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Sun’s expanded storage lineup takes on data boom

Sun Storage J4000 arrays can cost just $1 per gigabyte for bulk storage, with significant savings resulting from free software

Can VMware survive Microsoft?

Hands on with Giga-byte’s M912X mini-laptop

Giga-byte netbook's 8.9-inch touchscreen that can swivel around 180 degrees makes it stand out from the rest of the pack

Controlling the iPhone

Microsoft innovation winner finds gold in green

Imagine Cup winner develops a way for people to report environmental problems with their mobile phones

Symantec warns of new Word attack

Symantec says cybercriminals are exploiting an undisclosed vulnerability affecting Microsoft Word

Troubleshooting tool for Java offered

Sun's Java VisualVM open-source technology views apps while they run on a JVM and is billed as all-in-one solution

Python backing eyed for NetBeans

Scripting language capabilities of the open-source IDE continue to expand

Microsoft sets Windows XP SP3 automatic download for Thursday

The latest service pack for Windows XP will be pushed to Automatic Update at 7a.m. EDT on July 10

Real Software, Veryant bolster dev tools

RealBasic, Cobol apps platforms get improvements

Microsoft sets hosted-services pricing, irks partners

By offering 38 percent discount to customers who buy entire hosted business productivity suite, Microsoft undercuts partners selling similar services

Adobe readying new mashup tool for business users

Mashup interface code-named 'Genesis' will open up desktop 'workspace' combining business application data, documents, analytics, and instant messaging

Microsoft patches security bugs in Exchange, SQL Server, and Windows

The four sets of patches released today are all rated as 'important' by Microsoft

Where will IT find its future leaders?

Daily news beat for July 8, 2008

Microsoft’s cloud forms

Exchange, SharePoint, Office Communications, and other applications will run in Microsoft's datacenters and be sold by the seat this fall

Pretending security exists

Adware company refines opt-out, notification technology

Critics say NebuAd's targeted advertising system is invasive and spies on users

Google open-sources data exchange language

Google open-sources its protocol buffers to set the stage for a wave of new releases

The two best notebooks money can’t buy

Giga-byte, Chunghwa to launch Linux mobile Internet device

The M528 handheld device uses an 800MHz Intel Centrino Atom microprocessor and has a 4.8-inch touchscreen that differentiates it from a mobile phone

Microsoft warns users of coming update to Windows Update

Last year Microsoft conducted a 'stealth' update of its Windows Update service, which angered users and put the company on the defensive

NetBeans to support Jython

Python is nothing new to Sun, but some NetBeans users will rejoice

Update: Microsoft warns of new Access attack

The attack, which uses a flaw in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, appears to be targeted rather than widespread

Microsoft adds tool for evaluating software asset management

The SAM Optimization Model is a free tool that can be used by corporate customers to evaluate their internal asset management processes

IBM offering beta of second Jazz product

Jazz ALM platform progressing with IBM Rational Requirements Composer, which helps software delivery teams gain a consensus on design

Under pressure: 10 sources pushing CIOs to go green

CEOs, lawmakers, employees, and even energy utilities are all pushing for greener, more efficient datacenters

Amid transition, Symbian starts paid partner program

Members of the Symbian Partner Network will get access to Symbian source code before all of it becomes open source

Developers load Android onto Nokia device

Developers have put Google's Android mobile OS on Nokia's N810 open-source handhelds, a development that bodes well for future use of the OS

Microsoft to release new ‘Essential’ servers in November

Products in Essential line combine Microsoft's Windows Server OS with other software the company deems necessary to running a midsize business

Windows XP SP3 to reach most users ‘shortly,’ says Microsoft

The service pack is already available to the public, but it has not yet been released to Automatic Update

Time for Google to prove it can be trusted

Update: Microsoft says it would deal with new Yahoo board

Microsoft confirms that if Yahoo's board is replaced, it would be interested in resuming talks to buy its search business or the entire company

Daily news beat for July 7, 2008

The 6 commandments of social networking at work

Lab test: 9 Ruby on Rails IDEs and editors

AVG fixes anti-virus software skewing Web site statistics

AVG patches LinkScanner after Web site owners complained it was using up bandwidth and causing their Web analytics programs to suddenly record high numbers of visitors

Giga-byte to launch M912 netbook

Giga-byte's mini-laptop has an 8.9-inch display that is touch sensitive and can swivel around 180 degrees or fold down and make the laptop into a tablet PC

Sun moves on Java for HP smartphone

But iPhone SDK agreement still prevents Sun from offering a JVM for the device without Apple's sign-off

Ironclad Windows backup on a budget

Antitrust review of Google-Yahoo deal no surprise

While serious antitrust problems are unlikely, both Google and Yahoo expected their partnership to be subjected to instense DOJ scrutiny

Top 10: Coreflood, more Microsoft-Yahoo, iPhone plans

This week's wrap-up of the top tech news stories includes more Microsoft-Yahoo rumors, iPhone updates, Flash searches, Oracle's BEA road map, and more

Four ‘important’ Microsoft patches due Tuesday

Not rated "critical," fixes apply to "Elevation of Privileges" and "spoofing" bugs for Windows, Exchange, and SQL

Judge grants RIM a stay in Visto patent trial

Trial delayed from beginning next week while patent office studies validity of certain parts of e-mail provider Visto's patents as requested by RIM

Opera patches multiple bugs in flagship browser

Opera 9.5.1 fixes several flaws, including one ranked 'highly critical'

Expect iPhone, Fourth of July scams, security firm says

A Storm botnet campaign is expected this weekend that touts the Fourth of July holiday and significant spam touting the rollout of the iPhone 3G will likely hit users next week

When is the Web no longer the Web?

Daily news beat for July 3, 2008

Critical vulnerability found in VLC Media Player

Secunia ranks as 'highly critical' a flaw in the open source VLC Media Player that could allow an attacker to gain control of someone's PC

Can Powerset give MS a new search strategy?