Java software said to put computers in peril
The US Department of Homeland Security warned Thursday that a flaw in Java software is so dangerous that people should stop using it.
Jan 11, 2013
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Jan 11, 2013
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Google violated copyright, but no damages: jury
A jury ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded in the high-profile trial.
May 07, 2012
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Humanity's earliest written works go online
(AP) -- National libraries and the U.N. education agency put some of humanity's earliest written works online Tuesday, from ancient Chinese oracle bones to the first European map of the New World.
Apr 21, 2009
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Google's moves raise questions about 'don't be evil' motto
With its "Don't Be Evil" motto, Google Inc. has always held itself to a higher moral standard.
Mar 16, 2012
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EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun
(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.
Nov 09, 2009
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Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers ...
Nov 17, 2009
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Team Prosecco dismantles security tokens
(Phys.org) -- As password systems alone prove inadequate to protect information on computers against hackers, security customers have taken the advice of vendors to step up to tokens, those online security ...
Jun 27, 2012
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Sun Micro: We may have broken US anti-bribery law
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. may have broken anti-bribery laws with its actions in an unspecified location outside the United States, a revelation that would-be acquirer Oracle Corp. knew about before inking ...
May 08, 2009
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Time zone database has new home after lawsuit
The organization in charge of the Internet's address system is taking over a database widely used by computers and websites to keep track of time zones around the world.
Oct 16, 2011
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Google cleared in Oracle suit on patents (Update)
Google won a major victory Wednesday as jurors sided with the Internet giant in a high-stakes court battle over patents with business software titan Oracle.
May 23, 2012
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TLS security protocol for online banking, Facebook has 'serious weaknesses,' researchers say
The protocol that provides security for online banking, credit card data and Facebook has major weaknesses, according to researchers at Royal Holloway University.
Feb 03, 2013
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Jury orders SAP to pay Oracle 1.3 billion dollars
A US jury has ordered German business software giant SAP to pay US rival Oracle 1.3 billion dollars in damages in a record-setting copyright infringement award.
Nov 23, 2010
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Apple blocks Java on Macs due to vulnerabilities (Update)
Some Mac users were taken by surprise Thursday as their computers stopped running programs written using the Java programming language after Apple blocked Java due to security problems.
Jan 31, 2013
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Software giant Oracle buys Java whizz Sun
Business software giant Oracle announced Monday it was buying Sun Microsystems and its Java programming language for 7.4 billion dollars after IBM abandoned its bid for the struggling tech company.
Apr 20, 2009
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Oracle says Java is fixed; feds maintain warning
Oracle Corp. said Monday it has released a fix for the flaw in its Java software that raised an alarm from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security last week. Even after the patch was issued, the federal ag ...
Jan 14, 2013
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