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Microsoft rejects IIS vulnerability claims

Microsoft has denied claims of a new vulnerability in Internet Information Services 6, putting the blame on poorly configured web servers. Read more »

Researchers' protocol denies DoS attacks

Researchers have devised a way to filter out denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems, to improve security on government, commercial and educational systems. Read more »

Mozilla coders join Palm, apparently jabbing Apple

Two prominent web-based programming advocates have left Mozilla for Palm, arguing that the time has come to use browsers to bypass Apple's controlling role in mobile applications. Read more »

Microsoft bashes Google's Chrome-in-IE plan

Microsoft on Thursday lashed out against Google's Chrome Frame -- an Internet Explorer plug-in that supplants IE's rendering engine with Google's. Read more »

Picasa 3.5 adds facial recognition

Google has introduced an updated version of its Picasa software that can recognise faces in photos stored on users' computers. Read more »

Microsoft asks for stay of Word injunction

Microsoft on Tuesday asked an appeals court to halt an injunction that would force the company to stop selling Microsoft Word in its current form. Read more »

Ballmer shrugs at Google's Chrome OS

Addressing Google's Chrome OS, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Tuesday that the move leaves its rival with dual operating systems, something that Microsoft learned the hard way is not a good idea. Read more »

US extends probe into Oracle-Sun deal

The US Department of Justice has decided to extend its investigation into Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun, according to a brief statement put out late on Friday. Read more »

Oracle to buy Sun for US$7.4bn

Software giant Oracle is to buy server and software maker Sun Microsystems, the two companies announced late Monday. Read more »

Sun rejects IBM buyout offer, bid withdrawn

Sun rejected IBM's formal buyout offer on Saturday, calling the bid insufficient and putting future deal talks at risk, according to a report on Sunday in The Wall Street Journal. Read more »

Features (53)

Get the most out of your yearly performance review

What you say in your performance review is not all that different than what you would include in your resume. Here are some tips. Read more »

Workflow Patterns

In this serialisation of Chapter 15 from the book Oracle SOA Suite Developer's Guide, we look at some of the more complex, yet common use cases and how these can be addressed in a relatively straightforward fashion by the Workflow Service. Read more »

Five job search tips for discouraged job seekers

Few things are as discouraging as a long, seemingly futile search for a job. Nothing quite drags the self-esteem down than the long silence after you’ve sent out a resume. Read more »

An epitaph for the Web standard, XHTML 2

XHTML 2, a technology intended to build a more powerful Web from the ground up, met a quiet end last week, spotlighting the difficulties of standardisation in a fast-moving Internet. Introduced in 2002, XHTML 2 was a centerpiece of standards work at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Read more »

10+ tips for working smarter with SQL

The sharper your SQL skills become, the more robust and error-free your solutions will be. Here are a dozen practical tips to get you started. Read more »

Dealing with negativity: Stop naysayers from derailing a project

Negativity often stems more from personal interactions than from technical or business reasons. When an employee puts the kibosh on an idea in order to defeat a project, try identifying the source of negativity and treating the real cause. Read more »

10 iptables rules to help secure your Linux box

Mastering iptables could take a while, but if you have a few rules to cover the basic security needs, you'll be well on your way to protecting your Linux system. This article explains some key rules to get you started. Read more »

The 7 most important communication skills an IT leader should have

Everyone wants to tell IT pros that they need to develop people skills, but no one really tells what those skills are. Here are the most important skills an IT leader should have and how to develop them. Read more »

Patent ruling good or bad for tech?

Now that the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that abstract processes, or business methods, cannot be patented, it's important to look at how this could affect the tech industry. Read more »

Get started with Web vector graphics

At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney, Dmitry Baranovskiy presented "Web Vector Graphics", giving an overview of the models available for creating vector graphics on the Web and tools to make them render correctly in all browsers. Read more »

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Apple's app flap: Don't blame AT&T

ZDNet Senior Editor Sam Diaz shares his views on the recent iPhone related controversy--Apple's rejection of Google Voice. Read more »

Blog (8)

XP stays on life support for longer

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »

Is Apple alienating App Store developers?

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Apple's App Store is quite a success - but for that to continue, says Seb Janacek, the company needs to watch out it doesn't anger developers. Read more »

Apple to developer: Fart jokes aren't funny

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- When Apple announced it would be vetting every application submitted for inclusion in the App Store, this was just the kind of question that entered many a mind: just how arbitrary would the company be in wielding that veto power? Read more »

The Portal of the Future

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Gartner Application Development, Integration and Web Services Summit, I attended Gene Phifer talk: "Portal of the Future: What's Beyond Web 2.0?". Read more »

SCO of the dead

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- It lives -- struggling along with a bad limp and only one thing on its mind -- brains. Will anyone be able to stop the zombie-like progress of SCO? Read more »

Microsoft's Supermarket Sweep

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Attention entrepreneurial developers: Steve Ballmer wants to pay you somewhere between $50 million and $1 billion for your company. Read more »

A mixed bag of Microsoft announcements

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- While the rest of the world was anticipating, observing and then critiquing the latest iPod releases, Microsoft made some big announcements this week. The news for Microsoft fans is mixed at best. Read more »

Application Threat Modeling v2

[blogs:] -- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »

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  • Staff Microsoft shows off IE9 preview

    This week, highlights from Microsoft's MIX10 conference and more in the Roundup. Read more »

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  • Chris Duckett IE9's H.264 vote killed Ogg

    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

    -- posted by Chris Duckett

  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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