Monday | 13 October, 2008
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Ellison strikes bullish tone at shareholder meeting 13/10/2008 08:55:00
Oracle will likely weather the global financial storm just fine, CEO Larry Ellison said Friday.Seemingly unfazed by the ongoing meltdown in global financial markets, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said Friday his company will likely emerge unscathed, and in fact may "come out of this downturn stronger than we ever have before." - +
Zoho launches e-mail app with offline, mobile access 11/10/2008 03:53:00
Zoho has added an e-mail application to its suite of Web-hosted applications.Zoho has added e-mail to its portfolio of Web-hosted applications for individuals and organizations. - +
Mafiaboy grows up; a hacker seeks redemption 13/10/2008 08:27:00
Eight years after knocking Yahoo offline, a former teenage hacker is now a legitimate security consultant.The Internet attack took Yahoo engineers by surprise. It came so fast and with such intensity that Yahoo, then the Web's second most-popular destination, was knocked offline for about three hours. - +
Mobile industry split over UMA versus femtocells 13/10/2008 09:00:00
The two technologies send data and voice over different frequenciesAs mobile data traffic continues to increase, with more generated by home users, operators are under pressure to adopt either UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) or femtocells, both of which have a lot going for them, according to their respective proponents. - +
Yahoo investor proposal unlikely to push Microsoft 13/10/2008 08:44:00
A Yahoo shareholder has distributed a proposal outlining terms for a new acquisition offer by Microsoft.A relatively small Yahoo shareholder is proposing a new Microsoft takeover offer, but analysts don't think it's enough to entice the companies back to the negotiating table. - +
Kernel developers, Wall Street to come together 13/10/2008 08:33:00
The Linux Foundation is attempting to get "high-end" Linux end-users more involved in kernel development.The Linux Foundation is holding its first End User Summit beginning Monday in New York, in an effort to bring Linux kernel developers in closer contact with users at Wall Street institutions and other major companies. - +
Yahoo investor: Sell company to Microsoft for $22 a share 13/10/2008 07:21:00
Equity fund says Microsoft should buy Yahoo and sell off Asian and non-search businessesA Yahoo investor Thursday proposed that Yahoo sell itself to Microsoft for US$22 a share, according to a report from the Reuters news service. Yahoo was trading at $12.84 on Friday. - +
Over half of UK firms have lost data 13/10/2008 09:00:00
55 percent of British companies have lost data, according to a survey of 785 IT professionals in the UK.An astonishing 55 percent of British companies have lost data, according to a new report. - +
Microsoft sues DHL after train dumps 21,600 Xboxes 13/10/2008 08:35:00
Microsoft is suing cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a Texas train derailment.Microsoft is suing US-based cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a train derailment in Texas, according to court documents. - +
Romanian pleads guilty to phishing-related charges 13/10/2008 09:05:00
A Romanian national pleaded guilty earlier this week to charges related to possession of stolen credit card information obtained via fraudulent Web sites.A Romanian man pleaded guilty earlier this week to charges related to possession of stolen credit card information obtained from fraudulent Web sites. - +
Critic: Weak Govt got NBN wrong, now just sitting on bum 10/10/2008 11:23:00
A misguided federal government is just sitting on its bum at a time when Telco investment and a full functioning NBN can alleviate economic crisis.Telecommunications infrastructure investment through a National Broadband Network (NBN) will help Australia weather the economic crisis, but only if the ACCC and the government can pull their heads out, get the NBN players co-operating and turn the first sod before 2010. - +
IT top-heavy with contractors, in it for the money says study 10/10/2008 10:36:00
Monash University research shows 20 per cent of workforce break the nine-to-five shackles with IT contractors leading the charge.Independent contracting is the occupation of choice for 20 per cent of Australia’s workforce, and is most prevalent in the Communications Services industry, according to preliminary research conducted by Monash University. - +
Economic malaise hits IT industry 10/10/2008 07:36:00
SAP earning woes, IPO dry spell result of downturnSome disappointing earnings and a shortage of IPOs are two signs that the struggling economy is taking a toll on the technology sector. - +
Open sourcing code may improve transparency on Wall Street 10/10/2008 08:00:00
Researcher argues for open sourcing of risk models to improve financial codes, boost transparencyThe full depth of IT's involvement in Wall Street's meltdown is unknown, but one plan to stop it from happening again calls upon a growing IT trend: open source. - +
Debate IT: IT contractors: Overpaid or worth it? 10/10/2008 11:57:00
Are IT contractors just in it for the money? Do they fit into your team environment? Will they be first out the door if/when the recession hits?Preliminary research released by Monash University this week indicated that independent contracting is the occupation of choice for one fifth of Australia’s workforce, and is most prevalent in the Communications Services industry.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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