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Firefox at Critical Mass?

The year 2005 was a banner year for open source Web browser Firefox, a fact underscored by recent market...

Guidance Software Investigating Stolen Data

Computer forensic specialist Guidance Software found itself on the receiving end of a malicious hacking attack that managed to...

Santa IM Worm Making a List

A worm targeting the three major instant messaging (IM) networks is spreading its payload to buddy lists. The IM.GifCom.All...

Roping Off Quarantines in the Gateway

Security software vendor McAfee is pooling quarantine queues from its appliances to make them more manageable for administrators. The...

Sony Recalls Rootkit-Plagued CDs

Sony BMG is recalling the copyright-protected music CDs that have been causing no end of grief to the company....

Postini And The On-Again, Off-Again Spam List

Anti-spam vendor Postini has looked at spam from both sides now. The Spamhaus Project, a popular U.K.-based organization that...

CA Divests Open Source Ingres

Computer Associates is divesting its open source enterprise database, Ingres, to venture buyout specialists Garnett & Helfrich Capital, officials...

Yahoo, Microsoft to Link IM Networks

Yahoo and Microsoft are linking up their IM networks to allow MSN and Yahoo Messenger users to communicate across...

Microsoft’s Virtual License Shift

Microsoft is changing its licensing model for customers who virtualize their software on enterprise servers. Customers opting for the...

Symantec Hardwires Partners

Software security developer Symantec introduced a new partnership program to round out its security appliances, officials announced Tuesday. The...