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US Senators Ask EU to Hurry Investigation of Oracle-Sun

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:51:47 +0000

U.S. senators ask European regulators to quickly conclude their antitrust investigation of Oracle's acquisition of Sun.

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US senators tell EC: Butt out of Oracle-Sun

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:50:17 +0000

Damn foreigners unfairly impeding US business John Kerry, Orrin Hatch and 57 other senators have written to the European Commission accusing it of taking too long to approve Oracle's takeover of Sun in order to deliberately damage US business.…

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Oracle calls in its markers at the US Senate

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:41:54 +0000

Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER Lean on these pesky Europeans for us > >

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Hurry up with Oracle probe, U.S. senators tell EU

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:56:40 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.

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Oracle gets an EU extension

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

David Neal THE INQUIRER Lawyers expecting happy holidays > >

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Imation ships wirelessly-connected hard drive

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:02:02 +0000

USB 2.0 wireless Imation has announced its external hard drive that connects by wireless USB to PCs and Macs is now shipping.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Oracle's $7.4B Sun Microsystems deal: EU extends review deadline

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:33 +0000

BRUSSELS — European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle's planned $7.

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Oracle begs EC for more time

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:21 +0000

Commission extends deadline The European Competition Commission is extending the deadline set for Oracle to provide evidence that its proposed takeover of Sun Microsystems will not damage competition for European consumers.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:24 +0000

Oracle and Sun have been granted an extra week to defend their planned $7 billion tie-up in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.

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QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS 4-Bay Network Storage Server

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Benchmark Reviews has monitored the network storage industry for several years now, and the same three features have always held the highest demand: speed, data redundancy, and simple operation. QNAP has earned the title of NAS pioneer, not by being the first to have a network attached storage (NAS) device on the market, but by being the first to consistently offer fast Gigabit Ethernet speeds with failover, RAID hard drive functionality, and a diverse feature-rich user interface. In this article, Benchmark Reviews test the QNAP TS-419P Turbo NAS based on the Marvell 6281 'Kirkwood' processor.

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Boffins try to get closer to hot bodies

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:24 +0000

Quantum dots: making electricity from waste heat Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way of of increasing the amount of energy that can harvested from a hot body*. If the discovery lives up to the hype then it could possibly pave the way to devices that can use waste heat as a power source.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Crypto pioneer and security chief exits Sun

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:01 +0000

One in the PKI? Crypto pioneer and Sun Microsystems' veteran chief security officer Whitfield Diffie has left the company, with database-giant Oracle's acquisition still in the air.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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NetApp and Fujitsu to integrate products

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:18:26 +0000

Living together, not marriage NetApp and Fujitsu are partnering to integrate some of their products, enable faster data centre server system deployment, and develop a joint go-to-market strategy.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Quantum's small tape libraries get big

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:02:02 +0000

At least a little Quantum has entered the small tape library market with products that provide more than the everyday 2 and 4U boxes offered by everybody else.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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Isilon doubles capacity

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:02:02 +0000

2TB drives in the house Isilon has doubled the capacity of its largest clusterable network-attached storage (NAS) system by using 2TB drives.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

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Japan gov poised to cancel 10 petaflops Keisuko super

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:11:54 +0000

Fujitsu has to do some financial jujitsu SC09 Rumours were circulating around late last week ahead of the SC09 supercomputing trade show in Portland, Oregon, that the Japanese government might severely curtail its funding of HPC projects. This comes after a panel of axe-wielding government bureaucrats charged with removing waste from the Japanese government budget recommended cancelling.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Parascale ups its cloud storage game

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:13:17 +0000

'Chutes and scores Parascale has integrated its private cloud NAS with virtual servers meaning you can boot backed-up VMs straight from the cloud.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Compaq Presario CQ5210f

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:29:48 +0000

If you want to pay nettop prices for a higher-end multimedia performance from your PC, take a look at the Compaq Presario CQ5210f. It gives you the full multimedia computing power you want, yet comes in at under $400 (without monitor).

