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Trojan-Infected MP3s Have PC Users Singing the Blues
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62936.html
A new type of Trojan horse malware application is hiding inside fake MP3 media files, infecting approximately 500,000 consumer PCs, McAfee Avert Labs reported. The nefarious files have been delivered primarily on peer-to-peer networks during the last several days. The trojan, known as "Downloader-UA.h," was added to McAfee's DAT files about a week ago.Chris Maxcer2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:00Malware
A new type of Trojan horse malware application is hiding inside fake MP3 media files, infecting approximately 500,000 consumer PCs, McAfee Avert Labs reported. The nefarious files have been delivered primarily on peer-to-peer networks during the last several days. The trojan, known as "Downloader-UA.h," was added to McAfee's DAT files about a week ago. Since then, McAfee VirusScan Online users have reported the half-million detections. The trojan hides in fake music and video files and is associated with fastmp3player.com.
]]>2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:002008-05-08T16:25:32-07:00B2B in a Web 2.0 World, Part 1: Digital Media Relations
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62935.html
Attention! We're listening! Seeking competitive advantage and profitability through good relations with the social media, the B2B world has energetically embraced the grand online colloquy known as the two-way talk-back "conversation." Online social media platforms are now in play in the B2B relationships that organizations have with their vendors, suppliers, partners and contractors.Ned Madden2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:00E-Marketing
Attention! We're listening! Seeking competitive advantage and profitability through good relations with the social media, the B2B world has energetically embraced the grand online colloquy known as the two-way talk-back "conversation." Blogs, vlogs, e-communities and social networks, Internet forums, message boards, chat rooms, wikis, podcasts, webcasts, videocasts, RSS feeds -- these online social media platforms are now in play in the B2B relationships that organizations have with their vendors, suppliers, partners and contractors.
]]>2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:002008-05-09T05:22:45-07:00Mac Bloggers Size Up Support, Elbow Into Enterprise, Muse on AT&T Memo
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62932.html
Three interesting topics were kicked around in Apple-minded blogs this week. Entirely unsurprisingly, survey results show that Apple tech support kicks butt in the PC industry at large. Also, AT&T is forbidding vacation time to hapless iPhone salespeople, and it appears Macs have gotten a foot in the door at work.Chris Maxcer2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:00iPhone
Three interesting topics were kicked around in Apple-minded blogs this week. Entirely unsurprisingly, survey results show that Apple tech support kicks butt in the PC industry at large. Also, AT&T is forbidding vacation time to hapless iPhone salespeople, and it appears Macs have gotten a foot in the door at work. Consumer Reports is one of the most respected product and service reviewing publications in the U.S. The magazine recently surveyed its readers and ranked the best tech support in the PC industry.
]]>2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:002008-05-08T16:09:33-07:00Sun's JavaFX: Smart Move or Too Much Caffeine?
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62930.html
Taking on the likes of Adobe and Microsoft, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled its new JavaFX family of products for building rich Internet applications. Based on Sun's longstanding Java platform, JavaFX includes a runtime and a tools suite that Web scripters, designers and developers can use to quickly build and deliver rich interactive applications for desktop, mobile devices, TV and other platforms.Katherine Noyes2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:00Developer
Taking on the likes of Adobe and Microsoft, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled its new JavaFX family of products for building rich Internet applications. Based on Sun's longstanding Java platform, JavaFX includes a runtime and a tools suite that Web scripters, designers and developers can use to quickly build and deliver rich interactive applications for desktop, mobile devices, TV and other platforms. JavaFX Desktop for desktop browsers and applications will be available this fall, while JavaFX Mobile will ship in spring 2009. JavaFX TV is due to be available summer 2009.
]]>2008-05-09T04:00:00-07:002008-05-08T15:48:30-07:00Samsung Glydes Into iPhone Territory
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62933.html
Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday. The Glyde from Samsung, available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's iPhone. The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces.Walaika Haskins2008-05-08T14:35:07-07:00Handheld Devices
Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday. The Glyde from Samsung, available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's iPhone. The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces, prominent Web browsing features and multimedia functionality. If the buyer signs a new two-year contract and claims a $50 mail-in rebate, the cost for the Glyde comes to about $250.
]]>2008-05-08T14:35:07-07:002008-05-08T15:02:34-07:00Will Zunes Zap Unauthorized Content?
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62928.html
Microsoft's Zune and NBC's downloadable television shows stand at the center of the latest digital rights management dustup. On Wednesday, <i>New York Times</i> blogger Saul Hansell reported that Microsoft might build a copyright manager into every Zune player, ostensibly in response to an NBC demand for copyright protections of its downloadable content.Chris Maxcer2008-05-08T12:04:34-07:00Handheld Devices
Microsoft's Zune and NBC's downloadable television shows stand at the center of the latest digital rights management dustup. On Wednesday, a report suggested that Microsoft might build a copyright manager into every Zune player, ostensibly in response to an NBC demand for copyright protections of its downloadable content. The report qualified that the development was only a possibility, not a certainty. However, the article suggested that Microsoft was willing to attempt to develop a program that would filter out unauthorized copies of copyrighted material.
