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Botnet Takedown May Yield Valuable Data
The Pushdo botnet network has been crippled. Researchers are now picking through the pieces to see just how the network operated and how future spam-nets can be stopped before they get so large.
Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite
The first version of the X1 analyzer works with SAP business platforms to perform a variety of security checks. Onapsis plans to add modules for Siebel, Oracle and PeopleSoft ERP applications in the future.
Large companies ignore data centre advice
While the survey was conducted in the U.K. the results may be similar elsewhere. It seems that large companies spend a lot of money on getting advice from consultants which they then ignore when setting up data centers.
Excitement brewing for JavaOne 2010, with or without Google
Due to Oracle's lawsuit against Google, Google has withdrawn from the JavaOne conference which will be the first since Oracle purchased Sun Microsystems. James Gosling is hoping attendees will wear their "Free Java" shirts to the event.
Misconfigured networks main cause of breaches
A survey taken at DEFCON 18 indicates most networks are misconfigured and that such networks are easily hacked. Many of those most apt to hack your network are your co-workers.
'Free Java': InfoWorld's guide to the protest goodies
This slide show directs you to eight items you can purchase to support James Gosling's campaign to free Java from Oracle. Also provided is the story behind the campaign.
IBM Claims World's Fastest Chip
The z196 processor is a four-core chip with 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter surface that's been clocked at 5.2GHz. The chips, as part of the zEnterprise System, will begin shipping September 10.
VMware app dev platform gazes beyond SpringSource Java
VMware's Cloud Application Platform is expected to include support for additional programming languages, including Ruby-on-Rails, PHP, and perhaps .NET in the near future.
Quest and Virtual Computer Announce Integrated Desktop Virtualization
Quest has formed a technology alliance with Virtual Computer to provide open support for distributed desktop virtualization technologies based on Virtual Computer's NxTop client-side hypervisors. This initiative extends the platform-agnostic approach that vWorkspace brings to the choice of server-side hypervisors, access devices and virtualization platforms to client-side hypervisors.
HP Holds Navy Network 'Hostage' for $3.3 Billion
Ten years ago the U.S. Navy signed a deal with HP that's been re-newed more than once. The result has meant a lot of money for Hewlett-Packard and a lot of headaches for the Navy.
Cisco Patches Bug That Crashed 1 Percent of Internet
The Internet runs on Cisco. So, when one percent of the internet crashes because of a bug in Cisco's IOS (Internetwork Operating System) router software, it suddenly becomes a big problem. Cisco has now issued a patch for the problem.
Paul Allen Files Patent Lawsuits Against Entire Web
Apparently, Paul Allen feels that everyone doing business on the web, except Microsoft and Amazon, violated patents held by a company he owned. This article includes a copy of the suit filed in Seattle.
Rails 3.0: It's ready
Rails 3.0 is out and available for download. This article describes some of the new features, providing links to more information.
Java founder Gosling launches T-shirt campaign for free Java
Now you can support "Free Java" by buying a T-shirt or coffee mug or magnet. James Gosling has decided to prod Larry Ellison into freeing Java from Oracle one T-shirt at a time.
Is the American tech industry oiling its own guillotine?
The U.S. tech industry may go the way of the dodo according to Andy Grove. With all the patent litigation, lack of manufacturing, and more, Grove sees the beginning of the end.
Nanoresonators create ultra-high-res displays
The pixels that create most digital displays are almost 100 microns across. The iPhone 4 uses pixels a little smaller. Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a new way of creating pixels that are a mere 10 microns across.
Are tribal monocultures the future of software development?
Jimmy Schementi left Microsoft after corporate support for IronPython and IronRuby was withdrawn. Does this mean .NET will become a C# only platform as companies shed cross-platform solutions?
Hackers accidentally give Microsoft their code
Some hackers show less restraint than others. It seems that many of those writing malware agree to send Microsoft the error details of any crashes they experience during the process.
O'Reilly Strata Conference Will Explore Business of Data
The new O'Reilly Strata Conference is dedicated to the business of data and will explore the changes brought to technology and business by data science, pervasive computing, and new interfaces. It is scheduled for February 1-3, 2011, in Santa Clara, CA.
EntiCraft Offers MySQL Support
EntiCraft's new version of EntiPro 2 source code generator introduces more features and functions, including MySQL support. The EntiPro framework targets ease of use, flexibility, and robustness when generating code.
JavaOne conference may get potential rival
Many people are not happy with how Oracle is handling Java, or the JavaOne conference. To ease the pain, or add to the confusion, Software & Support Media (S&S) plans to offer a U.S.-based version of its JAX (Java Apache XML) conference.
Mortgage worker got drunk, shot computer server
Some days it's entirely too tempting. Joshua Lee Campbell, an employee at a Salt Lake City, Utah, mortgage company, shot a server with a .45-caliber gun.
Makara Delivers Auto-Scaling Solution for Java and PHP Applications in the Cloud
Makara has announced availability of the Makara Cloud Application Platform with built-in auto-scaling capabilities. With Makara, developers and system administrators are able to deploy, manage, monitor and scale their Java and PHP applications on both public and private clouds.
Coffee-Powered Supercomputing at SC10
The Student Cluster Competition at SC10 asks teams of students to create a computing cluster, running on just 26 amps, able to run a workload of real-wold applications. The SC10 conference runs from November 13-19,2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
County Will Rip and Replace Ailing SAP System
Marin County, California is getting ready to rip out their SAP ERP system and replace it with something less costly. Part of their complaint is that Deloitte Consulting used the installation as a training ground for inexperienced employees.
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