Monthly Archives: December 2008
Sun Ships JavaFX Rich Internet Application Platform
Sun Microsystems has released JavaFX, which the company bills as one of the most significant advancements to the Java platform.With the release of JavaFX...
Adobe Cuts 600 Jobs, Warns of Shortfall Amid Financial Crisis
Adobe Systems provided preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and said the company has fallen short of projects and will eliminate 600 jobs.Adobe,...
Cisco’s Marcoux Charged Up for Designing a Corporate ‘Green Road Map’
Data center and power-supply industry veteran Paul Marcoux was hired a year ago to serve as director of all of Cisco Systems' green IT...
Microsoft Plans Eight Security Bulletins for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is planning to release six critical security bulletins as part of this month's Patch Tuesday.In addition to the critical bulletins, there are two...
More Malware Toolkits Appearing
Malware-building toolkits have seen a dramatic rise in popularity over the last few years, as some of the smartest bad guys have decided to...
AT&T Launches Google Privacy Attack
Don't look for Google to be joining the Future of Privacy Forum any time soon. The FPF is yet another Washington coalition purporting to...
This Week In Emerging Technology – December 3rd
Here are the emerging technologies stories for the week of December 1st.Liquid Cooling Macs - Looks like Apple might be looking into liquid cooling...
EFF Seeks DMCA Exemption for iPhone Jailbreaking
If it were legal, would it still be a jailbreak? The Electronic Frontier Foundation is requesting a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for cell...
IDC: HP, IBM Remain Server Revenue Leaders in Third Quarter
While Hewlett-Packard and IBM tied for first place when it came to server revenue in the third quarter of 2008, both companies, along with...
Google, Microsoft Execs Advise on Exit Strategies During a Recession
During a recession, it's common for industry watchers to wonder what will happen to startups looking to get off the ground.MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe...