mac os x news from FierceCIO

They aren't making much noise about it, but the folks at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) have taken a number of steps recently to boost Mac security. The company is looking for input from security researchers Read more...

Apple yesterday released a mega update for Mac OS X operating system that addresses 134 separate vulnerabilities all at once. This is the fifth such patch since the Snow Leopard debuted in August Read more...

The second version of xVM's VirtualBox desktop virtualization software has been released. VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware that is targeted for server, desktop and Read more...

Mozilla has released patches for both version 2.0 and version 3.0 of the Firefox Web browser. The updates patches two security vulnerabilities that have been rated as "critical" by Read more...

The times, they are a changin'. CIOs once needed a high level of technical expertise to succeed. Today, CIOs certainly must still have a solid foundation of IT knowledge, including an understanding Read more...

Apple CEO Steve Jobs have confirmed that the next version of Mac OS X - 10.6, will be code named Snow Leopard. The focus of this new version will be more towards Read more...

Widgets, downloadable applications that display data from the Internet on websites or a desktop, may have started in the consumer world but they are quickly making their way into the enterprise. Read more...

With its stellar (in comparison to Microsoft) reputation in both security and reliability, more enterprises are beginning to consider moving to Mac OS X. Factors that have helped include Apple's Read more...

> Major computer vendors are backing the Service Modeling Language (SML) spec for XML-based IT management. Read more...

PCs are changing rapidly, due in large part to the increasingly blurry line between Mac OS X and Windows. More and more products will start to take advantage of that blurred line to introduce Read more...