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Computer Associates made Concord Communications an offer it couldn't refuse, announcing it would pay US$17 per share -- a 71 percent premium -- for the performance management software company. CA will lay out $330 million in cash and assume $20 million of Concord's debt. Concord has been struggling ...
Winning comparison to Hollywood technological thrillers such as "The Matrix" and "Brainstorm," a new, as-yet theoretical technology patented by Sony is based on neurological sensory stimulation of the human brain, allowing people to touch, taste and smell in a virtual sense. The technology is non-in...
Virus encounters, virus disasters, malicious code -- and the recovery time and costs associated with these events -- are on the rise, according to a new survey. Cybertrust division ICSA Labs' 10th Labs Virus Prevalence Survey shows that viruses in 2004 increased nearly 50 percent over the previous y...
Laptops are loveable computers. Their clamshell design resonates efficiency. Open up a unit and everything's there to fire up a computing session: display, keyboard and trackpad. Their size and weight makes them highly portable. There's no need to shackle yourself to a desk, especially if you have a...
As if phishing isn't bad enough, network security firms report pharmers are now emerging in larger numbers on the Internet to steal your identity. To top it off, new research has found that the volume of IM-borne security threats have also increased dramatically since the beginning of the year. The...
Velocity Micro is set to become the first PC manufacturer to release a machine built around Intel's dual-core Pentium processor. The DCX line, announced yesterday, will use the Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition 840, which runs at speeds of up to 4 Ghz, and will be available by the end of June. The DCX...
MCI and Cray Supercomputers announced a deal to test new software for the next-generation Internet, also known as IPv6, touting more Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, enhanced routing, auto-configuration of networks, and better security and mobility. MCI will provide the IPv6 network -- which expone...
Microsoft has confirmed that it is delaying the launch of its Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition. The software giant initially expected to release a beta version this summer, but has postponed the launch until the first half of 2006 in order to respond to early customer feedback. Microsoft ...
Fujitsu showcased its additions to the high-end server world today, the PrimeQuest 480 and PrimeQuest 440, built on Itanium 2 chips. The servers will be released in June with Red Hat Linux, but Fujitsu said it will offer a version running Novell/SuSE Linux as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Da...
At an airport, one often sees busy executives talking on cell phones and banging away at their laptop keyboards in desperate attempts to finish up a few key items before the flight crew locks the plane door behind them. Airplanes have been an area where cell phone and wireless networks are not allow...
The latest twist in mobile malware, Mabir.A, poses as a reply to a text message a user has already sent. The virus targets Symbian Series 60 phones just as did CommWarrior and Cabir, the two other know mobile phone viruses, but it is not expected to spread quickly, according to security experts. Mab...
Japanese electronics giant Sony readied for its U.S. launch of the handheld, multimedia PlayStation Portable with hopes for the same type of fast sellout the new gaming and entertainment device had in Japan. However, there are still PSPs on store shelves after nearly two weeks since the U.S. game wa...
A new architecture that uses micro-threading in DRAM cores may result in four-times faster performance for gaming applications, among other uses. The development, announced today by Rambus, a technology licensing company that specializes in high-speed chip interfaces, will increase memory subsystem ...
The United States appears to be digging in its heels on the deadline for its rules requiring visitors to its shores to have passports containing biometric information. The rules, which have already been postponed once, are set to take effect on October 26. They require that after that date, nations...
Fall River, Mass., is an old textile town sprawled along the hills on the banks of the Taunton river, its salad days more than a century behind it. Although located only some 50 miles south of Boston and its high-tech "Golden Horseshoe," Fall River has never been associated with the phrase "state of...
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