Wednesday, December 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 14/12/2010

Microsoft may preview Windows 8 at CES
At next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft will demonstrate a number of new Windows-run tablets and possibly even an early version of the next generation Windows 8 operating system, according to reports.
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Act now to minimize the damage to users from Gawker hack
If you've made it past your first cup of coffee this morning, you know the basics.
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CloudBees launches Java cloud
CloudBees plans to unveil on Tuesday a Java cloud application platform featuring its own Dev@cloud application development infrastructure and the Java platform-as-a-service gained through acquiring Stax Networks.
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HP adds new service level for virtual data centers
Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new level of service for customers running critical business applications on virtualized, x86-based hardware, the company announced Tuesday. Called Critical Advantage, the offering provides customers a dedicated team of engineers to help design and manage their x86-based virtual environments, said Flynn Maloy, HP worldwide director of technology services marketing.
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Nokia slates multiple Symbian upgrades for 2011
Nokia is planning to roll out four or five upgrades to its Symbian OS in the next 12 to 15 months, adding a new look for the user interface and a more flexible home screen as it tries to make its struggling operating system relevant again, according to a presentation given at the 2010 International Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing on Tuesday.
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Solid state drives no better than others, survey says
Solid state drives (SSDs) appear to be as unreliable as traditional hard disks. In fact, they're marginally less reliable: Taken as an average across models, 2.05 percent of SSDs got returned as non-functioning, compared to 1.94 percent of hard disks.
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Oracle to continue supporting Lustre
While a number of small companies have been ramping up support for a file system called Lustre that Oracle acquired in its Sun Microsystems purchase earlier this year, Oracle itself has no plans to abandon the technology, a company executive told the IDG News Service in an interview.
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The DoubleClick attack and the rise of malvertising
Visitors to the multitude of sites using Google's DoubleClick, and likely other advertising networks, may have found themselves the target of online attackers in early December after cyber criminals managed to fool a number of advertising networks i
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WikiLeaks docs a poison pill for contractors
Federal contractors are looking for ways to prevent their networks and employees from tasting forbidden fruit: the classified documents leaked by WikiLeaks.
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