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July 7, 2008
Microsoft adds tool for evaluating software asset management
Microsoft is adding a feature to its controversial SAM (software asset management) program that it claims will benefit corporate IT users by giving them a scorecard for evaluating their internal asset management processes.
The SAM Optimization Model, which is being announced at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston this week, is a free tool that can be used
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July 7, 2008
IBM offering beta of second Jazz product
IBM began on Monday an open beta program for the second product based on its Jazz ALM (application lifecycle management) platform, IBM Rational Requirements Composer.
Due for general availability by the end of this year, Requirements Composer is intended help software delivery teams gain a consensus on project design. The tool actually is first used by those who
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July 7, 2008
Under pressure: 10 sources pushing CIOs to go green
Until recently, many CIOs didn't know how much electricity their IT equipment used, and they didn't care.
The electric bill was someone else's responsibility — usually the head of facilities — so they didn't track it, and they weren't motivated to reduce it. They didn't factor energy efficiency into their IT purchasing decisions, either.
Now, with a stagnating
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July 7, 2008
Update: Microsoft says it would deal with new Yahoo board
In a statement Monday, Microsoft confirmed that it would be interested in resuming talks with Yahoo with a new board of directors, both to buy the search business or the entire company.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who has been pushing for a deal with Microsoft and has proposed a new slate of Yahoo directors, also issued
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July 7, 2008
AVG fixes antivirus software skewing Web site statistics
Security company AVG is upgrading a component of its antivirus software so as not to place an undue traffic load on the Web sites it scans.
The company has already released a patch for LinkScanner, part of its Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0, and will release a patch for the paid versions of the software on Tuesday, said Lloyd
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July 7, 2008
Giga-byte to launch M912 netbook
Giga-byte Technology plans to launch its M912 mini-laptop by the end of July in Taiwan for NT,900 (US4), a company representative said Monday.
The device differs from rival netbooks in a key area: its 8.9-inch display is touch sensitive and can swivel around 180 degrees to show other people what's on the screen or to fold down
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July 7, 2008
The dangers of cloud computing
The idea of cloud computing — designed around an architecture whose natural state is a shared pool outside the enterprise — has gained momentum in recent months as a way to reduce cost and improve IT flexibility. But the use of cloud computing also carries with it security risks, including perils related to compliance, availability, and data integrity.
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July 6, 2008
Sun moves on Java for HP smartphone
Sun Microsystems on Monday is announcing integration of the Java Platform Micro Edition (ME) with the HP iPaq 900 Series Business Messenger smartphone. But the company’s plan to put Java on the popular Apple iPhone device has remained stalled.
For the HP device, the binary Java ME implementation is based on Sun Java Wireless Client software and enables
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July 4, 2008
Expect iPhone, Fourth of July scams, security firm says
4Apple's launch of its new iPhone 3G will produce a flurry of spam and scams, a security company warned Thursday.
Users should also expect a Storm botnet campaign this weekend that touts the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S., said MX Logic in its monthly threat forecast.
The Englewood, Colo.-based security firm said
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July 4, 2008
Opera patches multiple bugs in flagship browser
Opera Software patched the newest version of its flagship browser for the first time Wednesday when it released Opera 9.5.1 to fix several flaws.
The update patches bugs in the Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux editions, said Opera in notes posted to its Web site.
Among the vulnerabilities addressed in 9.5.1 was one credited to
