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Security researcher develops rootkit for Cisco routers

danb — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:59:03 -0400

A security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the door for routers to be intercepted and tempered with at the supply-chain level.

Indians shunning U.S. Tech jobs; Cox throttled torrent traffic as well;

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:27:55 -0400

Security researcher develops rootkit for Cisco routers A security researcher claimed to have developed a rootkit for Cisco routers. The concern is that this could open the

HP working to fix Windows XP SP3 problems

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:26:19 -0400

HP has confirmed that the existence of an endless-reboot problem with certain systems that are based on processors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) after the installation of Windows XP service

Via goes mainstream with new Isaiah processor

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:24:56 -0400

Via Technologies is preparing its first high performance x86 chip targeted squarely at the mainstream. Historically, Via focused in niches like that of ultra-compact PCs, or small mobile devices

Dell pledges to be more energy efficient

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:23:32 -0400

Dell is pledging to reduce the energy consumption of its notebooks and desktops by up to 25 percent. This is to happen within two years, and will be achieved by more energy-efficient

Tools to crack flawed cryptographic keys circulate

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:22:23 -0400

A newly disclosed vulnerability in the random number generator used by the Debian Project to produce digital keys is making its

Windows XP comes to OLPC

paulmah — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:21:14 -0400

Limited trials of Windows XP on the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) is slated to begin next month in "four or five" countries. The general availability of Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop will follow

Prospects dim for more H-1B visas

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

It's a presidential election year, and with limited time available in the 2008 session, and little appetite for rocking the boat, any reforms of the U.S. immigration system will not be on the Read more...

Patent reform bill gasping for air

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

The patent reform bill, supported by much of the high technology industry, has stalled in Congress, and the prospects for any legislative action in 2008 look dim. The legislation has passed the House Read more...

Olympics IT in final stages

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:59 -0400

The Beijing Olympics are a massive undertaking, and IT services to support the event are a big part of the effort. Atos Origin is the worldwide IT partner for the Olympic Games, overseeing the Read more...

ALSO NOTED: HP gobbles up EDS; Salaries shrink for software developers;

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

> HP gobbles up EDS. Article > Salaries shrink for software Read more...

'Hyperconnected' users growing

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

A new wave of information workers are using multiple devices and applications, meaning that CIOs must begin making plans to accommodate this next-generation workforce. A worldwide study done for Read more...

AMD unveils low-powered Opterons

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:58 -0400

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., has unveiled five low-power quad-core server processors, hoping to attract the attention of IT executives concerned about power efficiency and conservation. The x86 Read more...

Which IT skills are important to you?

admin — Thu, 15 May 2008 06:59:56 -0400

IT executives often complain that it is difficult to recruit and retain good security personnel with the necessary skills, but it may be a problem of matching the people to the right jobs. Companies Read more...

Gates: Windows 7 will 'take less memory, be more efficient'

paulmah — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:48:28 -0400

Bill Gates has inadvertently confirmed that Microsoft is hard at work tweaking the next iteration of Windows - or Windows 7, to be more efficient where power and memory utilization is concerned.