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Patch Tuesday To Address Four Critical Issues

Microsoft plans to address remote code execution vulnerabilities in next Tuesday's security patch.

Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

The acquisition of Qumranet positions Red Hat in the virtual desktop infrastructure space.

Google Plunges Into Browser Market

The browser wars heat up as Google launches a challenge to Microsoft.

Virtual Systems of Tomorrow Could Take Cues from Today's Mainframes

Given its many turnkey virtues it's tempting to think of virtualization as a turnkey proposition. Not quite.

IE Share Continues Decline but How Far Will It Go?

Use of Microsoft's browser varies per study, with lower adoption rates found in Japan and China.

ECMAScript Fight Results in 'Harmony'

Brendan Eich, founder of JavaScript, says future of the standard has been resolved for now.

Security Researches Uncover Spring Framework Vulnerabilities

Both flaws result from design issues in the framework, according to Ounce Labs.

Microsoft Announces SP-1 for Forefront Client Security

An update to Microsoft's enterprise client protection app is now available.

Web Sites Rife with Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Although the overall number of vulnerabilities being discovered in software appears to be leveling off or even dropping, two recent reports on Web security say that the overwhelming majority of Web sites studied still have unpatched vulnerabilities that could expose visitors to malicious code.

Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2

The latest beta includes features designed to match user 'flow' while surfing the Web, says the IE8 dev team.

NetBeans 6.5 Beta Released

With support for all versions Java, many languages (including Ruby on Rails, Groovy and now PHP) and a number of frameworks, analysts say that the open source, Sun-backed NetBeans is becoming strong alternative to Eclipse.

Talend Unveils Open Source Clean Data App

The product aims to avoid duplicate records by checking for inconsistencies.

Security Software: How Suite It Is

The writing's on the wall, it seems, for purveyors of security point solutions. Gone is the day of the best-of-breed anti-virus, firewall, e-mail security or encryption vendors. These days, it's a security suite play.

IT Spending Rises Despite Tough Economic Times

Last week, market watcher Gartner Inc. issued a report in which it projected that IT spending should eclipse $3.4 trillion this year. That's a year-over-year growth rate of 8 percent.

First Look: The gOS 3 Operating System

The open source Linux-based operating system features integration with Google's online apps.

Browser Security Gets Focus in ZoneAlarm 8.0 App

Check Point Software updated its Web security software suite.

Vista Ramp Up Is Happening Now, Study Says

Businesses may have been slow to adopt Microsoft Windows Vista, but expect that to change by late 2008 to 2009, according to a recent Forrester Research report.

Report Outlines SMB SaaS Strategies for Vendors

Delivering hosted solutions to businesses takes planning, and this report describes some of the steps to take.

Red Hat Hacked, Company Issues Security Advisory

A critical advisory was issued after hackers tampered with the open source Linux company's Web site.

UPDATED: Microsoft Tool Helps Filter SQL Injection Attacks

UrlScan 3.0, a security add-on to Microsoft's IIS Web server, is now available in its Release-to-Web version.