IT News Digest

Archive: 12-2007

• Windows home server corrupts your files

  A flaw in the way Windows Home Server works with certain Microsoft applications, such as Windows Vista Photo Gallery, could result in corrupted files.

  Posted by Paul Mah | December 29, 2007, 1:05 PM PST

• AOL pulls the plug on Netscape

  On the threshold of a new year, AOL is finally calling it quits on the Web browser scene. It has officially announced that it is pulling the plug on the historical Netscape Navigator browser that...

  Posted by Paul Mah | December 29, 2007, 12:53 PM PST

• Fibre Channel and Ethernet starting to converge

  Intel has just released “barely out of Alpha” code for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for Linux, though only for a specific release and configuration.

  Posted by Andy Moon | December 28, 2007, 5:52 AM PST

• NetGear adds to NAS product range

  NetGear announced additions to its range of ReadyNAS storage devices.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 27, 2007, 6:13 PM PST

• Mobile banking set to take off in 2008

  Come 2008, mobile banking is projected to take off despite the credit crunch.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 27, 2007, 9:22 AM PST

• After a period of five years, Perl 5.10 released

  After a period of five years, the first major revamp to the Perl scripting language was released — v5.10.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 26, 2007, 7:50 PM PST

• FBI to construct massive biometrics database

  At a price of $1 billion, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is undertaking construction of a biometric database that will store a lot more information on individuals including fingerprints,...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 26, 2007, 7:54 AM PST

• Websense to release endpoint data leak prevention software

  The endpoint security product from Websense would help in enforcing policy regarding data protection in real-time.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 26, 2007, 7:14 AM PST

• Mobile CCTV over 3G technology

  Mobile-to-mobile communication provider Vianet has introduced a wireless CCTV service over 3G technology.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 24, 2007, 5:03 AM PST

• Online carbon footprint and power consumption calculator

  The online carbon footprint and power consumption calculator from Logicalis will help organizations estimate the advantages of virtualization.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 23, 2007, 10:27 AM PST

• IBM brings sematics to e-mail search

  IBM announced its OmniFind Personal E-mail Search Tool (IOPES) that brings the power of semantics-based technology to e-mail search.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 23, 2007, 4:44 AM PST

• Nanosolar ships cost efficient solar panels

  Nanosolar, a solar energy firm, promises cheaper-than-coal electricity with its first commercial-grade solar electric panels.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 22, 2007, 3:37 AM PST

• Code of practice demanded for broadband connection speeds in the United Kingdom

  The Consumer Panel, established by the U.K. communications regulator OfCom, has called for a mandatory code of practice from ISPs to provide consumers with clear information on the realistic...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 22, 2007, 2:56 AM PST

• IBM acquires high performance DB maker, Solid Information Technology

  IBM will acquire Solid Information Technology, the makers of embedded databases. The deal is expected to add value to IBM’s line of data access technologies.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 21, 2007, 11:54 AM PST

• Microsoft to open Windows protocol documentation to Samba

  A legal agreement has been reached with Microsoft in which the Redmond company will make available protocol documentation to open-source proponents. This will allow open-sourced projects such as...

  Posted by Paul Mah | December 20, 2007, 11:57 PM PST

• Red Hat CEO steps down

  Red Hat’s CEO, Matthew Szulik, is stepping down after nine years on the job. He will become chairman of Red Hat’s board of directors. Jim Whitehurst, former chief operating officer of...

  Posted by Paul Mah | December 20, 2007, 11:56 PM PST

• Malware replaces Google ads with suspicious links

  A Trojan detected by BitDefender replaces texts ads from Google’s AdSense server, resulting in an obvious loss of revenue for Google but also posing threats to users from malicious links.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 20, 2007, 1:33 PM PST

• Much to expect from AMD in coming years

  At its 2007 Financial Analyst Day, AMD announced a slew of platforms for the coming years.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 20, 2007, 12:41 PM PST

• IT News Digest Week in Review, December 20, 2007

  For the last IT News Digest Week in Review of 2007, I decided to do something special. Hear my take on some of the tech news stories that were covered on TechRepublic this past week in Christmas...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | December 20, 2007, 11:28 AM PST

• Commtouch's mail reputation service to tackle spam

  Israeli firm Commtech is deploying a technique that puts a cap on e-mails received from inactive IPs, a technique that could provide a solution to countering spam attacks originating from zombie PCs.

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | December 20, 2007, 11:22 AM PST