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Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords

Gartner dings Vista on BitLocker

MySQL rolls out enterprise site licences

Oracle serves updated enterprise apps

Sony PS3 loss 'to reach US$2bn' by March

Google profits nearly triple in fourth quarter

Symantec unveils consumer identity strategy

Adware funders fined for malware contributions

Apple payment makes up 90 percent of Creative profit

Cyber-crooks take aim at online games

Google turbocharges Mini appliance

Michael Dell takes back chief executive chair

Mobiles to get portable hard drives

Video to fuel router upgrade frenzy

Thursday, 1st February 2007

Headlines

	Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords
	Gartner dings Vista on BitLocker
	MySQL rolls out enterprise site licences
	Oracle serves updated enterprise apps
	Sony PS3 loss 'to reach US$2bn' by March
	Google profits nearly triple in fourth quarter
	Symantec unveils consumer identity strategy
	Adware funders fined for malware contributions
	Apple payment makes up 90 percent of Creative profit
	Cyber-crooks take aim at online games
	Google turbocharges Mini appliance
	Michael Dell takes back chief executive chair
	Mobiles to get portable hard drives
	Video to fuel router upgrade frenzy

Tim Lohman,
Editor

This morning, Microsoft's decision to offer whole disk encryption in only some of the Windows Vista editions leaves many users without one of the new operating system's most important security features, Gartner has said.

Also making news, the costs associated with the manual updating of privileged passwords are becoming "astronomical", according to new research from security firm Cyber-Ark and industry analyst IDC.

Mail your comments on this morning’s news:

editor@itnews.com.au

Breaking News

Security

Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords
Typical enterprise spends more than US$500,000 each year, research claims.
By Clement James

Operating Systems

Gartner dings Vista on BitLocker
Small businesses and home users of Vista won't get the benefit of Microsoft's disk protection, an analyst notes.
By Staff writers

Applications

MySQL rolls out enterprise site licences
Company-wide agreements offered for US$40,000.
By Clement James

Applications

Oracle serves updated enterprise apps
Delivering on promises not to kill acquisitions, Oracle
stresses.
By Tom Sanders

Finance

Sony PS3 loss 'to reach US$2bn' by March
New chips may not be enough to stem losses, analysts say.
By Simon Burns

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Finance

Google profits nearly triple in fourth quarter
Partner sites through Google's AdSense programs contributed US$1.2 billion to the search engine's coffers.
By Staff writers

Security

Symantec unveils consumer identity strategy
The company hopes to tap into the projected $1.1 billion business in online consumer authentication through 2011..
By Staff writers

Government/Law

Adware funders fined for malware contributions
Advertisers held accountable for illegal software installations.
By Tom Sanders

Finance

Apple payment makes up 90 percent of Creative profit
One-off patent licence payment helps keep media player firm afloat.
By Simon Burns

Applications

Cyber-crooks take aim at online games
Virtual goods prove a soft target.
By Tom Sanders

Hardware

Google turbocharges Mini appliance
Budget-line search appliance expanded to larger enterprises.
By Shaun Nichols

Jobs Centre

Michael Dell takes back chief executive chair
Kevin Rollins forced to step down.
By Tom Sanders

Hardware

Mobiles to get portable hard drives
Seagate launches Digital Audio Video Experience range of mobile hard drives.
By Iain Thomson

Convergence

Video to fuel router upgrade frenzy
Service provider router market to reach US$9bn by 2011.
By Robert Jaques