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Buggy McAfee Security Update Takes Down Windows XP Machines
Apr 21st
A McAfee antivirus update has caused some Windows XP users to experience the notorious Blue Screen of Death, disrupting computer networks around the country.
According to Kentucky.com, Kentucky state police as well as local municipal, police and fire departments in Lexington reported being affected by the problem. Additionally, several emergency rooms in hospitals in More >
Microsoft Launches SQL Server R2
Apr 21st
Few surprises were contained in today’s official announcement on Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, but the occasion did give the company a chance to stoke interest in SQL Azure cloud services and anticipation of the Parallel Data Warehouse edition of SQL Server expected to launch later this year.
Plans for an More >
Google moving closer to Chrome OS printing
Apr 16th
How does one print from a cloud-based OS like Google’s Chrome when you can’t install a local printer driver? Google is getting closer toward the answer.
The company is in the midst of developing a Google Cloud Print system that would allow Chrome OS users to send documents from any device to their More >
Xen hypervisor gets speed boost
Apr 15th
The tweaks to Xen 4.0, unveiled on Tuesday, mean that the hypervisor is now suitable for network-intensive and high-performance computing applications, Citrix chief technology officer Simon Crosby said in a statement from Xen.org. Previously, it would not have been suitable for virtualization of these applications for performance reasons, he said.
"The More >
Hackers Hit Apache.org, Compromise Passwords
Apr 13th
Hackers launched a multistage, targeted attack against the Apache Software Foundation’s infrastructure April 5 that compromised user passwords.
According to the foundation, the hackers took advantage of an XSS (cross-site scripting) vulnerability using a shortened URL to target the server hosting issue-tracking software for the open-source group’s projects. The foundation uses More >
Xen 4.0 Virtualization Hypervisor Offers Scalability, Availability Upgrades
Apr 13th
Xen.org is unveiling the latest release of its open-source Xen hypervisor, boosting the performance, scalability and availability of the virtualization technology.
Xen 4.0, introduced April 13, offers a host of new features designed to address demands coming from enterprises and the growth of cloud computing, according to Ian Pratt, founder and More >
Oracle: MySQL Development Matters
Apr 13th
Edward Screven, Oracle’s chief corporate software architect and head of its open source strategy, is slated to deliver a keynote address to MySQL users Tuesday assuring them that MySQL’s ongoing development will be in Oracle’s best interests as well as theirs.
In an interview Monday, Screven said he intended to tell More >
Google Docs Gets More Realtime
Apr 13th
Slowly but surely, Google keeps trying to chip away at Microsoft’s core Office productivity suite with Google Docs, its free online word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software. Today, Google Drawing is being added to the mix and Google Docs and Spreadsheets is getting a major realtime update. Both are being announced at Google’s More >
Software-maker CA to slash jobs, close offices
Apr 7th
Though the market for tech companies is supposedly starting to improve, at least one software developer is still struggling.
Business software maker CA is planning to cut 1,000 jobs, about 8 percent of its staff, in an effort to trim costs and become leaner, according to a filing Tuesday with the Securities More >
Microsoft creates Office plug-in for Moodle
Apr 7th
Microsoft is releasing a free add-on that could make life easier for teachers, professors, and others who use the online educational system Moodle.
The plug-in, which works with Office 2003 and Office 2007, allows users to save Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents directly to the open source online service. It also allows users to More >