Friday, July 22, 2011

Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on

Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100 million | Security experts knock Google on PC infection warnings

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Anonymous, LulzSec vow to hack on
In a defiant statement addressed largely at FBI director Steve Chabinsky, members of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivist groups vowed to continue with their hacking campaigns and dared law enforcement to try and stop them. Read More


WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

Service Assurance Defined
This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Fine-Tune Your IT Performance
Learn how to bridge the gap between application performance management solutions that don't understand the underlying network and network management products that don't know how to map network traffic to applications. Learn more!

Google: Sun offered to license Java for $100 million
Sun Microsystems offered to license its Java technology to Google for US$100 million, a Google attorney said Thursday, attempting to show that Oracle is out of touch as it seeks billions from Google for patent infringement. Read More

Security experts knock Google on PC infection warnings
Security experts are leery of Google's decision to warn millions of users whose PCs it believes are infected with fake security software and other malware. Read More

Google Labs' greatest non-hits
A retrospective on the coolest ideas to come out of Google Labs that haven't (yet) become staple features of the Google Empire Read More


WHITE PAPER: Qwest

Qwest Cloud-Based Services: On-Demand Access to IT Resources
More and more IT leaders are turning to outsourced, cloud computing services to fulfill their growing technology needs—and do more with less. See how you can grow your business with on-demand, scalable applications and cloud-computing infrastructure—and pay only for what you need. Read now!

Still Awesome After All These Years: Eight Excellent Free Downloads
These freeware programs just keep getting better with age. Read More

Rackspace's cloud going all OpenStack
Rackspace is planning to deploy the open source OpenStack software across its entire cloud infrastructure. Read More

Apple expands free Lion upgrade offer
Apple on Wednesday offered details about its free Lion upgrade offer, saying the deal also applies to Macs bought from authorized resellers after the new operating system's debut. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power

Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management
Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density. Learn more

Mac Lion roars on new Apple MacBook Air models
Apple extends its line of sleek, thin MacBook Air notebooks, with more powerful processors. And the high-speed Thunderbolt I/O has been added to them and to a new 27-inch desktop display and docking station. Read More

Apple contributes half the cost of Nortel patents
Apple is contributing more than half the total US$4.5 billion price tag for Nortel patents, with partners including Microsoft and Sony combined kicking in the rest. Read More

The Geekiest iPad Apps Ever
Show your geek-itude with these Apple iPad-errific apps Read More

Toyota system detects pedestrians, avoids collisions
Toyota has developed a safety system that can automatically stop a car in the moments before a collision with a pedestrian. The system uses a millimeter wave radar and stereo camera to constantly monitor what's in front of the vehicle. Read More

SharePoint Bible: Your Complete Guide to Microsoft's Collaboration Software
From pricing questions to enterprise and cloud adoption trends to reviews of SharePoint 2010, CIO.com's SharePoint Bible covers it all. Our guide delivers expert reviews, advice on planning and rollout, and news analysis on Microsoft's powerhouse content and collaboration platform. Read More



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