Paul Mah

Xandros, a provider of intuitive end-to-end Linux solutions and cross platform management tools, or better known as the creator of the Linux distributor Xandros, has announced the acquisition of privately held Scalix. Scalix is best known for its award-winning Linux-based e-mail server product. Its e-mail server provides not only the standard IMAP, POP, and SMTP …

Zenprise for BlackBerry 3.1, a software module that runs with the core Zenprise Enterprise Management Server, will be released this week. As its name implies, it is catered specially for end-to-end administration of the RIM BlackBerry. According to Network World: … The new release includes a user dashboard, which is a set of graphical screens …

In a recent case that was decided earlier this month, federal agents used a keystroke logger to record the typing of a suspected ecstasy manufacturer who has been using encryption to thwart the police. In the wake of that, CNET’s News.com did a survey of 13 leading anti-spyware vendors and found none have cooperated (or …

A 75-year-old woman from Karlstad, in central Sweden, has been bestowed with what we can only salivate and dream about at the moment — the world’s fastest broadband connectivity. At the blistering speed of 40 Gigabits per second pumped straight to her home, Sigbritt Löthberg is now able to enjoy 1,500 simultaneous streams of HDTV …

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According to eWeek, Microsoft will be announcing its plan at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver this week about the impending release to manufacture its new Systems Centre Remote Operations Manager 2007 (ROM 2007). Subscribe to the Innovation Insider Newsletter Catch up on the latest tech innovations that are changing the world, including IoT, 5G, …

Baseline has an article that caught my eye just the other day. It was a provocatively titled piece on Opinion: Why CIOs Should Pay Attention to Hewlett-Packard. Essentially, the author noted that the designation of No. 1 IT vendor now belongs to Hewlett-Packard, which has seen its sales climb past IBM’s. Subscribe to the Executive …

If you are new to the IT profession and do not know it yet – shipment of laptops has already surpassed that of the traditional desktop over a year ago. It is therefore interesting to note that even with such a huge installed base – and the price of an additional laptop battery costing upwards …

Barracuda Networks, the creator of the famed Barracuda anti-spam hardware appliance, is adding real-time malware protection to its line of products. Called Barracuda Real-Time Protection, the technology leverages on the strength of the company’s installed base of 40,000 spam firewall appliances to monitor for malware breakouts. This capability is achieved by creating unique binary signatures, …

At the risk of stating the obvious, caffeine addiction is something well understood by the IT professionals and gurus reading the IT News Digest blog on TechRepublic. It is the absolutely essential stimulant necessary for proper functioning, especially when frantically fixing NOC outages or the million and one other IT emergencies that never seem to …

It has been less than a week since the iPhone’s release, and my head is still spinning from all the iPhone unboxing and cracking open galleries. Already, it appears that the hacker crew of IRC #iPhone channel has managed to gain shell access to the iPhone. As the iPhone’s 30-pin dock connector features the same …

Spotted this one over at PCMag’s Security Watch blogs. It appears that Symantec has just posted public beta test copies of its upcoming Norton AntiVirus 2008 and Norton Internet Security 2008 products. Subscribe to the Cybersecurity Insider Newsletter Strengthen your organization’s IT security defenses by keeping abreast of the latest cybersecurity news, solutions, and best …