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Intel readies slew of embedded chips based on Atom core

Intel is trying to increase performance and drop power consumption in more than 15 system-on-chips that use the Atom core

Microsoft surprise reorganization aimed at online woes

Microsoft's online troubles hint at larger vulnerability; the company is facing challenges in areas that have been a lock for many years

Attack code released for DNS bug

Security experts warn that this attack code may give cybercriminals a way to launch virtually undetectable phishing attacks

Open-source challenges: Cloud computing, open Web, mobile

'Data is the new lock-in' says O'Reilly in OSCON keynote

Parts of San Francisco network still locked out

Administrators are still locked out of the city's VoIP system and LANs within the Sheriff's Department and the Recreation & Park Department

Intel says Moblin update coming soon

Open-source effort set for mobile Linux should have an alpha-level release in a few weeks

Are virtual firewalls a solution for VM security?

Virtual firewalls can be a useful security tool, but their efficacy depends heavily on how you have set up your networks

This?! This is the DNS flaw?

Ubuntu to unveil new version of Launchpad next week

Ubuntu's beta community still has a long way to go to achieve the popularity of competitors such as SourceForge.net

Oracle unveils access management suite

Oracle's suite includes a new server that provides controls to fine-tune user privileges

Daily news beat for July 23, 2008

5 ways the iPhone 3G still lags in enterprise

Despite Apple's improvements, its iPhone 2.0 software remain less competent and less tested than its BlackBerry and Windows Mobile counterparts

Taming the Open BlueDragon

Ubuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple

Shuttleworth also cites need for new business models to fund free software

Apple leaves developers speechless

NAND flash memory glut to continue

Low NAND flash prices are good news for users, as they could also spur companies to lower prices on hot products such as SSDs

McAfee: SMBs underestimate cybercrime risks

SMBs are in fact rich hunting ground for hackers because the attacks are also less likely to gain the attention of law enforcement

Attack code imminent for DNS flaw

Hackers say they should have attack code for the DNS bug within days; attackers could redirect a company's customers to malicious Web sites without their knowledge

Brocade deal to help drive datacenter transition

In the war between FCoE and iSCSI for datacenter connectivity, Brocade is backing Fiber Channel over Ethernet

San Francisco’s mayor gets back keys to the network

IT administrator Terry Childs is in jail for previously refusing to hand over the admin passwords to the city's multimillion dollar WAN

Update: VMware to offer low-footprint ESX hypervisor free

A version of the forthcoming ESXi hypervisor will be freely available as VMware tries to stave off competition from Microsoft

Sun readies Web stack featuring choice of OSes

At OSCON, the company also promotes single sign-on and social networking

Global data roaming costs sink iPhone 3G use for enterprises

Enterprises with global operations may find that international data costs on the iPhone are too high to justify adopting Apple's handheld

Warning: SharePoint can create chaos if not used properly

Though companies may be tempted to use SharePoint as a custom app dev platform, they should resist the urge as the product lacks key features

Meta IT: Strategy framework for change

MySpace eases data portability policies, adopts OpenID

MySpace's Data Availability Initiative aims to let members take their public profile data to other Web sites, so that they don't have to re-enter that information manually

Intel updates parallel development tool

Threading Building Blocks 2.1 features C++ capabilities and boosts performance, memory allocation

Daily news beat for July 22, 2008

Apple pushes MobileMe surprise to XP, Vista

Systems that were updated to iTunes 7.7 also got a control panel applet for Apple's MobileMe online sync and storage service

EMC revamps content management platform

Documentum gets Web 2.0 tools and a software server designed to improve performance of archiving and transactional content systems

Cast Iron adds data-cleansing to integration appliance

New version of Cast Iron appliance also adds migration tools and a library of prebuilt integration templates

XP is faster than Windows Server 2008 is faster than Vista

New mobile browsers bringing real Web to handhelds

Recent releases such as the iPhone and Safari let mobile users view the Web the way they're used to seeing it with their PC-based Web browsers

How to handle SOA vendor consolidation

Symbian: R&D wants motivated open sourcing

Executive dismisses contention that competitive concerns from Android, LiMo were a prime factor

Brocade to buy Foundry for $3 billion

Merger of storage networking company Brocade and enterprise LAN vendor Foundry gives users an alternative to Cisco with reach all the way from the Internet to datacenters

Japanese browser maker taking on IE, Firefox

Sleipnir browser offers a high level of customization, allowing users to select either the Trident or Gecko layout engines for each Web site visited

Details of major Internet flaw posted by accident

Blog discusses the technical details of an Internet bug that attackers could use to launch a DNS cache poisoning attack

IBM, Oracle sued over server software technology patents

Implicit Networks is suing the companies for allegedly violating patents related to security functions in server software

Intel slashes chip prices up to 31 percent

The company hopes its price cuts will bolster sales, particularly those of older chip models

Linux set to make mobile splash

Executive director of Linux Foundation speaks at conference; obstacles to mobile Web also aired

Open-source software a security risk, study claims

A study by Fortify Software found that open source doesn't adhere to security best practices well and can lag in fixing security issues

VMware still predicting the death of Windows

Daily news beat for July 21, 2008

Update: SAP will shut TomorrowNow at the end of October

SAP moves to distance itself from the activities of its subsidiary and clean up its reputation

Testing cloud services

iPhone 3G availability plummets

Apple's own inventory tool showed fewer than 9 percent of its stores had any phones to sell on Sunday

The 7 things IT should be doing, but isn’t

Startup tries to improve on the Web browser

Free RoamAbout add-on tool from Vysr lets users access services from Web sites without having to actually visit them

Yahoo settles with Icahn on board members

Carl Icahn will take a seat on Yahoo's board; still contends that selling all or part of the company 'must be given full consideration'