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Hewlett-Packard has been selling USB-based hybrid flash-floppy drives that were pre-infected with malware, the company said last week in a security bulletin.

Nokia plans to integrate Sourcefire's intrusion prevention software into its line of network security appliances by year-end.

Check Point Software Technologies, an Internet security company, on Thursday withdrew its application to acquire intrusion-prevention firm Sourcefire amid protests over the deal by some US government offices.

It is not a question of "if" you'll deploy Linux in your company, but rather when -- and how deep. There's a good chance that you've deployed it already and don't know it. Even if you're not ideologically opposed to Microsoft, there are just too many benefits to ignore Linux for very long.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.

It's now obvious. Linux is an established force for low-cost, reliable computing power in data center and edge server deployments. Now the penguin has other fish to fry.

Hoping to bolster its Adaptive Enterprise strategy for on-demand computing, Hewlett-Packard on Monday plans to ship the latest version of its Unix-based HP-UX operating system for Intel's family of Itanium processors. The company also plans to announce commitments from 40 developers to deliver applications for the platform.

In an ongoing effort to prove instant messaging technology can live up to strict corporate communication standards, vendors of IM technology unveiled a slew of offerings designed to bolster IM security at the IM Planet Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

Two companies recently announced Linux-based products in completely unrelated areas - VPN/firewall and interactive voice response. What these two new products do have in common is that they are examples of how Linux is indirectly allowing businesses to adopt advanced features on their networks without high costs.

Check Point and Funk Software addressed both client and server ends of VPNs in separate announcements on Monday.

With an eye to allowing data centers and service providers save space and money by eliminating some firewalls and virtual private network (VPN) devices, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Monday announced its VPN-1/Firewall-1 VSX (Virtual Systems Extension) software, which aims to allow companies to replace as many as 100 firewalls with one box running the software.