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	The 'bootkit' menace is a paper threat Is Windows 8's security compromised from the start? Two recent papers laying out the groundwork for next-generation rootkits seem to argue the point, but a significant caveat makes all the difference. Read More WEBCAST: Cloudera Modernizing Your IT Infrastructure This webinar will speak to businesses expectations of big data, benefits of analytic platforms built on Hadoop, business challenges that led to evaluation of big data technologies, and the framework for success. View Now! In this Issue T-Mobile USA turns on faster 3G networks to lure iPhone users Oracle database flaw deemed serious, could expose data Oracle releases free ADF Essentials GM 'insources' IT work, set to hire 10,000 How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > T-Mobile USA turns on faster 3G networks to lure iPhone users As the latest iPhone went on sale Friday, with T-Mobile USA once again left out of the party, the fourth-place U.S. carrier started turning on a network that is designed to offer high data rates on unlocked iPhones. Read More Oracle database flaw deemed serious, could expose data Some Oracle databases have what experts say is a serious flaw in the log-in system that a hacker can use to retrieve and change stored data. The flaw, in Oracle Database 11g Releases 1 and 2 leaves the token that is provided by the server before authentication is completed open to a brute-force attack. If successful, an attacker can gain access to the database. Read More Oracle releases free ADF Essentials In an effort to expand programmer awareness, Oracle has released a free version of its Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF). "This [release] allows the ADF framework to be used outside of the Oracle stack," said Bill Pataky, vice president of product management in the Oracle Fusion team. The package, called Oracle ADF Essentials, promises to be "a really powerful way to create rich Web applications very quickly," Pataky said. Read More GM 'insources' IT work, set to hire 10,000 General Motors plans to discontinue outsourcing arrangements and pull most of its IT work back in-house -- a move the automaker said will result in the hiring of 10,000 IT professionals worldwide over the next three to five years. Read More How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet With the worldwide supply of IPv4 addresses rapidly dwindling, the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals in the deployment of next-generation Internet services based on the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More
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