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Vista Security exploit - without the hype
There’s been some wild and panicky stuff in some of the Tech press lately about a potential exploit that could bypass Vista’s security model. It all sounds pretty drastic but please bear in mind that most reports have been pretty sensationalist about it.
A ZDNet blog post contains a bit more ‘measured’ information about it along [...]
Sybase and YellowFin set up a tasty alliance
Sybase has teamed up with Australian Business Intelligence (BI) provider Yellowfin to package up the Sybase IQ Data Warehousing tool with YellowFin’s Presentation layer & User Interface.
Sybase IQ is a database product optimised for fast analytics and reporting (using a column-based architecture), while the Yellowfin products will provide a web-based Reporting and Delivery capability with [...]
Microsoft August update contains several critical fixes
The August upate from Microsoft is likely to contain a number of critical and major fixes.
The update will include seven items rated as ‘critical’, the highest of Microsoft’s security alert levels. All of these will address issues that may allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a targeted system.
Four of the critical fixes relate to [...]
Intel “16 & 48 core” processors on their way
Intel has announced details of a new generation of chips designed to handle increasingly complex and diverse requirements.
The “multi-core” processor technology, codenamed “Larrabee” will be showcased at an upcoming industry conference in Los Angeles.
By dividing tasks between cores, these multi-core chips will be able to cut energy use and heat while speeding performance, using a [...]
DNS cache poisoning exploit released
A quick note to warn you that the first code sample has been released to try and exploit the recently announced DNS cache poisoning vulnerability. While most users will be relying on their ISP etc to ensure they have patched the hole, you should also make sure that you have applied any required OS patches/updates [...]
Blackberry security flaw
Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry, has warned businesses to disable the function which allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files, after a security flaw was found in the software.
A “high” severity flaw affecting how BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) opens PDF files may be used to compromise a network. RIM disclosed the flaw last [...]
CUDOS for Aussie Chip team
Australian research scientists have made a radical breakthrough that could dramatically increase the speed of the optical networks at the core of the internet.
The Sydney University based Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) team, led by Ben Eggleton, has created a switch embedded in a silicon chip. The chip uses scratches on [...]
Google-YouTube-Viacom decision
The ongoing Google/YouTube-Viacom litigation has now officially spilled over to users with a court order requiring Google to turn over massive amounts of user data to Viacom.
That data includes every YouTube username, the associated IP address and the videos that user has watched on YouTube. Google will also be required to hand over copies of [...]
Telstra billing fix delayed
Telstra has failed to meet Sol Rujillo’s June 30 deadline for completing the migration of 5 million users to a new billing system, despite its claiming less than four months ago that the multi-million-dollar overhaul would be complete on time.
Mr Trujillo told analysts at Telstra’s half-yearly results in late February that the migration was “on [...]
Searchable Flash Content
Internet users will now have an easier time finding sites that rely heavily on the popular Flash video format.
Adobe Systems, owner of Flash, has released a customised version of the Flash Player software that will allow Google (and other search engines) to see certain elements of Web pages embedded with Flash content in the same [...]
Microsoft officially ends sales of XP
Microsoft is proceeding with plans to stop selling the Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer as from June 30th.
Once major manufacturers such as Dell and HP have cleared their stocks of machines loaded with XP, then new machines will only be issued with Vista, and anyone wishing to revert to XP will [...]
Firefox 3 Final Officially Released
The long awaited Firefox 3 has now been officially released in its final stage.
You can download Firefox 3 from here.
Release Notes can be found here.
By downloading Firefox 3 within the next 24 hours, you will also be helping the Mozilla team set a new world record for the most downloaded piece of software in one [...]
IBM Supercomputer Dual Boots Windows and Linux
IBM has built the biggest ever dual-boot Windows/Linux HPC system for a consortium of Swedish research groups and universities.
The record-chasing firm will apparently unveil its 5,376 Intel Xeon quad-core processor blade system later on today. Computer World claims the system is able to reach an impressive 46 sustained teraflops on a beta version of Windows [...]
AMD FireStream 9250 Breaks the 1 Teraflop Barrier
At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance computing (HPC), mainstream and consumer applications. Leveraging the GPU design expertise of AMD’s Graphics Product Group, AMD FireStream 9250 breaks the one teraflop barrier for single precision performance. It occupies a [...]
Professional Gamer Offers Lessons
Teens constantly getting fragged by opponents with faster reflexes and better tactics can now sign up for a summer camp to improve their skills at Unreal Tournament 3.
The two-week ‘Camp Fatal1ty’ course is open to students aged 13-17 and costs US$3,499, with US$300 extra for optional weekend stays.
It will be held at Stanford University, UCLA [...]
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