Computerworld First Look: January 15, 2010
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Microsoft confirms IE zero-day behind Google attack
Microsoft issued a security advisory today that warned users of a critical and
unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE), and acknowledged that it had
been used to hack several companies' networks.
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IN THIS ISSUE
1. Researchers use PC to crack encryption for next-gen GSM networks
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2. Juniper, Symantec investigating after Google attack
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3. Yahoo reportedly hit by China hackers
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4. Ballmer: Microsoft will stay in China
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5. Lenovo launches desktop PC with AMD chips
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6. Acer unveils greenest laptops yet in new Aspires
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7. Intel to release Westmere server chips in three months
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8. Honeywell to build next-gen handhelds for UPS drivers
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9. How Hadoop startup Cloudera is evolving
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10. Conficker worm hasn't gone away, Akamai says
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11. Intel reports jump in profit, revenue for Q4
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12. Lotus prepping a deep, broad cloud strategy unveiling
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13. IT Blogwatch: Help Haiti disaster relief efforts… with technology
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14. Sharon Machlis: How to ruin the Internet
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Researchers use PC to crack encryption for next-gen GSM networks
An encryption algorithm designed to protect calls on GSM phones has been broken
by three cryptographers using only a dual-core, Intel-based Dell Latitude PC
running Linux.
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Juniper, Symantec investigating after Google attack
Juniper Networks and Symantec said Thursday that they were investigating a
widespread cyber-espionage incident that has hit dozens of technology companies,
including Google and Adobe.
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Yahoo reportedly hit by China hackers
Yahoo was one of more than 30 companies hit by a sophisticated online attack
from China, designed to steal intellectual property and collect information on
Chinese dissidents, several news sources reported Thursday.
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Ballmer: Microsoft will stay in China
Microsoft does not plan to follow Google's lead in pulling out of China,
the software giant's CEO said.
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Lenovo launches desktop PC with AMD chips
Lenovo has extended its use of Advanced Micro Devices processors in PCs with the
launch of a new desktop Thursday.
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Acer unveils greenest laptops yet in new Aspires
Acer launched two new laptops on Friday labeled by the environmental group,
Greenpeace, as being virtually free of two toxic substances, polyvinyl chloride
(PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFR).
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Intel to release Westmere server chips in three months
Intel plans to release next-generation Xeon server processors based on the
Westmere microarchitecture in the next three months, the company said on
Thursday.
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Honeywell to build next-gen handhelds for UPS drivers
UPS and Honeywell plan to work together to deploy 100,000 next-generation
wireless handhelds for UPS drivers next year.
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How Hadoop startup Cloudera is evolving
A data integration app will be formally released this quarter as part of the
overarching Cloudera Dta Platform.
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Conficker worm hasn't gone away, Akamai says
Variants of the Conficker worm were still active and spreading during the third
quarter, accounting for much of attack traffic on the Internet, according to
Akamai Technologies.
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Intel reports jump in profit, revenue for Q4
Intel reported $2.3 billion in profit for the fourth quarter of 2009, in a
strong financial showing driven by an increase in spending on PC and server
chips.
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Lotus prepping a deep, broad cloud strategy unveiling
IBM/Lotus will use next week's Lotusphere conference to show its customers a
long-term collaboration and cloud strategy that stretches well into the future
and across its portfolio of software.
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IT Blogwatch: Help Haiti disaster relief efforts… with technology
We're all still stunned by the huge 7.0 earthquake in Haiti; our hearts go out
to the people affected by the disaster. But how can we help, and what help is
technology? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count the ways. Not to mention a typing
test in reality…
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Sharon Machlis: How to ruin the Internet
Some free marketeers have a great idea to destroy what's best about the World
Wide Web.
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