]]>2008-05-08T12:04:34-07:002008-05-08T12:10:31-07:00Dell Gets Real With Virtualization Strategy
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62920.html
Dell unveiled an array of virtualization solutions Wednesday. The hardware maker's new lineup includes more than a dozen servers, tools and services designed to make the deployment and management of virtual environments as simple as possible for enterprises regardless of size, the company said. Four new virtualization-optimized servers stand at the center of the hardware manufacturer's latest offering.Walaika Haskins2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:00Virtualization
Dell unveiled an array of virtualization solutions Wednesday. The hardware maker's new lineup includes more than a dozen servers, tools and services designed to make the deployment and management of virtual environments as simple as possible for enterprises regardless of size, the company said. Four new virtualization-optimized servers stand at the center of the hardware manufacturer's latest offering. The new Dell PowerEdge R805 and R905 include preinstalled versions of either VMware ESXi 3.5 or Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition hypervisors.
]]>2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:002008-05-07T16:15:01-07:00Kids in Second Life: Does Danger Lurk?
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62917.html
Second Life is no place for kids, a Republican congressman declared Monday. U.S. Representative Mark Kirk has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer alert warning about the dangers of Second Life, which he charges could expose kids to child predators and registered sex offenders.Katherine Noyes2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:00Virtual Worlds
Second Life is no place for kids, a Republican congressman declared Monday. U.S. Representative Mark Kirk has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer alert warning about the dangers of Second Life, which he charges could expose kids to child predators and registered sex offenders. "Sites like Second Life offer no protections to keep kids from virtual 'rape rooms,' brothels and drug stores," Kirk said. "If sites like Second Life won't protect kids from obviously inappropriate content, the Congress will."
]]>2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:002008-05-08T17:45:38-07:00Azul Systems: Jazzing Up Java
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62912.html
In early 2002, the founders of Azul Systems wagered that Java was going to become a prominent enterprise platform. If that happened, they suspected enterprise customers of Java would soon need relief from the pain points caused by poor scaling and disappointing deployment costs.Jack M. Germain2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:00Success Stories
In early 2002, the founders of Azul Systems wagered that Java was going to become a prominent enterprise platform. If that happened, they suspected enterprise customers of Java would soon need relief from the pain points caused by poor scaling and disappointing deployment costs. Azul Systems CEO and President Scott Sellers, along with two longtime business associates, concluded there was a potential market for an appliance to enhance Java's performance.
]]>2008-05-08T04:00:00-07:002008-05-08T10:55:45-07:00Hackers Bombard Epilepsy Site With Seizure-Inducing Images
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62923.html
Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. However, in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images. The breach triggered severe migraines and near-seizure reactions in some site visitors who viewed the images.Jordan Robertson2008-05-08T09:33:19-07:00Cyber Attacks
Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. However, in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images. The breach triggered severe migraines and near-seizure reactions in some site visitors who viewed the images. People with photosensitive epilepsy can get seizures when they're exposed to flickering images, a response also caused by some video games and cartoons.
]]>2008-05-08T09:33:19-07:002008-05-08T09:33:38-07:00America Movil to Hawk iPhone in Latin America
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62921.html
In another step in the worldwide march of Apple's iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. America Movil said it plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations but didn't offer more details about the arrangement.2008-05-08T09:20:39-07:00iPhone
In another step in the worldwide march of Apple's iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. America Movil, controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said it plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations but didn't offer more details about the arrangement, including whether it would be the exclusive iPhone provider in the targeted countries.
]]>2008-05-08T09:20:39-07:002008-05-08T09:20:52-07:00HP Targets Web 2.0 Firms With Heavy-Duty NAS System
http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/62919.html
HP announced on Tuesday a new, highly scalable storage system meant to address the needs of online and digital media businesses. The HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System is designed to simplify the management of multiple petabytes of data with an eye to affordability.Walaika Haskins2008-05-07T14:49:10-07:00Data Storage
HP announced on Tuesday a new, highly scalable storage system meant to address the needs of online and digital media businesses. The HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System is designed to simplify the management of multiple petabytes of data with an eye to affordability. New Web 2.0-centric businesses and digital media companies like photo-sharing, streaming video, video-on-demand and social networking operations produce an enormous quantity of file-based data they need to store, manage and retrieve on the fly.
