Microsoft recants, admits new bug is being exploited
One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared. Two hours after initially reporting in its security bulletin (MS09-051) that it was unaware of attacks exploiting a multimedia flaw in the Windows Media Runtime software, Microsoft revised its assessment. The software [...]
One of the 34 bugs Microsoft patched on Tuesday is more serious than it first appeared. Two hours after initially reporting in its security bulletin (MS09-051) that it was unaware of attacks exploiting a multimedia flaw in the Windows Media Runtime software, Microsoft revised its assessment. The software vendor now says that its initial bulletin was wrong and it has in fact seen “limited attacks trying to use the reported vulnerability.”
Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell touted Dell’s “Efficient Enterprise” strategy Wednesday at the Oracle OpenWorld 2009 conference and was joined briefly onstage by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who stressed that Oracle is a major user of Dell equipment as well as a partner.
Enterprise cloud vendor Zimory has set its sights on databases. Using so-called satellites, more capacity can be added to existing databases, the company said on Tuesday.
Relational databases have so far been kept out of both virtualized and cloud environments, and are still very much tied to a single computer and location, according to Zimory CTO Gustavo Alonso. But Zimory hopes to change that with the introduction of a new database architecture code-named Spree, he said.
Hewlett-Packard sees businesses in the future adopting touchscreens, but the technology needs further development to be an alternative to keyboards and mice in corporate environments, a company executive said.
Aiming to expand its mobile Internet offerings, Cisco Systems will acquire Starent Networks for $2.9 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
Starent offers IP-based infrastructure technology designed to help carriers scale up their mobile networks. Starent’s technology is used in CDMA2000, UMTS/HSPA, and WiMax networks.
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Hewlett-Packard is bringing new power management features to laptops that can help companies measure and cut energy costs, the company said on Tuesday.
Perot Systems will buy the China unit of technology consultancy BearingPoint, bulking up its overseas business as the company is acquired by Dell.
Microsoft late Monday held out a glimmer of hope to Sidekick users, saying that it may be able to recover some data previously believed lost in a massive server failure.
Acer has issued a voluntary recall of some of its Acer Aspire laptops that may overheat due to a faulty microphone cable.
The PC maker has issued a voluntary recall for some Acer Aspire models that may be affected by the issue, the company said on a European customer support page.
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