Lenovo enters server business

Lenovo announced its intent to jump into the server business by licensing x86 server technology from IBM, helping extend its product offerings to small and medium-sized businesses, says Computerworld.

Under the agreement, Lenovo will manufacture one and two-way x86 servers based on IBM's System x technology, which Lenovo will distribute under its own brand name.

The servers will add to Lenovo's corporate product line-up, which includes ThinkPad laptops and Think workstations. The company also distributes IdeaPad notebooks for the consumer market.

For the second time in three days, Microsoft added another product to the list of those vulnerable to a critical bug patched nearly three weeks ago, says PCWorld.

Windows Home Server, the company's newest operating system, is also at risk to the vulnerabilities spelled out by the MS08-001 security bulletin, according to a Friday update.

The advisory, first issued on 8 January - and then fingered by researchers as the month's most pressing - was revised Wednesday, when Microsoft announced that Windows Small Business Server was at risk. Neither Windows Home Server nor Small Business Server had been among the versions mentioned in the original bulletin.

Adobe has unveiled the latest versions of Flash Server, allowing site owners to stream content to users via Flash media files, says vnunet.com.

The addition of video streaming has been a major selling point for the Flash 3 line, which also includes client software for PCs and mobile phones.

Flash Server 3 comes in two packages. Smaller businesses will be offered the $995 Flash Media Streaming Server to stream conventional and HD video content.