Windows apps cross over to the Mac

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Owners of Intel-based Macintosh computers are still waiting for versions of many of their favorite applications that are built for the new hardware. Although Apple's code translation technology is a marvel, it's no substitute for software that runs natively on the x86 platform. But Mac owners will soon have a new source of professional-grade, commercial software for their beloved machines. The catch is that the software was meant to run on Windows. Forget Boot Camp. Booting Windows on Apple hardware is an interesting sleight of hand, but this is different. What CodeWeavers is offering is the ability to actually run Windows applications from within Mac OS X. CodeWeavers' commercial product, CrossOver Office, is based on the open source Wine project, technology that has made it possible to run many Windows applications on Linux systems for almost 10 years. By early August, it will do the same for Mac OS X with CrossOver Mac. Earlier Macs could run Windows software only with the help of Virtual PC, a Microsoft product that completely emulates the x86 platform environment on Apple's PowerPC hardware.

HD Moore releases malware search engine powered by Google

HD Moore releases malware search engine powered by Google H.D. Moore, creator of the Metasploit hacking tool and the security researcher behind the MoBB (Month of Browser Bugs) project, has released a search engine that finds live malware samples through Google queries. The new Malware Search engine provides a Web interface that allows anyone to enter the name of a known virus or Trojan and find Google results for Web sites hosting malicious executables. The release of the search engine was motivated in part by a recent announcement by Websense Security Labs, of San Diego-based Websense, that it was using the freely available Google SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) Search API to find dangerous .exe files sitting on Web servers. In an interview with eWEEK, Moore said he worked with researchers at the Offensive Computing project to create the code ...

Flaw discovered in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

Flaw discovered in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator: "A vulnerability in the agent software of McAfee's ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) could enable hackers to gain unauthorised access to a system and perform a variety of malicious acts. EPolicy Orchestrator is security management software that provides a centralised console for managing McAfee enterprise security product such as Total Protection, a solution McAfee rolled out in April that combines antivirus, antispyware, antispam, firewall and intrusion-prevention features. The vulnerability, which affects ePO's Common Management Agent version 3.5.0 and older, stems from a directory traversal design flaw that could allow remote attackers to create any type of file on a compromised system, including trojans and other malware, said Marc Maiffret, co-founder and CTO at eEye Digital Security, the vendor that discovered the vulnerability."

The Most Expensive Missed Patch in History?

The Most Expensive Missed Patch in History?: "IRS loses $200-$300 million from outdated computers: Yikes. Curious to know how they validated those numbers.



The Internal Revenue Service lost $200 million to $300 million last year because a contractor failed to provide the agency with an updated computer program to catch fraudulently filed requests for tax refunds […]

Since 1996, Computer Sciences has provided the IRS with an automated Web-based program to screen tax returns requesting refunds. The IRS planned to use an updated program from Computer Sciences to screen 2005 tax filings.

But when the contractor did not deliver it on time, the IRS had to tell the company to revert to the old screening program, resulting in the distribution of millions of dollars in unearned refunds.
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Google Notebook is Out

Today google released Google Notebook. I liked this service much. Usually i save some important information as drafts in my email. Now i can use this online notebook service. Cool thing about google notebook is, select what ever you want in your browser right click and you can save directly. For this you have to download a plugin for your browser. For firefox you can download the plugin here. For internet explorer you can download it here.Alternatively the same time of service is there from yahoo long back. But i find google notebook more useful because of its simplicity. More over in yahoo notepad you can not save html pages and images.Sony today released a beautiful pocket size personal computer called VAIO. You can find photos of it here.

Oracle is launching its own Linux distribution !

According to Reuters Oracle is going to buy Novell. They want to have own distribution of Linux so that they can provide complete stack of products. Few days back Redhat brought JBoss. Now Redhat becomes Oracle's competitor in middleware segment.

Sun's Speedy New Servers Challenge Its Legacy - InformationWeek

Sun's Speedy New Servers Challenge Its Legacy - InformationWeek: "
AME InfoSun's Speedy New Servers Challenge Its Legacy
InformationWeek - Jul 14, 2006
Sun's new Opteron-based Sun Fire servers are speed-demons. But will they threaten the company's existing Sparc-based line? Struggling computer maker Sun Microsystems this week took more steps to rectify a ...
Variations on an Opteron Theme HPCwire
Sun Microsystems shatter limits with server launch in Dubai summer ... AME Info
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PowerPoint ZeroDay Vulnerability Exploited

PowerPoint ZeroDay Vulnerability Exploited: "whitehatlurker writes to mention a WashingtonPost.com article about another unpatched flaw with Microsoft Office. The bug, part of the PowerPoint software, has already been used in the wild, and may be connected to an industrial espionage case. From the article: 'This undocumented flaw does not appear to have been addressed in any of the 13 security updates Microsoft shipped this week to mend a variety of problems in Office software. As Security Fix and others have noted, some of the work Microsoft has done in hardening the security of the Windows operating system has forced"

Keeping Time with a Mercury Atom

Keeping Time with a Mercury Atom: "Roland Piquepaille writes 'The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that a new experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than NIST-F1, the U.S. standard clock. This mercury atomic clock 'would neither gain nor lose a second in about 400 million years' while it would take 'only' 70 million years to NIST-F1, based on a 'fountain' of cesium atoms, to gain or lose a second. But even if this new kind of optical atomic clock is more accurate than cesium microwave clocks, it will take a whil"