by any other name is still a rose, but does that work for an Apple?
It’s not all that usual for companies in the high-tech arena to change their name. But yesterday’s news that Apple Computer wanted to be known simply as Apple, or Apple Inc., has caused somewhat of a stir. That and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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