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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 November 2006-Computer Associates: CA announces virus and spyware protection for Windows Vista; CA Threat Manager, CA Anti-Virus, and CA Anti-Spyware optimize computing safety for corporate customers and consumers(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30112006 ISLANDIA, N.Y.

- CA (NYSE: CA) today announced that it is delivering virus and spyware protection for corporate customers and consumers using the new Windows Vista operating system. CA Threat Manager, CA Anti-Virus and CA Anti-Spyware for Windows Vista have been in beta release since June. They are also …

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First Time Offering Assists IT Professionals to Repair Damaged Files Instantly

MILLBURN, N.J. — GRISOFT, the developer of AVG security software, today introduced AVG Rescue CD, a new offering for IT professionals designed to remove and repair damage caused by viruses, spyware and other malicious programs on computers running Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server. The AVG Rescue CD, which is based on AVG Anti-Malware 7.5, provides critical updates of virus and spyware databases automatically.

Important features of AVG Rescue CD include the ability to update the malware definitions database on the fly. Until now it was necessary to burn a rescue CD with up-to-date definitions before attempting a restoration. AVG Rescue CD also sets itself apart from competing products by providing more complete protection against viruses and spyware, and extensive administration and recovery tools with the ability to update definition files using a hard drive or an external USB memory device.

"AVG Rescue CD is a useful tool for IT pros enabling them to efficiently remove dangerous software from exploited PCs with the same level of confidence they enjoy with other AVG products," said Larry Bridwell, Vice President of Global Security Strategies of GRISOFT. "IT pros will also be able to take advantage of comprehensive administrative tools and features to make them more productive".

AVG Rescue CD makes it easier to detect and remove viruses, spyware and other malware running on MS Windows PE. The CD includes Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and a set of administration tools and utilities. It also features a file manager, a Windows registry editor, a scan disk tool for testing hard drive integrity, a detailed IP Config tool, and more.

Pricing and Availability

The price of AVG Rescue CD is $149.95 for a one year license. Existing customers using any commercial AVG product can obtain AVG Rescue CD for a discounted price of $99.95.

This new product is immediately available through the direct sales channel as well as via an extensive network of sales partners and distributors of GRISOFT located throughout the world.

About GRISOFT

www.grisoft.com

GRISOFT is a leading provider of antivirus, firewall protection and security solutions for consumers and SMEs. It is one of the fastest growing companies in the industry with more than 40 million users around the world that rely on GRISOFT AVG products to protect their computers and networks.

Established in 1991, GRISOFT employs some of the world’s leading experts in antivirus software, specifically in the areas of virus analysis and detection, software development, and antivirus support. GRISOFT award-winning products are distributed globally through resellers and the Internet as well as via AVG Anti-Virus Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) to interested partners.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Utilizing a new and highly effective scanning engine, the upgraded PC Tools Antivirus 3.0 improves program performance, and responsiveness Co it hunts and kills viruses quickly.

"This upgraded security tool reflects our focus on quality and provides users with robust protection that is both effective and compatible with our award-winning products," said Michael Greene, Vice President of Product Strategy.

"We know threats to consumers will increase this holiday season, so we want to provide them with the most effective products possible," Greene added. "We own this product, rather than partnering with another vendor, which means we are able to control quality and implement best practices that have helped us consistently win ‘Best Anti-spyware’ from trusted sources.

"There are many benefits to our approach. We have a tightly integrated product. This software has minimal impact on the user’s system," Greene said.

This new software provides scanning and real-time OnGuard performance improvements. Along with enhanced heuristics to help detect a greater number of new variants and their related malware components on infected PCs.

Current awards include: PC Magazine Best Anti-Spyware 2005, Editor’s Choice 2006; Windows XP Magazine, Editor’s Choice; PC Pro Recommended 2006, A List product; PC Answers Editor’s Choice 2006; PC Advisor Gold award 2006; PC User ‘Top Buy’ 2006; Computer Shopper Best Anti-Spyware of 2006.

