Google going forward with Go language
Google today announced version 1 of its Go language, or Go 1 for short. Downloadable at the Go website, the open source Go has been positioned as a general-purpose language suitable for uses ranging from application development to systems programming and offering such features as garbage collection and concurrency. It also is intended to be easy to program.
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Google and Oracle negotiate potential damages
In the runup to the trial date for their dispute over whether Google's Android mobile OS infringes on Oracle's Java patents, Google and Oracle are negotiating over potential damages. In a document filed on Tuesday, Oracle responded to a number of proposals Google set forth aimed at speeding up the trial, including a suggestion to cap patent-infringement damages at around $2.8 million.
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Microsoft releases Web development technology source code
Looking to build community around some of its Web development properties, Microsoft is releasing source code for its ASP.Net Web API and ASP.Net Web Pages technologies under an open source license.
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SuccessFactors offers free version of Jam software in hit against Salesforce.com
SAP's SuccessFactors subsidiary is rolling out a version of its Jam social collaboration platform at no charge to all users, the company announced Wednesday.
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Puppet Enterprise adds data library to its IT automation software
Puppet Labs has added a data library to the enterprise version of its open-source IT automation software, allowing administrators to more easily reuse operational data in their own scripts and programs. "We know more about your infrastructure than anyone else," said Luke Kanies, Puppet Labs CEO, referring to the data the Puppet software collects. "We're [placing] the data itself in a data library, and giving the user access to do any analysis they want to do."
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Security firms disable the second Kelihos botnet
A group of malware experts from security companies Kaspersky Lab, CrowdStrike, Dell SecureWorks, and the Honeynet Project, have worked together to disable the second version of the Kelihos botnet, which is significantly bigger than the one shut down by Microsoft and its partners in September 2011. The Kelihos botnet, also known as Hlux, is considered the successor of the Waledac and Storm botnets. Like its predecessors, it has a peer-to-peer-like architecture and was primarily used for spam and launching DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks.
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E.U. close to ruling on Google case
A ruling from the European Commission, the European Union's executive arm, on allegations that Google abused its dominant market position is expected after April 9, the competition commission said today. Rumors abound that the Internet giant will be hit with a long list of objections. However, Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia gave no indication of the outcome when delivering his findings today on two unrelated cases. He did say, however, that the ruling would come after the Commission returns from its Easter holiday break. The Commission will resume work on April 10.
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Jive develops enterprise social app for intranets
Jive Software has developed a version of its enterprise social collaboration software designed for intranets, the latest product it creates for specific workplace scenarios. In the case of the Jive Social Intranet Solution, the vendor is targeting companies that want their intranet to have enterprise social networking features, such as activity streams, microblogging, employee profiles, workgroup communities, and document sharing and co-editing.
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The 10 U.S. cities with the highest-paying IT jobs
If you're looking for the highest-paying IT jobs in the country, go west, young techie, go west.
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Nokia will block nano-SIM standard if Apple's proposal is chosen
Nokia will not contribute its patents to the upcoming nano-SIM standard if an Apple proposal is selected in what Nokia said today is a violation of standards organization ETSI's rules. The two companies are fighting an increasingly nasty battle over which proposal will be used as the basis for a new, smaller SIM card, dubbed nano-SIM (or 4FF for the fourth form factor, which is the official name).
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Box unveils cloud service for iOS workplace mobile apps
Box, a provider of cloud-hosted enterprise collaboration and content management software, will announce on Wednesday a new service designed to consolidate in a single repository companies' mobile applications and the data they generate. Called OneCloud, the new Box cloud service is designed to help IT departments better manage the mobile applications that their end users install on their tablets and PCs and use for work, as well as the data and documents they create.
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Flash Player 11.2 fixes critical vulnerabilities, adds silent updates
Adobe released Flash Player 11.2 on Tuesday, addressing two critical arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities and introducing a silent update option. One of the patched vulnerabilities stems from how older versions of Flash Player checks URL security domains and only affects the Flash Player ActiveX plug-in for Internet Explorer on Windows 7 or Vista.
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Apple to offer iPad refund over Australian regulator's 4G claim
Apple will offer refunds to people who bought its latest iPad following a claim by Australia's competition regulator that it ran misleading advertisements over the device's 4G connectivity. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) took Apple to the Federal Court in Melbourne on Wednesday for allegedly violating sections of the Australian Consumer Law.
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