Technology

Source/Kaynak : http://blogs.sun.com/mik/entry/test_2

announcementio praecox, the: A new product gets public before it’s offical announcement. The genesis of this phenomenon is related to the premature publication of documentation, hints in the source code of operating systems or public presentations. It is known that less gorgeous specimen of the species Homo journalistus computeriensis use the remains of the announcementio praecox to embellish of their plumage. Nevertheless the beauty of the plumage of this specimen doesn’t reach the of specimen with access to high quality sources of nurishment for example by living in symbiosis with some specimen of the species Homo executivus highleveliensis. Source/Kaynak : http://www.c0t0d0s0.org/archives/5923-Diseases-in-the-IT-business-Announcementio-praecox.html

Chrome 3.0, disponibile dunque a un anno di distanza dal primo rilascio
del browser, risulta più veloce del 25% rispetto alla release
precedente, migliora le performance sui JavaScript e presenta una Tab
Page ridisegnata, che cosente di distinguere meglio tra ricerche, siti
e bookmark.

source … 01Net

Source/Kaynak : http://blogs.sun.com/moroplace/entry/rilasciato_chrome_3_0

How To Install And Configure Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) On CentOS 5.3

This tutorial explains how you can install and configure APF - an interface to IPTables which lets you easily configure a full featured firewall to secure servers and workstations connected to a network. This guide describes an example installation on a server with cPanel but it’s only a matter of port numbers which must be open for everything to work. APF can be used on any system.

Source/Kaynak : http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-and-configure-advanced-policy-firewall-apf-on-centos-5.3

GroundWork Open Source, a provider of commercial open source systems and network management software, has launched MonitoringForge, a hub for IT administrators and developers interested in open source monitoring tools. The new site aims to encompass the monitoring space as a whole, as opposed to focusing on specific products or applications, said Tara Spalding, vice president of marketing at GroundWork Open Source. It is the first open source portal to focus on monitoring. Source/Kaynak : http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/68129.html

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Excerpt: Hugh Pickens writes “For years there have been rumors that the mafia was sinking ships with nuclear and other waste on board as part of a money-making racket. Now, BBC reports on a sunken vessel that has been found 30km off the coast of Italy. Murky pictures taken by a robot camera show the vessel intact, and alongside it are a number of yellow barrels with labels indicating the contents are toxic. The ship’s location was revealed by Francesco Fonti, an ex-member of Calabria’s feared ‘Ndrangheta crime group, who confessed to using explosives to sink this vessel and two others…

Chrome 3.0, disponibile dunque a un anno di distanza dal primo rilascio
del browser, risulta più veloce del 25% rispetto alla release
precedente, migliora le performance sui JavaScript e presenta una Tab
Page ridisegnata, che cosente di distinguere meglio tra ricerche, siti
e bookmark.

source … 01Net

Source/Kaynak : http://blogs.sun.com/moroplace/entry/rilasciato_chrome_3_0

È negativo l’andamento del comparto Midrange e Storage italiano nel secondo trimestre dell’anno.

Lo evidenziano i dati Sirmi diffusi in giornata, che parlano di
decrescita sia in termini di unità vendute, sia in termini fatturato.

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Negativo, per fatturato, anche il comparto storage.

I dati Sirmi parlano di un calo dell’11,7% a 34 milioni di euro per la
fascia bassa online, mentre la fascia alta cala del 13,9% a 25,4
milioni. Tape, autoloader e juke box, parimenti, chiudono il trimestre
con segno negativo.

source 01Net

Source/Kaynak : http://blogs.sun.com/moroplace/entry/midrange_e_storage_italiani_non

Facebook is making enough money to cover its costs and now has 300 million users, the world’s largest social networking site said on Tuesday, proving the Internet’s newest star industry can be a viable business.

Source/Kaynak : http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/techbiz/~3/jnmglCdfSU4/

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Excerpt: Matt_dk writes “The confirmation of the nature of CoRoT-7b as the first rocky planet outside our Solar System marks a significant step forward in the search for Earth-like exoplanets. The detection by CoRoT and follow-up radial velocity measurements with HARPS suggest that this exoplanet has a density similar to that of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth, making it only the fifth known terrestrial planet in the Universe. The search for a habitable exoplanet is one of the holy grails in astronomy. One of the first steps towards this goal is the detection of terrestrial planets around solar-type stars. Dedicated programs,…

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Excerpt: sholto writes “US intelligence agencies are advising top US IT executives to weigh their laptops before and after visiting China as one of many precautions against corporate espionage. Symantec Chief Technology Officer Mark Bregman said he was also advised to buy a new cellphone for each visit and to throw it away after leaving. Bregman said he kept a separate MacBook Air for use in China, which he re-images on returning, but claimed he didn’t subscribe to the strictest policies. ‘Bregman said the US was also concerned about its companies employing Chinese coders, particularly in security.’”Read more of this story…

Global markets were given mixed messages Wednesday, but headed up, cheered by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman’s assessment of the recession winding down. Source/Kaynak : http://www.insurancetech.com//showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000640&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb

Among the new offerings are two premium laptop models to rival Apple’s MacBook Air and Dell’s Adamo. Source/Kaynak : http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000634&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb

DClear Utilities is designed to provide financial companies with greater transaction visibility and risk controls. Source/Kaynak : http://www.banktech.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000632&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb

Never-ending quest for liquidity driving demand for smart order routing up, research report finds. Source/Kaynak : http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/advancedtrading/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000619&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb