4 posts and columns on security software

U.S. Regulators Approve Intel's Perplexing Acquisition of McAfee

in Enterprise on December 21, 2010 at 11:41 am PT

U.S. regulators have approved Intel’s pending acquisition of software security vendor McAfee. Still to go: The European Union.

News Byte

HP to Buy ArcSight for $1.5 Billion

in News on September 13, 2010 at 5:39 am PT

As expected, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) has agreed to acquire ArcSight for about $1.5 billion, cash. HP said this morning that it will pay $43.50 a share for the security-software maker, a 24 percent premium over it’s closing price last Friday. “From a security perspective, the perimeter of today’s enterprise is porous, putting enormous pressure on clients’ risk and compliance systems,” Bill Veghte, HP’s executive vice president of software and solutions, said in a statement. “The combination of HP and ArcSight will provide clients with the ability to fortify their applications, proactively monitor events and respond to threats.”

One Way to Turn a Mac Into a PC Just Got Better

in Personal Technology on October 1, 2008 at 6:46 pm PT

There are two common methods for running Microsoft Windows and Windows programs on an Apple Macintosh, and one of those methods just got better and easier. The first approach uses a feature called Boot Camp that comes free on every new Mac.

Navigating Microsoft Office

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 1, 2008 at 6:45 pm PT

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. In the new version of Microsoft Office, I cannot find a “favorites” capability in the Open dialog box. In my older version, when I began to open a document, [...]