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Ruby on Rails 3.0 Beta Released

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

A beta version of Ruby on Rails 3.0 has been released to the public. This article details some of the new features and includes a link to the Rails Guides for more information.

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China shuts down training website for hackers

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

China has shut down the Black Hawk Safety Net, a training site for hackers. The site had over 180,000 members who could buy malware to deploy.

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Oracle releases emergency patch

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This patch addresses a vulnerability in Node Manager component of the Oracle WebLogic Server. The vulnerability affects WebLogic Server 9.0 and later.

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US scientists get free cloud on-ramp

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft is offering some researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation free access to the Azure cloud. Whether this is a test ground for Microsoft to improve their offering or a chance to "hook" the scientists and their data remains to be determined.

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Oracle upgrades Eclipse free plug-in package

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g was released to Eclipse IDE users yesterday. This set of free plug-ins helps developers build Java EE and web services applications.

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Big Blue demos 100GHz chip

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

IBM researchers have created a 100GHz graphene-based wafer-scale device. Researchers are continuing to work on the technology and expect speeds to increase substantially.

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Can you trust Chinese computer equipment?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Most computer equipment is made, or assembled, in China. The concept of programmed-in backdoors was proven years ago. Since we no longer control all aspects of the manufacture, how do we know what the systems can do?

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Fourth Annual Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco - Registration Now Open

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

O'Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb announced the return of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco, May 3 - 6, 2010. This year Web 2.0 Expo centers on the theme of "Power of Platforms," helping businesses choose the right web platforms for success.

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Oracle-Sun: The Java community speaks

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The merger is now in full swing. Oracle has announced at least some of its plans for Java. This article looks at some of Sun's catalog and tries to predict where they're headed.

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Journal of Serendipitous and Unexpected Results

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

There's a new journal for reporting odd information in the Computational or Life Sciences. The journal is currently requesting submissions on those things accidentally discovered on the way to solving a problem.

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Report Details Hacks Targeting Google, Others

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

While Google admitted their systems had been hacked, many firms didn't. In the past few weeks computer forensic firms have looked at the recent attack, and others, and found that thousands of firms have been compromised by similar attacks since 2002.

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Oracle kills Sun's virtual world project

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sun's Project Wonderland is no more. The Java-based platform used for developing 3-D virtual worlds has been shut down by Oracle.

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Integrating IBM metadata repositories

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This article on developerWorks is Part 2 in a series on Metadata repositories. This article covers governing the metadata lifecycle in WebSphere Service Registry and Repository.

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Zero-day hack of Oracle 11g database revealed

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

David Litchfield, a researcher at NGS Consulting, has demonstrated a way to subvert security under Oracle 11g. The exploit allows the user to elevate their privileges and take control.

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Power7 power lunch and launch next Monday

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On February 8, IBM will officially launch their Power7-based line of servers. The eight-core Power7 chips will initially be offered in lower end machines.

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Oracle wins battle against SAP

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The suit started in 2007 with Oracle claiming workers at TomorrowNow, an SAP subsidiary, illegally downloaded information from Oracle web sites. Now Oracle has won a ruling affecting the way damages in the suit are calculated.

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Domain-Driven Design Using Naked Objects

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In this book, Dan Haywood shows enterprise application developers how Naked Objects can deliver working prototypes to users. Using these prototypes, you can test ideas and see them rendered in a generic viewer, such as a rich client or HTML.

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Microsoft Windows Azure Is Now Available in 21 Countries

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft will start charging for Azure February 2. If you currently use the Azure platform, and decide not to pay for it, your data will become read-only.

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Review: Sams Teach Yourself HTML and CSS In 24 Hours

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This book, by Julie C. Meloni and Michael Morrison, is aimed at beginning and intermediate-level web designers with a focus on XHTML 1.1 and CSS 2. It also covers HTML 5 and XHTML 1.0 using an "hour" for chapter breakdowns.

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Oracle revs LDom VMs for Sparc Ts

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sun Microsystems has released their Logical Domain virtual machine hypervisor for the Sparc T just days before completion of the deal with Oracle.

