Oracle posts big gains for quarter ... East coast or west for best IT career? ... Lawsuit charges open-source license violation

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Oracle posts big gains for quarter
New software licensing revenue growth -- the highest in ten years for the company -- helped boost Oracle Corp.'s first quarter financials.


IN THE NEWS

Lawsuit charges open-source license violation
In what may be the first action of its kind in the U.S., the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit to enforce an open-source license.

Hacker bears bad news about PDF
The hacker who discovered a recently patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe Systems Inc.'s PDF file format.

Intel sees meal ticket in virtual worlds
The rise of what Intel calls the 3-D Web will transform the way people use the Internet with a far richer experience, exemplified today by Second Life but turning more realistic and being deployed in medicine and business, Chief Technology Officer Justin Rattner said in a last-day keynote address at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. The best news for the chip giant, however, is how much computing power all this will take.

VMware bugs shine spotlight on virtualization security
A set of newly discovered flaws in components of VMware Inc.'s virtual machine software has called attention to some of the security risks associated with the practice of running virtual computers on a single system.

Fragmentation threatens mobile Linux momentum
Despite signs that mobile Linux is gaining momentum -- such as the launch of Motorola Inc.'s Linux-based Razr2 -- heated competition, confusion about goals and slow-moving consortiums may be hindering growth.

Google targets verticals with new ad support
Google Inc. is ramping up its efforts to help specific vertical markets create more effective online advertising, using its technology to help clients highlight as many of their assets as possible to drive not only online, but also offline sales.

Senators push for Internet tax ban
Three Republican U.S. senators on Thursday called on Congress to pass a permanent Internet tax ban before a moratorium expires Nov. 1.

Intel's 3D user interface gets an application
A 3D user interface, called Miramar, developed by Intel Corp. researchers during the late 1990s will be used in an upcoming release of Qwaq Inc.'s Qwaq Forums collaboration tool.


OPINION

East vs. West: Which coast is best for an IT career?
Everyone knows that in these two regions geeks rule, most parents explain their child's career by saying say "my kid's into computers" and somebody's always stuck in traffic. But how do the locales stack up in a coast-to-coast showdown? From IT salaries and educational institutions, to climate and real estate, there's much to debate about which is the best spot for an IT career.