Michael Chait

After a new outcry over a flaw that could allow a user to “bug” a Word document being sent to another user for review, Microsoft says it is working on a fix. In a statement issued Thursday, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said it would definitely repair the problem, but was unclear whether it would […]

Looking to build on recent successes in their business integration software portfolio, IBM Thursday announced it has acquired all the outstanding shares of Holosofx, a former partner of the IBM WebSpere unit. Financial details of the acquisition, which closed Wednesday, were not disclosed. Holosofx’s operations will be integrated immediately with the IBM Software Group, and […]

Fears about a new Microsoft Windows e-mail worm themed around the September 11 terrorist attacks were allayed this morning by a security firm’s report, which said the worm had too many technical flaws to do much damage. “This seems to be a poor attempt from a wannabe virus writer to exploit the commemoration of September […]

Hoping to take some steam out of Intel’s momentum in the chip market, AMD Tuesday said it has fabricated the smallest double-gate transistors to date using industry standard technology. AMD hopes to use these for the creation of more powerful, yet smaler, chips. “Transistor development is essential to the creation of higher-performing products for our […]

Israeli-based security firm Grey Magic Monday issued a warning that a new vulnerability discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) could allow attackers to compromise your computer through a Web site’s frames. All versions of the popular Web browser 5.5 and above are vulnerable to the flaw, as well as any other application that uses IE’s […]

Network security firm Foundstone said Thursday that it had discovered a significant security vulnerability in PGP, the de facto commercial encryption software. The flaw stems from an overflow that allows the attacker to take control of the recipient’s computer, elevating his or her privileges on the organization’s network According to the firm, the vulnerability could […]

Philips Electronics and Sony Corp. Thursday announced a partnership to develop a new ultra short-range radio technology for use in everything from cell phones to peripherals. The technology is intended to build on each company’s existing smartcard line, which allow contactless data sharing, most commonly associated with identity authentication for building access. Operating on 13.56 […]

LSI Logic Wednesaday introduced a new semiconductor platform called RapidChip aimed at making compromises to bring cheaper, quicker time-to-market programmable chips. Companies use LSI’s products and tools to design custom chips to handle specific tasks in their own products. The Milpitas, Calif. company helped create the market for custom programmable chips almost two decades ago, […]

IBM furthered its push into the identity management market, announcing Tuesday an agreement to acquire all assets of Irvine, Calif.-based Access360. Upon closure of the acquisition, which is expected in the beginning of the fourth quarter, Access360 will become part of IBM Software Group and integrated into the Tivoli software portfolio. The addition of Access360 […]

In a clear sign that the light at the end of the tunnel for the tech industry may still be in the distance, Sun Microsystems yesterday warned that sales for its first quarter will fall short of expectations. In a conference call with analysts, Sun’s Chief Financial Officer Steve McGowan said its revenues for the […]

Microsoft Thursday said that a new flaw discovered in Windows could allow a hacker to conduct a denial of service (define) attack on your computer. The vulnerability comes from an ActiveX control known as the Certificate Enrollment Control, which allows web-based certificate enrollments. By design, this type of control should be able to install new […]

Oracle’s complicated cost structure may get a little easier to swallow next week, with the world’s second largest software company releasing a transparent view of its pricing and licensing on the Web. The Software Investment Guide, as the company is calling the release, is a global pricing initiative by Oracle to help current and prospective […]