Date: 09/19/07 (Web Technology)    Keywords: software, web, microsoft

The chief executive of Microsoft's Greater China business reportedly hired to run NBA subsidiary in China. The chief executive of Microsoft's Greater China business, Chen Yongzheng, has resigned, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday. In a statement on its China Web site, Microsoft said its...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6208825.html

Date: 09/20/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security

Virtualization software specialist VMware has shipped a batch of "critical" security updates to cover gaping holes in a wide range of its server and workstation products. An advisory from VMware lists a total of 20 different vulnerabilities affecting all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server,...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=526

Date: 09/20/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

Hyperic has joined forces with another open source software leader to deliver enterprise reporting tools to its new HQ 3.1 platform, sources say. The San Francisco company, which released its core HQ 3.1 upgrade in August, is widely expected to begin shipping an enterprise version of that open source management and monitoring platform next week, [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/159194076/

Date: 09/20/07 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

Hyperic has joined forces with another open source software leader to deliver enterprise reporting tools to its new HQ 3.1 platform, sources say. The San Francisco company, which released its core HQ 3.1 upgrade in August, is widely expected to begin shipping an enterprise version of...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1450

Date: 09/20/07 (Security)    Keywords: software

Adobe's ever-present Acrobat/PDF Reader software is prone to a nasty code execution vulnerability that could expose Windows users to PC takeover attacks. Details of the flaw, which affects Windows XP SP2 with IE7 and Adobe Reader 8.1, 8.0 and 7 are being kept under wraps until Adobe...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=530

Date: 09/21/07 (Java Web)    Keywords: software

Do you know about the other Fedora, the open source software repository? Fedora open source software gives organizations a flexible service-oriented architecture for managing and delivering their digital content. At its core is a powerful digital object model that supports multiple views of each digital object and the relationships among digital objects. Digital objects can encapsulate [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/the-other-fedora-open-source-software-repository/

Date: 09/21/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, microsoft

The Fall edition of Microsoft's Blue Hat hacker summit will kick off next week with a heavy focus on piercing the security veil of virtualization and process isolation. At Blue Hat v6, scheduled for September 27-28 in Redmond, external security researchers and internal Microsoft software engineers...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=532

Date: 09/24/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, microsoft

If the statistics from Microsoft's MSRT (malicious software removal tool) are anything to go by, the Storm Worm botnet is not quite the world's most powerful supercomputer. The tool -- which is updated and shipped once a month on Patch Tuesday -- removed malware associated with Storm...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=533

Date: 09/24/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, browser, security, spyware

Check Point Software Technologies has released a public beta of ZoneAlarm ForceField, a browser virtualization security tool that promises anti-phishing and spyware-blocking capabilities. The software is available as a free download during the beta testing period. Check Point plans to slap a $29.95 price tag on...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=535

Date: 09/25/07 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: software, google

We have a new, Vista-running development machine here, and I'm having some serious firewall issues with it.

Before I join the machine to a domain, I'm able to turn the firewall on and off with a local admin account. Once I join a domain, I am unable to turn it on, to the tune of "Windows cannot start the Windows Firewall service." However, even after I leave the domain (and am only in a work group), I am unable to start the service. This is a clean install of Vista Business.

Is this a "that's how Vista works" issue, or is there something more here? I've Googled my greasy little heart out on this.

Thanks for reading.

**EDIT - I need the firewall service to be running for the remote admin software that's on the machine.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/66482.html

Date: 07/23/07 (IT Management)    Keywords: software

Hewlett-Packard beefed up its data center software business with a $1.6 billion acquisition of Opsware. Opsware makes automation software that puts many data center operations on autopilot. HP, looking to become a big player in the area, said it is paying $14.25 a share for Opsware, which closed Friday at...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5725

Date: 09/26/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, linux, microsoft

Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM. A security expert who once worked for Microsoft has said he may dump the company's Windows Media Center in favor of Ubuntu-affiliated LinuxMCE after struggling with the software giant's digital-rights management...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6210131.html

Date: 09/26/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: programming, software, microsoft

Turns out open source and Microsoft have more in common than thought: both have it wrong, one prominent software developer claimed at MIT’s Emerging Technologies conference. Charles Simonyi, the Hungarian-born developer of Microsoft Word who later became a pilot, cosmonaut and co-founder of Intentional Software, said modern software developers – whether they are programming under [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/161637300/

Date: 09/26/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, linux, apache

We're going to see a lot more desktop Linux, despite the current lack of hardware sales. We're going to see a major migration to Linux, once organizations gain more knowledge of it. Apache is the very model of a modern major software outfit.

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/161724821/

Date: 09/27/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus

Viruses targeting cell phones are on the increase but pose a much lower security danger than those aimed at PCs, says CEO. The threats from mobile malicious software are not particularly high--and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief. ...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6210412.html

Date: 09/27/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software

In spite of a recent slowdown in venture investment, open source remains high on the list of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Ann Winblad, a partner in the prominent San Francisco VC that funded MuleSource, said at MIT’s Emerging Technologies Conference Thursday that the money will keep flowing as open source software penetrates deeper into the [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/162154031/

Date: 09/28/07 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

When I've had a chance to speak with executives of suppliers of virtual machine software, they often point out that one of the major benefits of deploying application environments inside of virtual machines is simplicity. That is, they suggest that using virtual machine software reduces complexity in the environment. ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=245

Date: 09/28/07 (Open Source)    Keywords: software, microsoft

Venture capitalist Ann Winblad said open source and open standards has made life tough for Microsoft’s co-founder and other kingpins that used to rule the software industry. “The beauty of the software industry today is that not one, two or three companies that control the agenda. This is hard for the incumbents to deal with,” said [...]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/zdnet/open-source/~3/162504751/

Date: 09/29/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, browser, virus, google

A pox on virus writers. Damn you all, you complicate everything needlessly and should suffer accordingly! But you won't, which is the greatest injustice!

Anyway. I got some virus protection software from Verizon, my ISP. Ever since then, when I click the "send" button in my browser as I'm composing emails with gmail (google mail), *nothing* happens. Other than the little depression graphic for the actual button looks like its being activated. But it LIES! Cause as I've said, nothing, in fact, happens. As in, the mail is not sent.

Anyone know a fix for this? I've tinkered with the software, and haven't found a way to resolve this. I'm guessing its just a pesky setting, but I'm uber annoyed and if anyone has a fix I'd be much obliged. If not, I'll be satisfied with some sympathy. ^_^ I'm also open to the possibility that it might not be the software, and just a coincidence with something else, but I'm skeptical. I think the virus software is by far the most likely culprit.

X posted

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/822751.html

Date: 10/01/07 (Data Management)    Keywords: software

NCR said Monday that it has completed the spin off of Teradata, a data warehousing software maker. Teradata is now trading under the ticker "TDC." To reflect that ownership change, NCR shares were roughly halved to reflect the ownership change. Teradata last traded at $26.50 this morning. ...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6460