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CIA, Google Invest in "Future" Web Algorithm

Search giant Google and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency are investing in a company working to track Web-browsing behavior

Office for Mac 2011 Due in Late October

Microsoft discloses retail pricing and release plans for Office for Mac 2011

Is Google Going Agile?

A Google program manager last week announced the company was changing its software development methodologies to speed up stable releases of the Chrome Web browser.

Microsoft Revises Policy on Reporting Security Flaws

Microsoft has adopted a variant of its "responsible disclosure" policy for reporting security flaws in its software, the company announced

Windows XP: Widely Used, Widely Attacked

Exploits using Windows XP as an attack vector will grow this year, according to security experts commenting on Microsoft's "Security Intelligence Report Volume 8"

Google Going After Government Market With Apps Certification

After a year of working on security steps to comply with federal government regulations, Google today launched Google Apps for Government

Group Codifies IT Maintenance Consumer Rights

A council of global IT CIOs, in conjunction with research group Gartner Inc., has released a "code of conduct" for solution vendors on IT maintenance issues.



Adobe Reader to Get Security Sandbox

As Adobe Systems applications face increasing security threats, Microsoft is stepping up to lend a helping hand.

IBM Announces zEnterprise System

New zEnterprise mainframe and systems architecture lets mainframe, Power, and x86 systems share resources, be managed as single, virtualized system

Dell Technicians Find Malicious Code on Motherboards

Dell is warning many of its customers of potential malware embedded in a set of server motherboards.

Task Force Recommends Metric for Measuring Data Center Efficiency

Inconsistent metrics have led to inconsistent results

Windows Zero-Day Advisory Issued on USB Drives

Microsoft issues security advisory about Windows vulnerability associated with shortcut icons on USB drives

Adobe Reader and Microsoft IE Top Security Concerns

The majority of Internet security threats come from unpatched vulnerabilities in Adobe Acrobat/Reader and Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 5.0 Released

Microsoft last week released the next version of a free tool that provides upgrade advice for those using the company's flagship software products.