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Information Week
TechWeb Software Update - Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008

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IBM To Launch Second Collaborative Rational Tool
Rational Requirements Composer will use a wiki-like collaborative environment to elicit feedback and definition on requirements for a software project.

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Security Risks For Virtualized Environments Analytic Report
Virtualization creates an abstraction layer that separates guest OSes from underlying hardware, enabling multiple virtual machines to be hosted on a single server.

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Ultra Mobile PC Buyer's Guide
We look at a range of versatile UMPCs and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) from ASUS, Gigabyte, and Samsung, Amtek, OQO, Roan Digital, Vye, and WiBrain.

YouTube Users Vent Anger In Anti-Viacom Videos
The video-sharing site's users are calling for a boycott of the media giant following reports that it will view log data to prove its copyright case against Google.

Ruggedized Smartphones Find Their Niche
Smartphone makers Motorola, Intermec, and Tripod Data Systems are enclosing handsets in ruggedized cases and sales are soaring. Go ahead: Rock 'em, drop 'em, and knock 'em down. They can take it.

Google's Turn As 'Privacy Defender' In Viacom Suit Only Partly Credible
The tension in Google's simultaneous desire to collect the world's data while protecting the world's privacy can be seen in YouTube's user fight.

Segway CTO Doug Field Joins Apple
Field will work with Jonathan Ive, senior VP of industrial design and the main designer of the iMac, iPod, and iPhone.

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News of the Week

Google Makes Application Security Tool Available As Open Source
Ratproxy was developed by Google security expert Michl Zalewski, who will continue to help maintain it.

Next Gen JBoss App Server Appears As Early Release Code
With the re-engineering, JBoss Application Server may take on distinct personalities, since the core microkernel has been stripped down to essentials.

Microsoft Plans To Ship Service Pack 3 Of Windows XP Soon
Microsoft is apparently trying to prevent problems similar to the ones that followed the release of the software to the general public in May.

Google Releases 'Protocol Buffers' Data Language
Google's documentation claims that Protocol Buffers are 3 to 10 times smaller than comparable XML files and can be parsed 20 to 100 times faster.

Richard Stallman Blasts Bill Gates On His Way Out
The free software advocate questions the effectiveness of the Microsoft giant's philanthropy, defends free software, and fights the use of the word "piracy" in a British publication.

Microsoft To Launch Windows Small Business Server 2008 On Nov. 12
An early release version of Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Microsoft's mid-sized business product, will also be released in November.

'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals
With a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.

RIM Gets A Delay In Visto Patent Trial
In a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed.

Linspire Chairman Frustrated By Futility Of Desktop Linux, Rebuts Carmony
Michael Robertson says Microsoft's imposing lead in the desktop market means Linux should look to next-gen devices for growth.

Adobe's PDF Format Now An International Standard
The International Organization for Standardization will assume responsibility for publishing specs for the current version, and for updating and developing future versions.

Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software
Microsoft is counting on Equipt's convenience factor to help it fend off threats from Google, IBM, and others that are offering free desktop productivity suites.


Breaking news

Microsoft Offers Free Windows Vista Support To Small Businesses
The Small Business Assurance program will provide Vista deployment help and free "deep technical" support over the phone through October.

NYSE Euronext Signs Accelerated Computing Contract with Celoxica
Celoxica will provide the exchange with low-latency solutions.

SEC, Fed Agree to Collaborate on Supervising Wall Street
Agreement will enhance coordination and information sharing.

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