Google to restore offline storage to Apps by year end
Google is working to restore offline storage capabilities for its Google Apps productivity software and should have it done by the end of the year, according to a senior company official on Wednesday.
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Java EE 7 specification gets unanimous approval
The specification for the next version of Java Enterprise Edition has been approved unanimously, according to a posting on the Java Community Process website. Oracle submitted the spec for Java EE 7, which will focus on improvements for cloud computing, among other areas.
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What you need to know about Windows 7 Service Pack 1
If you've been waiting to install Windows 7 SP1 on your users' machines or hesitating about installing SP1 on your own PC, you might want to wait a little bit longer.
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Infor hiring spree stresses product innovation
Infor, hoping to shed perceptions that it hasn't emphasized product innovation throughout the long string of acquisitions that have made it one of the world's largest ERP software vendors after SAP and Oracle, announced Wednesday that it plans to hire 400 additional developers by the end of this year. "We're gong to be investing across the product line, both existing and new," said Duncan Angove, president of products, support and marketing.
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Quake may affect tech industry for six months
World technology hardware supplies will take as long as six months to resume normal flows following disruptions from last week's massive earthquake in Japan, a lead Bank of America Merrill Lynch researcher said on Wednesday.
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NRC tapping tech for better analysis of nuclear accidents
Long before the nuclear disaster in Japan began unfolding this week, scientists in the U.S. have been trying to gain a better and more realistic picture of precisely what would happen if a similar accident occurred in this country.
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SSD data transfer speed doubled
A flash memory working group announced a new interface specification on Tuesday that could speed up data transfers from flash storage products such as solid-state drives inside computers and consumer electronics. The ONFI (Open NAND Flash Interface) Working Group released the ONFI 3.0 controller specification, which allows for transfer of data at 400 megabytes per second. That is double the speed of the previous ONFI standard, ONFI 2.3, which was released last August.
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Picture proof: Times Square 'video hack' a cleverly orchestrated hoax
A viral video of a man using only an iPhone 4, a homemade transmitter and repeater, a balloon, and some tape to hijack billboards in Times Square has tickled many imaginations. Whether or not the stunt is technically feasible, it's undoubtedly a hoax -- most likely some kind of publicity stunt.
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Google Apps slammed by advocacy group for the blind
The National Federation of the Blind claims that Google Apps lacks required features for blind people and wants the U.S. government to investigate whether schools that adopt the email and collaboration suite run afoul of civil rights laws. The NFB is asking the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to probe whether New York University and Northwestern University are discriminating against blind employees and students through their use of Google Apps' Education edition.
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Intel targeting cloud security with McAfee technology
Intel said on Tuesday it will use assets acquired from McAfee to provide cloud security services to protect the growing number of mobile devices that face malware and cyberattack threats. Intel will first offer security products through software and services and later offer security features via hardware, with a heavy focus on providing cloud security services, said Renee James, senior vice president and general manager at Intel's Software and Services Group, on a financial analyst call.
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Oracle beefs up MySQL Enterprise Edition
Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft's SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing performance on Windows.
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