Michael Myser

Next Monday, Sybase plans to announce the availability of Sybase Data Auditing for the Adaptive Server Enterprise databases. The solution is a reengineered and rebranded version of Lumigents Entegra auditing product geared specifically at ASE, and is designed to help corporations meet regulatory and database security requirements. “The approach we have taken allows us to […]

A malicious batch of adware and spyware has appeared that can use Firefox and other alternative browsers to infect Microsofts IE. According to a researcher at Vitalsecurity.org in the United Kingdom, if a user visits a site hosting the malicious code and agrees to install the applications despite security warnings, Internet Explorer will automatically run […]

Microsoft Corp. Thursday announced it will acquire collaboration software firm Groove Networks Inc. Groove, which makes P2P (peer-to-peer) software that allows geographically dispersed workers to collaborate over the Internet, was founded by Ray Ozzie, creator of Lotus Notes. Ozzie will join Microsoft as a chief technology officer and report to Bill Gates, Microsofts founder and […]

The Apache Software Foundations Lenya development community yesterday announced an update to its open-source content management system. Apache Lenya 1.2.2 updates and now ships with OSCOMs (Open-Source Content Managements) Kupu, a Javascript editor for Mozilla, Netscape and Internet Explorer, and BXE (Bitflux Editor), a browser-based XML editor, as well as Apache Cocoon, the Foundations Web […]

Linux provider Mandrakesoft today announced its acquisition of Brazils Conectiva for $2.3 million in stock in an effort to expand its global market and capabilities. The combined company will offer both desktop and server products based on Linux. “Mandrakesoft and Conectiva are joining forces to create a much stronger and better company,” François Bancilhon, CEO […]

The FBI warned late Tuesday that e-mails appearing to originate from the bureau were spreading a virus via the accompanying attachment. The e-mail informs recipients that they have visited illegal Web sites and asks them to answer a set of attached questions. Opening the attachment will infect computers with the Sober-K worm, a variant that […]

Microsoft on Tuesday announced the purchase of ERP Complete, an implementation tool designed to cut time and costs of deploying Axapta, Microsofts enterprise resource planning suite aimed at the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. The tool was acquired for an undisclosed amount from Entegrate Software LLC of Rolling Meadows, Ill., a software and consulting […]

Symantec this week officially joined the parade of security vendors taking on spyware in the enterprise, adding real-time monitoring and protection from spyware and adware and enhancing the companys spyware removal capabilities. Both Symantec Client Security 3.0 and Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0, available in March, will automatically detect and remove the malicious programs and […]

McAfee announced on Monday its latest enterprise anti-spyware product designed to combat unwanted programs, including spyware, adware, dialers, keyloggers and remote-control code. While previous versions of the solution offered real-time scanning to locate and remove spyware, McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise can now block malicious programs before they ever reach the desktop and network. “Preventing something from […]

The three-year-old patent dispute between NTP Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), the maker of the BlackBerry e-mail device, saw a flurry of activity early this year as the Canadian government stepped into the fray. The Canadian government argued in a brief filed Jan. 13 that a decision by the U.S. appeals court on […]