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The combination of Oracle and Sun has apparently scored a massive hit on Microsoft even before the firms consummate their merger.The Sidekick service crash involved an Oracle RAC database and Sun Solaris and Linux servers.
Oracle RAC (Real Application Clusters) involves a single database running across a cluster of servers for fault tolerance, performance and scalability reasons.SideKick mobile phones have their data, contact lists, calendars and so forth stored by Danger,...

A nuclear physicist at Hadron Collider was apprehended for terrorism charges by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern). The man’s name remains undisclosed. 
 

Cern accuses the man of gaining connections to  al –Qaeda’s Algerian cell. The organization, however, refutes any suggestions that the suspect could have access to data usable in terrorism acts.

“Cern is a particle physics research laboratory whose research addresses fundamental questions about the universe,” Cern said in an official...

Search giant Google has picked the 16 finalists of its ‘World-Changing’ contest.
 

Dubbed as "Project 10 to the 100th,” the contest produced 150,000 ideas in 25 different languages on how to make the world a better place. The project was launched last September 2008, at Google’s 10th anniversary. Winners will receive a huge amount from a $10 million budget.

"We hoped to capture the imagination of people around the world and offer...

At the Emerging Technology Conference in Boston, energy experts have suggested several ways to keep greener datacentres to save a huge amount of money and power.

Datacentres use up 1.5 percent of the entire energy consumption across the US. The number is expected to rise by 50 percent sometime in 2013 unless IT companies look for a better way to save energy.

Most datacentres run servers at full power even when not in...

Microsoft has pioneered a campaign to aid around 500,000 unemployed individuals in the UK by 2012. The software company will be collaborating with non-government organizations (NGOs) and local authorities to establish a national apprenticeship system, whill will offer employability training and job matching service.
 

"Of course we can’t wave a magic wand and create jobs for all, and that is why ‘Britain Works’ is specifically designed to give people the opportunity to get...

The UK government has denied funding for Bletchley Park computing centre, despite the growing support from the public. More than 20,000 joined a signature campaign urging the government to preserve the site. The Bletchley survivors have been recently honoured; however, some groups worry if the site could last for long. 
 

Bletchley was used during the Second World War to crack enemy codes. It is best known as Station X, where...

Companies have been pushed by the British Chambers of Commerce to have their staff work from home to avoid the spread of swine flu within business premises. 
 

According to the private sector organzation’s director general David Frost, firms will mostly likely be affected by staff absenteeism if the level of infection peaks.

"Both supply and demand could be impacted, and businesses need to be prepared. The BCC will...

A research from Symantec revealed that majority of IT executives are now more involved in disaster recovery planning than before. 
 

Symantec’s study showed that around 67 percent of companies take the participation of their  chief information officer, chief technology officer or IT director when it comes to disaster recovery schemes. This is attributed to the rising number of malware threats, data losses, and tighter government restrictions and laws on data...

The Science and Technology Committee is now back under the wings of the House of Commons, after being stamped out for almost two years.
 

The committee’s big comeback is slated on October of this year, soon after the current Innovation, Universities, Skills, and Science Committees (IUSS) are done with their present business. 

 "Science and technology have a vital role helping the country through the recession, and in achieving a stronger, sustainable...

Newly appointed Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz officiated the company’s first shareholder meeting. During the event, Yahoo’s future plans were discussed specifically Bartz’ aim to retool the site’s homepage and auction some of the firm’s web assets.
 

Bartz already did some retooling on Yahoo’s advertising scheme and had streamlined its business priorities.  The CEO dodged rumors of a Microsoft deal saying she could not comment on the issue. Both companies have expressed eagerness...