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Archive for June, 2010

AMD lays out its foundry-focused restructuring

30 Jun 2010

• Have a right to designate a representative for election as a member of the board of directors of AMD.
• Be owned 44.4 percent by AMD and 55.6 percent by ATIC on a fully converted to common basis. ATIC’s economic ownership will increase over time based on the differences in securities held by AMD [...]

Google shares hit new 52-week low

28 Jun 2010

Updated at 9:44 a.m. PDT, with Google’s stock price recovering.

Google’s shares have been sustaining a beating since mid-August, falling even further Thursday in early-morning trading to as low as $406.38 a share.

But by late morning trading, the stock rebounded and was up roughly 1.5 percent to $420.66 a share.

Google’s share price hit a new [...]

Google making SSL changes, other sites quiet

23 Jun 2010

Session cookies–which identify the machine as having used the correct username and password–have two modes: “secure” or “insecure.” The vulnerability disclosed by Perry targets sites that attempt to use SSL, but do not flag their cookies as “secure.” This flaw allows the cookies to be obtained by an attacker with access to the local [...]

Infineon CEO to step down

22 Jun 2010

The company, which is based in Neubiberg, Germany, has about 43,000 employees and is one of Europe’s biggest chipmakers.
(Credit:
Infineon)
Peter Bauer
Peter Bauer, an executive vice president and head of Infineon’s automotive, industrial, and multiple-market business group, will assume Ziebart’s position as spokesman of the company’s management board.

Infineon, which has been losing money recently, also [...]

Microsoft betting on secure development metamorpho

18 Jun 2010

Ultimately, however, secure software development depends upon expertise and guidance, not just models and testing tools. Given this, companies like Security Innovation transform from geeky niche security players to critical service providers to a broad market. Microsoft, for one, is betting on this secure development metamorphosis.
Since 2004, all new Internet-facing software developed by Microsoft [...]

Why wireless Internet matters to small wind

16 Jun 2010

Internet access, too, is important to Southwest Windpower because some of its turbines have built-in local-area networking.
A Skystream wind turbine at the Botanitic Gardens near the Mall in Washington D.C.

The difference between a suboptimal site and one with a good wind resource can be dramatic, said Kruse. With good wind and high electricity rates, [...]

Dolly Parton enters ‘white space’ debate

04 Jun 2010

Several religious leaders including mega-church pastor Joel Osteen have also sent letters to the FCC asking for a delay as has the chairman of the MGM Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
The big question now is whether the FCC will be swayed by singers Parton and Diamond’s pleas for more time, or if the [...]