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Canvas set to boost AJAX

Graphical rendering improvements for JavaScript called a game-changing technology at ZendCon 2008

OpenWorld nears, some info on Oracle 11g R2 database emerges

Oracle may announce its 11g R2 database at OpenWorld, which starts next week; in the meantime, a few details about the 'major innovation' have leaked

Interop spotlights green IT

Analysts at the trade show said that money remains the best, if not only, way of convincing businesses to adopt green practices

Microsoft Visual Studio upgrade eyed

Extensibility, scalability, and modernization are key architectural themes for the Visual Studio 10 upgrade

Oracle to launch iGovernment product initiative

iGovernment is a combination of Oracle's database, middleware, and application technology, which replaces siloed, custom-built systems with ones based on SOA

EFF, Public Knowledge sue U.S. gov’t over secret IP pact

A proposed anti-counterfeiting agreement could subject residents to criminal charges when violating the IP laws of another country

VMware proposes new kind of OS

Mobile operators get help to go green

GSM Association launches the Green Power for Mobile program to help operators that want to use renewable power sources

Hacker posts QuickTime zero-day attack code

Exploit triggers a QuickTime crash but code execution might also be possible

PHP upgrade improves Windows backing

Zend official details 5.3 release of the scripting language, including garbage collection, namespaces, and PHP archive files

Is next-gen datacenter tech worth the headaches?

IT execs worry that the challenges presented by technologies like virtualization and power consumption controls could outweigh the potential benefits

Update: VMware’s VirtualCenter coming to Linux, iPhone

At the VMworld show, the company announced plans to expand beyond Microsoft Windows Server into portable devices and open-source software

IBM launches social software think tank

Private companies can send development teams to work alongside IBM scientists at the new Center for Social Software

HP applies Google model to new storage system

Hewlett-Packard's ExDS storage system is an online content repository that will cost less than $2 per gigabyte or $2,000 per terabyte

VMware’s hypervisor to go open source?

CEO says VMware has thought about open sourcing ESX and supporting virtualization tools, but refuses to commit

First Google Android phone to debut next week

T-Mobile will unveil the world's first Android -powered phone, which is widely expected to be called the HTC Dream

Most companies lag in supply chain risk management

New report finds 58 percent of companies suffered financial losses as a result of supply chain disruptions over the past year

Is India over-hyped as an innovation hub?

Intel and Texas Instruments have started creating and developing products in India, but such companies are still few

Deploying the iPhone 3G for business, part 2

The biggest new business-oriented feature available on the iPhone is the addition of ActiveSync for accessing Microsoft Exchange

Next generation mobile: All about the cloud

Samsung deal for SanDisk would not get by regulators

Samsung's $5.85 billion offer for flash memory chip developer SanDisk would harm competition, analysts say

Intel: No virtual bridge from Xeon to AMD

Xeon 7400 enables customers using VMware's vMotion to move virtual machines between servers even when they are based on different families of Intel chips

Microsoft hails open source outreach

The company detailed accommodations made for open source, including the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center, at ZendCon 2008

Zend: PHP set for enterprise growth

CEO hails Web apps platform, predicts increased opportunities for developers

VMware chief says the OS is history

VMware CEO implies that rival Microsoft will have no advantage from bundling its own Hyper-V virtualization software with Windows

At Adobe’s request, hackers nix ‘clickjacking’ talk

Researchers believe design of Internet browsers is ultimately responsible for security flaw, but agree to hold off on discussion until Adobe releases a patch

Beware open source violations lurking in your code

As open source rises in popularity, so too does the likelihood that licensing violations have seeped into your applications

Zend adds Flex to PHP for developing rich Web apps

Adobe partnership follows recent move in which similar accommodations were made for AJAX

Microsoft seeks secure software development

Company will introduce SDL Threat Modeling Tool 3.0, an evolution of the Trustworthy Computing initiative

Oracle not listening yet

Oracle Listens, the company's major customer outreach program, is not yet being heard — it's being rescheduled to begin sometime this week

VMware, Parallels prep new virtualization software

VMware Fusion 2.0 will ship next month and Parallels has released a beta of Parallels Desktop 4.0, both of which enable Windows apps to run virtually on Mac hardware

Other countries’ IT industries catching up to U.S.

BSA study: U.S. retains its No. 1 ranking this year for a competitive IT industry, but the country is facing a shortage of skilled tech workers

Will Apple ever liberalize Mac OS X virtualization?

Customers are clamoring to virtualize the Mac OS X client, but Apple has only grudgingly allowed it to be run on virtual machines

Review: Citrix hits VDI high notes

HP announces 24,600 layoffs in wake of EDS acquisition

Layoffs will be part of a three-year restructuring program that is expected to save HP about $1.8 billion each year

Lenovo enters global server market with ThinkServer

ThinkServer line is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and ships with software that lets customers easily configure, update, and monitor the performance of their computers

Apple update finally fixes important DNS bug

Though Mac OS X v. 10.5.5 security update fixes bugs in Apple's software and several open source components in OS, Internet flaw is the most widely publicized issue

Riverbed to boost storage efficiency

Using WAN optimization, Riverbed hopes to free up space in existing data-storage systems, thus speeding up applications and servers handling the data

Juniper cranks up security gateways for 10G Ethernet

Dynamic Service Gateways can handle multiple security apps on each of their processing cards, with load on each distributed according to demands of actual traffic

Bluenog wraps BI, portal and CMS for midmarket

Combined suite gives smaller customers one vendor for all issues

Firefox fights back

Mozilla reacts to rivals with plans to beef up Firefox 3.1

VMware road map emphasizes manageability

As the company reveals its 2009 plans at the annual VMworld conference, competitors are already snapping to attention

Intel’s six-core chip hits the market

Xeon 7400 series, nee Dunnington, now available in six- and quad-core models designed for use in systems with four or more processors

Microsoft issues wrong update for Exchange 2007

After discovering its error, company pulled Update Rollup 4 on September 9, but warned those who had downloaded it to beware of problems

Cisco expands Carrier Ethernet lineup

Product extensions are intended to address bandwidth demands resulting from increased adoption of consumer and business IP services, driven chiefly by video

Don’t bet it all on Google Chrome

Chrome, Google's new Web browser, may not be all that it seems

Do ISPs pose a bigger online privacy threat than Google?

Law professor warns of "a coming storm of unprecedented and invasive" surveillance of users by ISPs

U.S. government focuses on securing backdoors in tech products

National Cybersecurity Initiative will improve the U.S.'s network defense capabilities and revamp acquisition rules to protect against malware installed during manufacturing

Sun aims at Google with open source project hosting site

Sun launches Project Kenai as a place to nurture and grow open source communities that it can control

Startup releases open source data warehouse

Infobright also has gained Sun Microsystems as an investor through a $10 million round of venture funding