]]>2008-05-07T14:49:10-07:002008-05-07T15:02:29-07:00
A new type of Trojan horse malware application is hiding inside fake MP3 media files, infecting approximately 500,000 consumer PCs, McAfee Avert Labs reported. The nefarious files have been delivered primarily on peer-to-peer networks during the last several days. The trojan, known as "Downloader-UA.h," was added to McAfee's DAT files about a week ago. Since then, McAfee VirusScan Online users have reported the half-million detections. The trojan hides in fake music and video files and is associated with fastmp3player.com.
]]>
Attention! We're listening! Seeking competitive advantage and profitability through good relations with the social media, the B2B world has energetically embraced the grand online colloquy known as the two-way talk-back "conversation." Blogs, vlogs, e-communities and social networks, Internet forums, message boards, chat rooms, wikis, podcasts, webcasts, videocasts, RSS feeds -- these online social media platforms are now in play in the B2B relationships that organizations have with their vendors, suppliers, partners and contractors.
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Three interesting topics were kicked around in Apple-minded blogs this week. Entirely unsurprisingly, survey results show that Apple tech support kicks butt in the PC industry at large. Also, AT&T is forbidding vacation time to hapless iPhone salespeople, and it appears Macs have gotten a foot in the door at work. Consumer Reports is one of the most respected product and service reviewing publications in the U.S. The magazine recently surveyed its readers and ranked the best tech support in the PC industry.
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Taking on the likes of Adobe and Microsoft, Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled its new JavaFX family of products for building rich Internet applications. Based on Sun's longstanding Java platform, JavaFX includes a runtime and a tools suite that Web scripters, designers and developers can use to quickly build and deliver rich interactive applications for desktop, mobile devices, TV and other platforms. JavaFX Desktop for desktop browsers and applications will be available this fall, while JavaFX Mobile will ship in spring 2009. JavaFX TV is due to be available summer 2009.
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Verizon announced the latest addition to its line of touch-screen mobile phones Thursday. The Glyde from Samsung, available Friday, offers many features that have gained popularity following the introduction of Apple's iPhone. The Glyde joins the LG Voyager and Venus and the Samsung Instinct in a growing list of handsets with more user-friendly touch-screen interfaces, prominent Web browsing features and multimedia functionality. If the buyer signs a new two-year contract and claims a $50 mail-in rebate, the cost for the Glyde comes to about $250.
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Microsoft's Zune and NBC's downloadable television shows stand at the center of the latest digital rights management dustup. On Wednesday, a report suggested that Microsoft might build a copyright manager into every Zune player, ostensibly in response to an NBC demand for copyright protections of its downloadable content. The report qualified that the development was only a possibility, not a certainty. However, the article suggested that Microsoft was willing to attempt to develop a program that would filter out unauthorized copies of copyrighted material.
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Dell unveiled an array of virtualization solutions Wednesday. The hardware maker's new lineup includes more than a dozen servers, tools and services designed to make the deployment and management of virtual environments as simple as possible for enterprises regardless of size, the company said. Four new virtualization-optimized servers stand at the center of the hardware manufacturer's latest offering. The new Dell PowerEdge R805 and R905 include preinstalled versions of either VMware ESXi 3.5 or Citrix XenServer Dell Express Edition hypervisors.
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Second Life is no place for kids, a Republican congressman declared Monday. U.S. Representative Mark Kirk has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer alert warning about the dangers of Second Life, which he charges could expose kids to child predators and registered sex offenders. "Sites like Second Life offer no protections to keep kids from virtual 'rape rooms,' brothels and drug stores," Kirk said. "If sites like Second Life won't protect kids from obviously inappropriate content, the Congress will."
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In early 2002, the founders of Azul Systems wagered that Java was going to become a prominent enterprise platform. If that happened, they suspected enterprise customers of Java would soon need relief from the pain points caused by poor scaling and disappointing deployment costs. Azul Systems CEO and President Scott Sellers, along with two longtime business associates, concluded there was a potential market for an appliance to enhance Java's performance.
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Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. However, in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web site with hundreds of pictures and links to pages with rapidly flashing images. The breach triggered severe migraines and near-seizure reactions in some site visitors who viewed the images. People with photosensitive epilepsy can get seizures when they're exposed to flickering images, a response also caused by some video games and cartoons.
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In another step in the worldwide march of Apple's iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year. America Movil, controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, said it plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations but didn't offer more details about the arrangement, including whether it would be the exclusive iPhone provider in the targeted countries.
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HP announced on Tuesday a new, highly scalable storage system meant to address the needs of online and digital media businesses. The HP StorageWorks 9100 Extreme Data Storage System is designed to simplify the management of multiple petabytes of data with an eye to affordability. New Web 2.0-centric businesses and digital media companies like photo-sharing, streaming video, video-on-demand and social networking operations produce an enormous quantity of file-based data they need to store, manage and retrieve on the fly.
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