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Researchers create exploits for IE7, IE8; Available IPv4 addresses dwindle below 10%

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Researchers up ante, create exploits for IE7, IE8
Researchers have created attack code that exploits a zero-day vulnerability in IE7 as well as in the newest IE8 -- even when Microsoft's recommended defensive measure is on. Read More


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Available IPv4 addresses dwindle below 10%
The long-awaited depletion of the Internet's primary address space came one step closer to reality on Tuesday with the announcement that fewer than 10% of IPv4 addresses remain unallocated. Read More

Microsoft promises emergency IE patch
Microsoft today announced that it will issue an emergency security update for Internet Explorer (IE), but postponed setting a ship date for the fix until Wednesday. Read More

Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Top 10 Rookies of the Year in Open Source
Despite everything, 2009 was a bumper crop for new open source projects. It is estimated that developers created 52 new open source projects a day on average. So who was the best of the best in new open source for 2009? Read More

Are open source business models successful?
It has become quite fashionable lately to disparage open source business models as a failure. Read More

Cisco, HP say they're on the same wavelength with VEPA
Cisco and HP say their intentions are aligned when it comes to the hairy task of managing growing numbers of switched VMs in data centers. The companies have both submitted proposals to the IEEE on ways to manage the switch management of multiplying VMs moving around. Read More


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Three lessons for businesses from the Google attack
The cyberattacks against Google and more than 30 other technology companies by adversaries operating out of China highlights what some call the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) confronting a growing number of U.S commercial entities. Read More

Analyst: AT&T needs to spend US$5B to catch up
AT&T would need to spend about US$5 billion on its wireless network to catch up with the coverage offered by Verizon Wireless, a financial research firm said Tuesday. Read More

Cisco's video network for Winter Olympics will be all-HD, all-IP
The Olympic Winter Games are coming soon, and NBC will be using Cisco's gear to bring it to your living room in high definition. Read More

Report: ISPs Fear Many More DDoS Attacks in 2010
Internet service providers are worried about increasingly sophisticated attacks on cloud-based services, according to new survey from Arbor Networks. Read More

Broadband trials hold regional ISPs to account
Regional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will be made more accountable for delivering advertised broadband speeds following a Federal Government test of consumer Internet access. Read More

Gartner: CIOs don't expect IT recovery
Gartner estimates 2010 IT budgets in the U.S. will be 2.5% higher than 2009, which is on par with 2005 budgets. Read More



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