Redmond (ip-192.com): A hard-to-detect rootkit may be causing Windows XP systems to crash after applying patch MS10-015, according to Microsoft. As reported by ip-192.com (our stories are here and here), Windows users began flooding Windows support forums almost immediately after installing Microsoft's February security update, saying that their computers had been rendered unusable with a [...]

Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft has disconnected up to 1 Million Xbox Live gamers, claiming they have modified their consoles to play pirated games, according to a press release. "All consumers should know that piracy is illegal and that modifying their Xbox 360 console to play pirated discs violates the Xbox Live terms of use, will void [...]

Oracle plans to buy privately held GoldenGate Software in an effort to beef up its portfolio of technology that helps clients to manipulate information in databases, the world’s third largest software maker announced today. Oracle did not disclose any financial terms of the transaction. GoldenGate Software offers software that helps businesses analyze large quantities of [...]