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Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
Talkback I agree there is no economic incentive on the vendors to produce decent products which is why, in my opinion, unix and its derivatives is so much better than Windows. There are two issues here: Software engineering as a practice is not professional.
[October 21, 2005, 11:04]
Vendors 'slow to fix' hyperthreading flaw
News Operating system vendors were given two months notice before a serious security flaw was made public but some have yet to resolve the issue, a security researcher has claimed. However, Linux vendors Red Hat, Novell and Mandriva as well as Microsoft...
[May 27, 2005, 9:30]
Vendors urged to end open-source confusion
News Confusion will reign if software vendors continue to muddy the waters about what open-source software is and how it should be used. The open-source user community is increasingly worried about how vendors are supplying and supporting the software...
[May 21, 2007, 13:36]
Vendors, not developers, to blame for poor code
News Many ZDNet UK readers seem to agree with Schneier, and put the blame for security problems squarely with the vendors selling the software. The results of a ZDNet UK online poll, which attracted more than a respondents, showed that 53 percent of...
[October 20, 2005, 17:05]
Mozilla: Vendors still at mercy of bug hunters
News Vendors have a real responsibility to respond to what's reported to them," said Snyder, who previously worked at Microsoft. Responsible disclosure plays into the hands of Microsoft and other big vendors.they are trying to control the process.
[March 26, 2007, 9:19]
Forrester: Vendors showing more price flexibility
News Software vendors are becoming more accommodating on pricing with their customers as a result of the economic crisis, according to a report from Forrester Research. The Enterprise Software Licensing And Pricing Update, Q2 2009 study, published on...
[June 4, 2009, 12:26]
Vendors tackle high telepresence costs
News Faced with tough internal sales targets but stuttering revenues, the five major telepresence vendors are trying to encourage more companies to adopt the high-end videoconferencing technology. While keen to bolster these sales figures, vendors had...
[April 1, 2008, 15:20]
Antivirus vendors crack down on eBay licence cheats
News Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against software thieves selling illegal versions of well-known security products on eBay. The sale of improperly licensed software on eBay is booming, according to...
[May 18, 2006, 8:55]
Cool Vendors in CRM Sales and Customer Service and Support, 2006
White Papers Renewed spending on CRM has spurred a new wave of vendors with innovative ways to manage information and maximize customer relationships. By 2008, expect some vendors to cease operations while others will have grown exponentially based on...
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Software vendors' bullying revealed
News Aggressive sales techniques are still rife among software vendors, according to analyst Ovum, which warns customers must become more aware of vendors' tricks. The analyst's report, based on interviews with 125 companies in Europe and North America...
[November 30, 2005, 9:40]
Hosted VoIP/PBX - Ten Questions You Should be Asking Your Vendors
White Papers This comprehensive guide lines up vendors side-by-side so you see exactly how they differ. This information-packed comparison guide compares the six leading Web conferencing solution providers. Quickly see how they compare with one another on...
[July 17, 2009, 13:38]
Vendors urged to take responsibility for security
News While companies may go to great lengths to ensure their IT environments are secure, technology vendors need to do more to make sure their hardware and software is up to scratch, according to security experts.
[April 23, 2008, 12:18]
Linux vendors release security patches
News Linux vendors Red Hat, Novell and Mandrakesoft on Wednesday released patches for several vulnerabilities, ranging from flaws that could allow denial-of-service (DoS) attacks to buffer overflows. Five of the updates released were rated "highly...
[January 14, 2005, 7:50]
The Real-World Advantage of Application Problem Resolution Technology for Software Vendors (ISVs): Three Case Studies
White Papers This paper presents 3 case studies that demonstrate how leading software vendors (ISVs) are improving quality and accelerating time-to-market with application problem resolution technology that helps them resolve issues faster.
[May 27, 2008, 10:16]
The Marriage of ROI and SLA: Software Vendors Can Meet Their Customers' Needs and Improve Their Own Revenue Potential by Utilizing a ROI SLA
White Papers This sets the stage for a closer, more fruitful, relationship with vendors in helping companies reduce the risks and maximize the rewards from every IT investment. Pressure is high for CIOs and IT executives to deliver rock-solid IT strategies on...
[August 23, 2006, 1:00]
Direct vendors respond to non-Intel chip demands
News AMD marketing planning manager Rana Mainee denied that vendors are completely changing their strategy to adopt alternatives to Intel. The pricing is one of the alternative features to Intel but if it was just about pricing, I'm sure vendors could...
[August 15, 1997, 15:08]
Home Office reveals early ID vendors
News The other vendors are 3M SP&SL, which will receive about £700,000, plus a fee for each card, to design and produce the cards, issued initially to staff at two airports later this year. The Home Office has listed 3M and nCipher as providers to the...
[March 25, 2009, 7:47]
Linux vendors hope to ride PC upgrade wave
News Linux vendors are salivating at the prospect of taking market share away from Microsoft's Windows in the PC desktop market as enterprises embark on the biggest desktop refresh since Y2K. However, the use of Linux in enterprise servers has grown...
[May 21, 2004, 13:10]
Antivirus vendors warn of Fretheme worm
News Anti-virus vendors sometimes use different names for worms, and incidents of the W32/frethem.f@mm variant have also been logged in countries such as the US. Antivirus companies have warned users to install patches and signature files to protect...
[June 13, 2002, 9:03]
Linux vendors move to standard platform
News Several Linux vendors have moved to standardise their customised operating environments on a single platform, the companies announced on Thursday. Major software vendors such as Borland, Computer Associates, IBM and SAP, as well as hardware vendors...
[May 30, 2002, 9:43]
