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	Walmart sees boost in business with new semantic search engine, Retailer Walmart has rolled out a new search engine based on semantic search technology, that not only helps users find items they want on its website, but also delivers results based on their interests and likely intent, the company said Thursday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Become a Cloud expert at AWS re: Invent Amazon Web Services invites you to AWS re:Invent, our first global customer and partner conference. Hear how companies are migrating their IT applications to the Cloud. Learn best practices for managing security, monitoring your resources, optimizing performance, and cutting costs. Get your questions answered by AWS experts to help you get started. Register today for AWS re: Invent, the largest gathering ever of the AWS community. In this Issue Oracle's emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits Some Oracle database users face support window's end, price hike Twitter to certify third-party apps for businesses Apple's Mountain Lion now runs on 1 in 10 Macs Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan WHITE PAPER: Centrify Control, Secure and Audit Access to Cross-Platform Systems How to leverage an infrastructure you already own - Microsoft Active Directory - to strengthen security, enhance regulatory compliance initiatives, reduce IT expense and complexity, and improve end-user productivity. Learn More Oracle's emergency Java patch blocks zero-day exploits Oracle on Thursday issued an emergency update to patch the critical vulnerabilities hackers have been using in increasing numbers to hijack Windows PCs. According to Rapid7, the security firm that maintains the Metasploit open-source penetration framework, the so-called "out-of-band" update will stymie the current attack campaigns. Read More Some Oracle database users face support window's end, price hike Oracle database customers running version 11g Release 1 have until the end of this month to upgrade, or else face increased annual maintenance fees.The vendor provides five years of Premier Support after a new product becomes generally available, as 11gR2 did in August 2007. After that, Extended Support is available for another three years, but at extra cost. Read More Twitter to certify third-party apps for businesses On the heels of controversial changes to its developer platform, Twitter is debuting a certification program for third-party business applications that the company deems particularly good and useful. Through its new Certified Products Program, Twitter will evaluate third-party applications built for its microblogging site that are designed to help businesses better engage with and understand customers. Read More Apple's Mountain Lion now runs on 1 in 10 Macs Apple's OS X Mountain Lion now powers more than 10 percent of all Macs, and may be on the way to outdoing its predecessor, Lion, in adoption speed, an online advertising network said today. Chitika, which mines its ad impression data for trends in operating system and browser usage, said Thursday that as of Aug. 27, Mountain Lion accounted for 10.3 percent of all versions of Apple's operating system, with an almost-equal amount of its gain coming from the last two editions. Read More Tokyo court: Samsung didn't violate Apple patent in Japan A Tokyo court ruled Friday that Samsung did not infringe an Apple patent in a locally filed lawsuit, a minor victory for Samsung in the ongoing legal battles between the two companies.The ruling by Tokyo District Judge Tamotsu Shoji concerned a single patent related to synching smartphones and tablets with media devices. Apple is still pursuing other lawsuits in the country, where legal monetary awards are typically much lower than in the U.S. Read More
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