InfoWorld RSS FeedInfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & SecurityRuby creators warn of serious flaws- June 24, 2008 The Ruby programming language, which has become popular as the basis for Web 2.0 sites such as Twitter, contains serious security flaws that could allow attackers to take over an organization&39;s Web server, according to the Ruby development team.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... Free service tracks Amazon cloud's performance- June 23, 2008 Customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS) can now get free, real-time performance metrics through a site called CloudStatus.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... SproutCore is Apple's Flash, Silverlight killer- June 17, 2008 Apple&39;s&160;quietly deploying &160;a new Web technology that could help it combat Silverlight and Flash: SproutCore.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... Test Center review: Firefox 3 comes out sizzling- June 17, 2008 As the window to the Internet, the Web browser is arguably the most important application ever developed, and it will only become more important in the coming years, as applications continue their retreat from the local system and into Web frameworks built on Apache, IIS, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, and countless other languages and tools. Against this backdrop, today's official introduction of Firefox 3 may in fact be a watershed event in the history of computing.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... Product review: Denodo brings old-school polish to new-fangled mashups- June 12, 2008 In the collective imagination, the computers are busy merging into one grand, expansive database filled with minutiae about those pesky, emotive humans so that the machines will be ready for Sarah Connor. The database administrators and programmers know that the reality is more than a little bit creakier than this image -- even though they might use the image to pry some funding if they see a glint of malice in the eyes of the pointy-haired bosses.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... BI steps into the cloud- June 5, 2008 Business intelligence functionality has made its way into cloud computing as Panorama Software on Thursday unwrapped PowerApps.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... Yahoo releases Address Book API- June 4, 2008 Yahoo opened up on Wednesday the API to its Address Book service so that external developers can build applications that use Yahoo members&39; lists of contacts.http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... Lab test: Oracle Database 11g shoots the moon- June 4, 2008 I like to define a five-point touch system for my database upgrades. If the new version doesn't change my life in five ways, then it's not a significant upgrade. I'll typically quantify my need by approximating how many hours I spend each week performing certain tasks, and then estimate how much time the upgrade will save me. If I spend five hours every week dealing with resource usage and the new release will do it automatically, then I figure the upgrade will save me five hours a week. Now...http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... IBM, Acrobat offer response to Google Apps and Office- June 3, 2008 The official rollout on Tuesday of IBMs Lotus Symphony suite of productivity applications along with the launch yesterday of the official beta version of Acrobat.com from Adobe has all the experts asking the same well-worn questions: Now that Adobe, IBM, and Google all have skin in this game, is Microsoft Office under siege yet And which online offering comes closest to being a viable alternativehttp://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/arti... |