Software

A worm that affects computers running Apple Computer Inc.'s MacOS X operating system is circulating on the Internet, according to antivirus software makers.

With the release of Adobe Acrobat 3D, Adobe Systems Inc. is aiming to let manufacturers share 3D CAD images as easily as they share PDF files, by converting them to PDF files.

Microsoft Corp. is set to unveil its long-awaited branding, packaging and pricing for the next version of Office, which is expected to be available later this year.

The strip is out and the chip is in. At least in the payment card arena, as MasterCard Canada last month announced plans to introduce chip-enabled credit cards by 2010, following support from card issuers and acquirers.

The NetSensory NP-500 is a tremendous forensics tool for digging deep into exactly what is going on inside the network. It captures, inspects and analyzes specific metrics to gauge application response time, as well as other useful statistics such as retransmission rate, latency and details about TCP conversations. The reporting and analysis tools are excellent and help provide useful views into the collected data.

Expect your money to come out much faster the next time you are withdrawing cash from a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) automated banking machine (ABM). Last month, RBC Financial Group contracted Winnipeg-based MTS Allstream Inc. to provide the financial institution with an IP/MPLS network to connect all of the bank

IT managers may now have an easier way to offer guests a little or a lot of wireless access on their corporate networks.

"Change is automatic," goes the saying, "progress is not." As the City of Calgary's "change management" team will readily affirm