719877
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Microsoft has released the first finished version of the software development kit (SDK) for the Open XML Format, the default storage format for Microsoft Office 2007 and the basis for a standard that is currently awaiting publication by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).
392261
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
An expert has released a proof-of-concept program to show how easy it would be for criminals to eavesdrop on the VoIP-based phone calls of any company using the technology.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=10736
386033
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Use of Windows DNS Server is falling off dramatically as more users are concerned about the security implications in using the technology.
http://www.techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?newsid=10690
382173
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Sun and a consortium of other businesses are going to lower Blackbox self-contained computing facilities into a Japanese coal mine to set up an underground data centre using up to 50 percent less power than a ground-level data centre.
http://www.techworld.com/green-it/news/index.cfm?newsID=10667
324551
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Canonical, the company that supports Ubuntu Linux, is trying to work out a deal with hardware vendors such as Dell to make Ubuntu available preinstalled on servers.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operating-systems/nix/news/index.cfm?newsid=5559
276893
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Cisco has reversed its earlier position on 802.11n fast Wi-Fi, following other vendors in announcing products to meet the standard — which it said in May was not ready for business use.
http://www.techworld.com/mobility/news/index.cfm?n ewsid=9987
271025
submission
Kurtz'sKompund writes:
Microsoft has finally revealed its planned release date for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and also said it would release the third service pack for Windows XP next year.
http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?news id=9940
