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Ubuntu to get open-source Java heart implant - July 23, 2008

Sun and SpringSource possible donors OSCON: Exclusive Canonical has been in talks with Sun Microsystems and SpringSource to support one of their open source Java application server stacks in the Ubuntu core, to increase Ubuntu's enterprise adoption.
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VMware's fiscal roller coaster tumbles through Q2 - July 23, 2008

Will offer ESXi for free Wall Street expectations have once again overshadowed VMware's financial results in its second fiscal quarter 2008.
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RIM issues patch for serious BlackBerry flaw - July 22, 2008

Business users: apply now Research in Motion has issued a patch for a serious security flaw that puts businesses using the ubiquitous BlackBerry at risk.
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Yahoo! profits! drop! 19! per! cent! - July 22, 2008

Yang still smiling Yahoo!'s profits took a significant tumble during its last fiscal quarter, falling 19 per cent from the same quarter last year. But CEO Jerry Yang says the company's health is pretty darn good considering the turmoil that's surrounded it since Ballmer came calling back in February.
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Convicted spammer goes AWOL from federal prison - July 22, 2008

Prolific pump-and-dump conman walks away A convicted spammer who who generated millions of dollars blasting out pump-and-dump messages has gone AWOL from the federal prison camp where he was serving a 21-month sentence.
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Intel juices parallel programming for the masses - July 22, 2008

Affinity for threads OSCON A year after open sourcing its cross-platform Threaded Building Blocks (TBB), Intel has released what it called a "significant" upgrade to is parallel programming template library.
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Climate protestor claims glued self to UK Prime Minister - July 22, 2008

At least one voter still attached to Gordon Downing Street today denied claims that UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is currently super-glued to a climate action campaigner.
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EMC management suite gets 'Web 2.0' makeover - July 22, 2008

That leaves us and The Drudge Report... EMC's suite of enterprise content management tools are getting a massive 'Web 2.0' refresh over the next year.
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Banking Trojan hides in fake Alonso F1 crash story - July 22, 2008

Crash test dummies Fabricated news of a supposed car accident involving Formula One star Fernando Alonso is being used to distribute a new banking Trojan.
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Canonical hippies spread Ubuntu Launchpad love - July 22, 2008

Join the herd OSCON Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, next week plans a major update to its massive code hosting and project management platform Launchpad.
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