Technology & Business Daily Scoop - March 3, 2005

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IN THIS ISSUE

* RealNetworks patches security holes * CA warns of security holes in license tool * Visual Networks adds VoIP analysis services * NetSuite targets services companies with new vertical app * 64-bit Windows client and server coming late April * IBM looks to reassure channel over Lenovo

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REALNETWORKS PATCHES SECURITY HOLES

RealNetworks has warned customers about a security vulnerability in its RealPlayer and RealOne Player software that could allow an attacker to run malicious code on a machine using a vulnerable version of the popular media player programs.

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CA WARNS OF SECURITY HOLES IN LICENSE TOOL

Computer Associates International (CA) and security firms are warning about a number of serious security holes in software that manages CA product licenses and is distributed with almost every piece of software the company sells.

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VISUAL NETWORKS ADDS VOIP ANALYSIS SERVICES

Visual Networks, a provider of network and application performance management solutions, on Thursday announced the immediate availability of a suite of on-site Voice over IP (VoIP) readiness and monitoring services.

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NETSUITE TARGETS SERVICES COMPANIES WITH NEW VERTICAL APP

Walking the vertical applications path, NetSuite on Thursday added a new service to its fleet: NetCRM-Services Edition.

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64-BIT WINDOWS CLIENT AND SERVER COMING LATE APRIL

Microsoft plans to release the delayed "x64" versions of Windows Server and Windows XP at the end of April, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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IBM LOOKS TO REASSURE CHANNEL OVER LENOVO

LAS VEGAS -- Executives from IBM's PC division and Lenovo Group were out in force this week at IBM's annual PartnerWorld conference looking to reassure the company's channel partners that there will be no disruptions when the Chinese company's landmark $1.75 billion acquisition of Big Blue's PC group is completed, probably later in the second quarter.

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