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Oracle offers half-price support for Red Hat Linux
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-10-26 09:57:27

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is taking aim at Red Hat Inc. (RHAT.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the top distributor of Linux operating system software, with an offer to provide half-price technical support to Red Hat Linux users.


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Mozilla downplays Firefox 2.0 bugs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-26 09:54:02
Two reported security flaws are 'just noise' and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, according to Mozilla.
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Oracle highlights Web 2.0, services plans
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-26 09:50:49
Oracle OpenWorld: The company has given a preview of plans for bringing together technologies picked up in its acquisition spree.
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Adobe puts its muscle behind Apollo
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-26 09:47:51
The company will spend £50m to fund software start-ups and other efforts to promote its new development tools.
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Share-trading firms hit by spyware fraud
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-26 09:44:48
Scammers are routinely stealing identities and relieving users of millions of dollars, according to several US online share trading services.
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Red Hat's Cox warns on open source security
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-26 09:41:59
Linux developer and Red Hat veteran Alan Cox urges caution to those who think Linux security is foolproof.
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Viruses, phishing, and trojans for profit
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-10-26 09:38:20

Comment Following the 2006 International Virus Bulletin Conference, Kelly Martin takes a look at the profit motives of the cyber criminals behind modern viruses, targeted trojans, phishing scams, and botnet attacks that are stealing millions from organisations and individuals.


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IE7 spoofing bug pops-up
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-10-26 09:30:49

Security researchers have identified a pop-up address bar spoofing weakness in Microsoft's newly released Internet Explorer 7 browser. The flaw, first reported by security notification firm Secunia, might lend itself to phishing attacks and remains currently unpatched.


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WebCentral offers hosted CRM for SMEs
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Services

2006-10-26 01:30:57
Melbourne IT subsidiary, WebCentral, has taken another step into the hosted applications business, launching an online customer relationship management (CRM) product for SMEs.

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Oracle issues threat to Red Hat support
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news

Category: Software

2006-10-25 22:58:40
Rumours of Oracle releasing its own Linux distribution based on Ubuntu were wrong. However, Oracle has thrown its hat into the Linux support ring with a direct challenge to the leading Linux vendor Red Hat.


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Yahoo makes Internet bookmarks ready to share
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-10-25 10:05:10

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Bookmarks have become the cluttered closets of Web surfers.


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Hacker unlocks Apple music download protection
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2006-10-25 09:58:20

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A hacker who as a teen cracked the encryption on DVDs has found a way to unlock the code that prevents iPod users from playing songs from download music stores other than Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, his company said on Tuesday.


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Microsoft ships Windows Defender
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-25 09:54:29
The free anti-spyware program is expected to raise the competitive stakes with security vendors McAfee and Symantec, which charge for similar products.
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Botnet malware proliferates on Windows PCs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-25 09:51:29
Microsoft found more than 43,000 new variants of such insidious software in the first half of 2006.
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Silicon Graphics sues ATI over patent
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: ZDNet UK

2006-10-25 09:45:09
The move comes just days after SGI exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with new financing, a trimmed-down product line and new executives and board members.
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Mac OS X 10.4.8 runs on any PC...
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-10-25 09:23:24

Mac OS X 10.4.8 will now run on any generic x86-based PC. Well, almost. Kernel coder Semthex has posted what he claims is an entirely legal release of the Mac operating system's foundation layer. The only snag: you can't boot into the familiar GUI.


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Verisign backs Vista security green streak
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2006-10-25 09:09:36

The Mozilla Foundation risks losing the browser battle if it fails to keep up with Microsoft by incorporating new security technology into Firefox, a Verisign exec has claimed.


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Avalanche appoints new AVG sales manager
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology people

Category: Shakers & Breakers - People

2006-10-25 05:23:58
Avalanche Technology Group, Australian distributor of AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software, has appointed Brendan Lotkin to head up its AVG Corporate Sales Division. Lotkin has held sales and marketing roles in a range of sectors across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK. He joins Avalanche from Howl At The Moon Pty Ltd, an international restaurant chain. He has also held executive positions with AMI Pty Ltd, which distributes Gibson Guitars and OTS (Online Trading systems).






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