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In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System this week was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...

EMC and Sun Microsystems yesterday announced agreements on several hardware, software and support initiatives designed to help customers more easily deploy their technologies together. The companies will work to ensure compatibility between the EMC family of networked storage platforms and Sun's Sol...

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Making P2P a Capitalist Tool

This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide MGM vs. Grokster, the case that could determine whether or not a peer-to-peer (P2P) company can be held liable for illegal activity on its network. The decision is key, but the future is also being shaped by the marketplace. The digitization o...

Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry mobile messaging device, won another round in its intellectual property fight with U.S.-based NTP as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continued its re-examination of patents that are the basis of NTP's case. Shares of RIM ros...

HP yesterday announced it has teamed with AMD to address the fast-growing small and mid-size business (SMB) mobile market. The computer maker introduced the 2.4-pound HP Compaq nx6125 Notebook PC, which incorporates AMD Turion 64 mobile technology and includes biometric security features. IDC vice p...

In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high-performance computing, IBM's BlueGene/L System yesterday was named the fastest computer in the world on the Top500 supercomputer rankings. BlueGene/L is a joint development of IBM and the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Se...

Microsoft continued its effort to make more third-party security software of its own this week, completing its acquisition of enterprise messaging protection provider Sybari. The deal, announced last February and finalized this week, will result in the availability of Sybari's Antigen software for m...

Gateway has come to the table with its 17-inch widescreen notebooks a little later than some of its competitors, but its latest offering in this category illustrates, once again, that it's capable to delivering excellent value without skimping on performance. Some impressive features have been incor...

Microsoft continued its effort to make more third-party security software of its own this week, completing its acquisition of enterprise messaging protection provider Sybari. The deal, announced last February and finalized this week, will result in the availability of Sybari's Antigen software for m...

Mobile phone malware may be farther off than antivirus software makers say, and how far off is up for debate among analysts. A Gartner report by security analysts John Pescatore and John Girard released yesterday says that despite the warning signals being sent by antivirus companies, mobile phone u...

Phishers could exploit a vulnerability in several popular Web browsers, according to a report from security research firm Secunia. The flaw would allow cybercriminals to steal personal information from its victims. Specifically, malicious Web sites could spoof pop-up boxes in Internet Explorer for b...

FUTURE WATCH

Better PC Security Years Away

Emerging technologies could lead to a quantum leap in PC security, but the realization of that advance is still years away, industry experts say. "The next quantum leap in security won't occur until there is better operating system and better hardware support for it," John Bedrick, a director of eTr...

IT analysis firm Yankee Group is warning that an increasing number of vulnerabilities in security software from major vendors may be putting enterprises and users at risk. The company called for security vendors to make their computer protection products more secure themselves before applications su...

In a move that takes Cisco Systems into the middleware market, the company today unveiled plans to develop technology designed to enable networks to support intelligent decisions based on business policies. Technology developed under the initiative, dubbed Application-Oriented Networking, or AON, al...

The Liberty Alliance today announced it will write specifications designed to enhance the privacy of mobile messaging, a lucrative, but insecure way of selling content. The alliance is a consortium of industry representatives working to create online authentication standards. The newly formed allian...


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