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All Desktop Software News - August 2007

Microsoft to acquire chat provider Parlano

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 30 August 2007

Microsoft is acquiring group chat and enterprise instant messaging provider Parlano to bolster its forthcoming Office Communications Server 2007 unified messaging platform.

Flaw found in MSN Messenger

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Author: SearchSecurity.com Staff
Date: 30 August 2007

Attackers could exploit a flaw in MSN Messenger to run malicious code on targeted machines, according to Danish vulnerability clearinghouse Secunia.

Prestige car supplier outsources e-mail with Simply Mail Solutions

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 29 August 2007

JCT600, the independent prestige car motor group, has gone to Simply Mail Solutions (SMS) to manage its e-mail systems.

Bebo first social networking site with Windows Live Messenger

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Author: Antony Savvas
Date: 22 August 2007

Bebo, the global social networking site, is the first such site to integrate with the Microsoft Windows Live Messenger instant messaging service.

Experian says 80% of shoppers use hard-copy catalogues before going online

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Author: Ian Grant
Date: 16 August 2007

Credit vetting agency Experian has found that eight out of 10 people are browsing hard-copy catalogues before they go online to reserve their purchases.

Push voice is the next mobility must-have

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Author: Andrew R. Hickey, News Editor
Date: 16 August 2007

Push voice, coupled with mobile email, is poised to turn smartphones and mobile devices into mobile communications hubs.

A NAS gateway offers file-based accesses to external storage on a disk array -- or a SAN, where users can take advantage of superior performance and reliability while maintaining a level of simplicity. Since storage is moved off of the NAS device, interoperability and connectivity are crucial issues, and virtualization is increasingly important for superior scaling and utilization of the storage resources. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross section of major NAS gateway products.

NAS appliance specifications

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Date: 09 August 2007

NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without having to proliferate additional appliances across the network. The product snapshots in this chapter highlight key specifications for a cross section of major NAS appliance products.

Expro drills down into the satellite communications market

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Author: Warwick Ashford
Date: 08 August 2007

Satellite communication is often the only option for workers in remote regions, but UK-based oilfield service company Expro says not all suppliers offer the same business value.

Researchers demonstrate webmail, social networking flaws

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Author: Robert Westervelt, News Editor
Date: 03 August 2007

Users of popular social networking Web sites and Webmail such as Google's Gmail, are at risk of having their sessions hijacked by an attacker, researchers at Errata Security warn.

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