Hewlett-Packard has worked out the bugs in software it says will slow down the spread of worms and viruses within servers. Virus Throttler — which HP had said it was shelving back in August because it was having trouble integrating it with Microsoft Windows server software — is now back, HP CTO Tony Redman said Tuesday at the company’s Software Universe in Madrid. HP said it solved the problem by creating access through a network driver.
HP Claims Virus Throttler Snuffs Out Worms
Posted by: Susan B. Shor December 1, 2004 01:14 PMHewlett-Packard has worked out the bugs in software it says will slow down the spread of worms and viruses within servers. Virus Throttler — which HP had said it was shelving back in August because it was having trouble integrating it with Microsoft Windows server software — is now back, HP CTO Tony Redman said Tuesday at the company’s Software Universe in Madrid. HP said it solved the problem by creating access through a network driver.