Ellen Messmer

Startup GreenBorder Technologies recently debuted software aimed at preventing spyware and virus contamination from the Internet for users of Microsoft

Steve Raynes is "desperate" for anti-spyware software with the kind of reporting, automated updates, group policies, quarantine and remote configuration seen in anti-virus products. "I can't find it," he said.

A pair of vulnerability-assessment and remediation tool vendors are separately upgrading their products so that customers more easily can prioritize which networked systems need to be fixed.

Seeking to reconcile two rival XML standards, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler AG are endorsing a plan calling for the auto industry to use a single XML-based data exchange of business documents.

Security companies next week are trotting out intrusion-prevention system and vulnerability-assessment products that not only widen customer choice but also indicate growing multi-vendor collaboration....

Cisco Systems Inc., Network Appliance Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are among those expected this week to unveil new storage hardware and software that makes...

Seeking to reconcile two rival XML standardization efforts while avoiding the costly and complicated process of supporting incompatible systems, General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Company and DaimlerChrysler AG this week together endorsed a plan calling for the auto industry to use a single XML-based data exchange of business documents.