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Microsoft: New software not Symantec, McAfee rival (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Microsoft Corp's upcoming security software is not designed to take sales from Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc as it is a stripped-down, free product that focuses purely on anti-virus protection, a Microsoft executive said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Microsoft to offer free anti-virus software (AFP via Yahoo! News) Microsoft has announced plans to offer free anti-virus software to PC users starting next year. us.rd.yahoo.com
Microsoft Will Replace OneCare with Security Software (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) Microsoft plans to stop accepting paid subscriptions to Windows Live OneCare in mid-2009. The security software is slated to be replaced by a free offering code-named Morro, which will focus on providing consumer PCs with core protection from viruses, spyware, rootkits, trojans and other forms of malware. us.rd.yahoo.com
Kofax Earns Top Honors For Industry-Leading Capture Software At DM Awards 2008 (EnterpriseContentManagementConnection-ECM) Kofax plc, the leading provider of Intelligent Capture & Exchange solutions, recently announced it has earned the "Capture Product of the Year" award for Kofax Capture 8.0, the world's leading capture software, at the second annual DM Awards 2008 event held recently in London, England. us.rd.yahoo.com
Area business news: Perceptive Software in Shawnee lays off 23 (The Kansas City Star) Anticipating slower growth in the current year, Perceptive Software has laid off 23 employees. A representative of the document imaging software company said Tuesday that Perceptive still expected about 25 percent growth in fiscal 2009, but that would be half of what it had earlier projected. us.rd.yahoo.com
Malware found in Lenovo software package (ZDNet) Computer maker Lenovo is shipping a malware-infected software package to Windows XP users, according to warning from anti-virus researchers at Microsoft. The malicious file was identified by Microsoft as Win32/Meredrop, a Trojan dropper that is used to install and execute multiple malicious executables on an infected computer.... us.rd.yahoo.com
Lawson Software cutting 200 jobs (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Lawson Software says it's cutting 200 jobs, or 5 percent of its worldwide work force, because of the global economic slowdown. us.rd.yahoo.com
Day Software Announces General Availability Of CQ5.1 (EnterpriseContentManagementConnection-ECM) Day Software, a leading provider of global content management software, recently announced general availability of CQ5.1, unveiling major transformations to the company's Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform and Web Content Management (WCM) application. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lawson Software shares tumble after job cuts (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of Lawson Software Inc., which makes business automation software, tumbled Wednesday on fears that a big round of layoffs will hurt its ability to generate future sales. us.rd.yahoo.com
Symantec, McAfee slide as Microsoft eyes free rival software (Market Watch) Investors push down shares of the leading vendors of corporate software security technology after Microsoft unveils plans to introduce a rival product free of charge in 2009. us.rd.yahoo.com
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