Microsoft readies the next version of its streaming media technology for release later this year.

If you were an Internet crook, the following item would be music to your ears: A zero-day flaw–a security hole with no fix available before attacks could be launched–exists in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, and can be exploited by a poisoned PDF file in an attempt to take over a vulnerable computer. As Symantec reported in February, crooks have hit the flaw with small-scale attacks that e-mail PDF attachments...

Intel is expected to refresh its line of laptop chips Monday with new ultra-low-voltage processors that should make ultraportable laptops operate faster without sacrificing battery life. Intel currently offers ultra-low-voltage processors for fully functional thin and light laptops, such as Apple's expensive MacBook Air and Lenovo's ThinkPad X300. These chips fit into small spaces and draw less power...

Let’s put the speculation about who’s behind the Open Cloud Manifesto to rest right now: InfoWorldhas learned that IBM is the driving force. That’s according to two cloud vendors who said they signed the document. “We are part of the manifesto,” said Pankaj Malviya, CEO of LongJump, which provides an on-demand platform for business applications. “We worked with IBM.” [...

The much-discussed ‘Open Cloud Manifesto’ signed by many vendors was officially released.

EMC’s top five executives, including CEO Joe Tucci, are taking 10% pay cuts, the storage vendor reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission this week.

A lawsuit that accuses Dell of discriminating against women and older workers has continued to make its way though the courts. In a filing, Dell denied allegations that it had treated employees unfairly and said no layoffs were made on the basis of age or sex.

Fallout from IBM’s layoffs on Thursday spread over social networks like Twitter and on union message boards, as employees posted the news about their job losses in real time. There was a political reaction, too, in New York, where the company’s headquarters are located.

Corporate reorganizations are becoming almost commonplace in this difficult economic climate. Even the largest, most storied institutions are finding themselves parties to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and downsizings they probably didn’t envision as recently as three months ago, much less when they negotiated their last round of wireless service and equipment deals.

The credit card details of 19,000 Brits that shopped online were freely available on Google, it has been revealed. Anyone using the search engine could have easily accessed not only the name and addresses of thousands of Visa, Mastercard and American Express card holders, but also the full card details too. [ Learn how to secure your systems with Roger Grimes' Security Adviser blog and newsletter, both from...