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MacSurfer's Archive: Friday, May 8, 2009
 

 

Computer Industry
  • "Shareholders seek to block Sun-Oracle deal: Server maker is also probing possible corruption in overseas operations" MarketWatch 3:55 PM
  • "Sun shareholders act to block Oracle deal" The Register 2:11 PM
  • "Sun Micro says may have violated U.S. bribery law" Reuters 3:55 PM
  • "Sun may have violated U.S. anti-bribery law" MarketWatch 10:32 AM
  • "Sun May Have Violated Bribery Laws" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:19 PM
  • "Oracle Won't Divest Sun's Hardware Business: The database software maker will keep Sun's disk storage, and tape backup units and will boost investment in SPARC chips, CEO Larry Ellison said." Reuters 10:41 AM
  • "Ellison Commits to Sun's Hardware Business: Oracle boss says making its own chips is 'very, very important.'" InternetNews 12:08 PM
  • "Oracle will stay in the hardware business, Ellison says: Larry Ellison scotches speculation that Oracle plans to sell or shut down parts of Sun's hardware business" IDG News Service 12:10 PM
  • "Oracle CEO to IBM, HP: Don't Get Your Hopes Up. We're keeping Sun's hardware" AllThingsD 10:28 AM
  • "Oracle to Retain Sun's Hardware Ops: Report" TheStreet 10:31 AM
  • "Sun May Help Oracle Grow in New Direction" TheStreet 3:44 PM
  • "Google's Strength May Be Part of Microsoft Defense Strategy: Microsoft will argue against a European Commission proposal that it promote competing browsers in its Windows operating system on the ground that such a move would strengthen its rival Google's dominance in the global search-advertising market, according to a person with direct knowledge of Microsoft's legal defense." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
  • "Tech innovation vital, Microsoft chief Ballmer tells Dallas-area execs" Dallas Morning News [Free Registration Required] 11:45 AM
  • "Microsoft Buys Start-Up With Ties to Executive: Microsoft Corp. agreed to acquire a videogame start-up co-founded and partly owned by Don Mattrick, the executive who runs Microsoft's videogame business." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 10:31 AM
  • "Windows 7 Ready? Microsoft Tool Provides Answer: Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor lets user know whether their computer can run the company's new operating system." InformationWeek 3:35 PM
  • "Hackers also like the look of Windows 7: Microsoft says cyber criminals are already hawking booby-trapped versions of its just-released Windows 7 operating system software." Sydney Morning Herald 1:04 PM
  • "Will Windows 7 Really Run on a Netbook?" CIO 12:32 PM
  • "Did Microsoft Buy SeeqPod?" Salon 1:02 PM
  • "Did SeeqPod Find A Savior In Redmond?" TechCrunch 1:57 PM
  • "Microsoft's Silverlight 3 delivers decent alternative to Adobe" The Register 2:11 PM
  • "Microsoft shows off App-V virtualization for servers" ZDNet Blogs 2:31 PM
  • "HP exec hired from EMC sitting on sideline as legal battle plays out" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11:56 AM
  • "Dell expands online advice and services for SMEs: Business Solutions Center grows to meet demands" vnunet 2:17 PM
  • "Intel's new ad blitz pokes fun at valley's geek culture" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 11:56 AM
  • "Color E-Paper That Rivals the Real Thing: Turning pixels on their side may finally mean high-quality color electronic paper." Technology Review 1:59 PM
  • "EC wants software makers held liable for code: Software companies could be held responsible for the security and efficacy of their products, if a new European Commission consumer protection proposal becomes law." ZDNet UK 2:34 PM
  • "European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation" Techworld 2:04 PM
  • "IPv6 coming, ready or not: Many businesses say they see no economic advantage to deploying IPv6 over their networks, but they soon may not have a choice, experts say" InfoWorld 12:10 PM
  • "Will the Phone Industry Need a Bailout, Too? Congress has asked the Federal Communication Commission to develop a national policy for broadband deployment. But it might be more important to think through how the country will handle the aging and increasingly less relevant copper phone network." New York Times [Free Registration Required] 10:38 AM
  • "Tech bellwethers say dawn of recovery may be near: But calls of a market bottom come with caveats that outlook is still fuzzy" MarketWatch 3:50 PM