ABOUT PC TOOLS[TM]

PC Tools is a global security software leader with products including award-winning Spyware Doctor along with effective anti-spyware products. PC Tools is a leader in real-time anti-spyware, security, and utility technologies and has a number of key patents pending. PC Tools security products are available in major US retail stores and have been downloaded over 125 million times.

The PC Tools Malware Research Center monitors trends and emerging spyware issues and provides security solutions for the consumer and enterprise marketplace. The malware database is highly integrated with Spyware Doctor’s broad range of scanning and real-time system protection tools, making Spyware Doctor one of the most effective anti-spyware products on the market today. The company is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in San Francisco, London, Dublin, Melbourne, and Kiev. PC Tools has a global network of distributors, resellers, and retailers.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (ENS) — –> Long-dormant strains of influenza, packed in ice in remote global outposts, could be unleashed by melting and migratory birds, according to Professor Scott Rogers at Bowling Green State University. Chair of the Department of Biological Science, Dr. Rogers is in the middle of a two-year, $139,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

“We’ve found viral RNA in the ice in Siberia, and it’s along the major flight paths of migrating waterfowl,” whose pathways take them to North America, Asia and Australia, and interconnect with other migratory paths to Europe and Africa, explains Rogers. The virus that Rogers and his collaborators have found is closest to a strain that circulated from 1933-38 and again in the 1960s. Viruses, he says, can be preserved in ice over long periods of time, then released decades later when humans may …

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GULF BREEZE, Fla. — AppRiver LLC, a leading supplier of business email security solutions, today announced an agreement to supply its SecureTide[TM] spam and virus detection technology to Rackspace Managed Hosting[TM], a recognized leader in the global managed hosting market.

Under the agreement, Rackspace will deploy the powerful solution that uses more than 60 types of filtering techniques to rid incoming email of worms, viruses, phishing attempts and other protocol-based vulnerabilities to add a critical security layer to its Managed Microsoft Exchange, the latest addition to Rackspace’s comprehensive email solution portfolio.

SecureTide also provides perimeter security to protect from a myriad of attacks, including Denial of Service (DOS) and Directory Harvesting, and reduces bandwidth consumption and mailbox clutter, ensuing improved efficiency and system performance for Rackspace customers.

"We are excited to be deployed as a critical element of Rackspace’s newest service," said Scott Cutler, AppRiver’s executive vice president. "Rackspace is a worldwide leader in meeting the most critical needs of businesses for IT infrastructure and application availability. To be chosen as part of their Exchange Hosting is a strong endorsement of our email security technology."

Offering companies of all sizes an on-demand and highly available implementation of Microsoft’s popular email and collaboration solution, Managed Microsoft Exchange from Rackspace includes advanced email with shared calendars, contact lists, public folders and task management features to enhance individual and team productivity. The fully-managed service approach transforms Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 into a simple and scalable service in which customers only pay for the mailboxes they plan to use.

"Our relationship with AppRiver enables us to deliver spam and antivirus protection as an all-inclusive feature to every customer utilizing Managed Microsoft Exchange from Rackspace," said Emil Sayegh, director, Product Marketing, Rackspace Managed Hosting. "AppRiver’s SecureTide is a key part of our comprehensive security strategy to better protect our Managed Exchange customers. The company not only offers some of the best email spam and antivirus protection available, but they share in our customer service philosophy which has made our Fanatical Support[TM] renowned throughout our industry."

After completing a successful beta test of Managed Microsoft Exchange from Rackspace with positive customer feedback, the company is now hosting thousands of mailboxes for hundreds of customers around the world who entrust the company to manage their mission-critical email functions.

About Rackspace Managed Hosting

A recognized leader in the global managed hosting market, Rackspace Managed Hosting is a world-class service organization delivering enterprise-level Web infrastructure and managed services to businesses of all sizes. Serving more than 10,000 customers across seven data centers worldwide, Rackspace integrates the industry’s best technologies for each customer need and delivers it as a service via the company’s award-winning Fanatical Support[TM]. Through trusted relationships with its customers, Rackspace serves as an extension of their IT department, enabling customers to focus on their core business. Founded in 1998, Rackspace has grown more than 50 percent a year since the company’s inception. For more information, please visit www.rackspace.com, or call 800-961-2888.

