Malware knocks out U.S. Marshals' network; Nortel says users are hitting 'pause button' Malware on Wednesday crippled Windows-based computer systems at the U.S. Marshals Service, which hunts federal fugitives and operates the country's witness protection program, knocking the agency's network offline. Also, Nortel enterprise customers have pressed "a pause button" in purchasing gear from the company, the chief of Nortel's Enterprise Solutions group acknowledged this week. (2:32) Aruba reports Q3 revenues up, net loss narrows Aruba Networks yesterday reported third quarter results, with revenues increasing by 8% to $45.8 million compared to $42.6 million a year ago. More iPhone app rejections tarnish the App Store The App Store is becoming almost as famous for rejecting applications as it is for selling 1 billion of them. The iPhone app body count has recently grown by two, including a high-profile e-book reader and a compatibility update for a camera application--at Apple's request--in preparation for iPhone OS 3.0. Microsoft withdraws request for EU antitrust hearing Microsoft has withdrawn its request for an oral hearing to respond to European antitrust charges arising from its bundling of the Internet Explorer Web browser with its Windows operating system. If Microsoft indeed abused its market position, it has become fairly obvious the company's efforts were unsuccessful: Firefox now leads IE 7.0 in European market share. Outlook gloomy for most IT sectors There's little light at the end of the tunnel for the IT industry. Spending across IT sectors is set to remain low throughout 2009 and is not expected to pick up until 2010. And more companies have been cutting their spending rather than increasing it, even in areas such as storage, where demand was increasing. Guilty plea for man behind creative E-Trade scam A California man has pleaded guilty to opening tens of thousands of bogus online brokerage accounts and then pocketing tiny test deposits made by companies like E-Trade Financial and Charles Schwab. Twitter hit with phishing attacks Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a "funny blog" Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a phishing scam. |
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