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Security exploits still target browser vulnerabilities, but attacks on browser plug-ins and vulnerable third-party controls such as Flash and Acrobat are becoming more common. That means Firefox users need to be as cautious as users of Internet Explorer.
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IBM agrees to acquire Transitive, which has developed virtualization technology that will allow applications written for one processor and operating system to run on a completely different platform. Transitive is best known for software that allowed Apple Macintosh applications written for PowerPC platforms to run on newer Intel-based Macs. Transitive also created software that allows Solaris/SPARC applications to run on Linux systems.
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At the Supercomputing conference in Austin, Texas, Sun unveils products for the high-performance computing market. Sun is showing preconfigured clustered storage and computing hardware-software packages and data center management software designed specifically for HPC systems like those at well-known labs such as Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
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Ingres includes a number of features that benefit DBAs in Ingres Database 9.2, the latest update to its open-source database. The new features in Ingres Database 9.2 include improved backup and system recovery functionality. Ingres has also sought to simplify development of Web-based Java applications by adding support for scrollable cursors.
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VMware Workstation 6.5, the latest version of VMware's PC or laptop virtualization tool, continues the company's trend of offering top-notch technology to developers and power users. Other vendors are following VMware's lead in this area, including Sun Microsystems with VirtualBox and, to a lesser extent, Microsoft with its Virtual PC technology.
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At the Adobe MAX 2008 conference, Adobe announces a partnership with ARM to optimize Adobe Flash and AIR for ARM-powered devices. The collaboration is expected to accelerate mobile graphics and video capabilities on ARM platforms to bring rich Internet applications (RIAs) and Web services to mobile devices and consumer electronics worldwide.
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Sun Microsystems, which just laid off another 6,000 workers, primes StarOffice 9 for release with support for Mac OS 10 and Microsoft OOXML file format. Other new perks in the productivity and collaboration suite include a PDF import extension, eFax support and support for Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client. StarOffice 9 comes as Microsoft prepares to take Exchange and SharePoint into the cloud later today.
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The open-source Spring Framework continues to gain momentum in the enterprise Java space as a more lightweight alternative to J2EE. Rod Johnson, CEO of SpringSource, talks to eWEEK about open source and the economy, the future of Spring, and a lot more.
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Sun Microsystems' new storage appliances can be used either in a small IT system or, using a larger form factor, in a large data center. Code-named Amber Road, the rack-mounted 7000 line comes in 2TB, 44TB and 288TB options. All use the open-source ZFS file system and the DTrace system analysis tool and can be up and running in about 5 minutes, Sun claims.
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The recent Web 2.0 summit was more like a boxing match, as CEO's and Presidents made jabs at their competition. Microsoft is planning a quiet patch Tuesday, only announcing 2 security bulletins. This month ties with January for the smallest Patch Tuesday release of 2008. However one of those bulletins is listed as critical. Ashley takes you through both. Advanced Micro Devices has a lot going on right now. Last week the chip maker announced that it will be cutting nearly 3% of its staff. However in the coming weeks, A.M.D. will release a new version of its Opteron server processor, code-named Shanghai. AMD has also joined forces with Red Hat who recently demonstrated new virtualization capabilities that will allow virtual machines to migrate between servers based on Intel processors and systems using AMD's quad-core Opteron processors. Lenovo is facing financial woes as the economy worsens. Additional competition from HP, Dell and Acer also had an impact on Lenovo's bottom line.
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Sam Ramji, Microsoft's open-source point man, promotes the company's efforts in the areas of interoperability and open-source software at the Apache Software Foundation's ApacheCon conference. In a keynote at the event, Ramji discusses various Microsoft interoperability efforts involving partnerships with WSO2, HBase, AMQP and the company's "Oslo" modeling technology.
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Advanced Micro Devices and Red Hat are demonstrating new virtualization capabilities that will allow virtual machines to migrate between servers based on Intel processors and systems using AMD's quad-core Opteron processors. While virtual machines can migrate between physical systems that use the same processors, the Red Hat and AMD demonstration shows that it is possible to move a virtual machine between an AMD-based system and an Intel Xeon-based system.
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IBM and Sun Microsystems deliver a prototype of OpenSolaris running on the IBM System z mainframe, with the help of a consultancy named Sine Nomine Associates.
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In a decision likely headed to the Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals upholds a patent court ruling that software and business methods can be patented only if they are implemented by a machine or transform something into a new or different thing. The decision reverses a decade-long trend of expanded patent protection.
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Aptana delivers Version 1.0 of its AJAX server, as well as Jaxer Pro, a commercially supported version of the Jaxer technology. Jaxer embeds Mozilla Firefox in a server to aid with application development.
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The OpenOffice.org 3.0 desktop database application offers new features that make it better than previous versions, but it still lags behind what Microsoft Access offers. Among the key concerns is OpenOffice.org Base's limited file support for Microsoft Access database files.
Nine years after Sun Microsystems bought StarOffice, the resulting OpenOffice.org project is ready to roll out its 3.0 release. Enhanced format compatibility and features put it on par with Microsoft Office.
Ubuntu's deep software catalog, focus on usability and active community combine with long-term support to put desktop Linux's best face forward.
Review: Likewise Enterprise and its open-source sibling, Likewise Open, enable administrators to manage Linux, Macintosh and Unix machines through Microsoft's Active Directory and Group Policy.
Review: Firefox 3 should be welcome both for its many small usability improvements and for its under-the-covers Web rendering engine and security enhancements.
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