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Apple iPhone set to see more security-based applications launched

Apple iPhone set to see more security-based applications launched

Security firms are set to step into the smartphone application market with products apparently being developed.
Dan Raywood May 19 2009 10:48AM Security
Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

Solo PowerPoint patch from Microsoft will allow administrators to patch other applications

Microsoft's solo patch for PowerPoint should not be seen as a light load, according to Lumension Security.
Dan Raywood May 14 2009 11:29AM Security
Microsoft integrates Photosynth into Virtual Earth

Microsoft integrates Photosynth into Virtual Earth

Microsoft has announced the integration of Photosynth technology into its Virtual Earth mapping platform.
Ian Williams May 8 2009 6:01AM Software
Microsoft outlines apps banned from MarketPlace

Microsoft outlines apps banned from MarketPlace

Microsoft has published a list of applications that it will not allow to be sold in its applications MarketPlace, announced earlier this year.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Software
Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels to offer XP compatibility product for Windows 7

Parallels is preparing a virtualisation tool that will let users continue to run Windows XP applications on Windows 7 systems, a move that will put it in direct competition with Microsoft's recently announced Windows XP Mode.
Daniel Robinson May 6 2009 6:38AM Software
Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility

Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility

Microsoft is planning a new virtualisation tool to provide better application compatibility for businesses migrating from Windows XP to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.
Daniel Robinson Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Software
Users not patching third party apps

Users not patching third party apps

Research by vulnerability specialists Secunia suggests that third party applications are increasingly being used by malware writers in preference to using operating system attacks.
Iain Thomson Apr 21 2009 2:08PM Security
Demand dries up for US IT worker visas

Demand dries up for US IT worker visas

Figures released by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services have shown a steep drop in applications for H-1B visas, which allow overseas IT workers to enter the US for employment.
Iain Thomson Apr 15 2009 6:09AM Training & Development
Fortify moves software security into the cloud

Fortify moves software security into the cloud

Fortify Software has taken its security platform into the cloud with the launch of its hosted Fortify Vendor Security Management system.
Ian Williams Apr 7 2009 5:48AM Security
Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems

Cisco touts new unified comms and telepresence systems

Networking giant Cisco has unveiled new systems within its unified communications (UC) and TelePresence portfolios.
Ian Williams Apr 2 2009 6:06AM Networking
HP offers security tool for Flash developers

HP offers security tool for Flash developers

HP has bolstered the fight against application security threats with the launch of a free tool designed to help Adobe Flash developers better protect their web sites.
Phil Muncaster Mar 24 2009 10:52AM Security
MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

Microsoft has unveiled a beta version of its Silverlight 3 browser plug-in at its MIX09 developer conference in Las Vegas.
Ian Williams Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite today officially launched its SuiteCloud Ecosystem, designed to encourage customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to maximise NetSuite investments, and make the firm the preeminent platform-as-a-service provider.
Phil Muncaster Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in web applications made up 80 percent of all web-related flaws in the second half of 2008 and rose in prevalence by about eight percent from the first half of the year, according to a report released by Cenzic.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:31AM Security
ABC launches Android, iPhone-friendly apps

ABC launches Android, iPhone-friendly apps

The ABC has launched free applications for iPhone and Android handsets and a new smartphone-friendly ABC Mobile website.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2009 5:42PM Software
Forrester forecasts the future of software-as-a-service

Forrester forecasts the future of software-as-a-service

SaaS is starting to mature and move beyond its traditional areas such as CRM into newer spaces such as IT services management, according to a new report from analyst firm Forrester Research.
Ian Williams Mar 16 2009 6:38AM Software
Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Smartphone sales to soar as app stores proliferate

Mobile users are increasingly turning to complex multimedia-centric applications, and smartphones will account for 23 per cent of all new handsets sold by 2013, according to Juniper Research.
David Neal Mar 10 2009 6:22AM Hardware
Rogue iPhone applications stores coming online

Rogue iPhone applications stores coming online

Developers are setting up alternatives to Apple's App Store in an attempt to break the company's tight grip on what software can be used on its products.
Iain Thomson Mar 9 2009 6:16AM Software
RIM sets out pricing tiers for Blackberry apps

RIM sets out pricing tiers for Blackberry apps

RIM has published the pricing for its paid applications on its new app store, BlackBerry App World, and in doing so has informed BlackBerry users they will be paying more for their applications than iPhone users..
Rosalie Marshall Mar 6 2009 9:25AM Software
iPhone users not using apps

iPhone users not using apps

A study into the way people used downloaded iPhone applications has shown that most are barely used after downloading.
Iain Thomson Feb 23 2009 3:38PM Software

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