The News Review:
- Software Security Governance in the SDLC: A Practical Approach
- Check Point Software board approves $400 million buyback program
- Ethiopia: Microsoft Introduces New Software Solutions
- Philips buys UK cardiac software maker for undisclosed sum
- In the War of Software Superpowers, a Space Race Dawns
Software Security Governance in the SDLC: A Practical Approach
PC World – Mar 26, 2008
Organizations are taking concrete, measurable steps to ensure the software that controls data is developed securely. Listen as two leading experts in application security from Accenture and Ounce Labs present the step-by-step approach organizations must take to ensure they are meeting the new emerging standard of due care in the software development lifecycle. brbrLearn to plan, design, build, and deploy your software for security. brbrbr
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Check Point Software board approves $400 million buyback program
Forbes – Mar 26, 2008
The program has no expiration date. Shares of the Redwood City, Calif. -based security software company closed Tuesday at $24.
Ethiopia: Microsoft Introduces New Software Solutions
AllAfrica.com – Mar 26, 2008
KidanAddis AbabaUS-based software giant Microsoft said on Tuesday it launched in to the Ethiopian market three new software products as part of a worldwide event the company says was its largest ever. Microsoft said the launch of the new products- the Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008-marks a turning point in the way that large companies use and manage their widespread computer networks. GA_googleFillSlot(“AllAfrica_Story_Inset”); "Under the theme of ‘Heroes Happen Here’, we are bringing these landmark solutions to Ethiopia to help people secure their information, manage their networks more efficiently and ensure their users deliver better results," David Ndunga, Microsoft’s Marketing Manager for East and Southern Africa said in a statement. And briefing local reporters to announce the launch of the software, and the positive difference they are expected to make to local users, the Ndunga said the products will make local IT professionals and developers more efficient, enabling them to save time because of the added features that was built in to them. Whereas Windows Server 2008, Ndunga said, is a server operating system to ensure the security of a network system, connection to the internet and sending e-mails,Visual Studio 2008 is a product not very well known except software and Web developers.
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Philips buys UK cardiac software maker for undisclosed sum
Forbes – Mar 26, 2008
Oran Muduroglu, general manager of Philips’ Healthcare Informatics business line, said Tomcat’s products are a great fit and that they will be introduced in North America and other markets. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Financial details were not disclosed. Tomcat is based in Northern Ireland.
In the War of Software Superpowers, a Space Race Dawns
Washington Post – Mar 26, 2008
In the War of Software Superpowers, a Space Race Dawns. But lately I’ve been spending time visiting the Crab Nebula, Cassiopeia A and the Sombrero Galaxy. These addictive celestial visits come courtesy of two remarkable interactive astronomy programs.