* Microsoft finally re-issues botched IE patch * Oracle gains more analytics with Sigma buy * Investigator urges companies to report cybercrime * New Edge adds CoS and goes after bigger customers * Buzzblog: Philly Wi-Fi maven cashes out, tarnishes rep * Today on Layer 8
Microsoft finally re-issues botched IE patch
Two days later than expected, Microsoft has re-issued a critical security update for its Internet Explorer browser. The re-issued patch is important because it “fully resolves” a serious security bug Microsoft introduced with the original update, released Aug. 8. Click here for more.
Oracle gains more analytics with Sigma buy
Oracle plans to add more real-time predictive analytics to its business intelligence, middleware and applications after acquiring intellectual property assets from Sigma Dynamics, a specialist in the field. Click here for more.
Investigator urges companies to report cybercrime
Companies that work with law enforcement agencies on cybercrime can get valuable information, including lists of hostile IP addresses and information on new types of attacks, a U.S. Air Force cybercrime investigator said Thursday. Click here for more.
New Edge adds CoS and goes after bigger customers
New Edge Networks says it’s poised to serve large enterprise customers as it rolls out class of service for its MPLS IP VPN offering. The service provider, which is a subsidiary of Earthlink, Wednesday announced that it will support five classes of service by October 1 on its MPLS IP VPN service. Today, New Edge only supports one CoS. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: Philly Wi-Fi maven cashes out, tarnishes rep
The CIO for the city of Philadelphia oversaw the awarding of contracts worth $300,000 to a contractor who is now going to be her employer. Seems this is legal, but it’s wrong. Click here for more.
Today on Layer 8, unlikely to set your laptop on fire:
Dell kills its MP3 player; Apple yells “Me, too!” on Sony battery recall; and Microsoft’s a giant party pooper; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
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