Oracle hitches Java to 'Internet of things'

	DataStax primps Cassandra for developers | Patent firm Eolas loses appeal in Web patents lawsuit
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	Oracle hitches Java to 'Internet of things' With an upgrade to the embedded version of Java announced Tuesday, Oracle wants to extend the platform to a new generation of connected devices, aka the Internet of things. Oracle also hopes that Java can supplant the C language in some embedded development projects. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Data+ Conference Computerworld Data+ Conference: Sept. 8-10, Scottsdale, AZ Data+, which evolved from the former BI & Analytics Perspectives Conference, takes place September 8-10, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Over the course of this two-day event, 250+ IT decision-makers and business leaders, like you, connect with peers and leading big data business and technology solution providers. Register now. In this Issue DataStax primps Cassandra for developers Patent firm Eolas loses appeal in Web patents lawsuit Cisco to acquire security vendor Sourcefire for $2.7 billion Networks Solutions reports MySQL hiccups following attacks WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Harness Your Data for Better, Faster Decision-Making In this Dell white paper, discover a powerful data warehouse appliance that helps eliminate the challenges of traditional data warehouse strategies. Read Now! DataStax primps Cassandra for developers Since its inception in 2010, DataStax has managed to convert an impressive lineup of enterprise customers -- including Adobe, eBay, Netflix, and Sony -- to its DataStax Enterprise database. While fans of the nonrelational database platform praise its high level of availability, flexibility, and scalability, holdouts have been put off by Cassandra's inherent complexity. That's why the company has concentrated its effort on making the newly released version 3.1 of DataStax Enterprise more user-friendly and, thus, more appealing to developers, according to company CEO Billy Bosworth. Read More Patent firm Eolas loses appeal in Web patents lawsuit Patent firm Eolas Technologies lost an appeal against Google, J.C. Penney, Yahoo, and Amazon.com in a long-drawn lawsuit involving key Web patents. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed without comment on Monday an order by a federal court in Texas, which had ruled in July last year that several claims relating to the two patents in the suit were invalid. Read More Cisco to acquire security vendor Sourcefire for $2.7 billion Cisco is set to expand its security software portfolio with the acquisition of Sourcefire in a deal worth $2.7 billion. The combined company will offer a product set that provides "advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum -- before, during and after an attack -- and from any device to any cloud," Cisco said Tuesday. Read More Networks Solutions reports MySQL hiccups following attacks Network Solutions warned on Monday of latency problems for customers using MySQL databases just a week after the hosting company fended off distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. "Some hosting customers using MySQL are reporting issues with the speed with which their websites are resolving," the company wrote on Facebook. "Some sites are loading slowly; others are not resolving. We're aware of the issue, and our technology team is working on it now." Read More
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