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Larry Ellison to talk in-memory database, Oracle PaaS at OpenWorld

The CEO will deliver two keynotes at Oracle's annual conference next month

Microsoft Surface naming debacle about to get worse

If rumors about 'Surface 2' and 'Surface Pro 2' are true, Microsoft better prepare to write off another $900 million

Windows 8.1 RTMs — but developers won’t get it until October

Microsoft sends 'final' Windows 8.1 to hardware manufacturers, but eager MSDN and TechNet subscribers won't get same bits

WIN 8.1 RTMs — ANDREESSEN-GELSINGER brawl at VMWORLD — FTC investigating GOOGLE-Waze tie-up — NSA hits corporate bottom line — THE ONION’s Miley Cyrus linkbait primer

Samsung claims Ericsson is demanding billions more for patent licenses

Ericsson wants the ITC to block the import of Samsung smartphones and tablets in the US

HP, Juniper to help VMware take on networks with NSX

The two Cisco rivals announced partnerships around software-defined networking to help flesh out VMware's upcoming network hypervisor

IBM’s new Power8 doubles performance of Watson chip

IBM has also included a CAPI port so third-party components are easier to connect

US regulators explore rules for Bitcoin

The Bitcoin Foundation meets with several US agencies as regulators debate whether the online currency should comply with currency rules

Sept. 23 deadline looms for business compliance with HITECH Act on patient privacy

Online storage vendors and cloud service providers will be subject to new breach notification standards and new privacy rules

Finally, mobile management both IT and users can get behind

MobileIron's new Anyware shows a smarter way to enable mobile users, especially in companies with Salesforce.com