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Microsoft adds Python to .NET
Microsoft is developing a home-grown version of the popular Python scripting language. Dubbed "IronPython" the twist Microsoft is bringing to its implementation is that it will run on the .NET Framework, which is the Microsoft programming environment used to create Windows applications. More...

Horses get RFID chipped
No one can talk to a horse, of course, but a New York equine agency intends to use donated microchips to help "communicate" the identity, health and whereabouts of horses to protect the state's equine population. More...

Firefox, Mozilla bug exposes data
Both Firefox and the Mozilla browser suite are vulnerable to attacks through flawed JavaScript engines, a security firm reported this week. More...

Sun shines on OpenSolaris board
Sun Microsystems this week unveiled a board of stewards to oversee the OpenSolaris project, the greater development community that will work on the open source version of Solaris. More...

IBM integrates Alphablox into warehousing product
IBM is integrating analytics technology that it acquired last year into its data warehousing lineup. More...