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Oracle Launches Oracle(R) Access Management Suite

Oracle launched Access Management Suite and a server on Wednesday. It Oracle Launches Oracle(R) Access Management Suite is one of its kinds in industry, which will provide next generation access management. It will help to reduce security threats in IT environment. The major components of the Oracle Access Management Suite are Oracle Entitlements Server, Oracle Adaptive Access Manager, Oracle Access Manager and Oracle Identity Federation.

Indian researcher’s model shows how secure computer networks are

Washington, July 24 : Hackers targeting confidential data pose the biggest problems for IT managers. Now, computer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) led by an Indian-origin researcher have developed a new model for helping these managers safeguard valuable information most efficiently,

The new model has explained three paths that an attacker can take to penetrate the network using FTP server, SSH server or database server, which would act as a guide for IT managers in securing their networks by assigning a probable risk of attack.

Should People Rely On Sat nav?

Should People Rely On Sat nav? The recent surveys conducted on multinational sat nav have revealed that it may have actually caused 30,000 accidents. The users usually rely blindly on the sat nav, and thus switch off their common sense. The survey done by insurance firm Direct Line showed that one in five motorists hesitate using the gizmo on a busy traffic road, as it made them lose the track of the road. One in 50 think that they faced or almost faced an accident while the using sat nav technology.

Apple's MobileMe Problems Mount

Apple's MobileMe Problems MountThe launch of Apple’s MobileME has proved to be quite rockier than it was ever thought. The problems associated with the service of MobileMe continue as customers complain that they have not been able to access email on the service after several days. Under such circumstances, Apple posted a tech note to its Web site apologizing to the users regarding the inconvenience caused to them.

Customers are being told that it’s the fault of a mail server that is causing all these troubles. Apple clarifies that only 1% of the users were experiencing outages.

Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg pledge $500m to battle tobacco epidemic

London, July 24 : Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg have pledged half a billion dollars to fight tobacco use in developing countries.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is going to invest 125 million dollars in the course of five years, on the other hand Bloomberg intends to boost his commitment to his Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use from 125 million dollars to 375 million dollars in four years.

Global estimates suggest that the ‘tobacco epidemic’ kills 5.4 million people a year and that by 2010, smoking will cause about 930,000 adult deaths each year in India.

Microsoft reorganizes its online services

New YorkMicrosoft - Microsoft Corp was to reorganize its online services to try to increase focus on its internet business as the head of its online division was set to leave the company, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

Microsoft announced Wednesday that Kevin Johnson, the influential head of its online division was joining the network hardware maker Juniper Networks Inc.

Johnson is widely regarded as one of the architects of Microsoft's failed takeover attempt of the internet portal Yahoo Inc.

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