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• 06 September 2011

• News: Oracle adds new installer, failover to Windows MySQL

  Oracle has updated the commercial edition of its MySQL database for Windows, adding a graphical installer and the ability to do failover clustering, the company announced Tuesday.

• News: Google+ causes stir with Suggested User list

  Google+ is trying to help users expand their Circles by offering them a new Suggested User list, but some some users are taking exception to what they're calling an elitist system.

• News: Infor ERP software user fights 'absurd' demand for $400,000

  A customer of ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) vendor Infor has filed suit in hopes of warding off the company's demand for roughly US$400,000 in additional license fees, which it calls an "absurdity."

• News: China taps IBM mainframe for online services

  An IT services company in China has picked an IBM mainframe to provide online services for up to 300 million citizens, including many in rural areas who will access the services through kiosks in community centers and other public places, IBM said.

• News: Thomson Reuters moves payroll, HR data to the cloud

  Information and financial services giant Thomson Reuters has more than 55,000 employees spread over 100 countries.

• News: Reading council awards IT managed services contract to Northgate

  Reading Borough Council has awarded a £75.6 million, IT managed service contract to Northgate Information Solutions UK.

• News: NSA extends label-based security to big data stores

  The National Security Agency has submitted new label-based data store software, called Accumulo, to the Apache Software Foundation, in hopes that other parties will further develop the technology for use in secure systems.

• News: Google puts Desktop app out to pasture

  Google is retiring Desktop, an application it launched in 2004 that is designed to let people search for files and data stored in their computers' hard drives.

• News: Defence 'market tests' Oracle providers

  Australia’s major Defence intelligence agencies will shortly move to a new direct-source relationship for their Oracle-based hardware, software and services.

• News: Mobile apps and security: What you need to know

  A Melbourne-based app developer has spoken about the security pitfalls of smartphone apps, saying that while certain mobile environments are more susceptible to malware, such risks can be eliminated through encryption and using common sense.

• News: OpenText buys Operitel for learning software

  Open Text has purchased Operitel, maker of learning and portal software that is integrated with Microsoft SharePoint, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• News: Hong Kong to get first Apple Store

  Hong Kong will get its first Apple Store this month, adding to the four stores Apple already has in mainland China.

• News: Six Big Windows 8 Features for Small Business

  With Microsoft's big BUILD conference right around the corner on September 12, people are buzzing about the Windows 8 news that's sure to come, and for the last couple of weeks, Microsoft has been parceling out information. So far, the features we’ve seen look colorful, fast, flashy, and flexible—but how much of a difference will they make for small business users?

• News: Comodo hacker claims credit for DigiNotar attack

  The hacker responsible for a stunning attack on a Dutch company that issues security certificates for websites warned on Monday that he would "strike back again," after previously breaching another company earlier this year.

• News: Doubts linger over ACTA compatibilty with European Union law

  European parliamentarians in the legal affairs committee have once again cast doubt on the efficacy of the controversial ACTA agreement, but stopped short of declaring it illegal.

• News: Why Is Windows Phone 7 Winning Over Indie App Developers?

  While many app developers have merely reworked their Android or iOS apps to function on Windows Phone 7, a handful of independent app makers are developing exclusively in Microsoft's mobile operating system. Why are these bootstrapping coders throwing all of their (spare) time behind the insurgent OS, and not Android or iOS?

• News: InfoWorld interview: Ruby creator sets sights on mobile

  Yukihiro Matsumoto details the past, present, and future of the popular programming language, calling mobile 'the way to go'

• News: Apple plans to open Hong Kong store later this quarter

  Apple plans to open its first retail store in Hong Kong later this quarter, according to a company spokeswoman.

• News: Nearly half of FTSE 250 boards still have no women

  Despite quota targets set by Lord Davies earlier this year to increase the number of women on boards, nearly half of the FTSE 250 companies still have all-male boards, according to a progress report.

• 05 September 2011

• News: GCHQ Unit Launches Information Security Qualification

  Information assurance arm's qualification applies to the public sector

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