Wednesday, July 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 28/07/2010



Bug reporting could be a hot topic at Black Hat
How researchers report vulnerabilities -- and how companies react to those reports -- may be one of the briskest topics at this week's Black Hat security conference.
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Twitter hit again with digital certificate problems
Twitter is having trouble again with a digital certificate that secures communications to its Web site, which has been causing trouble for third-party applications that integrate with it, but the problem may have been fixed.
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SAP reports revenue up 12%, earnings up 15%
SAP reported a 15% year-on-year rise in earnings for the second quarter, on revenue up 12%. It forecast that underlying revenue growth in its core business of software and software-related services will accelerate following completion of its acquisition of Sybase.
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Apple updates iMac, Mac Pro and display lineup
Apple refreshed its iMac and Mac Pro notebook lines Tuesday, as well as introducing a new 27-inch LED Cinema Display.
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Browser Blowout 2010
Of all the software on your PC, the Web browser may be the most important tool you use each day--but you may not give it much thought. The difference between a merely good browser and a great one, however, can be vast. The best browsers are those that stay out of your way: When you're in the right browser, you feel as though you're alone with your favorite site. The browser loads pages quickly, without crashing, and it can deftly handle any Web page you visit without prompting you to do anything extra.
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Yahoo building new software infrastructure for media products
Yahoo is building a centralized software infrastructure across all its media products, to make development and global updates more efficient, an executive said on Saturday.
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Black Hat may keep quiet about plans for controversial talks
Black Hat organizers are looking to avoid pressure from outside groups to cancel important presentations by withholding details of selected talks at future events.
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HP says prefab data center cuts costs in half
Hewlett-Packard thinks it can build data centers faster and more cheaply by using standard, pre-built components that are assembled on site in a "Lego-like" fashion.
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What to watch at Black Hat and Defcon
Trying to predict the big news at this week's Black Hat and Defcon conferences is tricky, if not impossible. Hackers tend to hold off on disclosing the really big talks because they don't want jittery lawyers to shut them down. And even when you think you know what's going on, sometimes you don't.
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Black Hat reflects a changing industry, says founder
In the 13 years since its inception, Black Hat has emerged as one of the premier conferences in the security industry. On the eve of the annual conference in Vegas, Black Hat founder Jeff Moss talks about the show and how it has evolved.
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