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The threat of trojans infecting mobile phones is rising sharply, according to security software firm SimWorks. The company today said it found 52 new damaging trojans on the Symbian platform in a single day. The malicious software programs affect Series 60 phones such as the Nokia 3650, 6600 and 663...

Symantec released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution today, which provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users. The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 millio...

Corporate IT staffs are being put in a bind: They are providing users with cell phones that cost at most a few hundred dollars, yet employees rely on the devices to access corporate data that can be worth millions. Strong security checks are crucial to make sure that enterprise information is protec...

Symantec released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution today, which provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users. The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 millio...

In an attempt to expand its enterprise instant messaging service, Microsoft announced today it has made a deal with IM rival Research in Motion (RIM) to allow Microsoft Live Communication Server users access their messages through their BlackBerry wireless devices. Microsoft is also working on its o...

EXPERT ADVICE

2005: The Year of Internal Security

For too long now we've seen security threats have a negative impact on internal networks, and as a result, a harmful effect on employee and company productivity. And for far too long, enterprises of all sizes have neglected to focus enough resources and energy on securing these valuable internal net...

Intel made its PRO/Wireless 5116 processor available today, marking the release of the first chip based on the 802.16 WiMAX standard. WiMAX, which stands for worldwide interoperability for microwave access, will first be used to reach areas without DSL or cable modem infrastructure to expand the rea...

Through both its partnership with Apple and its new iRadio service to be tested in the U.S. next month, Motorola is looking to expand the capabilities of its handsets, making mobile phones into multimedia platforms that allow consumers to carry their music wherever they bring their cell phones. Moto...

In a move to take compute power off the server, startup Azul Systems today introduced four models of its Compute Appliance product line targeting virtual machine-based applications. Prices for a 96-way symmetric multiprocessing system with 32 GB of memory start at US$89,000. That's a hefty price tag...

HP and Infinity Broadcasting today announced they will work together to deploy Visual Radio to U.S. listeners. But analysts are skeptical that carriers will grab hold of the concept. Developed by Nokia and offered by HP, Visual Radio allows listeners to tune in to local FM radio via their mobile pho...

OPINION

How Linux Saved Microsoft

I've been looking back this week and recalling almost a decade ago when a little company called Netscape prematurely slapped Microsoft upside the head and by so doing better positioned Microsoft for the future. Granted, I'm sure Microsoft would have loved to avoid the related litigation that contin...

Making telephone calls over the Internet is nothing new. Once the arena for hobbyists and techies, Internet telephony is now a proven technology. Internet phone calls are so reliable and popular that Ma Bell and her competitors use the digital superhighway to carry much of their own hard-wired long ...

Microsoft is rounding up some attention for its next-generation operating system known as Longhorn, with Microsoft veteran and platform vice president Jim Allchin touting security and simplicity improvements and signaling another beta release of the next Windows, set for a conference later this mont...

Intel yesterday announced a new notebook platform designed specifically for Chinese university students. Dubbed Tanggula, Intel said the platform offers enhanced security, wireless capability, and high quality sound and audio for multi-media enabled interactive learning and entertainment.

A worm that made its way into Reuters private instant messaging system, causing the company to temporarily shut it down, is a warning to enterprises, one IM security company told TechNewsWorld. "This is a wakeup call for the entire enterprise market," Francis deSouza, CEO of IMLogic, which offers IM...


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