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3Com division TippingPoint yesterday announced a bug bounty program targeting money-hungry hackers. The amount of the reward depends on the severity and scope of the vulnerability -- but TippingPoint plans to make offers. Dubbed the Zero Day Initiative, the new program aims to "ensure the responsibl...

3Com division TippingPoint today announced a bug bounty program targeting money-hungry hackers. The amount of the reward depends on the severity and scope of the vulnerability -- but TippingPoint plans to make offers. Dubbed the Zero Day Initiative, the new program aims to "ensure the responsible di...

Microsoft is admitting a security flaw in its operating system could allow an attacker to remotely crash computers. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack that exploits a vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services, according to an advisory the sof...

The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...

The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...

The latest version of Microsoft's automotive operating system is on the market, the company has announced. Windows Automotive 5.0, based on Microsoft's embedded OS Windows CE 5.0, can render complex 3D graphics, such as those used in navigation systems, with its expanded virtual memory support. "The...

Microsoft will release its first backup-to-disk software system to manufacturers within 30 days, the company said at its Worldwide Partner Conference. The software giant said it has the only product that allows end users to recover lost data from their desktop. Microsoft System Center Data Protectio...

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

Future of RSS Looks Rosy

RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, but for technologists with an eye on the Internet's future, it stands for much, much more. The technology provides a way for people to opt to have information delivered to their computer desktops without having to burn time surfing the Web. Although around for...

In a move to cater to midsize businesses, Microsoft today announced a Windows Server System bundle aimed at companies with 50 to 250 PCs. The software giant is hoping to gain the traction in the midmarket that it has achieved with its Small Business Server. The Windows Server System offering include...

Microsoft yesterday launched its Digital Image Suite 2006, a package of tools designed to help consumers organize, enhance and share digital images. Microsoft is hoping to gain greater traction in a growing digital imaging market. PMA Marketing Research predicts consumers will take 25 billion digita...

Microsoft is taking a bottom-up approach to customer relationship management with the second release of its CRM software, but one analyst said the software giant won't stay in the small market forever. "It makes sense to come from the bottom," Joe Wilcox, senior analyst, Jupiter Research, told CRM B...

Software engineers at Microsoft's laboratory in Cambridge, England, have developed a new, proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) technology that is being eyed by Hollywood producers as a potential distribution channel for their content. Code-named "Avalanche," the product is said by Microsoft to be a safer ...

Sony BMG has come roaring out of the gate, two days after the Supreme Court ruling that file-sharing programs can be held liable for copyright infringements, announcing a deal with Mashboxx for a legal music-swapping service. The service will charge 99 cents per song and be populated by Sony BMG art...

Microsoft announced Friday that its long-in-the-works Longhorn will enable RSS (really simple syndication) feeds. "The fact that they're announcing it now, keeps them in the news," Laura DiDio, senior analyst, Yankee Group, told TechNewsWorld. "It keeps users, developers and competitors very well aw...

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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