'Spam King' kills wife, daughter in apparent murder-suicide
A convicted spammer fatally shot his wife and young daughter in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday while being sought after ...

HowTo: Oracle JDeveloper and WebLogic Workshop Interoperability
Learn the necessary steps for using the same codebase under Oracle's two flagship development environments, Oracle JDeveloper and Oracle Workshop for WebLogic.

Technical White Paper: OCI Development Tips and Techniques
Get guidelines and pointers for building efficient drivers for accessing the Oracle Database using key technologies such as OCI.

Download Oracle WebLogic Server, Oracle JRockit, and More
BEA-related products in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Family are now available for download under the OTN Developer License. Documentation, Discussion Forums, and other resources are also available.

We Love Architects: New Architecture Centers
OTN is adding an "Architect" focus to the community, with new centers covering expanded SOA (including governance), Extreme Transaction Processing, Virtualization (Oracle VM + JRockit VM), and Enterprise 2.0.

Oracle Service Bus Federation with JMS Store-and-Forward and Dynamic Routing ...
Get an overview of the architecture, design, and configuration of Oracle (formerly BEA AquaLogic) Service Buses that are federated via a messaging Store-and-Forward system.

Call for Nominations: 2008 Oracle Excellence Awards
Have you worked on a solution that uses Oracle Applications with Oracle Fusion Middleware in some creative way? Get some recognition via The Oracle Excellence Awards (nomination deadline: Aug. 8).

Technical Article: Return to Formsville
It’s still important to know the key architectural concepts common to many Oracle Forms–based applications. This Technical Article from Oracle ACE Director Chris Muir and Oracle ACE Penny Cookson explain why.

BEA Welcome and Oracle's Middleware Strategy Briefing, July 1 (Webcast only)
Join Oracle's Charles Phillips and Thomas Kurian for a briefing that will explore how the addition of BEA products to Oracle Fusion Middleware creates a best-in-class combination, advances a common vision, and reinforces Oracle's middleware strategy.

Technical Article: Basic Java Persistence API Best Practices
Consider and employ these simple approaches to make your Java Persistence API applications more maintainab

Griping Online? Comcast Hears and Talks Back
Some customers like the company’s responses to online criticism; others see an eerie version of ?Big Brother.?



Advertising: Microsoft Seeks an Ad Friend in Facebook
It failed in its pursuit of Yahoo. It is paying people to use its search engine. Now Microsoft thinks it has found a source of users for its foundering search service: Facebook.



More Subscribers Boost Netflix Results
Netflix says its profit rose 4 percent, helped by an increase in subscriptions and the introduction of a device that allows customers to stream video directly to their TVs.



Samsung Electronics Reports Surge in Profit
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics said net profit grew 51 percent compared with the same quarter last year led by its liquid crystal display and mobile phone businesses.



New Tool From Facebook Extends Its Web Presence
At its annual conference for developers, the company announced Facebook Connect, a way that other Web sites can integrate parts of Facebook?s service.



Bits: Hasbro Hits Scrabulous With Lawsuit
Hasbro, the owner of Scrabble, has sued the creators of Scrabulous, the popular Scrabble-like game on Facebook.



Bits: Pessimism From Venture Capitalists
Venture capitalists surveyed by KPMG don’t expect the I.P.O. drought to ease until 2010 and they expect green technology to lead the turnaround.



Merger of XM and Sirius a Step Closer to Approval
The F.C.C was set to approve a merger between XM and Sirius and end a nearly 18-month review of a deal that would essentially create a monopoly in satellite radio.



Head of Microsoft’s Online Efforts Departs
Kevin Johnson?s exit comes as Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft?s chief executive, is shaking up top-level staff in a bid to improve Microsoft?s Internet search and ad business.

Attacks begin on net address flaw
Net firms urged to patch address flaw as attacks that exploit it circulate online.

Boom times ahead for mobile web
Unprecedented demand will see mobile web-using devices proliferate over the next four years, predicts Intel.

Scrabble's owners sue Scrabulous
Hasbro, the company that owns the North American rights to Scrabble, sues the founders of Scrabulous.

Prisons to ban adult-rated games
Adult prisoners in England and Wales are to be banned from playing 18-rated computer games.

Mobile banking boosts Maldives
The Maldives has begun setting up a pioneering system which it hopes will make it one of the first countries whose citizens bank primarily using mobile phones.

Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers sign up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.

'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ
UK academics sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.

Payout for false Facebook profile
A businessman wins £22,000 in libel and breach of privacy after his personal details were printed on the Facebook website.

Manned spaceship design unveiled
The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft is unveiled.

Would You Buy a 'MacBook Touch'?
Apple fans, analysts and bloggers weigh in on latest Apple rumor.

Facebook 'Disappointed' by Scrabulous Suit
Fate of Scrabulous remains uncertain as Hasbro launches legal fight.

Get Economy Back in Shape, Go on a Diet
Energy crisis could be avoided if people cut calories, researchers say.

Coolest Calculators on the Web
Best places to get a figure on your carbon footprint, savings bonds and more.

Teacher Sex Scandals Force Texting Ban
Districts ban texting between students and teachers amid sex scandals.

Wikipedia Competitor Opens to Public
Google launches Knol, a user-generated encyclopedia. Is Wikipedia in trouble?

Complete Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed
Japanese, Mongolian scientists recover complete skeleton of young dinosaur.

Cancer Prof Warns Against Cell Phone Use
Pittsburgh cancer institute warns of cancer risk, defies published research.

Few Volunteer to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Programs to help companies go green are out there, but few sign up.

Researchers squeeze more electricity from heat
Thermoelectric material offering double efficiency in converting heat into electricity has obvious application for cars.

Work stress? You're not alone, CDC says
Our society is obsessed with quick fixes. Well, if there were any, our weight, happiness, and stress levels would be getting better instead of worse.

Interesting insights from MobileBeat 2008
At the Silicon Valley conference, aimed at developers and executives in the mobile-device market, conversation centers on the iPhone as a development platform.

Tracking food safety with clean tech
Purfresh, an ozone-purification company, makes Intellipur to monitor quality and sources of trouble related to food or drinks en route to grocery store shelves.

Microsoft tries to one-up Google PageRank
Google's search engine fame came in part from its algorithm that rates Web pages based on links from other pages. Microsoft thinks people provide a better ranking method.

Software makers threaten to sue eBay over counterfeits
Software association says it's eyeing a lawsuit over counterfeit programs offered for sale. If that doesn't work, it may ask Congress to rewrite copyright law.

Rich irony of Kevin Johnson's departure from Microsoft
He built a career fighting open source at Microsoft. Now he owes his future to it.

California utilities lead in solar energy, report says
West coast utilities are charging ahead with solar plants, but other regions could surpass them soon, according to the Solar Electric Power Association.

EFF: Yahoo Music should compensate customers
Yahoo Music comes under criticism for deciding to stop supporting DRM keys. The Electronic Frontier Foundation says Yahoo should have learned from Microsoft's mistakes.

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