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Oracle tweaks storage options for virtual desktop infrastructure

Oracle's virtual desktop infrastructure is no longer reliant solely on the company's own storage infrastructure, giving customers a range of new options that won't tie customers to one vendor.
Android developers never studied Sun's patents, testifies Google's Rubin

Google's engineers never studied other companies' patents while developing Android for fear of allowing those patents to influence their design decisions, Google's Android chief Andy Rubin testified on the stand Wednesday.
Xamarin ports Android to C# to prove OS is not Java dependent

Android has been ported to C# by Xamarin in an effort to improve its own development tools and show that the OS doesn't have to be dependent on Java.
Possible Oracle trial win won't result in "industrial meltdown", says Java creator

Should Oracle prevail in its intellectual-property lawsuit against Google over alleged Java patent and copyright violations in the Android mobile OS, it shouldn't result in the "industrial meltdown" some observers fear, Java creator James Gosling said in a blog post late Tuesday.
Jury begins deliberations over Java copyright in Oracle-Google trial

The jury began its deliberations on Monday in the copyright phase of Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android.
Ex-Sun boss McNealy testifies in favour of Oracle in Google dispute

Former Sun boss Scott McNealy sided with Oracle on Thursday in its dispute with Google over Android, testifying in court that companies needed a license to use Sun's Java programming interfaces.
Oracle Exadata speed comes at a price, according to users

Few Oracle products in recent years have received as much hype as the Exadata database machine, with the vendor attempting to use it as a standard-bearer for a series of appliances that combine its software with storage, networking equipment and Sun servers.
Oracle said Sun acquisition was a mistake, HP claims

Oracle decided on an aggressive strategy against Hewlett-Packard's Itanium servers after sales of competing Sun's Sparc servers had been in a free fall, and Oracle's executives stated internally that the company's 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems was a mistake, HP said in a filing Monday in its dispute with Oracle over the porting of its software to the Itanium platform.
Google-Oracle trial over Java licence starts today

Oracle and Google are due in court today for the start of an eight-week jury trial that could have significant implications for developers of Android applications, as well as potentially for developers of other software.
Oracle to issue 88 security patches next week

Oracle is planning to release 88 patches on Tuesday, covering vulnerabilities affecting a wide array of its products, according to a pre-release announcement posted to its website on Thursday.

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Cloud APIs ? Extending SOA and Web 2.0 architectures

Cloud APIs are emerging as a successful means of making cloud-based data centre resources and applications available to an array of web-connected devices in a flexible and cost-effective way.
Azul CTO: Java is not the new Cobol

Java is the most successful development platform of all time, and is currently used by more than 17 percent of developers. However there is concern within the developer community that the Java platform is ageing, with some suggesting that Java could become the next Cobol.
Is Google actually evil?

Few tech company-names ever become common English-language terms. No one ever asks you to "Microsoft" a document or "Apple" a video. Yet the verb "to Google" is so commonplace it's lost its initial-cap. As journalists, we often google companies we report on to check their press releases or find biographical information on their executives.
What's next for Dell?

Dell's formation of a new software group last week could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.
Oracle takes rough criticism over Java stewardship

Oracle, which officially took on the big job of shepherding Java two years ago this month, is travelling bumpy roads lately, with its modularisation and licensing plans for Java raising eyebrows and security concerns coming to the fore as well.
Cisco catching up with the cloud

The only place Cisco plays directly in the cloud is in the SaaS arena with its WebEx collaboration, video and telepresence services, which account for about $1 billion of Cisco's $40 billion in annual revenue.
Four strange places to find open source

Open source is about more than code: it's about unlocking all possibilities. Here are four unusual projects made possible by open source.
Hacktivism: The meaning of LulzSec and Anonymous

Like the mutant offspring of Captain Jack Sparrow and French anarchist Pierre Proudhon, famous for his "property is theft" claim, activist hacking group LulzSec surfed the web spreading debonair charm, chaos and reckless acts of 'hacktivism' in equal measure.
Why Windows 8 on ARM matters

If Windows 8 works successfully on ARM-processor-equipped systems, expect to see thin, light, and innovative devices coming our way. This includes ultra-thin laptops with impressive battery life, and incredibly light, large-screen tablets.
Analytics firm Polk expands performance with Oracle Exadata machines

Oracle wants to triple the number of installed Exadata database machines to 3,000 in its current fiscal year, and it could get there by tapping existing customers like automotive analytics vendor Polk.

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