PostGres offered as a cloud cluster service
Eyeing greater use of the open source Postgres database in the cloud, hosting provider Open Hosting has launched a service that allows users to run an automated cluster of PostGres databases on the company's own servers. The company has released a package, Cloud Postgres, that streamlines the process of installing, configuring and monitoring a multiple-server Postgres (formally known as PostGreSQL) implementation on Open Hosting's own servers.
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Hewlett-Packard expands service virtualization palette Hewlett-Packard has updated its service virtualization software, giving developers a broader palette upon which to test their programs. HP Service Virtualization 2.3 can now mimic the behavior of JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) database calls, as well as simulate in-house applications running over TCP/IP, said Roi Carmel, who is an HP senior director of product management for the company's application life cycle management software. Read More ...
HTML5 is now feature-complete; here's what comes next With HTML5 and the Canvas 2D specifications now "feature-complete," the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) is mapping out enhancements for subsequent versions of these technologies. W3C is proceeding with refinements that could turn up in the HTML5.1 and Canvas 2D Level 2 versions of the specifications, which were released in an early draft form on Monday. W3C on Monday also published feature-complete renditions of the initial HTML5 and Canvas 2D specifications. Read More ...
New Android malware makes spam-texting more economical A spammer botnet agent dubbed SpamSoldier that uses infected Android phones to send a barrage of SMS spam is making its rounds, and according to security company Cloudmark, the malware marks a new evolution in malicious mobile appli Read More ...
Samsung drops European injunction requests against Apple Samsung dropped all claims pending in European courts in which it asserted patents that are essential for mobile communication devices to prevent the sales of Apple products in Europe. The injunction requests against Apple, which aimed to get courts to impose sales bans on infringing products, were withdrawn in the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Read More ...
Salesforce.com ties Work.com performance management app to CRM app Salesforce.com has tied its Sales Cloud CRM (customer relationship management) application into its Work.com employee performance management software, in a combination the company says can make average salespeople better and good ones great. Read More ...
European watchdogs examine Microsoft's services policies Europe's top data privacy agency has launched a formal investigation into Microsoft's privacy policy. Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that it had received a letter from the Article 29 Working Party that it would proceed with a probe. On October 26, the computer giant was notified of a preliminary investigation. The Article 29 Working Party (A29 WP) is made up of the data regulators from all European Union member states as well as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). Read More ...
7 technologies poised for failure in 2013 Call them the epic fails of technology. In 2013, a few technologies will fade into an abyss, swirling around and clinging for a last gasp of air before eventually dying. For IT executives looking to make contingency plans and approve budgets, these are the technologies to avoid. 1. Legacy applicationsThat means not having to run-or maintain-legacy apps in a data center. While you might still depend on legacy apps, you won't run them the same way or manage them in your own data centers. Read More ...
Another data-wiping malware program found in Iran A new piece of malware that deletes entire partitions and user files from infected computers has been found in Iran, according to an alert issued by Maher, Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERTCC). Read More ...
The Perl programming language turns 25 Let me get this out of the way up front: Perl isn't a beautiful language. It's kind of a mongrel pup with pedigreed academic roots: C, AWK, Lisp, Pascal, sed, and a bit of Smalltalk and C++ tossed in to keep the more pedestrian programmers happy. Read More ...
Java 7 Update 10 allows users to restrict Java in browsers A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) client. These features will benefit security-conscious users, but companies still have to find methods of isolating older Java versions, security experts say. Read More ...
Ray Ozzie seeks encore to Lotus Notes, Microsoft triumphs Ray Ozzie -- the creator of Lotus Notes who had a successful five-year run at Microsoft -- stands ready to leave his next mark on the industry, this time with his nearly year-old startup Talko (formerly Cocomo), a venture funded by $4 million from investors and shrouded in secrecy. Read More ...
Android botnet abuses people's phones for SMS spam In a new twist, spammers have built a botnet that sends SMS spam through infected Android phones, shifting the potentially pricey cost of sending spam to victims. The trend, spotted by security vendor Cloudmark, poses a new challenge for operators. Victims whose phones are sending the SMS spam often do not know their phone is infected, and they could have their account suddenly shut down by their operator if abuse is detected. Read More ...
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