- Tue Feb 9 11:53 AM PST 2010 26 Windows, Office holes patched in 13 bulletins
Software giant Microsoft says its Patch Tuesday deploy addresses vulnerabilities in DirectShow, SMB Protocol, ActiveX, Windows Shell Handler, and 32-bit Windows.
- Fri Feb 5 5:55 PM PST 2010 Oracle signals change of tone about cloud
Even as Oracle kills off the critically acclaimed Sun cloud offering, it prepares a PR blitz to proclaim its cloud strategy: the software arms dealer to the cloud-computing stars.
- Fri Feb 5 1:31 PM PST 2010 Mozilla yanks infected add-ons, warns users
Two Firefox add-ons, Sothink Web Video Downloader 4.0 and all versions of Master Filer, were found to contain Trojan horse code aimed at Windows users.
- Fri Feb 5 5:59 AM PST 2010 SAP bets on software for sustainability (Q&A)
Environmental software isn't just for complying with laws. SAP Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf says forward-looking companies are managing natural resources to save money and lower risk.
- Thu Feb 4 4:56 PM PST 2010 DOJ not pleased with latest Google Book agreement
Justice Department says amended settlement didn't adequately address antitrust issues that give Google competitive advantages in the digital marketplace.
- Wed Feb 3 12:46 PM PST 2010 Squaring off with Square, for a good cause
One reporter's tale of spending an evening soliciting donations through the use of mobile gadget Square, the latest project from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.
- Wed Feb 3 4:00 AM PST 2010 Researcher warns of risks from rogue iPhone apps
It would be fairly easy to get a rogue iPhone app approved by Apple, and once downloaded, it could get access to a host of information that could be used to spy on iPhone users, a security researcher says.
- Tue Feb 2 4:19 PM PST 2010 Addressing problems with iTunes updates
While for most users the recent iTunes update should work without problems, some people have experienced issues with iTunes updates in the past, and there is no guarantee that new problems will not occur.
- Tue Feb 2 1:14 PM PST 2010 Citrix to help users run Windows 7 on the iPad
Vice President Chris Fleck says his company can run a virtual installation of Windows 7 on the upcoming Apple tablet. It's set to work the day the iPad hits store shelves.
- Tue Feb 2 12:19 PM PST 2010 Which open-source vendors can afford the cloud?
Open source is the foundation of most cloud-computing efforts due to its cost and flexibility, but that cost benefit may nudge some traditional open-source vendors out of the market.




