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TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS DAILY SCOOP
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Friday, September 21, 2007
* Researcher: iPhone has potential security problems
* Hacker bears bad news about PDF
* M&A, profits stir IT investors
* Intel sees meal ticket in virtual worlds
* Security outsourcing on the rise
* Shutdown of eDonkey file-sharing servers may be short-lived
* European PC buyers should win from falling US dollar
* US may file complaint over EU's new high-tech tariffs
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RESEARCHER: IPHONE HAS POTENTIAL SECURITY PROBLEMS
Apple's iPhone is a tough target for hackers, but a security researcher
warned Friday that there are ways the sleek device could potentially be
compromised.
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HACKER BEARS BAD NEWS ABOUT PDF
The hacker who discovered a recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the
Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe's PDF
file format.
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M&A, PROFITS STIR IT INVESTORS
Mergers and acquisitions and several strong financial reports excited IT
investors this week, even as concerns about the U.S. economy continue to
roil the stock market.
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BOOSTING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION PERFORMANCE
Using a performance-driven methodology to compare the operating costs of
server virtualization platforms, Intel IT demonstrated an average 1.6x
performance improvement and up to a 30 percent cost reduction with the
Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor X5355 running at
2.66 GHz. Click here to download this informative white paper, compliments
of VMware:
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=1995A81:C4A5CB05177CA9C0ED3BD9499C788D
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INTEL SEES MEAL TICKET IN VIRTUAL WORLDS
When Intel looks to the next few years of computing, the dollar signs look a
lot better in three dimensions, full motion, and high definition.
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SECURITY OUTSOURCING ON THE RISE
As one of the world's largest outsourcing providers, Wipro Technologies is
ramping up its security services business in a big way.
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SHUTDOWN OF EDONKEY FILE-SHARING SERVERS MAY BE SHORT-LIVED
The music industry claimed another legal victory in its battle against
illegal file sharing in Europe on Friday, but the win may not last long.
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BOOSTING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION PERFORMANCE
Using a performance-driven methodology to compare the operating costs of
server virtualization platforms, Intel IT demonstrated an average 1.6x
performance improvement and up to a 30 percent cost reduction with the
Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor X5355 running at
2.66 GHz. Click here to download this informative white paper, compliments
of VMware:
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=1995A81:C4A5CB05177CA9C0ED3BD9499C788D
F0EFF29049075316B4
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EUROPEAN PC BUYERS SHOULD WIN FROM FALLING US DOLLAR
The declining value of the U.S. dollar should allow PC vendors to offer
bargains to people living in the euro zone, while U.S. consumers probably
won't feel much of a pinch, according to a leading economist.
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US MAY FILE COMPLAINT OVER EU'S NEW HIGH-TECH TARIFFS
A U.S. government official played down reports that the U.S. is considering
taking the European Union to the World Trade Organization
(WTO) over the imposition of new duties on high-tech imports such as
flat-screen monitors and digital set-top boxes.
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BOOSTING SERVER VIRTUALIZATION PERFORMANCE
Using a performance-driven methodology to compare the operating costs of
server virtualization platforms, Intel IT demonstrated an average 1.6x
performance improvement and up to a 30 percent cost reduction with the
Quad-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor X5355 running at
2.66 GHz. Click here to download this informative white paper, compliments
of VMware:
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