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    Oracle giving student coders free access to JavaOne 02 September, 2010 05:30:00

    Oracle is hoping to entice a younger generation of Java programmers into its fold by offering students complimentary admission to the upcoming JavaOne and Oracle Develop conferences.
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    Salesforce.com rolls out contact-data service 02 September, 2010 01:25:00

    Salesforce.com rolled out a new service on Wednesday that integrates business-contact information with its own CRM (customer relationship management) application and Chatter collaboration software.
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    HP ups 3PAR bid to $30 per share, tops Dell's latest 30 August, 2010 05:08:00

    The bidding war for storage vendor 3PAR continued to escalate Friday, with Hewlett-Packard submitting a new offer of US$30 per share, or $2 billion. The offer topped a $27 per share bid made by Dell earlier in the day.
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    Rumored SAP-Red Hat merger seen as a long shot 27 August, 2010 05:09:00

    Rumors swirled once again this week regarding a possible takeover of Red Hat, this time by SAP, but a number of industry observers said Thursday that the prospect is unlikely at best.
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    Gosling: Oracle could still live up to 2007 Java pledge 26 August, 2010 02:59:00

    There is still a way for Oracle to calm down people concerned about the fate of the Java programming language under the vendor's stewardship, according to James Gosling, known as the "father" of Java.
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    County will rip and replace ailing SAP system 25 August, 2010 06:52:00

    Officials in Marin County, California, decided on Tuesday to replace the county's ailing SAP ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, an option that would cost less than trying to fix widespread problems with the software, according to officials.
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    Unclear future for Oracle's Beehive after initial buzz 21 August, 2010 05:10:00

    Oracle gave its Beehive collaboration platform a splashy debut during OpenWorld 2008, featuring it in a keynote by co-President Charles Phillips.
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    SAP execs outline plans for Sybase 20 August, 2010 06:17:00

    SAP executives today outlined the company's strategy for the recently acquired Sybase, which includes the creation of a mobile platform that can run on-premises or in the cloud, connects to every application and is compatible with "all major" mobile operating systems and devices.
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    SAP, Sybase lay out tech road maps 20 August, 2010 04:08:00

    SAP and Sybase officials gathered in Boston on Thursday to reveal how they plan to bring together their respective technologies in the areas of mobility, analytics and enterprise information management.
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    Fusion Apps questions Oracle should answer 18 August, 2010 05:41:00

    Oracle appears set to deliver more information than ever before about its long-awaited Fusion Applications at the OpenWorld conference in September, with more than 30 sessions listed as of Tuesday.
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    Dell buying 3PAR for $1.15 billion 17 August, 2010 04:34:00

    Dell on Monday announced it has agreed to acquire virtualized storage provider 3PAR for about US$1.15 billion, a move that will boost its capabilities for building public and private cloud computing environments. The deal is expected to close later this year.
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    WikiLeaks founder Assange questioned by Swedish police 01 September, 2010 05:36:00

    Police and prosecutor are keeping mum on how the investigation is progressing
    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has now been questioned by Swedish police regarding a molestation charge directed at him, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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    uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability 30 August, 2010 04:31:00

    uTorrent is one of many applications that is affected by the vulnerability
    The developers of the uTorrent file-sharing application have released an updated version that fixes a problem that could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's computer.
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    Wikileaks' Assange to be questioned, says Swedish prosecutor 26 August, 2010 04:54:00

    The Wikileaks founder has been accused of molestation, though one charge has already been dropped
    Swedish Chief Prosecutor Eva Finné has ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be questioned about molestation allegations.
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    Adobe fixes 20 vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player 26 August, 2010 03:55:00

    Most of the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to run rogue code on a computer
    Adobe Systems patched 20 security vulnerabilities in its Shockwave Player on Tuesday. Most of the flaws could allow an attacker to run their own code on an affected computer.
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    Sticks and stones: Picking on users AND security pros 26 August, 2010 02:08:00

    Name-calling is harmful to the cause of security
    I took my share of name-calling as a kid. I did my share of name-calling, too. We're taught that nothing good comes of such behavior. I've been thinking a lot about that since writing an article two weeks ago called "Security blunders 'dumber than dog snot'" during the 2010 USENIX Security Symposium.

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