Scientists develop tool to step up software security
July 23rd, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 23 (IANS) A new tool developed by a team of Harvard researchers, could step up security and ensure enhanced performance for commonly used web and mobile applications.Called RockSalt, ... Read more...
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China’s Huawei to buy Symantec stake
November 15th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co. said Tuesday it will pay $530 million for full ownership of the company's current joint venture with US computer software ... Read more...
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Intel to buy McAfee in $7.7-bn deal
August 19th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Aug 19 (DPA) Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, announced Thursday that it intended to buy software security firm McAfee in a deal worth $7.7 billion.
Analysts said the ... Read more...
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Software security market growth dips in Asia Pacific: Gartner
August 13th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The growth of the information technology (IT) security market in Asia Pacific dipped to 28.3 percent in 2008 from 36 percent a year before, a leading global ... Read more...
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China postpones controversial web filtering software installation
July 1st, 2009 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 30 (Xinhua) Amid widespread international criticism, China Tuesday announced that it would delay the mandatory installation of the controversial "Green Dam-Youth Escort" filtering software on new computers.
The installation was postponed ... Read more...
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Security flaw tarnishes Firefox download record
June 20th, 2008 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, June 20 (DPA) The new version of the Firefox browser was downloaded over eight million times in its first 24 hours of release in what organisers claimed was a world ... Read more...
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