Andy Patrizio

Kaspersky has introduced a new security suite, Kaspersky Open Space Security (KOSS), a scalable suite of products for different network structures of various sizes designed to provide protection to both network perimeters and all nodes inside the network. At the core of KOSS is Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Servers and Kaspersky Administration Kit 6.0, […]

PGP Corp. has given its PGP Encryption Platform a boost by adding support for new platforms, applications and expanding encryption support to other potential areas of vulnerability. Version 9.6 of the PGP Encryption Platform adds support for 32-bit Windows Vista, Mac OS X and Lotus Notes. It also updates support for whole disc encryption of […]

AMD has added the final piece to its embedded lineup of products with the announcement today of the AMD M690 chipset. The chipmaker has long offered embedded processors, but the M690 adds graphics processing and connectivity for a complete, single vendor solution. AMD  will make the formal announcement at the Embedded Systems Conference today […]

Small to medium-sized businesses  often don’t have the security policies, systems or know-how in place of their larger enterprise brethren, and that’s a lurking danger. So says a new survey by security advisor MessageLabs. In identifying the problem MessageLabs, not surprisingly, says it also has a solution. The company is launching the Small Business Security […]

If there’s a hole to be found in Windows, the bad guys will find it, and the latest one is definitely unique. A vulnerability in all versions of Windows, including Vista, has been found in how the operating systems handle animated cursors, according to a Microsoft  security advisory. The exploit works either by a Web […]

UPDATED: Intel  gave a preview into upcoming processor plans, laying out what’s ahead with its forthcoming chips, codenamed “Penryn” and “Nehalem.” The company’s strategy is to introduce a new microarchitecture every two years, with a bump in performance in between. The Core technology released last year gets a bump in Penryn and Nehalem, due in […]

Rejoice penguins, Linux will be an option on future Dell desktop and mobile computers. After several weeks of soliciting feedback from customers through its IdeaStorm Web site, pre-loading Linux became the first customer-requested option adopted by the company. At this point however, there are no specifics on the Linux preload, other than it will be […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Norwich, Conn., is the setting for the final chapter in a trial that has turned into a travesty of law, justice and technology. Had the technology aspect of the situation been addressed before things got out of control, a substitute teacher would not now be facing 40 years in prison after a jury […]

If Adobe Systems didn’t set a record with today’s product announcements, it sure came close. The company unloaded a tidal wave of products, leveraging its 2005 $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, to release 13 new software products and six suites. The 13 new products cover pretty much every major application from both Adobe  and Macromedia, […]

AMD today announced the latest piece of its Trinity desktop management initiative with interoperability testing tools, codenamed Simfire. The tools allow managers to test whether their products meet AMD’s DASH (Desktop and Mobile Architecture for System Hardware) standard. Simfire is AMD’s  answer to Intel’s vPro platform, the next generation of which, codenamed Weybridge, is due […]

Russia may deserve its reputation as ‘virus central.’ After all, it’s the place where viruses are made and sold, complete with a service contract. But where do you suppose all that malicious code ends up? According to security provider Finjan, more of that code ends up on American servers than anywhere else. In its Q1 […]

So, 10 gigabit Ethernet too slow for you? How about 160 gigabits? That’s the latest breakthrough from IBM  researchers, who have come up with an optical networking chip measuring 3mm by 5mm but has 16 times the throughput of today’s networking chips. Now before you think this will mean more MP3s and dirty videos, think […]