http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/10/Padding-Oracle
Using a Padding Oracle (PO) attack a malicious user can access encrypted data such as cookies, state, membership password, etc. According to Juliano Rizzo, the security vulnerability affects JavaServer Faces, Ruby on Rails, ASP.NET and other technologies and platforms.

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/10/WebP
Google wants to shrink images transferred over the Internet by proposing a new lossy format called WebP. They claim they have achieved 39% reduction in image byte size leading to speedier page load.

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/09/Exalogic
Oracle has created the Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud, a private cloud appliance for Oracle, Java and non-Java applications, and Amazon has announced support for many Oracle products.

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/09/Good-Code-Is-Not-Enough
Simon Brown, a developer, architect and author, considers that it takes a lot more than just good code to create a successful project. In his presentation, Good Code Isnâ(TM)t Enough, Brown goes through all the elements necessary for a projectâ(TM)s success, from upfront design to operation documentation.

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/09/Tips-Architect-Agile-Team
Tom Hollander, a Solutions Architect at Microsoft Australia, held a presentation entitled The Role of an Architect in an Agile Team at TechEd Australia where he presented what he does as an architect leading an agile team.

http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/08/Scalable-Web-Application