Microsoft 
is investigating another zero-day vulnerability in its Office suite of productivity applications after confirming that a critical, unpatched flaw exists in Excel.The flaw is called a “zero-day vulnerability” because there is no patch to fix it, which means that hackers can actively exploit it. While Microsoft’s next scheduled round of Windows updates is next Tuesday, there is no word yet on whether a patch will be released at that time to fix the flaw.
Redmond is investigating a limited number of attacks designed to exploit the vulnerability in several versions of Office, including 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004 for the Mac.
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February 6th, 2007
In a move to compete against XenSource and Virtual Iron, VMware on Monday announced a new bundle of virtualization tools for small companies. The new set of tools is designed to provide SMBs using the free VMware Server with an easy and cost-effective way to manage it. For $1,500, SMBs can get a bundle that includes the VMware Server platform with the VirtualCenter management tool.The promise of virtualization is reduced hardware costs. By deploying virtual machines instead of physical servers , businesses do not have to purchase a new physical server every time they need to roll out new applications on dedicated servers.
According to the Yankee Group, virtualization will become a popular option — even for businesses running a handful of servers — as hardware becomes more powerful. And VMware is betting that SMBs will appreciate its bundle because this group accounted for 70 percent of the 1.2 million downloads of its VMware server since July 2006.
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February 6th, 2007
