News podcast: Network World 360 Intel said today it has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems for a total of about $884 million in cash, in an effort to bolster its offerings in the market for processors for embedded systems and mobile devices. Also, security vendor Trustwave is reporting that cyber-criminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs that run Windows XP in order to record sensitive card details. (5:33) Cybercriminals refine data-sniffing software for ATM fraud Cybercriminals are improving a malicious software program that can be installed on ATMs running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system that records sensitive card details, according to security vendor Trustwave. Cisco CEO humbled by placement on Dow Cisco Systems Inc. is proud to be joining the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday, but Cisco CEO John Chambers said that did not come without mixed feelings given the company was replacing General Motors. Intel to acquire Wind River for $884 Million Intel said Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems for a total of about $884 million in cash, in an effort to bolster its offerings in the market for processors for embedded systems and mobile devices. Data Domain accepts new NetApp offer NetApp has claimed victory in the bidding war with EMC over Data Domain, a vendor of deduplication storage systems, though EMC insists its all-cash offer is superior to NetApp's, which combines cash and stock. Unix turns 40: The past, present and future of a revolutionary OS Originally written in one month during the summer of '69, a little operating system called Unix would go on to be one of the most important pieces of software ever written. Four decades later, the future of Unix is clouded, but its legacy is certain. Timeline: 40 years of Unix Ever wonder how Unix got started? Here are year-by-year details of the operating system's four-decade history. Cisco's rack server intensifies competition, increases market Cisco's new C-Series rack server intensifies its competition with data center server incumbents HP and IBM, and significantly increases the market opportunity to Cisco. Cisco unveiled the C-Series rack mount server for its Unified Computing System platform this week. Router market expected to take a rare dip The Dell'Oro Group recently released some gloomy projections for various segments of the networking market, with IP lines for the PBX market expected to decline for the first time ever and the router market expected to decline for the first time in seven years. Sears gets wrist slap over spyware activities Sears today agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to disclose the depth of consumers' personal information it collected via a downloadable software application. June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. |
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