Michael Singer

A mass-mailing worm spreading across the Internet Thursday has no malicious code or payload, but it did play on people’s need for security protection. And that is what has anti-virus experts with Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team (AVERT) and others worried. The The “I-Worm.Japanize” (or W32/Fbound.c@MM) worm has earned itself a “Medium On-Watch” designation due to […]

Security software maker Check Point Software Thursday released its latest version of VPN-1 SecureClient. This one, designed for Microsoft Windows-Powered personal digital assistant (PDA) and handheld PC devices, addresses the growing need for mobile security in the workplace. The Israeli-based firm with U.S. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. says it worked hard with the likes […]

Three Silicon Valle-based companies Wednesday forged an alliance that should be of note for mobile and wireline operators. Sun Microsystems says it is making its VoiceTone Platform available with the help of speech recognition technology players Menlo Park, Calif.-based Nuance and Sunnyvale, Calif.-based BeVocal. The technology is a amalgamation of VoiceTone Platform’s open, standards-compliant architecture, […]

In a mutually beneficial agreement, San Jose, Calif.-based BackWeb Technologies and Oblix, Inc., a maker of security solutions for e-business networks, have formed a co-branding marketing alliance for the cross-pollination of the two companies’ products and services. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The two companies will jointly train their staff and sales […]

Two grocery chains with roots in the Silicon Valley are taking their fight to the online grocery deliver arena. Boise, Idaho-based Albertson’s and Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway say they are hoping to avoid the mistakes of similar services, such as the now defunct Webvan and Kozmo, by regulating their delivery areas and charging a fee for […]

Inktomi Monday announced a deal that meshes its search technology inside of Motorola‘s enterprise network. The two companies are building on an established relationship. Foster City, Calif.-based Inktomi already runs searches within Motorola’s corporate Web site. The Internet search and content delivery developer will be using its Inktomi Enterprise Search Security Module for secure information […]

Computer-networking equipment maker Cisco Systems is looking ahead to the day when talking over the Internet (also known as voice over IP or telephony) is very common place. To help its customers bring these features to market faster and cheaper, Cisco Monday says it is now offering a batch of VoIP products that take advantage […]

When the City of Burlingame wanted to keep in touch with its residents, city leaders decided to tap the resources of nearby Silicon Valley to do it. The city is one of the test sites for a solution tentatively called Meetings365. The joint project is being developed by Internet broadcasting community, Live365 and Oakland, Calif.-based […]

Oracle Thursday unveiled Oracle Collections, a collections software enhanced Customer Relationship Management (CRM) features. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based business software giant says the new software is part of its Oracle E-Business Suite and is now available as traditional software on CD-ROM or as an online service. “The distinction between traditional CRM and ERP functions are […]

Internet security company Websense Inc. and Network Appliance forged a partnership Tuesday that is expected to benefit customers looking for employee Internet management (EIM) software. The deal matches San Diego-based Websense’s Enterprise v4.3 platform with Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Network Appliance’s content delivery appliances through its ICAP (Internet Content Adaptation Protocol). The protocol enables communication between edge […]

E-business software and consulting firm Evolve Wednesday says it has found a permanent replacement for its now departed president, CEO and board member John Bantleman. The Emeryville, Calif.-based company says former Oracle Sr. Vice President Linda Zecher has accepted the position. At Oracle, Zecher led the $1.3 billion division E-Business Applications for Oracle Services Industries. […]

With two weeks to go till the shareholder vote, the HP-Hewlett proxy battle rages on. Literally seconds after an independent investment advisory firm said it supports the proposed merger between Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corp. , both sides claimed victory. The favorable report from Rockville, Md.-based Institutional Shareholder Services said it supported the $22 billion […]