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Citrix aims to bring Windows 7 to Apple iPad

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The iPad, like the iPhone, doesn't support multi-tasking. Windows 7 does. So. Citrix is planning to have a XenDesktop, or XenApp, ready for the iPad when it ships in March.

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Oracle hails Java but kills Sun Cloud

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oracle has announced plans to support Java but has decided the Sun Cloud was too much like other cloud offerings and will cancel the program.

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Oracle sues support firm over 'massive theft'

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Rimini Street is being sued for the theft of Oracle software and support materials it allegedly obtained through illegal access to support websites.

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IBM, researchers get 24M DOE supercomputer hours

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of Energy has granted IBM researchers 24 million hours of time on the supercomputers at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories to develop lithium air battery technology.

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Oracle: We're hiring, not firing after Sun acquisition

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Contrary to what analysts have been predicting, Oracle has announced plans to hire 2,000 people for sales and engineering positions. Some employees of Sun Microsystems may still be laid off as part of the merger.

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Oracle's Ellison sees success in Java-based middleware

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Oracle's CEO sees the money they made with Java applications and hopes to continue to make money now that Oracle owns the language. This site may require free registration/login to read the full article.

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Oracle to Sun open source users: Don't worry

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

While Oracle promises to keep working on MySQL, Open Office, and Solaris, many users are skeptical. Only time will tell whether Oracle is interested in continuing open source or not.

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Message-level security with JAX-WS on WebSphere Application Server V7

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This article on developerWorks is subtitled, "Integrating JEE authorization", and is part two in a series of articles.

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JavaOne 2010 Set for September

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Dates for the JavaOne conference have been set. During the week of September 19-23 Oracle will host both JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld events in San Francisco.

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Sybase Joins In-memory Database Fray

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Sysbase's ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) version 15.5 has an option to run in-memory databases. This allows quicker access to information, as low as two milliseconds, and an option to write to disk later.

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Instantiations Extends GWT Designer to Support GWT 2.0

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Instantiations is keeping its Eclipse-based AJAX Java GUI building tool in sync with updates in the Google Web Toolkit with version 7.3 of its graphical user interface (GUI) building product, GWT Designer. GWT Designer v7.3 adds support for the new GWT 2.0 Development Mode, Layout Panels, Widgets and more.

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Google clash highlights how China does business

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Living with constant government "oversight" produces a different view of business. But the internet, and Google's refusal to play by the rules, is complicating things.

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Pentagon Searches for 'Digital DNA' to Identify Hackers

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DARPA has started a Cyber Genome project to help them identify hackers. Each coder, or group of coders, leaves a distinctive imprint, much like fingerprints or DNA.

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NZ school ditches Microsoft and goes totally open source

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft cut a deal with the New Zealand school system which responded by building "appropriately sized" server rooms for the various schools. One school didn't wait for their new space and put in open-source servers and software. The result is not only lower software costs, they now have space to rent in their new server room.

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Data breach costs top $200 per customer record

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The numbers are based on costs from the few companies that have actually reported breaches, so it may be skewed. Ponemon Institute's survey shows costs have risen from $138 per record to $208 per record in just five years.

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Stop 11 Hidden Security Threats

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Malware has continued to expand its boundaries. Things that used to be benign are now malignant. This article shows you ways to protect yourself, and your devices, from eleven current threats.

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With Oracle-Sun Microsystems deal done, the fun begins

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Now that the European Commission has approved Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems, customers are bracing for changes in support on their current hardware and software investments. Site may require registration to read full article.

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Java's Future Uncertain Under Oracle Grip

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

One of the concerns in the Oracle-Sun deal is what will happen to Java. Oracle may want to recoup some of the money it paid for the technology by tightening control of the language.

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Data protection and virtualised machines

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Virtual machines are great. Virtual backups, less so. If the virtual machine isn't running when the backup is scheduled, will you know? When you try to restore the data, will it work?

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Support Content Highlights for IBM WebSphere Portal/ Web Content Management

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This page lists information on new articles, patches, subscription information, and more that was posted during January 2010. It's a handy way to find what you might be looking for.

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