China Testing Mac Version of Green Dam Web Filter (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Despite the delay in China's requirement to install Green Dam Web-filtering software on all new PCs, the controversy is not dead. PC makers are including the software with new PCs even though the July 1 deadline has been postponed indefinitely.
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PC makers offer China Internet filter (AFP)
AFP - Several PC makers said Friday they were voluntarily including China's controversial Internet filter software in new shipments despite Beijing's decision to postpone making it mandatory.
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You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - You win some; you lose some. This week China decided its Web censorship filtering software was not quite ready for prime time, while U.S. courts sentenced phone hackers and file swappers to some crime time.
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Suit Over China's Web Filter to Target Lenovo, Acer, Sony (PC World)
PC World - A U.S. company will seek legal action against Lenovo, Acer and Sony next week over their shipment in China of controversial software that the company says stole its programming code.
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Wall Street Beat: After a Strong Q2, What's Next for Tech? (PC World)
PC World - The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.
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Oracle plans to lay off up to 1,000 in Europe: AFP (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp plans to lay off up to 1,000 workers in Europe, or about 1 percent of its global staff, as the recession erodes the giant software company's earnings, French news agency AFP reported on Thursday.
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Oracle to cut up 1,000 jobs in Europe: unions (AFP)
AFP - US software giant Oracle has unveiled plans to cut 850 to 1,000 jobs in Europe in light of weaker than expected growth projections, trade unions said Thursday.
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PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China (AP)
AP - Several PC makers were including controversial Internet-filtering software with computers shipped in China on Thursday despite a government decision to postpone its plan to make such a step mandatory.
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China paper says Web filter only a matter of time (Reuters)
Reuters - It is only a matter of time before a controversial scheme to install Internet filtering software on all computers begins in China, a state newspaper said on Thursday, after the plan was abruptly delayed this week.
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Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under أ¢آ€آکInstallation and Use Rights': "If you are a أ¢آ€آکQualified Family Pack User,' you may install one copy of the software marked as أ¢آ€آکFamily Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott.
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Moblin: a First Look at Intel's Open-Source OS (PC World)
PC World - Moblin is an Intel-created open-source operating system for netbooks and, specifically, the kind of people who use them.
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Apple Patching Serious SMS Vulnerability on IPhone (PC World)
PC World - Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.
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Cisco to Expand Mobile Collaboration Features (PC World)
PC World - Cisco will tackle the mobile world over the next year with a series of new features to bring smartphones into business communications, the head of the company's software group said at the Cisco Live conference on Wednesday.
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DemandTec posts wider 1Q loss (AP)
AP - Price-management software company DemandTec Inc. posted a wider net loss Wednesday for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by charges and higher costs even as revenue inched higher.
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Red Hat Program Certifies Partners to Put Linux on Cloud (PC World)
PC World - Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud.
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Chinese Web Users Celebrate Green Dam About-Face (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Internet users in China celebrated the government's about-face on the Green Dam Web-filtering software with a party Wednesday in a Beijing cafأ©.
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Mystery Bidder Forces Micro Focus to Raise Offer for Borland (PC World)
PC World - Micro Focus International raised its offer for Borland Software to US$1.50 per share on Tuesday, up from $1 in early May, to counter a rival offer from a mystery bidder. It's the second time Micro Focus has had to raise its offer. Another bidder dropped out of the running last month.
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Cisco's WebEx Changes Aimed at Microsoft's Market (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Cisco Systems on Tuesday discussed its Web-based software strategy at a press conference that outlined new features and functions for its WebEx conferencing service. By adding more software, including voice integration, into WebEx, Cisco is moving into Microsoft's territory.
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New Trojan Puts Sneaky Twist on Click Fraud (PC World)
PC World - A new piece of malicious software has been discovered that cheats Google and potentially other search engines out of money.
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China's Web filter delay celebrated (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese Web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe on Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state.
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