HP attacks Sun via Solaris

HP has gone public about its support for Sun Microsystems` Solaris 10 operating system by sending out an internal memo, reports The Register. HP has long "officially" supported various versions of Solaris on its Xeon- and Opteron-based servers. The company this week announced support of Sun`s version of Unix in a statement to staff, according to insiders.

The Solaris embrace is being pitched as HP`s answer to disgruntled Sun customers trying to make their way off SPARC systems and onto HP`s x86 kit.

"Enabling 64-bit Solaris 10 on Opteron-based ProLiant servers is an extension of HP`s Sun Attack programme - a way to provide a solution for customers who are interested in moving from Sun/Solaris to an industry-standard HP solution," said an HP spokesman.

According to definitions from Symantec, the latest malware samples are capable of seriously disrupting the operations on Bluetooth-enabled Symbian devices, reports eWeek. The Symbian operating system powers some cellphone models manufactured by Nokia, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and Panasonic.

The first Trojan, identified as SymbOS.Sendtool.A, drops a hack tool that can be used to send malicious programs, such as variants of the SymbOS.PBStealer family of Trojans, to other mobile devices via Bluetooth.

The Trojan horse virus arrives on the compromised device as "Fspreader.SIS". If the user opens this file, the device installer displays a dialogue box to warn the user that the application may be coming from an untrusted source and may cause potential problems.

Adobe Systems has created a high-end version of Acrobat - aimed at boosting sales in the manufacturing industry - that displays three-dimensional images within PDF documents, reports CNet. The company is expected to release Acrobat 3D today.

The new version allows a person to create a portable document format (PDF) with embedded images from computer-aided design (CAD) applications. Recipients of Acrobat 3D files need a point upgrade to the current Acrobat reader version 7 to view the documents, the company said.

Adobe developed the 3D product specifically for manufacturing customers who regularly exchange CAD files in the design process, said Rak Bhalla, senior marketing manager. Typically, design engineers today create a two-dimensional image and send them via e-mail, Bhalla said. Having an embedded 3D image, which people can rotate to view and append with notes, will speed up the design collaboration process and reduce errors, he noted.