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15th December 2005 Archive

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  • AMD unwraps notebook reference platform

    'Yamoto' steams in

    AMD showed off its 'Yamato' notebook reference platform in Japan today, as it attempts to win greater support among system builders and notebook manufacturers for its mobile processors. Yamato provides ODMs and OEMs with a specification for a laptop's internal workings, all validated for interoperability and compatibility. In …

    PC Builder 15 Dec 2005, 11:36

  • The enemy within

    Geeks, squatters and saboteurs threaten corporate security

    Workers across Europe are continuing to place their own companies at risk from information security attacks. This 'threat from within' is undermining the investments organisations make to defend against security threats, according to a study by security firm McAfee. The survey, conducted by ICM Research, produced evidence of …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 12:06

  • IBM in Linux distro love-in

    Novell and Red Hat snuggle up to Big Blue

    IBM has strengthened in links with the two top corporate Linux distributions - Red Hat and Novell SUSE - by elevating the pair to IBM's Strategic Alliance program, its highest tier partner status. The move is designed to make it easier for firms to acquire Linux-based systems by integrating and streamlined sales, distribution …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 13:03

  • Visto sues Microsoft for sync patent infringement

    Fit to Burst?

    Hours after striking a licensing deal with RIM's tormentor, NTP, mobile email provider Visto is suing Microsoft for patent infringement. "Microsoft has a long and well-documented history of acquiring the technology of others, branding it as their own, and entering new markets," said CEO Brian Bogosian in a statement. "For …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 13:09

  • Dasher worm targets October Windows vuln

    Damp squib fails to blast through security hole

    Virus writers have created the first worm that targets a Windows vulnerability (MS05-051) patched by Microsoft in October. The Dasher-A worm is based on exploit code released at the start of December but coding mistakes and reliance on a currently unavailable server in China mean the malware isn't able to spread. Samples of the …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 13:49

  • Adobe adopts monthly patch cycle

    No more ad hoc for you lot

    Adobe has taken a leaf from Microsoft's book and decided to adopt a monthly security patch cycle instead of releasing software fixes on an ad-hoc basis. The move - which is geared to helping customers plan security updates on the basis of predictable schedules - is expected to begin within six months and will apply to most, …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 16:38

  • OSDL cautiously optimistic on desktop Linux

    Meeting of minds?

    The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has voiced cautious optimism that its latest initiative could finally herald a mass-market for Linux on the desktop. OSDL is pushing ahead with Project Portland, to develop a common set of core technical requirements for Linux and open source software on the desktop, following a meeting …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 16:58

  • Mendocino - a love that dare speak its name?

    Inside the Microsoft/SAP affair

    Hepburn and Tracey, Reagan and Thatcher, Microsoft and SAP. What's the connection? Individuals - or companies - who can't commit to each other fulltime, yet who also can't seem to stop sharing each others' company. Microsoft and SAP shocked the world in 2004 when they confirmed the existence of merger talks. While these didn' …

    Software & Security 15 Dec 2005, 17:34