Ryan Naraine

Data management heavyweight Oracle has issued an alert for “high risk” security flaws in several server products, warning that the vulnerabilities could lead to system access. The Redwood City, Calif.-based firm said a range of the server products was affected by vulnerabilities in the OpenSSL protocol and can be exploited to allow information leakage, denial-of-service […]

One month after investing $50 million as part of Novell’s acquisition of SUSE Linux AG, tech giant IBM has launched a new support center with the German company. The new Software Integration Center in Toronto is designed to market server support for enterprises running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system with IBM’s middleware to […]

Another mutant of the fast-spreading MiMail ‘phisher’ virus has started bombing e-mail inboxes. Security experts say the latest version has been programmed to launch a denial-of-service attack on anti-spam advocates. The virus has been in circulation since August this year with variants appearing as fake PayPal alerts trying to dupe users into giving up credit […]

Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to pursue a royalty-bearing licensing strategy for technologies developed internally, starting with the FAT Allocation Table (FAT) file system and the Subpixel Rendering (SPR) technology within the ClearType brand. The move comes as part of the software giant’s new “overarching policy” to share more of its intellectual property with others […]

Microsoft is planning to announce Wednesday the details of its new “overarching policy” to license more of its intellectual property to others in the technology industry. During a conference, the company’s senior VP and general counsel, Brad Smith, is expected to announce expanded developments around access to previously unavailable Microsoft research and development, according to […]

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a major Hotmail interface makeover to mirror the Web access features of the new Office 2003 software suite. Users of the free Web-mail service were greeted late Monday with a streamlined interface resembling Office 2003 and the MSN e-mail client built into the company’s ISP service. The Hotmail overhaul also […]

After years of railing against the inadequacies of the Linux operating system, embedded software powerhouse Wind River Systems on Monday did an about-face, joining two big-name open source groups — the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Eclipse Consortium. Wind River will participate in the OSDL’s Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) Working Group, a move […]

A Chinese security researcher has warned of five serious vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, warning that a successful exploit could lead to system takeover. Liu Die Yu released details of the flaws on the Bugtraq mailing list and issued a warning that the vulnerabilities could lead to system access, exposure of sensitive information, cross […]

Faced with a potentially crippling judgement that could block the sale of BlackBerry devices in the U.S., Reasearch in Motion on Wednesday introduced a new tri-band device for enterprise users in Europe with support for international roaming on GSM/GPRS networks. The Canada-based wireless device maker announced the new BlackBerry 7730 has been fitted with a […]

Under its new ‘secure the perimeter’ initiative, Microsoft plans to introduce a major tweak to the way Windows Server 2003 connects to remote systems and a makeover to the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) integrated into Windows XP. The new safeguards will be added to the first Service Pack for Windows Server 2003 to block remote […]

Norway-based Opera Software has rushed out a new versions of its alternative Web browser products to plug “highly critical” security flaws that could lead to system takeover. The security vulnerabilities, which affect both Linux and Windows systems, were detected in the way the Opera browser handles skin files. It is the third time this year […]

VOIP upstart Vonage today banked $35 million in venture capital funding to continue building out its DigitalVoice broadband phone service. Vonage, which sells SIP-based VOIP service to ISPs and broadband users, said the latest cash infusion included a $12 million investment from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). NEA, best known for its health care sector investments, […]