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Oracle Database Vault locks down DBAs
Infoworld - The product includes new security mechanisms that can be used to place further restrictions on what certain privileged users, such as database administrators (DBAs), can do, said Wynn White, senior director of security and identity management with

Xbox 360 CPU to get die shrink
Ars Technica - The launch of the Xbox 360 was not without its problems. From low inventory to repeated rumblings online about defective and overheating units , Microsoft found itself with a more trouble than it bargained for from day one. While the early launch was

Apple Purposely Slows MacBook Pro Graphics
TechWeb - The graphics processor of Apple Computer Inc.'s MacBook Pro portable has been deliberately slowed down, a Mac user reported recently, probably as part of the overall effort to lower the heat the machine generates. According to a posting on the French

Socket 940 Opteron co-processors announced
Geek.Com - With the announcement today that the HyperTransport Group has ratified version 3.0 of the high-speed interlink protocol , it's worth taking a quick look around at what HT has brought to the AMD platform. As noted by our own RickGeek last month, co

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GeekCoffee - Linksys has announced a range of wireless local area networking equipment conforming to the new 802.11n wireless LAN standard, and claiming to offer 12 times the bandwidth and four times the range of current 802.11g products. The products announced

Eating The Eggs Of Tech's Dinosaurs
Forbes - Once there was a new economy, now there is just the economy. Most of us still think of computing as an emerging phenomenon, when in fact it has long since emerged. John Buckingham recommended MEMC Electronic Materials (WFR) at $8 in August 2004. The

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Digital Animators - Benchmarks: Windows XP on the MacBook Pro, Part 2 LightWave, Maya and Cinema 4D performance tests By Dave Nagel In all of our benchmark tests of the MacBook Pro so far, this little laptop has proved superior in performance to midrange desktop systems