Thursday, June 04, 2009

GM to Cisco: A momentous passing of the torch; Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud

Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud; Cisco CEO humbled by placement on Dow
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GM to Cisco: A momentous passing of the torch

It's official: General Motors is off the Dow, and Cisco Systems takes its place. The transition is more than just a dry Wall Street accounting maneuver: From a cultural, economic, and societal perspective, it marks a seismic shift in how our world is organized. Read full story

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Intel said today it has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems for a total of about $884 million in cash, in an effort to bolster its offerings in the market for processors for embedded systems and mobile devices. Also, security vendor Trustwave is reporting that cyber-criminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs that run Windows XP in order to record sensitive card details. (5:33)

Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud
Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system that records sensitive card details, according to security vendor Trustwave.

Cisco CEO humbled by placement on Dow
Cisco Systems Inc. is proud to be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday, but Cisco CEO John Chambers said that did not come without mixed feelings given the company was replacing General Motors.

Intel to acquire Wind River for $884 Million
Intel said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems for a total of about $884 million in cash, in an effort to bolster its offerings in the market for processors for embedded systems and mobile devices.

Data Domain accepts new NetApp offer
NetApp has claimed victory in the bidding war with EMC over Data Domain, a vendor of deduplication storage systems, though EMC insists its all-cash offer is superior to NetApp's, which combines cash and stock.

Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS
Originally written in one month during the summer of '69, a little operating system called Unix would go on to be one of the most important pieces of software ever written. Four decades later, the future of Unix is clouded, but its legacy is certain.

Timeline: 40 years of Unix
Ever wonder how Unix got started? Here are year-by-year details of the operating system's four-decade history.

Cisco's rack server intensifies competition, increases market
Cisco's new C-Series rack server intensifies its competition with data center server incumbents HP and IBM, and significantly increases the market opportunity to Cisco. Cisco unveiled the C-Series rack mount server for its Unified Computing System platform this week.

Router market expected to take a rare dip
The Dell'Oro Group recently released some gloomy projections for various segments of the networking market, with IP lines for the PBX market expected to decline for the first time ever and the router market expected to decline for the first time in seven years.

Sears gets wrist slap over spyware activities
Sears today agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to disclose the depth of  consumers' personal information it collected via a downloadable software application.

June Giveaways

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June 04, 2009

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  1. So you think you know Apple?
  2. 40,000-plus Web sites infected in 'Beladen' Web attacks
  3. Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud
  4. Hospital turns away ambulances because EHR system goes down
  5. The world's weirdest mice
  6. Windows 7 to ship Oct. 22
  7. Five things we love/hate about Win 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
  8. Cisco adds rack server to data center computing system
  9. Data center network brawl
  10. Nine management apps that won't bust your budget

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