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Take a stance on virtual machine time sync

[program:windows] -- The seemingly inevitable trend towards virtualisation brings one important point to Windows administrators: time settings. Make a decision on how to approach VM time early on before it bites you. Read more »

Tags: server, virtualisation, vmware

Reduce application coupling with the Java Message System

[program:javacc++] -- Did you know that too much coupling -- which, in development terms, is a measure of how dependent two entities are upon each other -- can make your enterprise software hard to manage? Learn how the Java Message Service (JMS) can help reduce dependencies between applications. Read more »

Tags: coupling, java, jms

Why CIOs aren't nuts for Chrome

[news] -- Google's recently launched web browser, Chrome, will have to overcome a number of major obstacles before it can break the business ubiquity of Internet Explorer and counter the rise of Firefox. Read more »

Tags: browser, chief information officer, chrome, cio, google, it manager

Adobe defends CS4 pricing

[news] -- Adobe has responded to criticism regarding the high international prices of its Creative Suite 4 software by saying that the difference was due to many factors, and particularly the "economies of scale of doing business in the US". Read more »

Tags: adobe, creative suite, cs4, photoshop, pricing, software, uk

50 significant moments from internet history

[program:webtechnologies] -- We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Tags: arpanet, bubble, google, hacker, history, internet, mosaic, tim berners-lee, www

Microsoft prescribes more REST

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Details have begun to emerge about the next versions of Visual Studio and Windows Server this week -- and the message from Redmond is to REST up Read more »

Tags: nda, jquery, rest, visual studio, iphone, stallman, microsoft, adobe, flash

TCP flaw threatens Web servers

[news] -- Two researchers in Sweden have found multiple flaws in the TCP stack that could lead to massive denial-of-service attacks if exploited. At present there is no workaround and there are no patches available. Read more »

Tags: denial of service, dos, flaw, internet, security, tcp, web

Get started with Web vector graphics

[program:webtechnologies] -- At the Web Directions South conference in Sydney, Dmitry Baranovskiy presented "Web Vector Graphics", giving an overview of the models available for creating vector graphics on the Web and tools to make them render correctly in all browsers. Read more »

Tags: canvas, html, svg, vector graphics, vml, w3c

Microsoft to launch 'Windows Cloud' this month

[news] -- Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London on Wednesday. Read more »

Tags: ballmer, cloud, microsoft, online, os, saas, service, software, windows

Python 2.6 released, marches towards 3.0

[news] -- The Python Software Foundation today released version 2.6 of the popular language, a release that lays the groundwork for the language-changing Python 3.0 release. Read more »

Tags: interpreted, programming language, python, scripting, vm

E-passport fraud no threat to SmartGate

[news] -- The Australian Customs Service today said its inbound e-passport authentication system SmartGate would not be fooled by fake details, after a Dutch hacker claimed to have broken through similar systems in Europe. Read more »

Tags: biometric, customs, dfat, epassport, smartcard, smartgate