Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential

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	Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential Microsoft issued its four expected patches as part of its regular release cycle, including a fix for a potentially serious worm. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Optimize virtualization with HP & Intel Virtualization has become a powerful enabler for consolidating servers, running applications in multiple operating system environments, simplifying administration and lowering operating costs. This paper describes how to optimize server virtualization using enterprise-class HP Multi-Port Server Adapters and Intel® Ethernet technology. Click to continue In this Issue SSL certificate authorities vs. ??? 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SSL certificate authorities vs. ??? With all the publicity about breaches of SSL certificate authorities and a hack that exploits a vulnerability in the supposedly secure protocol, it's time to consider something else to protect Internet transactions. If only there were something else to turn to. Read More Mozilla ships Firefox 8, adds Twitter search and patches 8 bugs Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 8, adding Twitter search to the browser and patching eight vulnerabilities. Read More Microsoft pressures Huawei over Android patents while Barnes & Noble fires back Microsoft is reportedly trying to ink more deals in which makers of Android devices pay license fees while Barnes & Noble calls for an investigation into that practice. Read More E-wallet vs. traditional wallet: Electronics trump the leather Will the day come when you will routinely leave the house every day without your leather or faux-leather wallet? You bet, at least for many folks. 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Click to continue Asus announces quad-core Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet Asustek Computer on Wednesday announced the 10-inch Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which has a quad-core processor that could make it the fastest tablet in the market. Read More My Take on Scoble's Take on Microsoft's Tablet Strategy Blogger and gadfly Robert Scoble has posted some interesting comments on why he thinks his former employer Microsoft will fail in the tablet space. While Scoble's opinions have become somewhat polarizing to some folks, he does make some valid points. Read More White House threatens veto over net neutrality issue The executive office of U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the administration strongly opposes passage in the Senate of a resolution that could impact the equal availability of the Internet to all classes of users. 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