Thursday, June 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 30/06/2011





More Americans own e-readers than tablets, survey finds
A Pew Research Institute survey in May found that Americans favor less-expensive e-reader devices over tablets like Apple's iPad.

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Oracle buys Ellison-owned Pillar Data Systems
Oracle is building out its array of hardware products with the acquisition of storage vendor Pillar Data Systems.

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Cloudera unveils Hadoop management tools
Version 3.5 of the Cloudera Enterprise edition has new modules for configuration and process monitoring

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After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source?
NetBeans, MySQL, and GlassFish are all likely to remain in Oracle's software portfolio as they have profit potential

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HP to open cloud, R&D centers in China
Hewlett-Packard is opening two new centers in China, one focused on cloud computing, and the other on research, as the company ramps up to address this large market.

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Pope uses iPad, Twitter to launch new Vatican website
Pope Benedict XVI Tuesday announced a new Vatican website, via his first Twitter post, from an Apple iPad. But you won’t be able to follow him on Twitter and he probably won’t be following you.

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Micro Express NBL5125
The Micro Express NBL5125 is a basic almost-a-desktop-replacement notebook. This all-purpose laptop is an excellent performer with a nice, bright screen, but its speakers and keyboard leave something to be desired.

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Gigabit Wi-Fi spec edges closer to reality
Wi-Fi that can sustain multi-gigabit data rates? That fantasy is edging closer to reality: This week an industry group published the latest spec for gigabit Wi-Fi, and plans a first round of early interoperability tests with prototype products in fall 2011.

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Asus B43J
The Asus B43J is an example of this company's push to expand its credibility among business users--on the bottom of this laptop, Asus even adds a clear plastic business card slot. The B43J is attractive, fairly powerful, and supports up to three external monitors. I hear that the more monitors you have, the more productive you are (or something like that), so Asus is clearly trying to show its dedication to productivity in the workplace.

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