21st September 2010 - Research published today by IT security experts, Tufin Technologies, reveals that 23% of college and university students have hacked into IT systems.  Of these hackers, 40% waited until after their 18th birthday before their first hacking attempt.  On a positive note, 84% of 18-21 year olds recognised that hacking is wrong.  However, 32% identified that hacking is ‘cool’ and worryingly, for the targets of hackers in this age group, 28% considered hacking to be easy. 

 This research, which was supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)  – builds on a study carried out in March amongst teenagers.  The teenage research survey revealed similar attitudes towards hacking, although only 18% considered hacking to be easy, suggesting that hackers’ experience develops through their teenage years.  Both surveys found that there was no gender bias in hackers with an equal split between boys and girls.

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results

Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.28 Exceeds Guidance
Guidance Raised for Fiscal 2010; Company Expects to Report Non-GAAP EPS of $0.60 to $0.70 per Diluted Share for this Fiscal Year

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended July 31, 201Net revenue for the third fiscal quarter was $354.1 million, a sharp increase compared to $94.9 million reported for the same quarter of fiscal 2009.

Take-Two attributed its significantly better-than-expected results for the fiscal 2010 third quarter primarily to the strong performance of Red Dead Redemption, which has sold in more than 6.9 million units worldwide since its launch in May 2010.

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Peerless Systems Corporation Announces Self Tender of up to $45 Million of Its Outstanding Shares at $3.25 Per Share

Peerless Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: PRLS), a provider of imaging and networking technologies to the digital document market, announced today that it intends to commence a public tender offer to repurchase from its stockholders up to $45 million (or approximately 13.85 million shares) of its common stock at a price of $3.25 per share in cash.

Two years ago, the Company's Board of Directors was reconstituted in order to ensure that Peerless was focused on enhancing stockholder value. At that time, Peerless' common stock was trading at approximately $1.80 per share and the then current CEO presented the Board with a proposed budget that projected an operating LOSS in fiscal year 2009 of approximately $9 million.

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Intel to Acquire McAfee

--Purchase of all of McAfee's common stock for $48 per share in cash, valuing the deal at approximately $7.68 billion. McAfee will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary, reporting into Intel's Software and Services Group.

--Acquisition enables a combination of security software and hardware from one company to ultimately better protect consumers, corporations and governments as billions of devices - and the server and cloud networks that manage them - go online.

--Intel elevates focus on security on par with energy-efficient performance and connectivity. The acquisition augments Intel's mobile wireless strategy, helping to better assure customer and consumer security concerns as these billions of devices connect.

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Open Text Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2010 Financial Results

Open Text(TM) Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) (TSX: OTC.TO), today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.(1)

Total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $240.0 million, up 18% compared to $203.4 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. License revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $68.5 million, up 9% compared to $63.0 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $54.9 million, up 40 % compared to $39.2 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 was $0.95 per share on a diluted basis, up 30% compared to $0.73 per share on a diluted basis, for the same period in the prior fiscal year.

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