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Oracle Gives MySQL a Raspberry for Valentines Day

MySQL snagged $18.5 million in funding on Feb. 13, and its a darn good thing, because the open-source database company needs all the help...

Apple Speeds Up MacBook Pro

Apple Computer is set to begin shipping its MacBook Pro notebook line with an automatic processor upgrade. The notebook line, announced last month, is Apples...

Senators Seek Answers from Telcos on NSA Spying

In late January, AT&T was sued in federal court for allegedly acting as an agent of the government in enabling the National Security Agency...

Government Execs Stand By Industry-Led Cyber-Security

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Senior cyber-security officials defended the U.S. governments continued reliance on private sector initiatives to improve the security of the nations infrastructure, even...

Mr. & Mrs. Smith DVD Ships with Rootkit-like DRM

Sony BMG is not the only company to dabble in using copy-protection technology that resembles rootkits. According to anti-virus vendor F-Secure, based in Helsinki, Finland,...

Oracle Pounces on Sleepycat

Oracle has purchased database maker Sleepycat for an undisclosed sum.Database giant Oracle announced the acquisition on Feb. 14, saying it would add Sleepycats Berkeley...

A Toe in Legit Waters: The Latest Shift in Spammer Technique

Theres no lower form of life than the mass spammer. Theyve tried every abuse and malformation of e-mail standards to get their vile product...

Sun, Deloitte Develop New Center to Combat Compliance

Sun Microsystems and Deloitte Consulting LLP will join forces on February 21 to unveil their co-developed new CTGC (Center for Technology Governance and Compliance). The...

Google Partners with BearingPoint

Your employees use Google all day long anyay, so why not extend the familiar interface and capability to your entire enterprise. It's not a...

IBM Adds Power5+ to More Servers

IBM is growing the number of systems running its Power5+ processor and expanding the use of its quad-core technology into new servers. The Armonk, N.Y.,...