Tuesday, March 30, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 30/03/2010



Company says 3.3M student loan records stolen
Data on 3.3 million borrowers was stolen from a nonprofit company that helps with student loan financing.
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Microsoft defends Windows 7 security after Pwn2Own hacks
Just days after a pair of researchers outwitted major Windows 7 defenses to exploit Internet Explorer and Firefox, Microsoft said the measures aren't meant to "prevent every attack forever."
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InfoWorld review: Flash Builder 4 lights up rich Internet app development
Fresh out of beta, Flash Builder 4 delivers time-saving tools that speed data delivery for Flex apps, streamlines testing and workflow for Flash and AIR
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Green IT's next steps
Technology advances -- from systems that can direct Wi-Fi signals only to where they're needed to servers that can operate at higher voltages -- will help cut IT's energy needs in the near future.
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How contracting can recharge your IT career
Why out-of-work IT pros should consider contracting as a path back to the full-time position they want.
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Acer among first to sell AMD's newest Opteron server chip
Acer will be among the first major computer vendors to sell systems based on Advanced Micro Devices' latest Opteron server chips, the 6100 series, the chip company said.
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SUSE Studio is powerful OS instance builder
We first saw SUSE Studio in beta at VMWorld in 2008, a skunkworks tool for building SUSE instances. It’s come a long way since then.
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Intel stays atop chip market but Samsung gains in tough 2009
Intel remained the world's largest chip maker by revenue for the 18th consecutive year in 2009, despite an overall decline in the global chip market, research firm Gartner said.
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AMD's 12-core chip may cut software costs
Advanced Micro Devices released its 12-core chip, doubling the number of cores in the previous generation chip in its Opteron line.
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Apple exhausts supply of iPads for pre-order
Apple has exhausted the supply of iPads slated to arrive at customers' doorsteps this coming Saturday, according to the company's online store.
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