About AppRiver

AppRiver is a privately held provider of business email solutions, with more than 8,000 customers using its managed services and over 25,500 businesses worldwide using its security solutions. Founded in 2002, the Gulf Breeze, Florida-based company maintains multiple Tier 1 data centers at secure locations in the United States and Europe. Additional information about AppRiver is available at www.appriver.com.

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DHAKA (AFP) — Health workers have begun a drive across Bangladesh to immunise 24 million children under five against polio to combat the crippling virus that has staged a comeback in the South Asian nation. Muslim mosques and Hindu temples blared messages through loudspeakers urging parents to bring their children to be immunised using an oral vaccine.

“The response is very impressive. Millions of parents are thronging to health centres to get their kids vaccinated against polio,” health ministry spokesman Golam Kibria said Saturday. The ministry said it aimed to immunise all 24 million children under the age of five Saturday. Children under five are most at risk from the virus. It planned to repeat the process at least nine times over the next 12 months, administering oral drops to each child again, to ensure no-one was left out. It said administering repeat drops would have no side-effects. Bangladesh had …

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M2 PRESSWIRE-22 November 2006-INTERNET SECURITY SYSTEMS: IBM Internet Security Systems expands desktop protection with additional antivirus and anti-spyware features; IBM offers customers comprehensive desktop protection(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22112006 LONDON - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has incorporated additional features for antivirus and anti-spyware into its Internet Security Systems Proventia Desktop Endpoint Security product.

The combined feature set will provide customers with a comprehensive desktop protection solution. As a result of an …

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ST. LOUIS — GenoMed (Pink Sheets:GMED), a Next Generation Disease Management company that uses genomics to solve diseases in humans and animals, today announced that the fourth horse in its expanded trial for West Nile virus encephalitis is recovering nicely one week after starting GenoMed’s treatment.

A week ago, a horse owner in Seguin, Texas telephoned GenoMed to say that her horse, named Seminole Wind, was dying. Despite West Nile virus serum, steroids, and Benamine, the horse could no longer stand, or even blink when its eye was touched.

Within 2 hours of the first dose of GenoMed’s treatment, the horse got to his feet and began drinking and eating, but went down again 24 hours later. Since then, he’s been slowly getting stronger. Recently, he began staying on his feet longer.

West Nile virus encephalitis affects horses more severely than people, and the odds of recovery are slimmer.

Said Dr. Moskowitz, GenoMed’s CEO and Chief Medical Officer, "After an initial response to our treatment, this horse relapsed. We saw this with our previous horse, whose treatment was stopped. But this horse’s owner persevered. Seminole Wind seemed to get slightly better after each dose, only to fall back. He slept a lot. This is our first horse to recover after being so sick. Normally, going down means death within a couple of days."

Added Dr. Moskowitz, "This past week has been very tough for the owner, who has shown incredible persistence and TLC for her horse. A stronger medication may work better next time."

Dr. Moskowitz concluded, "Seminole Wind showed that our approach to West Nile virus is worth pursuing. Most exciting is that our approach could work for most viruses, including avian influenza or bird flu. With each clinical case, we learn more."

Early treatment of WNV encephalitis in humans has yielded the best results, so public awareness of GenoMed’s treatment is important. A small case series involving the company’s first 8 patients was published in a peer-reviewed medical journal in 2004.

About GenoMed

The protocol for West Nile virus is available for free from GenoMed’s website, www.genomed.com, as is GenoMed’s protocol for avian influenza ("bird flu"). Horse owners are encouraged to contact Dr. Moskowitz directly (see contact information above) to discuss drugs and dosing.

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IBM Offers Customers Comprehensive Desktop Protection

ARMONK, N.Y. — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has incorporated additional features for antivirus and anti-spyware into its Internet Security Systems[TM] Proventia[R] Desktop Endpoint Security product. The combined feature set will provide customers with a comprehensive desktop protection solution. As a result of an alliance with BitDefender, IBM Internet Security Systems will complement its spyware blocking technology and patented, behavioral-based Virus Prevention System (VPS) with BitDefender’s anti-spyware and antivirus solutions.

