WASHINGTON DC - The long-running BlackBerry saga appears to be over. Research In Motion and NTP have agreed to settle the patent dispute over the BlackBerry device for $612.5 million, the companies announced in a press release. Under the agreement, RIM will receive a license to NTP's patents going forward, they said. The agreement also
TROY - Walsh College is offering a comprehensive week-long course, staring March 6, for those preparing to take the Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam on April 1. The course will be held in Room 115 at the College?s Troy campus. Students who complete this course can waive the five foundation courses in the Walsh
CUPERTINO, CA. - Security vendor Trend Micro has announced its new gateway-based hardware solution, called InterScan Security Suite, that is designed to provide companies with comprehensive protection against malware and content security threats. The InterScan Web Security Appliance can work with Trend Micro stand alone and integrated anti-spyware solutions, to provide a flexible, multi-layered security
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - If, as economists tell us, small business truly is the backbone of a successful economy, then young criminal hackers (a.k.a. crackers) are turning that concept on its head. In conversations with antispyware researchers at the RSA Conference 2006 and in recent news articles, tales of youthful, criminal cyberentrepreneurial endeavors abound. Bored,
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. - A group of security researchers claims to have found the first virus that can jump to a mobile device after infecting a PC. The malicious software, dubbed "Crossover," was sent anonymously to the Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association, the group said in a statement reported by CNET.Com. The virus is a proof-of-concept
GRAND RAPIDS - ITS Communications will bring its mobile showcase to Grand Rapids and Utica in March to showcase Cisco networking technologies. The Cisco Network On Wheels is a 25-foot mobile showcase equipped with the latest Cisco networking technologies designed to enhance your competitive edge - maximize productivity and ROI, enhance customer care and loyalty,
RESTON, va. - American Online says it's waging a fierce battle against Internet scam artists and is unconcerned that not everyone approves of its new approach to protecting users from phishing schemes and spam by charging mass e-mailers a fee for guaranteed delivery of messages to its subscribers. A plan by AOL and Yahoo has
CUPERTINO, ca. - Apple Computer on Wednesday released a security update for Mac OS X that fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile Web browser and Mail flaw disclosed last week. The set of patches addresses a variety of security flaws, including several that could let an attacker gain control over a computer running the operating
SOUTHFIELD - Virus Infection was the single biggest cause of the worst security incidents for UK companies in the past two years, reports a departmental survey of the British Government. According to findings of the 2006 Department of Trade and Industry's biennial Information Security Breaches Survey, 40 percent of these incidents were described as having
SOUTHFIELD - CA is continuing the process of segmentation of its channel and direct sales teams. The most recent announcement out of CA will mean that many of the company's named accounts served by its direct sales force will be moved over to become non-named accounts, and thereby served by the company's channel partners. "Initially