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First programmable quantum computer revealed

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:18 +0000

Alexandra Pullin THE INQUIRER It's got a heart of gold > >

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First programmable quantum computer is revealed

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:00 +0000

Alexandra Pullin THE INQUIRER It's got a heart of gold

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The biggest flash drive in the world

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:18:55 +0000

An almighty tower of SSD power ViON have produced a 100TB DRAM solid state drive, which they claim to be the largest flash memory-based storage box in the world.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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US boffins build, test working 2-qubit quantum processor

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:18 +0000

Beryllium ions used in place of undead cats Federal boffins in America say they have built the first computer processing device able to handle quantum-mechanical numbers expressed as "qubits". Whereas a regular bit is either 1 or 0, a qubit can be 1, 0 or some of both just as a metaphorical cat in a box may be dead, alive or in a mysterious semi-undead waveform zombie condition.… What is your recession sales strategy?

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Droboman expects a 3TB drive from somewhere soon

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:10:27 +0000

Western Digital the likeliest suspect Dr Geoff Barrall, founder and CEO of Drobo gave out his opinion in London last week that there should be a 3TB drive for Drobos by April next year. He didn't name the supplier, but Drobo does use Western Digital drives, so this 3TB drive could be a black one.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

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Pioneer Sues Garmin Over Navigation Technology

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:09 +0000

Pioneer has lodged a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Garmin alleging some of its products infringe on Pioneer patents.

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O'Brien: Ellison and Oracle may have met their match in Europe

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:43:10 +0000

Observers are making comparisons between Oracle's current antitrust fight in Europe over the Sun deal and the battle five years ago over PeopleSoft. But there are enough differences to reach an easy conclusion: Oracle should back down and find a compromise.

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'F-22 Raptor stealth coatings are crap' case goes to court

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:54:46 +0000

Pricey ultrafighter 'defective', alleges whistleblower A former Lockheed stealth-tech engineer has alleged that radar-invisibility coatings on the USA's F-22 "Raptor" ultrasuperfighter are "defective", and that Lockheed supplied them knowing that this was the case. It has now been confirmed that Darrol Olsen's whistleblower lawsuit will be heard in federal court.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

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StarTech Dual-SATA Docking Station SATADOCK22UE

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:21:01 +0000

Benchmark Reviews has put a plethora of storage enclosures and systems through their paces and all of the predecessors fell neatly into readily recognizable categories. The StarTech SATADOCK22UE is a horse of a slightly different color offering features that bridge the existing product categories it's neither a case nor storage array, but has the capacity to allow access to single data drives as well as two drives independently or as a RAID array. It's a niche product with stealth appeal for main stream users who think outside the box. The SataDock product line comes in 4 flavors: single drive USB only desktop bay (SATADOCKU2E), single drive USB eSATA desktop bay (SATADOCKU2), 5.25 Bay Dual Drive eSATA (SATADOCK525) and the top of the line dual drive, dual eSATA desktop dock SATADOCK22UE which we will be reviewing. While no doubt the intended audience for the SataDock product line is mainly corporate or professional PC repair and maintenance organizations, this small wonder has the potential to ...

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Fujitsu's Latest Cell Phone Splits in Two

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:20:12 +0000

Fujitsu's latest phone can be separated into two functional pieces.

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EU's Kroes is 'optimistic' about Oracle settlement

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:36:56 +0000

European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said she is "optimistic" she can reach a settlement with Oracle over its $7.

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SAP: Outreach to Oracle About Java, Not Help With Sun Deal

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:40:13 +0000

SAP issued a sternly worded rebuke to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial on Wednesday.

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Oracle Support Portal Woes Could Erode Users' Trust

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:30:14 +0000

Oracle's handling of a new support site switchover could have a lasting impact on customer relations.

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