Third-Party Usage Profiling: A Model For Optimizing The Mass-Marketed Software Industry
White Papers Industries such as telecomm and avionics have long had access to a perk that most other industries do not: accurate operational profiles. Most other industries are left hypothesizing about how they believe the majority of their users will interact...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
IE Flaw Gets Second Third-party Patch
News Another company has released a third-party patch for a serious flaw in Internet Explorer, as experts warn users to be cautious with non-Microsoft fixes. Andreas Marx, an antivirus software specialist at the University of Magdeburg in Germany, said...
[March 29, 2006, 9:20]
Yahoo IM To Shut Out Trillian
News Yahoo is planning an upgrade to its instant messaging software that will block access via third-party IM applications such as Trillian. However, she did say that the upgrade would probably disable access for all Yahoo Messenger users who access the...
[September 18, 2003, 10:50]
Aruba To Make Legacy Wireless Play
News The programme is designed to help Aruba compete with enterprise wireless vendors such as Cisco, and will allow enterprises to centralise the management and security of both Aruba and third-party access points (APs) - the catch is that companies...
[March 9, 2005, 17:40]
YET Is The Keyword… IPhone Security Closer.
Blog Hackers are continuing to get closer to the dawn of “unofficial” third-party applications for the iPhone. The iPhone was released lacking terminal expansion making it so that no third-party could develop applications without the 1024 RSA key from...
[July 9, 2007, 20:57]
Microsoft Backs Down Over Vista Complaints
News We have committed to create a new set of APIs that will enable third-party security products to access the Windows kernel in a secure manner," Microsoft said in a statement on Friday. Additionally, the company said it will make it possible for...
[October 16, 2006, 8:35]
McAfee To Support VMsafe
News As VMware has not provided third-party access to its hypervisor through software development kits (SDKs), which may introduce vulnerabilities, VMware has so far escaped the security issues which have plagued other companies that encourage third...
[March 3, 2008, 16:05]
Patent Ruling Forces Office Upgrades
News It was recently decided in a court of law that certain portions of code found in Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, Microsoft Office Access 2003, Microsoft Office XP Professional and Microsoft Access 2002 infringe a third-party patent...
[January 31, 2006, 8:25]
Microsoft To Meet Security Companies Over Vista Row
News In response to antitrust concerns from the European Commission, Microsoft last week said third-party security software will be able to access the kernel of 64-bit versions of Vista and disable alerts sent out by the Windows Security Center.
[October 19, 2006, 8:55]
Leveraging IBM Lotus Domino Software, Advokatni Kancelar Mgr. Ivo Hala Raises Its Efficiency And Revenue While Enhancing Client Services
White Papers Ivo Hala and Associates (Ivo Hala) had been using third-party software to manage its client contact information and documents. Ivo Hala and Associates (Ivo Hala) had been using third-party software to manage its client contact information and...
[November 17, 2007, 0:00]
Antitrust Concerns Prompt Vista Search Changes
News The search changes mean that, "in addition to the numerous ways a user could access a third-party search solution in Windows Vista, they can now get to their preferred search results from additional entry points in the Start Menu and Explorer...
[September 13, 2007, 8:36]
Google's OpenSocial App Hacked In 45 Minutes
News OpenSocial standardises the API for a number of different social-networking websites, allowing third-party developers to create applications that access users' friends and update feeds, explained Google.
[November 5, 2007, 8:20]
XP Makeover Highlights Antitrust Tweaks
News PC makers have the choice of installing Microsoft or third-party middleware, and they also have the option of hiding access to Microsoft middleware. Microsoft is finalising a major makeover for Windows XP that makes it easier for consumers to...
[May 24, 2002, 8:44]
Microsoft Forces IM Upgrades
News Sundwall said the company is opening doors to discuss contractual agreements with third-party integrators, but he would not give definitive assurances that Trillian users will be able to access their MSN contacts after the deadline.
[August 21, 2003, 12:00]
Oftel To Provoke Wrath With Unbundling Decision
News BT also believes it was wrong of Oftel to split the issue of co-mingling and third-party access to the exchange. LLU operators were delighted with Oftel's draft direction in favour of unescorted third-party access, and Bulldog went as far as to...
[November 23, 2001, 14:07]
US Firms Face Up To Office Patent Nightmare
News It was recently decided in a court of law that certain portions of code found in Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003, Microsoft Office Access 2003, Microsoft Office XP Professional and Microsoft Access 2002 infringe a third-party patent...
[February 7, 2006, 7:50]
They Know Where You're Shopping Pt II
News VarsityBooks.com's policy is explicit: "Billing information is used to correctly charge the right person for the books they've ordered and is provided to our third-party credit card processor CyberSource.
[August 4, 2000, 14:07]
IBM Releases ID Management Tools
News Employees who want to look up heath care benefits may have to look at a third-party site and, typically, would have to enter another log-on name and password," said Joe Anthony, IBM Tivoli's identity management director.
[May 9, 2005, 9:10]
IBM Targets Smaller Developers
News IBM continues to pursue large business accounts through its direct sales force but needs to forge more partner relationships with third-party consultants that build custom applications for small and medium-sized businesses, according to IBM...
[April 10, 2003, 8:39]
Yahoo IM Blocks Trillian Access
News Yahoo on Wednesday began blocking Cerulean Studios' Trillian software from communicating with its instant-messaging service, in its latest step to fence its popular client from third-party integrators.
[June 24, 2004, 9:05]

