Archive for October, 2007
Adobe patched its Acrobat and Reader programs on Monday. The fix plugs a hole that exposed Windows XP users to attackers sending PDF files containing malware 
. According to various reports, exploits are running rampant around the Internet in search of unpatched applications.”Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system,” Adobe said in a security bulletin. “A malicious file must be loaded in Adobe Reader or Acrobat by the end user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities.”
Windows XP users who also run Internet Explorer 7 are at risk. Adobe first admitted to the bug about two weeks ago and posted a complex workaround that required users to edit the Windows registry. The flaw was first discovered on September 20 by “pdp” on the Gnucitizen Web site.
October 28th, 2007
Adobe patched its Acrobat and Reader programs on Monday. The fix plugs a hole that exposed Windows XP users to attackers sending PDF files containing malware . According to various reports, exploits are running rampant around the Internet in search of unpatched applications.”Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system,” Adobe said in a security bulletin. “A malicious file must be loaded in Adobe Reader or Acrobat by the end user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities.”
Windows XP users who also run Internet Explorer 7 are at risk. Adobe first admitted to the bug about two weeks ago and posted a complex workaround that required users to edit the Windows registry. The flaw was first discovered on September 20 by “pdp” on the Gnucitizen Web site.
October 28th, 2007
Google is teaming up with Nielsen to bring demographic data to Google TV Ads. The companies announced a multiyear, strategic relationship on Wednesday to leverage Nielsen’s experience in TV audience measurement to the Google platform.Google TV Ads is an online platform for buying, selling, measuring, and delivering television ads. Launched in May, the platform includes advertising inventory across hundreds of channels. By combining Nielsen demographic data with aggregated set-top box data, Google promises it can provide advertisers and agencies with information to help them create better ads and maximize the return on their advertising spending.
“As we continue to expand our TV advertising program, it is important that we provide advertisers and agencies with data that will help them reach their target demographic with the right ad,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in a statement. “Working closely with Nielsen, the industry leader, improves our measurement capabilities by adding a demographic layer on top of existing set-top box data.”
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October 28th, 2007
Google beat out its competitors on the DoubleClick acquisition, but Microsoft has an investment of its own to brag about this week: a 1.6 percent equity stake in Facebook valued at $240 million.On Wednesday, the veteran software giant and the Web 2.0 darling expanded their advertising partnership in a deal that marked Facebook’s valuation at $15 billion. Microsoft’s investment makes it Facebook’s exclusive third-party advertising partner . Microsoft will sell advertising for Facebook internationally, as well as in the U.S.
According to Kevin Johnson, president of the Platforms and Services Division at Microsoft, making the Facebook investment and expanding the partnership will position both companies for new advertising opportunities around the world. He called it a “great win” for both companies and their users.
October 26th, 2007
On Tuesday, Cisco announced plans to acquire Navini Networks, a Mobile WiMax company, for $330 million. WiMax, a long-range wireless technology, is gaining industry momentum, with Intel planning to offer chips based on the technology next year and U.S. service providers Clearwire and Sprint Nextel adopting WiMax.”Around the world, broadband wireless networks based upon WiMax have the potential to add millions of new Internet users who cannot be reached economically using copper or fiber infrastructures,” said Brett Galloway, vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Wireless Networking Business Unit, in a statement.
WiMax networks, he added, will help drive the transition to open IP-based broadband wireless architectures and accelerate the rollout of new applications and services.
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October 26th, 2007
SanDisk Corporation, one of the largest suppliers of flash data storage card products, filed three patent-infringement actions against 25 companies on Wednesday.All 25 companies manufacture, sell, and import USB flash drives, cards, media players, or other removable flash-storage products. Most of the defendants are little-known Asian companies, but some are recognizable brands, including LG, Kingston, and Silicon Motion.
SanDisk filed the suits in the in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin and at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that the defendants have infringed various SanDisk system-level patents.
SanDisk is seeking damages and a permanent injunction in the federal court actions, as well as a permanent exclusion order from the ITC banning importation of the products into the United States.
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October 26th, 2007
California’s attorney general plans to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. Attorney General Jerry Brown hopes to force the EPA to decide whether to allow 12 states, including California, to impose stricter standards on vehicle emissions.The lawsuit could be filed as early as Wednesday in a Washington, D.C. federal court. Brown’s move comes 22 months after California made its initial request to the EPA to let the state mandate tighter regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles.
Specifically, California wants to implement a law that passed in 2002 that would force automakers to begin manufacturing vehicles that emit less greenhouse gas emissions by the 2009 model year. The goal is to cut emissions by 25 percent by the year 2030.
“California submitted the waiver request to the EPA two years ago. EPA has been slow-walking it. California wants to start implementing the program for model year 2009. Time is running short,” said David Bookbinder, chief counsel for the Sierra Club.
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October 24th, 2007
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