Linux examined: Ubuntu Hardy Heron

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MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says
It's about three months later than planned, but execs promise a quality release that's as free of bugs as they can make it.

Sun claims big leap with MySQL upgrade this week
Among the advances in Version 5.1 are partitioning, events scheduling, row-based replication and disk-based clustering.

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Vista 'broom' sweeps top execs out the door
A number of high-level executives who worked on Windows Vista have left Microsoft in recent months. Those departures could be related to the operating system's perceived failures, analysts said today.

Career Watch

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IBM advance propels it toward 32nm chips
IBM and six partners have found a way to use high-k materials in its transistor design, enabling a move to 32nm manufacturing processes.

MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says
It's about three months later than planned, but execs promise a quality release that's as free of bugs as they can make it.

HARDWARE / more stories...

IBM advance propels it toward 32nm chips
IBM and six partners have found a way to use high-k materials in its transistor design, enabling a move to 32nm manufacturing processes.

Intel's first-quarter net income drops
Although Intel's revenue for the first quarter of 2008 beat analyst expectations, the chipmaker's net income fell to $1.4 billion. Revenue was up 9% to 9.67 billion.

GOVERNMENT / more stories...

Extreme launches Widget Central for building networking apps
The state of North Dakota is using new software development widgets from Extreme Networks to build an application to track transfers of IP phones.

N.Y. to tax goods bought on Amazon
The state of New York is going to tax merchandise bought from Amazon and some other online retailers in a move to collect as much as $50 million this year.

MANAGEMENT / more stories...

Intel's first-quarter net income drops
Although Intel's revenue for the first quarter of 2008 beat analyst expectations, the chipmaker's net income fell to $1.4 billion. Revenue was up 9% to 9.67 billion.

AOL acquires search company Sphere Source
AOL today announced that it has acquired contextual search company Sphere Source.

MOBILE & WIRELESS / more stories...

Windows Embedded road map may bypass Vista
Microsoft is eyeing the possibility of skipping Windows Vista and using its planned replacement, code-named Windows 7, in the successor to its Windows XP Embedded operating system.

Va. Tech tragedy led other schools to embrace emergency communications
The shootings of 32 people at Virginia Tech a year ago this week galvanized college administrators across the U.S. who moved quickly to instant emergency communications on their campuses.

NETWORKING & INTERNET / more stories...

Extreme launches Widget Central for building networking apps
The state of North Dakota is using new software development widgets from Extreme Networks to build an application to track transfers of IP phones.

N.Y. to tax goods bought on Amazon
The state of New York is going to tax merchandise bought from Amazon and some other online retailers in a move to collect as much as $50 million this year.

OPERATING SYSTEMS / more stories...

Vista 'broom' sweeps top execs out the door
A number of high-level executives who worked on Windows Vista have left Microsoft in recent months. Those departures could be related to the operating system's perceived failures, analysts said today.

Review: PowerMail 5.6.3 e-mail software for the Mac
If you often find yourself searching your e-mail for a particular message, you'll appreciate PowerMail's potent search tools.

SECURITY / more stories...

Mac clone maker's site back online, taking orders
Psystar, which has unveiled plans to sell a $399 Mac clone computer, is now taking orders for the desktop machine. It is now called the Open Computer, not the OpenMac.

Criminals phish for CEOs via fake subpoenas
A mighty spearphishing attack appears to have duped at least 1,800 C-level execs who clicked on a plausible-looking notice that they were being sued in federal court.

SERVERS & DATA CENTER / more stories...

Can a math equation solve your disaster?
IBM's research has led it to a mathematical algorithm that the vendor believes can predict how just about any organization will be affected by and can manage the results of a disaster.

Sun eyes energy-efficient servers
Sun plans to introduce the notion of power-managed states, in which future servers will respond to a user's internal energy policies.

SOFTWARE / more stories...

MySQL upgrade now slated for June, Sun says
It's about three months later than planned, but execs promise a quality release that's as free of bugs as they can make it.

Review: PowerMail 5.6.3 e-mail software for the Mac
If you often find yourself searching your e-mail for a particular message, you'll appreciate PowerMail's potent search tools.

STORAGE / more stories...

Seagate suit against STEC could raise SSD prices
Seagate has filed a lawsuit against STEC for several products, including SSDs and some DRAM devices, claiming they infringe as many as four of its patents. A victory could result in Seagate winning cross-licensing agreements and collecting royalties not only from STEC but also from other SSD makers.

Can a math equation solve your disaster?
IBM's research has led it to a mathematical algorithm that the vendor believes can predict how just about any organization will be affected by and can manage the results of a disaster.