Sean Michael Kerner

Sun is taking a new approach to rolling out its trusted version of Solaris. Rather than a completely separate version of Solaris, it’s now in “early access” for something called Trusted Extensions, which overlay Solaris 10. Sun has also announced that Solaris 10 has the formal green light and has entered into Common Criteria evaluation […]

Intel and Microsoft have weighed in on the next-generation DVD format war, choosing to side with HD DVD. The move places the two giants of the PC industry in opposition against Blu-ray technology, which is backed by Sony. Both Intel and Microsoft have now joined the HD DVD Promotion Group as part of their endorsement […]

Sending text messages via SMS may be a popular activity for some, but for others typing the alphabet on a numeric keypad is somewhat of a challenge. Tegic Communications, subsidiary of AOL, is aiming to make text input easier with a new product announcement and a new partnership that will add speech and handwriting recognition […]

Although it is still a year away from being released, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is already on the path toward EAL4 certification. The new certification will raise the bar for Government security deployments for Red Hat’s flagship Linux product. Red Hat’s bid for EAL4 certification is being sponsored by IBM and Trusted Computer Systems, […]

Microsoft entered the lucrative paid search advertising field to compete with the likes of Google and Yahoo by launching today its own native ad platform in France and Singapore. MSN adCenter has been in beta testing in France and Singapore since March and includes a bevy of features that MSN claims its competitors do not […]

The big three national credit reporting companies want to reassure people that their data is secure. To that end, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are engaged in a joint effort to develop a single encryption standard for reporting data to the credit agencies that will protect sensitive customer data. The joint effort approach will include a […]

There can hardly be an IT administrator today that has not used SSH to log into a remote server. SSH Communications Security, the company that originally developed the SSH protocol , has now upped the ante with a pair of new solutions aimed at the enterprise market. SSH, typically in the form of the open […]

AOL is rolling out new spyware-killing software to its users in an effort to combat the daily deluge of intrusive code. The service is being made available to AOL members at no additional cost. AOL Spyware Protection 2.0 (ASP 2.0) is powered by Computer Associates eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware technology and finds and blocks up to […]

As allegations of malicious code and heightened insecurity swirl around, Mozilla has updated its Firefox Web browser in what is being termed, “a security and stability release.” Mozilla today released version 1.07 of Firefox, which includes numerous security fixes. Security firm Secunia has rated at least one as “extremely critical.” CAN-2005-2968 titled “Firefox Command Line […]

In a move aimed at creating “greater agility,” Microsoft has reorganized its business into three divisions. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer today announced the reorganization, which will split the company into the Microsoft Platform Products & Services Division, Microsoft Business Division and Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division. Ballmer will appoint a president to each division. Microsoft […]

Instant messaging by definition is all about messaging. It’s now indisputably about Voice over IP too, thanks to a new VoIP service and new Triton IM preview client announced today by America Online . AOL said its Total Talk VoIP service, which will be available on Oct. 4 in the U.S. and Canada, offering full-featured […]

Efforts to create a Linux standard gained some ground today with the release of the Linux Standards Base (LSB) 3.0 specification. The latest LSB standard is an effort to help prevent the fragmentation of Linux and is widely supported by major Linux vendors. The LSB specification is maintained and developed by the Free Standards Group […]