IBM buys Platform Solutions, ending dueling lawsuits (AFP) AFP - IBM announced on Wednesday that it has bought Platform Solutions Inc., acquiring its California rival's technology and ending lawsuits which the firms had filed against each other. Publ.Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:54:04 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Google in deal with Brazil to fight child porn (Reuters) Reuters - Internet search company Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally. Publ.Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:46:09 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Facebook seeks trusted relationships on the 'Net (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - While perhaps best known as a major social networking site in the Web 2.0 vein, Facebook is becoming a popular place to interface with potential customers, similar to what companies such as Scribe and iLike have done. Publ.Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Forty Percent of Web Browsers Open to Hackers (NewsFactor) NewsFactor - Researchers from Google, IBM and the Communications Systems Group in Switzerland released a study Monday that shows only 60 percent of Web users are surfing with patched, updated browsers. Publ.Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:21:54 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Energy Star for Servers May Be Ready by Year-end, EPA Says (PC World) PC World - The EPA said an Energy Star rating for servers may be ready by the end of the year. Publ.Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:50:11 GMT Source: Yahoo.com