HP CEO says external clouds not secure

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard's CEO, Mark Hurd, is raising issues with cloud computing, on everything from its name to its ability to offer a secure environment.

There's a lot that Hurd likes about the cloud computing environment, but he told attendees at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo...

Firefox's crossroads: Cutting-edge or mainstream?

From CNET News.com: John Lilly wants it both ways.

Working at Mozilla Corporation since 2005 and as chief executive since early 2008, he helped oversee a remarkable achievement. Mozilla has built the Firefox browser from a largely unsuccessful remnant of the Netscape era of the...

Yahoo "Sorry" For Offering Lap Dances at Developers Event

From DailyTech: A big ad partnership from Microsoft may in time help Yahoo rediscover its magic, but over the last year the company has seemed very lost. With its search engine powered by Bing and its team now focusing on APIs and the advertising partnership, Yahoo has yet to prove...

Sun Microsystems to Slash 3,000 Jobs

From DailyTech: Server manufacturer Sun Microsystems announced it will cut 3,000 jobs in the next year as European regulators take a closer look as software maker Oracle tries to finalize its acquisition of Sun.

The job reduction was listed in the company's latest filing with the U...

AT&T enlists employees to oppose Net neutrality

From CNET News.com: Advocacy groups say AT&T has gone too far in its lobbying efforts to oppose the Federal Communications Commission's new proposed Net neutrality regulations.

This week AT&T's top lobbyist Jim Cicconi sent a memo to managers urging them to encourage their families...

Symantec: Millions of PC Users Tricked by Scareware

From DailyTech: Security company Symantec disclosed that online criminals are cashing in by scaring PC users into downloading exploited anti-virus software.

In the past 12 months, more than 40 million people across the world have been tricked into installing 'scareware' software....

Micron Unveils Flash Memory with Six Times Longer Endurance

From X-bit Labs: Micron Technology, a leading producer of dynamic random access memory and flash, on Monday said that it had started producing of flash memory with improved potential lifespan using 34nm process technology. The company also said that its new single-level cell (SLC)...

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