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posted by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 24th Nov 2004 20:48 UTC
We had the pleasure of having a quick chat with Sun's COO, Jonathan Schwartz, yesterday. We talked about a variety of things, including Java, Solaris, Red Hat and good ol' Unix.
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Gaining root access to a Mac is 'easy pickings' , according to an individual who won an OS X hacking challenge last month by gaining root control of a machine using an unpublished security vulnerability.
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"It may be a brave opinion but I predict
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Crawling the Internet to track infectious disease outbreaks
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Google under fire over 70% rise in childcare costs
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7.3 million PCs sold in '07-08
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Microsoft backs Icahn's bid to oust Yahoo leadership
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Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
No security update as yet
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Intel's Atom cracks into PC World
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Icann downplays recent site hacks
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Recycling e-waste problematic
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Microsoft outlines appeal against EU fine
Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com , Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 01:32:00 Two sides back in court Microsoft is making its case against a huge fine levied against the software giant earlier this year. The two sides are back in court to discuss the €899m the company...
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iPhone coming, rates under fire
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Vigilant agrees BATM bid
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Bessigano in jail again on animal porn charge
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Introducing the new Long Tail - now longer and flatter
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Microsoft, Icahn plot Yahoo takeover
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Microsoft may try again if Yahoo board ousted
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'
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Microsoft Statement Regarding Carl Icahn Letter
ATTENTION EDITOR, BUSINESS & GENERAL DESKS
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Microsoft warns of new attacks
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Microsoft outlines appeal against EU fine
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Icann downplays recent site hacks
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