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Oracle in Talks with Former HP CEO Hurd: Report

Web Technology News - 52 min 44 sec ago
The Wall Street Journal reports former HP CEO Mark Hurd is in negotiations with enterprise software specialist Oracle to join the company as a high-ranking executive. - Former Hewlett-Packard (HP) CEO Mark Hurd, who resigned from his post with the technology giant in the face of sexual harassment issues, is in current negotiations with enterprise software specialist Oracle to join the company as a top-ranking executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Th...

Vehicle Camera Watches the Road for Stray Pedestrians

PCWorld News - 2 hours 12 min ago
The Israeli company Mobileye Products has added a pedestrian and cyclist alert feature to its collision prevention device,



Cycling - Mobileye - Shopping - Business - Consumer Goods and Services

Success of Samsung Galaxy Tab Doomed by Carrier Contracts

PCWorld News - 2 hours 26 min ago
The Samsung Galaxy Tab looks like a promising Apple iPad competitor, but being shackled to a wireless contract is a significant handicap that could cause the Android tablet to fail.



Apple - Android - Samsung i7500 - IPad - tablet

x64 attacks, part II

Computer Security News - 3 hours 9 min ago

When I wrote about the surge of 64-bit platform which had come to the client computers I didna t think about one obvious things: as some platform becomes mass and popular, it attracts all sorts of ill-minded persons to it.

DOJ Talks to ITA Rival Vayant About Google Bid

Web Technology News - 4 hours 37 min ago
The Department of Justice has shown great knowledge of the flight information software market in its inquiry into Google's $700 million bid to buy ITA Software, says Vayant CEO. - The Department of Justice is well prepared when it comes to the flight information software industry and Google's attempt to buy ITA Software, according to an executive in the industry. Google said August 27 the DOJ had issued a second request for information about the search giant's $700 millio...

Aria Systems, VMware Parnter on Cloud Billing Platform

Web Technology News - 4 hours 56 min ago
The Aria Billing and Subscription Management Platform provides a platform for monetization of recurring revenue models and automating the complete subscriber lifecycle. - Cloud billing and subscription management solutions specialist Aria Systems announced the launch of the Cloud Revenue Adapter for VMware vCloud Director and VMware vCenter Chargeback. Designed for VMware vCloud service provider partners offering cloud services to end users, the solution integrates w...

Dell Sales Ranking Rises After Acer Stumbles

Web Technology News - 5 hours 50 min ago
After Acer's PC sales take a tumble, Dell steps into the runner-up position in worldwide PC sales, following HP, according to an iSuppli report. - Nine months after losing its number two ranking in the global PC sales market, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Dell retook the runner-up position in the second quarter of 2010 as rival Acer Inc. suffered a sales setback during the period, according to the latest report from market research fir...

Former Google China Head Invests in Chinese Startups

PCWorld News - 6 hours 59 min ago
Kai-Fu Lee, former head of Google's China operations, is funding a dozen startups through a new business incubator he founded.



Google - China - Kai-Fu Lee - Search Engine - Searching

Universities push to turn out cyber guards as demand explodes

Computer Security News - 7 hours 13 min ago

The National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense offer scholarships for students pursuing cybersecurity careers.

Debate Around Password Security Overlooks Universal Logins

Computer Security News - 7 hours 13 min ago

Must include at least one number. Must be longer than six characters. Cannot have more than four sequential characters from your previous seven passwords.

Eastern Michigan University investigating computer security breach,...

Computer Security News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 04:23

An Eastern Michigan University computer server was hacked into late Friday, potentially exposing employees' direct deposit banking information, some university passwords and personal identification numbers, according to an e-mail sent to the EMU community tonight.

Symantec: Strong Competition May Hinder Storage Share Growth

Computer Security News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:09

Symantec is going to face stiffer competition from McAfee , which was recently acquired by the semiconductor giant Intel .

HP's Hurd in Talks to Join HP's Newest Rival, Oracle

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Ousted HP CEO Mark Hurd is reportedly in talks with Oracle to assume a senior-level management position within the company. The talks are hush-hush right now, with no named sources coming forward to identify exactly what position Hurd might take up at the enterprise software company.

Google Spins Wave Into "Wave in a Box" for Third-Party Use

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Google has transformed its dead and dying "Wave" collaboration service into "Wave in a box," a standalone package that server administrators can use to quickly deploy their own individual Waves where they see fit.

Apple's Ping Draws One Million New Users (and Tech Pundit Ire)

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Launched Wednesday, Apple's new social media music service—Ping—has already pushed past one million signed-up users within its first 48 hours of existence. The number represents more than one-third of those who have downloaded iTunes 10.

Taliban-Themed Multiplayer Gets EA's "Medal of Honor" Banned on U.S. Military Bases

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
The upcoming Electronic Arts title Medal of Honor—a refresh of the first-person shooter series that first launched in 2002—has been banished from 49 Gamestop locations and all Post Exchanges on U.S. military bases worldwide.

Android Continues to Chip Away at Smartphone Web Consumption

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
The Android mobile operating system—specifically, smartphones running it—is continuing a steady climb in mobile web market share versus Apple's iOS-based devices.

Duke Nukem Forever: New Gameplay Video Unveiled!

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Wome thirteen years after the game's initial announcement, Take-Two Interactive—which owns publishing rights to the title—has announced that Duke Nukem Forever is finally going to be completed. And we have some hands-on gameplay footage!

Craigslist Abandons Adult Services... for Good?

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Craigslist has removed its Adult Services section for U.S. visitors, which should come as a relief to the various entities that have been petitioning for Craigslist to shut down the section—including human rights groups and more than 17 attorneys general from states across the nation.

Texas AG Opens Antitrust Investigation Into Google

News - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 01:01
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is conducting an antitrust review of Google, the search engine giant announced Friday.
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