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SaaS Emerges as Long-Term Rival to Packaged Software

LOS ANGELES—Selling software as a service rather than as packaged goods is catching on around the world. But leading advocates of the practice say...

In Fight Against Spam, No More Excuses for ISPs

Ive been beating a steady drum for a while now for the cause of getting ISPs to block unrestricted use of TCP port 25....

Webroot Taps MS Security Architect for Sweep Duty

David LeBlanc, Security Architect in Microsofts Office division, is leaving Redmond to join enterprise anti-spyware specialist Webroot, the company announced on Wednesday. LeBlanc, who was...

Microsoft Plugs Phishing Hole on Xbox360 Site

Microsoft has applied an update to its Xbox360.com Web site to address a cross-site scripting vulnerability that could have been exploited by phishers to...

CA Patches High Risk Anti-Virus Flaw

A high-risk buffer overflow vulnerability in Computer Associates International Inc.s eTrust Vet anti-virus engine could put users at risk of PC takeover attacks, the...

Oracles PIM Data Hub Continues Middleware Push

Oracle laid out its product-information management strategy Tuesday with the introduction of its Oracle PIM Data Hub, software that enables users to cull, clean...

Salesforce.com Tool Supports Custom Business Processes

Salesforce.com on Tuesday announced the second release of its Customforce customization tool, promising that any customizations done with the tool will carry over from...

University Presses Slam Google Print

University publishers have put out a call to arms over Googles plans to digitize copyrighted works from three U.S. university libraries. An association representing 125...

AOL Suspends Trojan-Infected AIM Accounts

America Online on Tuesday confirmed the inadvertent suspension of an undisclosed number of Trojan-infected AIM screen names. The company said its internal anti-SPIM (spam over...

Lenovo Offers Business PC Customers a Little Help

One way that Lenovo Group, which recently acquired IBMs PC division, wants to attack the PC market is through closer collaboration with business customers. The...