Oracle-Sun deal delivers mostly frustration

Ruby apps development readied for Android; MySpace to open source in-house data analysis technology Linux and Open Source Alert Linuxworld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Blue Stripe Live Webcast: Pragmatic ITSM Incident Management Live: Friday, September 18, 2009, at 2:00 PM EST Join Forrester Research analyst Glenn O�Donnell and BlueStripe co-founder Vic Nyman for a 45-minute webinar, �Application Service Requests: The Missing Link for Pragmatic ITSM�, as they discuss a breakthrough approach to application problem management. Register Today! Spotlight Story Oracle-Sun deal delivers mostly frustration Customers and resellers of Sun systems want answers about the fate of various product lines once Oracle acquired the company. Read full story Related News: Ruby apps development readied for Android The tool set being prepared will enable the building of business apps like mail clients MySpace to open source in-house data analysis technology MySpace on Tuesday will release as open source a technology called Qizmt that it developed in-house to mine and crunch massive amounts of data and generate friend recommendations in its social-networking site. LG unveils its first Android smartphone LG Electronics has joined the ranks of mobile phone makers putting Google's Android mobile operating system into smartphones, unveiling the LG-GW620 on Monday. Users nervous about Oracle's acquisition of MySQL Concerns also linger over the fate of other Sun technologies such as Solaris and Java Accelerated 3D Graphics In Your Browser! Imagine playing fully-fledged 3D accelerated games on any platform, without installing anything, directly from your Web browser! Better yet, what if the technology was open-source, so any and all browsers could integrate it as a standard? Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are The history of steganography There is a wealth of methods for creating encrypted messages you can't even tell are there. Top 10 cool satellite projects Satellites are, by their very definition, cool. Gartner Predicts 2009: Recession Accelerated Shifts in IT Services Recessions have the powerful effect of accelerating shifts in the market. The need to lower cost, increase efficiency and conserve cash has increased the motivation of companies to turn to outsourcing and increased the appeal of alternative delivery models. The disruptive shifts in new demand and supply patterns will drive changes for how IT services are bought and from whom. Gartner's Strategic Planning Assumptions for the IT services market will help buyers and sellers plan their strategies. Learn more, click here. McAfee Total Protection for Secure Business Secure your business across systems, email, web, and data-all with one affordable solution created for the midsize organization. Click here for all the details.   September 16, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES Microsoft greasing Win 7 skids with early release of desktop tools Domain-name abuse proliferates Windows 7 touch: Dead on arrival Sprint CEO calls the iPhone the "Michael Jordan" of smartphones IEEE stamps "approved" on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard Developer denies software to beat Chinese censors is malicious Avaya wins Nortel enterprise business for $900 million A tale of two college Wi-Fi networks and 802.11n 10 cool Web apps developed in two days Ethernet switch vendors propose data center collapse 3 Key Strategies to Improving Efficiency in Network and App Management Change your approach to network management and you will improve network performance and reduce costs. Join us for this Live Webcast on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST for all of the details. Network World Editor-in-Chief John Dix will moderate the panel that includes EMA analyst Jim Frey and Dan Klimke, Fluke Networks. Learn more today. Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com