TODAY ON ITNEWS
Security
Microsoft scraps OneCare security suite
By
Daniel Robinson
| November 20, 2008
Microsoft is to replace Windows Live OneCare with a free security service from the second half of 2009.
Mobility
Mobile chargers get green rating system
By
Ian Williams
| November 20, 2008
Five of the major mobile phone manufacturers have launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers to help consumers make greener choices.
Hardware
Electronic recycling plant opens in Sydney
By
Nick Farrell
| November 20, 2008
Environment Minister Peter Garrett has opened a new e-waste recycling plant,but environmentalists are falling over themselves to say that it was not enough to solve the country's epidemic of gadgety garbage.
Hardware
Dell talks about 80 core processor
By
Sylvie Barak
| November 20, 2008
Get ready for an 80-core monster machine from Dell. At SC08 yesterday, Michael Dell, Dell's CEO gave a presentation which included a slide showing an 80 core chip which should tip up sometime around 2010.
Software
MySQL boosts performance with Query Analyser
By
Shaun Nichols
| November 20, 2008
MySQL, the open source database branch of Sun Microsystems, has unveiled a new addition to its subscription service known as Query Analyser.
Linux & Open Source
Red Hat offers mainframe-class support
By
Daniel Robinson
| November 20, 2008
Red Hat has introduced a new level of support for customers operating mission-critical workloads, offering decade-long product lifecycles for participating Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers.
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