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Government, Health Care Web Sites Attacked

A scan of Web servers by Internet security company Finjan Inc. has found more than 1,000 legitimate Web sites that had been compromised by a new wave of attacks in recent weeks.

Sentrigo Offers Help for Database Patching Woes

Security layer product is designed to help database administrators when databases go unpatched.

Borland Announces Upcoming ALM Release

TeamDemand, TeamFocus and TeamAnalytics will launch later this year.

Unisys Offers Free Unified Communications Trial

Unisys announced yesterday that it is offering companies a free 30-day unified communications trial using Microsoft solutions.

Can SOA Move Beyond Hype?

New ebizQ survey shows that most enterprises are still in the beginning stages of implementing a service-oriented architecture.

Yahoo Rejects 'Erratic' Microsoft Search Bid

Yahoo's management on Saturday rejected an offer from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn to buy Yahoo's Internet search ad business.

Microsoft Denies Yahoo Version of Failed Talks

Microsoft on Monday described its own version of events concerning Friday's failed talks with Yahoo's management.

Microsoft Says SQL Server 2008 To Ship This Quarter

Redmond divulges tidbits of SQL Server 2008 release information at this week's Worldwide Partner Conference.

ISO/IEC Officials Allegedly Advise Rejecting OOXML Appeals

A leaked document may indicate the views of standards officials who say challenges to ISO/IEC 29500 should be dropped.

SnapLogic Leverages Amazon Cloud Platform

The company teamed with Amazon to add scalability to its hosted data integration solution.

Microsoft Says SQL Server 2008 To Ship This Quarter

Redmond divulges tidbits of SQL Server 2008 release information at this week's Worldwide Partner Conference.

New Prefetching Scheme Saves Computing Time, Energy

Researchers develop new way to predict usage and adjust accordingly.

Spring Gets Expanded Java Annotation Support

Spring 2.5 embraces annotations in a variety of new ways.

.NET Developers Gain Velocity

One of the big surprises at Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America 2008 Developers conference in Orlando, Fla., last month was the launch of Project "Velocity," the code name for a distributed, in-memory data-caching platform that was quietly under development in Redmond.

Massive Patch Coming for DNS Vulnerability

Major vendors of domain name system (DNS) servers are making an unprecedented coordinated release of patches for what is being called a fundamental flaw in DNS, a core element of the Internet.

Greene Out at VMware

In a move that sent shock waves across the virtualization market, VMware's board of directors announced that Diane Greene, the company's co-founder, president and CEO, will be replaced by Paul Maritz, a 14-year veteran of Microsoft and head of EMC's Cloud Division.

Neo FreeRunner Phone Hits Market, Provides Open Access

The cell phone's open platform lets developers write applications in C and C++.

Microsoft Talks Up SDL

Redmond’s Secure Development Lifecycle requirements aim to counter security defects in the face of recent SQL attacks.

Ballmer Wants Board Change at Yahoo

Microsoft's executives have been talking with investor and corporate raider Carl Icahn about renewed plans for Microsoft to acquire part or all of Yahoo, provided that Yahoo's board is replaced.

Microsoft Mends Breach in Open Source Sandcastle

The source code is now available after Microsoft initially removed the project for not following OSI rules.