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RealNetworks Inc. Friday alerted the public to a security exploit affecting RealPlayer 8 that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on a victim’s machine, according to company spokesperson Dave Cotter. The hole has been dubbed as “buffer overrun” and Cotter said there have been no reports that any user of that media player […]

Borland Software Corp. , the Scotts Valley, Calif.-based provider of e-business platform solutions, yesterday announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for the fourth quarter increased 17 percent to $59.0 million from $50.3 million for the same quarter a year ago and increased 7 percent from the […]

Mobile enterprise software vendor AvantGo said Friday it has received its very first patent. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued patent number 6,341,316 for the company’s software that synchronizes data between mobile devices and enterprise servers. The Hayward, Calif.-based company said its patent covers “the system, method and computer program product for synchronizing content […]

By Ryan Naraine In a move that speaks volumes about the state of the wireless advertising industry, PDA-based city guide application Vindigo gave strong hints it plans to start charging an annual subscription fee for its service. Vindigo, which takes a cut from advertising sold by third-party content providers, said the premium service would be […]

By Erin Joyce Small business Web hosting company Interland, Inc. , is buying customer agreements and other assets from AT&T’s small business Web hosting divisions as the phone giant sharpens its focus on large-scale customers. The Atlanta-based Interland said it acquired the small-business and dedicated Web hosting assets from AT&T , a deal that also […]

By Ryan Naraine Cablevision Systems has upped the rates for its Optimum Online high-speed Internet access service, a move that affects more than 400,000 subscribers. Cable subscribers who purchase the Family Cable basic service now have to cough up $39.95 per month for Internet access, up from $29.95 a month. Overall, the Optimum Online ISP […]

BMC Software, Inc. is reorganizing of its research and development units into two core units focused on enterprise management, enterprise systems management (ESM) and enterprise data management (EDM). Led by Senior Vice President Dan Barnea, the organization is comprised of all product and technology-related functions and aligns around BMC Software’s core competencies. The reorganization also […]

Siebel Systems, Inc. , the San Mateo, Calif.-based provider of eBusiness applications software, today announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Revenues for 2001 were $2.05 billion compared with $1.80 billion for the year ended December 31, 2000. Siebel Systems’ 2001 full-year revenues grew by more than 14 percent. Net income […]

Akamai Technologies trimmed fourth-quarter losses on strong sales of its Internet content delivery service and anticipates a strong 2002 based on recurring contracts. For the three months ended Dec. 31, the Cambridge, Mass., firm had a net loss of $64.8 million, or 60 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $303 million, or […]

Infrastructure and service management provider BMC Software Inc. yesterday annoucned that Agilera, a Englewood, Colo.-based full-service ASP, has chosen Patrol software to manage its customers outsourced applications. Using Houston-based BMC Software’s enterprise management software, Agilera will offer service-level management for an integrated suite of applications including J.D. Edwards, Lawson, Oracle, SAP and Siebel Systems. “We […]

Looking to bolster its security offerings, Clearswift, a UK maker e-mail management software with U.S. headquarters in Waltham, Mass., is offering $30 million for Content Technologies, a subsidiary of Baltimore Technologies. If approved by shareholders, the deal would create a significant player in e-mail and Web secure content management field. “We will be the only […]

By @NY Staff Hewlett-Packard Company and Capco, which provides straight-through-processing technology to the financial services industry, have formed an alliance that includes a $30 million investment from HP. Under the agreement, HP and Capco plan to develop services to help financial services customers settle trades from three days to within one, as mandated by the […]