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Java’s team of rivals: Conflicts and alliances in the Oracle era
“Oracle may be Java’s new proprietor, but SpringSource, Apache, and Eclipse are driving the development agenda too”
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Social Media Draws a Crowd – WSJ.com
“Analysts and ad executives say the space won’t be dominated by small competitors for long because advertising holding companies and bigger public-relations firms will likely ramp up acquiring the smaller boutique firms, much like they have done with other digital areas such as search advertising.”
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Virus targets Siemens industrial control systems | Technology | Reuters
“The German company said the malware is a Trojan worm dubbed Stuxnet that spreads via infected USB thumb drives, exploiting a yet-to-be-patched vulnerability in Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating system.”
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Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales – NYTimes.com
“Amazon.com, one of the nation’s largest bookstores, said Monday that for the last three months, sales of electronic books for the Kindle, Amazon’s e-reader, outnumbered sales of hardcover books for the first time.”
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“Every now and again someone writes me and asks me “What’s the best way for me to get started in Linux?” Over the years, I’ve answered in several different ways, but here’s the summarization of my thoughts.”
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