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Mark Hurd Talks Up Oracle Exadata
Newly anointed Oracle co-president Mark Hurd used his keynote at the Oracle OpenWorld conference to highlight Exadata Database Machine X2-8
Corporate Tango: HP Drops Lawsuit Against Hurd
Hurd will be working full time for Oracle and, since Oracle and HP are closely aligned, the two companies will be strategic partners, says Chris Preimesberger
Could Google Make Two-Factor Security The Norm?
Passwords are not enough, says Peter Judge - but maybe two-factor security on Google Apps will persuade users to get smarter
STEC Unveils Industrial-Strength SSD
The ZeusRAM SSD is aimed at enterprises deploying heavy-duty workloads that need ultra-low latency
HP Rolls Out Web-Enabled Printers
A line-up of 10 new HP printers can be used from the web or from smartphones such as the iPhone
Adobe Fixes Flash Flaw Earlier Than Expected
The new patch addresses a zero-day Adobe Flash bug that has been targeted by attackers
iPhone 4 Set For China Release
The launch follows that of the iPhone 3GS, which officially sold only 5,000 units in the days following its China release
Apple Buys Swedish Facial Recognition Firm
Polar Rose's facial recognition software could give Apple a competitor to Google Goggles
Electronics Retailer Backtracks Over iPad ‘Cannibal’ Comment
The boss of US electronics retail giant, Best Buy, has said that his comments that the Apple iPad was hitting notebook sales was inaccurately depicted
Microsoft Confirms Windows Phone 7 For GSM Networks
Redmond has confirmed that its upcoming Windows Phone 7 will appear on GSM networks first
Man Jailed For Online Money Laundering
American authorities have sentenced a 38-year-old man to six years in prison for laundering money via an online payment system
Pirate Party Walks The Plank In Swedish Elections
The Swedish Pirate Party has failed to gain a foothold in the Swedish political establishment after flopping in that country's general election
Boris Sets 2012 Deadline For Mobiles On The Tube
Mobile phones are set to arrive on the Underground by 2012, but mobile operators are being asked to share the installations costs
EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda
The European Commission has adopted several new measures in a bid to fulfil its goal of giving every European access to broadband by 2013
E-Vendors To Wage War On Mobile Fraud
Banks and social networks must look to personal mobile data such as location information to help combat mobile fraud, according to Gartner
Grandstream Adds Skype To Desk Phones: Review
The Grandstream GXV3140 IP Multimedia Phone adds Skype voice and video calling to an already rich suite of multimedia and social networking features
Yahoo Unveils ‘Chicken Coop’ Green Data Centre
A chicken shed design lets Yahoo equal the world record for data centre efficiency, and cuts energy costs by 40 percent
ITU Calls For Global Action On Broadband Inclusion
The International Telecommunication Union says that broadband is a basic civil right, and half the world should have access by 2015
Google Brings Two-Factor Security To Apps
Google has responded to cloud security fears by increasing security on its Google Apps
Apple Approves Google Voice For iPhone
The approval comes more than 14 months after Apple initially rejected Google Voice apps
Oracle Rolls Out MySQL 5.5 Release Candidate
MySQL Server and InnoDB have been enhanced to improve performance and scalability when running on the latest multi-CPU and multi-core systems
Intel Admits Theft Of Copy Protection Protocol
The compromise means that Intel's HDCP protocol can no longer guarantee the protection of digital content
Microsoft Issues Web Apps Security Warning
Microsoft has warned of a security flaw affecting web applications built on ASP.NET.
Oracle’s Exalogic Targets Amazon Web Services
Oracle's new offering for private clouds features Oracle's own virtual machine technology and two guest operating systems – Solaris and Linux
BSA ‘Cost Of Piracy’ Report Debunked
BSA's latest report on the economic cost of software piracy has once again been met with widespread scepticism from within the industry
Apple Offers Wireless Printing For iPad With ‘AirPrint’
Apple continues to expand its hardware functionality after it released a beta version of its AirPrint wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
Adobe Warns Against Unofficial Security Patches
Adobe Systems is warning users against unofficial patches after a security firm issued its own fix for a Reader and Acrobat vulnerability
Pigeon Beats Rural Broadband In File Transfer Challenge
Feathers could be ruffled at some telco providers after a pigeon turned out to be faster than a broadband connected computer in a file transfer challenge
Android Continues Share Grab From Apple, RIM
Android continues to grow its US smartphone market share according to research, rising from 12 percent to 17 percent in the three-month period ending in July