Wednesday, September 8, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 07/09/2010

Microsoft investigates two-year-old IE bug
Microsoft is looking into a long-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could be used to access users' data and Web-based accounts.
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Oracle hires Hurd: Who's sorry now?
In just one month, Mark Hurd has gone from CEO of HP, which he helped turn into the world's largest technology company, to a president of Oracle Corp., which wants to become as big as HP or IBM.
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Did HP overpay for 3Par?
HP paid roughly 11 times what 3Par made in revenue in 2009, so perhaps Dell should be wiping sweat from its forehead after losing the bidding battle for the storage vendor. Still, HP could make hay with 3Par in a big way.
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Google boosts Chrome 6 speed into dead heat with leaders
Google's Chrome 6 is 17% faster than the version it replaced, putting it in a virtual dead heat with the speed leaders, Opera and Safari, according to benchmark scores.
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Ohio bans offshoring as it gives tax relief to outsourcing firm
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is delivering one of the strongest attacks yet on offshore outsourcing, calling it not only a threat to jobs but an IT security risk.
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Samsung announces dual-core mobile processor
Samsung has announced a dual-core application processor for tablets PCs, netbooks and smartphones that will be able to handle 1080p video playback and recording, the company said on Tuesday.
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Hurd joins Oracle as co-president
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.
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Oracle hires Mark Hurd as co-president
Former HP CEO Mark Hurd has a new job: Oracle announced Monday night that it has hired him to be one of its two co-presidents.
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Hurd joins Oracle as co-president
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has been appointed co-president of Oracle, the software company announced Monday.
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Secret copyright treaty draft leaked after Washington talks
Another round of negotiations, another leak: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) published what it says is the latest draft of the secret Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) over the weekend.
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