Internet Security Systems VPS technology is designed to be highly effective at preventing unknown zero-day attacks from entering a corporate network, blocking well over 90 percent of new viruses without a signature update on a typical network. The new layers of protection from BitDefender will provide customers with capabilities for scanning and removing known viruses and spyware from their systems.

"In today’s complicated threat landscape, no single layer of security can adequately protect an organization from attack," said Greg Adams, vice president of product development for IBM Internet Security Systems. "However, the continual purchase of incompatible security products and endpoint agents can quickly become unbearable for enterprises to manage. As a solution to these opposing issues, we continue to add layers of protection to our existing integrated security platform to provide customers with a robust, centrally managed security solution that can help them avoid the need to implement additional products to deal with each emerging threat."

Proventia Desktop currently offers the combined functionality of personal firewall, intrusion prevention, buffer overflow exploit prevention, application and communications protection and virus prevention technologies. Through this alliance with BitDefender for additional antivirus and anti-spyware capabilities, IBM Internet Security Systems answers the market demand for comprehensive desktop protection in a single agent. The various layers of the product are designed to work together seamlessly and automatically combat the myriad of threats encountered on workstations and laptops.

"For each type of security technology (firewalls, antivirus, anti-spyware, etc.), there are attackers who are constantly working on ways to evade it to obtain unauthorized access to a network," said Eric Eder, founder and CTO of Intelligent Connections, an IBM partner. "Attack vectors designed to exploit each type of technology require a multi-layered security model for protection. Proventia Desktop provides a multi-layered security approach with deployment of a single agent and unified management, which can lower administrative overhead and associated costs. If a threat is designed to bypass one type of security technology, it can be thwarted by a series of other blocking technologies as it attempts to infiltrate the target machine. We are excited to offer our customers such powerful desktop protection in a single agent."

Through its Proventia protection platform, IBM Internet Security Systems provides comprehensive, multi-layered protection for enterprises from network to host. By infusing all of its products with security intelligence from the Internet Security Systems X-Force[R] research and development group, IBM’s solution is designed to protect customers ahead of the threat, before their business assets are impacted by online intrusions. Through its unique Virtual Patch[R] technology, IBM helps shield business assets from attack until companies are able to schedule time to apply patches from affected vendors. With these additional antivirus and anti-spyware features in Internet Security Systems Proventia Desktop, and the end-point compliance and provisioning capabilities from Tivoli, IBM delivers a robust set of security features for the desktop.

Proventia Desktop with new antivirus and anti-spyware features is scheduled to be available by the end of the year. Antivirus and anti-spyware content updates will be made available via annual subscription. Further information on Proventia Desktop can be found at: http://iss.net/products/Proventia_Desktop/index.html.

About IBM Internet Security Systems

IBM Internet Security Systems is the trusted security advisor to thousands of the world’s leading businesses and governments, providing pre-emptive protection for networks, desktops and servers. An established leader in security since 1994, the IBM Proventia[R] integrated security platform is designed to automatically protect against both known and unknown threats, helping to keep networks up and running and shielding customers from online attacks before they impact business assets. IBM Internet Security Systems products and services are based on the proactive security intelligence of its X-Force[R] research and development team - the unequivocal world authority in vulnerability and threat research. The Internet Security Systems product line is also complemented by comprehensive Managed Security Services and Professional Security Services. For more information, visit the Internet Security Systems Web site at www.iss.net or call 800-776-2362.

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Trojan horses, worms and other nasty viruses have gone wireless–and could be targeting your cell phone. CNET.com called 2006 “the year of mobile malware,” and software experts say the number of known viruses has more than doubled since January. Phone bugs infect your handset, then multiply via text or picture messages sent to your contacts.

Your phone might still function, but all those texts can spike your bill and clog the network. Phone companies and service providers are scrambling to block mobile malware. Jan Volzke, an executive at McAfee, says some …

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