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July 3, 2007  7:27 AM

Channel headlines for June 3, 2007: First iPhone bugs; Msft buys datacenters, offers services?; bad records co$t Ingram; Linux support weaknesses; institutional idiocy in IT; Mass. bows to Msft.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
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iPhone coughs up first bugs Researchers are already finding iPhone security issues, including...

July 2, 2007  1:47 PM

VA blames IT specialist and bosses for data breach



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security, News

It took five months and a 79-page report to do it, but the Department of Veterans Affairs has finally pointed its finger for a high-profile data breach.

The VA's Office of the Inspector General blames the IT specialist and two directors at the Birmingham, Alabama VA Medical Center for the...


July 2, 2007  7:08 AM

Channel headlines for July 2, 2007: Microsoft managed storage?; iPhone activation woes; 500K iPhones hit streets; virtualization licenses still FUBARED; malware gangs at war; Sun gets more open; H1Bs stir SAP market.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Microsoft testing free data storage 'in the cloud' Hosted storage system is for personal files and accessing and...


June 29, 2007  9:14 AM

Channel headlines for June 29, 2007: iPhone launch day; IMAP fix for iPhone?; Linux iPhone-clone delayed; MSFT pushing Office app dev; “security email” Trojan; simpler downgrades from Vista to XP.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

IPhone launch day arrives After six months of unprecedented hype, thousands of...


June 28, 2007  6:34 AM

Channel headlines for June 28, 2007: Cisco IOS/SSL flaw; solving Web security; HP, Quantum multimedia SAN; Oracle updates call center; Red Hat spreads; MSFT betas Web storage; common gaffs in SAP jobs.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS while processing SSL packets Cisco IOS devices may crash...


June 27, 2007  6:59 AM

Channel headlines for June 27, 2007: HP angers storage VARs; Dell offers more Linux; how to secure data; Iron Mountain buys records manager; T-Mobile launches Wi-Fi phone service; Netgear promises 3G femtocells.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

New HP program angers enterprise storage VARs Hewlett-Packard's new Fast-Track program to...


June 26, 2007  7:39 AM

Channel headlines for June 26, 2007: Cisco buys IronPort, rejiggers certifications; IBM pays $7M in customer scandal; Oracle BI goes SMB; CDW gets social; Apple ‘book sales rise.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

New threat attacks transactions in Microsoft browsers...


June 25, 2007  7:11 AM

Channel headlines for June 25, 2007: Hiring market tightens; IT execs pressure .gov on immigration, H1-B; iPhone takes majority share of IT buzz; Oracle debuts financial module; Lotus tries social ‘net; WiFi service at a flat rate.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

A sunny hiring season for job seekers As unemployment rates dip below peak dot-com boom...


June 22, 2007  7:13 AM

Channel headlines for June 22, 2007: Pentagon hack hits 1,500 PCs; Longhorn won’t be reloaded; Quest buys ScriptLogic; SAP Netweaver special report; three Linux vendors won’t sign with Microsoft.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Cyber attack hits Pentagon computers The Defense Department took as...


June 21, 2007  8:18 AM

Survey says … more spending to protect IP this year



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security, News

Almost three-fourths of businesses and organizations plan to spend more on securing intellectual property (IP) in 2007, according to survey results by Enterprise Strategy Group released today.

That increased emphasis will bring new sales and service opportunities to the channel, said