Oracle releases critical patches for database security
Oracle released a set of 59 patches on Monday to fix security vulnerabilities across its entire range of database, application, and middleware products.
The patches include fixes for three critical flaws affecting virtually every supported version of the company's Database Server technology.
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VMware says Windows still matters … sort of
Is the operating system dead? If any tech vendors were going to make that argument, you would expect VMware to be at the top of the list -- especially now that Google is building its own operating system.
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Intel to roll out Sandy Bridge chips faster than expected
Intel's latest microprocessor family, code-named Sandy Bridge, will start rolling off production lines faster than expected due to rave reviews by customers, the company's CEO said Tuesday.
The world's largest chip maker even plans to spend more money on new factory equipment to speed up the rollout of the chips.
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CouchDB releases NoSQL database that runs on Windows
The first fully production-ready nonrelational, or NoSQL, database, called CouchDB, has been released, the corporate sponsor of the project, Couchio, announced on Wednesday.
Two major enhancements to CouchDB make it 1.0-worthy, said Chris Anderson, the chief financial officer and a founder of Couchio. One is the fact that performance of the software has been greatly improved. The other is its ability to work on Microsoft Windows machines. A lot of work was also put into stabilization of the software.
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Microsoft sees jump in XP attacks
Microsoft is urging Windows users to update their software, saying it's now seen more than 25,000 attacks leveraging one of the critical bugs fixed in July's monthly security patches.
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Google increases Apps admin control over mobile devices
Google has increased the controls that Apps administrators have over their end users' iPhone, Nokia, and Windows Mobile devices, the company announced on Tuesday.
The new features are intended to make more secure the access of Apps applications and data via mobile devices, which are often lost, misplaced, and stolen.
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Intel reports strong second-quarter earnings
Intel on Tuesday reported strong earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, buoyed by strong microprocessor sales in the server segment.
The company reported net income of $2.9 billion for the quarter ended June 26. That is a turnaround from the $398 million loss that the company reported in the second fiscal quarter of 2009, which was dragged down by charges related to $1.45 billion in fines paid to the European Commission.
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Apple policy would kick AdMob off iAds
Google's AdMob business could not deliver advertising through iAd if Apple began enforcing a policy that restricts the involvement of companies that have their own mobile operating systems, said Omar Hamoui, vice president of mobile ads at Google.
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Oracle is on the acquisition hunt again
Ever-acquisitive Oracle apparently has no immediate plans to stop buying up companies, as indicated by a $3.25 billion debt issue it made this week.
Part of the proceeds will be used for "future acquisitions," according to a statement Oracle released late Monday. The question now is where and when Oracle will place its bets.
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Developers tepid on Windows Phone 7 mobile app beta kit
Making a critical move in mobile application development, Microsoft on Monday shipped a beta version of its Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools, but early reaction from some developers was tepid.
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