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News: Session-riding bug blows security devices open
News: NASSCOM responds to latest visa fraud allegations
News: AMD gets ready for Barcelona launch
News: Microsoft pushes OBAs to take Office to next level
News: Google Desktop finally out for Linux
News: FTC is neutral on net neutrality
News: Wells Fargo, Visa test pay-by-phone in US
News: Red Hat profit rises on 42 percent revenue hike
News: DDR3 memory standard agreed
News: Handset finding service uses Wi-Fi
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Session-riding bug blows security devices open
A bug has cropped up in security devices from Check Point and seven other vendors that could allow attackers to take control of the devices, according to Calyptix Security.

NASSCOM responds to latest visa fraud allegations
India's chief outsourcing association has admitted there may be instances of U.S. visa abuse by Indian companies, but said the problems are confined to "small, fly-by-night operators."

AMD gets ready for Barcelona launch
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is getting ready to launch Barcelona, its first quad-core server chip.

Microsoft pushes OBAs to take Office to next level
Microsoft Corp. has been quietly adding to the cache of reference applications it hopes will help transform Microsoft Office 2007 from a mere productivity suite to a collaboration tool.

Google Desktop finally out for Linux
Google Inc. plans to launch a Linux version of Google Desktop on Wednesday, almost three years after the product's launch for the Windows operating system.

FTC is neutral on net neutrality
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants.

Wells Fargo, Visa test pay-by-phone in US
Mobile payments and banking are now moving into the U.S. through some big names, but the speedy checkout system is slow to put in place.

Red Hat profit rises on 42 percent revenue hike
The introduction of a new version of its Linux distribution and new JBoss software helped Red Hat Inc. increase profit to US$16.2 million, or $0.08 a share, on revenue of $118.9 million, in its fiscal first quarter ended May 31, the company reported Wednesday.

DDR3 memory standard agreed
The new DDR3 -- Double Data Rate 3 -- standard, gives a big performance improvement and should reduce power compared with to the DDR1 and DDR2 memory schemes, according to the standards group which made it.

Handset finding service uses Wi-Fi
Geo-location specialist Quova is offering a service that lets wireless devices locate themselves by scanning for nearby Wi-Fi access points and GSM base-stations, and triangulating what they find against a master-list.



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AMD gets ready for Barcelona launch
By Sumner Lemon, IDG News Service

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) is getting ready to launch Barcelona, its first quad-core server chip.

A successful Barcelona launch, expected to happen during the third quarter, is critical for AMD, which has seen its share of the server market battered in recent quarters by Intel Corp. Those market-share losses came with a heavy price, dragging AMD's finances into the red. In April, the company announced a US$611 million loss, largely attributed to tougher competition and a price war with Intel.



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