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Linkedin's web infrastructure seems to offer a model for mid range sites: it's fast, it's clean - and development seems to have been based on combining the best of open source products with minimal customization. by Paul Murphy

PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...

Microsoft on Tuesday delivered seven important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...

Facing heat over privacy worries, NebuAd said Tuesday it has a new notification and opt-out system for its targeted advertising system that critics say is invasive and spies on users.

Adobe is developing a mashup interface code-named "Genesis" that will allow business users to pull together "workspaces" that combine assets such as business application data, documents, and analytics, along with collaboration tools such as instant messaging.