Thursday, September 9, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 08/09/2010

Pliant releases its first MLC-based SSDs
Pliant released its first MLC-based solid state drive products today for data centers, saying the drives are half the price of SLC-based SSDs while still offering vastly higher performance than hard disk drives.
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HP introduces microserver for small businesses
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a low-cost, entry-level server for small businesses that bundles advanced features in a small package.
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Mozilla fixes Firefox's DLL load hijacking bug
Mozilla on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them labeled critical.
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InfoWorld review: Nine fine Python development tools
A wide-ranging flock of Python IDEs offer great options for Windows scripting, GUI applications, Web frameworks, multilanguage development, and more
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Lawsuit shows HP sees Hurd as primal threat
Hewlett-Packards reaction to the move by its former CEO, Mark Hurd, to the upper ranks of Oracle Corp. is one of sound and fury, but mostly fear.
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Netbooks vs. iPads -- can they coexist?
Netbooks and iPads currently coexist in an increasingly mobile world. But what is the future for these two devices -- will one push out the other?
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Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves
Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec.
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SAP partner launches cloud-based mobile app service
SAP partner and start-up Leapfactor announced a cloud-based system to support mobile applications, including back-office custom applications for accounting and customer support.
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Oracle calls HP's lawsuit against Hurd 'vindictive'
Oracle called Hewlett-Packard's lawsuit against its former CEO "vindictive" and said it threatened the companies' close relationship.
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Weird Windows Woes: Fix Random Freezes, Test Mode
Of all the hassles that can plague a PC user (and, trust me, there are many), few are as infuriating as random lockups. There you are, typing along, when suddenly everything just freezes. No error message, no blue screen, just a locked-up, unresponsive system. I've been there. I feel your pain.
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