Oracle to launch 11g database on July 11

HIGHLIGHTS

News: Oracle to launch 11g database on July 11
News: Microsoft fixes Windows Mobile synch problem
News: Latest storage sales numbers show HP-IBM tie
News: HP, VMware each launch new virtualization options
News: JavaScript opens up more browser woes
Computex Roundup: Solid-state disks coming on strong
Computex Roundup: Intel shows more advanced ultraportable
Computex Roundup: Asus, MSI laptops double as HD players
Computex Roundup: AMD keeps Barcelona specs under wraps
Go Figure: Study: U.S. government still lacking data protection
ITWhirled: Buy real estate now, enjoy it in the year A.D. 12,000


NEWS UPDATES

Oracle to launch 11g database on July 11
Oracle Corp. has finally committed to a launch date for the next major release of its database. Appropriately enough, the vendor plans to unveil Oracle Database 11g on July 11.


Microsoft fixes Windows Mobile synch problem
Microsoft Corp. has fixed a problem that made it difficult for users of the most recent Windows Mobile devices to synch with PCs running Vista.


Latest storage sales numbers show HP-IBM tie
If the competition between IBM Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. in the computer storage business were a horse race, you'd need a photo to determine how they finished the first quarter. But it would only be for the second place ribbon.


HP, VMware each launch new virtualization options
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is upgrading its virtualization software offerings to help data center managers better manage their virtual environments, while VMware Inc., is offering a virtualization capability for Web hosting companies.


JavaScript opens up more browser woes
A prominent security researcher has disclosed serious, unpatched flaws in the way fully up-to-date Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers handle JavaScript.


COMPUTEX ROUNDUP

The annual Computex exhibition in Taiwan, which started today, offers a clear view of what we can expect in new computer systems over the next year. Considered an important barometer of hardware trends, this is where some of the largest companies that manufacture and supply many of the components and finished computers sold by HP, Dell, and others show off their latest and greatest products. This week's ITworld.com Daily Newsletters will highlight news coming out of the show.

COMPUTEX: Solid-state disks coming on strong
If you're in any doubt that flash memory-based solid-state disks are on a course to quickly replace hard-disk drives in laptop computers, just take a look along the aisles of this year's Computex trade show.


COMPUTEX: Intel shows more advanced ultraportable
Just two months after Intel Corp. unveiled a package of chips codenamed McCaslin for ultramobile computers, the company rolled out a prototype device running McCaslin's successor, Menlow, at Computex.


COMPUTEX: Asus, MSI laptops double as HD players
Two Taiwanese companies are making laptop PCs users can hook up to their high definition (HD) TVs to make more use of the laptops' internal high definition optical drives, either Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD.


COMPUTEX: AMD keeps Barcelona specs under wraps
Some of the first servers based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s (AMD's) upcoming Barcelona quad-core chip are on display at Computex, but details of the chips are being kept tightly under wraps.

GO FIGURE

13%
The share of government agencies that do not add encryption software to new laptops issued to federal employees, even after a Veterans Administration laptop and hard drive containing the private information of 26.5 million military veterans and family members were stolen from an employee's home in 2006, according to a survey by the Telework Exchange.
SOURCE: IDG News Service


ITWHIRLED

Buy real estate now, enjoy it in the year A.D. 12,000
Right now, you can buy waterfront property on Lo'ihi in Hawaii for the insanely low price of $39.95. What's the catch? Well, Lo'ihi is technically still underwater -- and won't break the surface for another 10,000 years, give or take.