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Oracle

Submission + - RIP, SunSolve

Submitted by Kymermosst
Kymermosst writes: Today marks the last day that SunSolve will be available. Oracle sent the final pre-deployment details today for the retirement of SunSolve and the transition to its replacement, My Oracle Support Release 5.2, which begins tomorrow. People who work with Sun's hardware and software have long used SunSolve as a central location for specifications, patches, and documentation.
Patents

Submission + - Paul Allen sues Google, Apple, AOL, others (cnn.com)

Submitted by Kymermosst
Kymermosst writes: Various news articles are reporting that Paul Allen's company, Interval Licensing, is suing 11 companies for patent infringement. "This lawsuit is necessary to protect our investment in innovation," Allen's spokesman said in the press release. "These are patents developed by and for Interval." Get a copy of the complaint courtesy of the WSJ.

Submission + - Spanair plane crash and deaths caused by malware (msn.com)

Submitted by Kymermosst
Kymermosst writes: This article on MSNBC states " Authorities investigating the 2008 crash of Spanair flight 5022 have discovered a central computer system used to monitor technical problems in the aircraft was infected with malware. An internal report issued by the airline revealed the infected computer failed to detect three technical problems with the aircraft, which if detected, may have prevented the plane from taking off, according to reports in the Spanish newspaper, El Pais."

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