Sean Michael Kerner

This week Oracle released a Critical Patch Update (CPU) for Java, fixing 17 security flaws in Java SE. According to Oracle’s advisory, only five of the flaws apply to both client and server deployments of Java SE. Client deployments of Java SE are tagged for 11 flaws while only one flaw applies just to Java […]

Oracle is updating its JDeveloper Java IDE for Fusion middleware customers this week. JDeveloper 11g Release 2 is a free IDE for Oracle customers, though it is based on proprietary code. JDeveloper is still focused on JDK 6, which is inline with the current deployment of Fusion middleware servers. “When Fusion middleware as a whole […]

From the ‘Why IPv6 Needs Work‘ files: If you’re a Linux user on IPv6 Day, I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you. The goods news is that Linux is as ready (if not more) than any other operating system platform. The bad news is that even though your operating system is […]

The new ASR 9922 and 9000v are the latest models in the ASR 9000 platform which Cisco first debuted in 2008. The new platforms expand scale and manageability with the ability to handle over 1900 routers. According to Cisco, THE ASR 9922 can handle up to 96 Terabits per second of throughput, though that’s not […]

While security fixes are always a major hallmark of a new stable Chrome release, so too are new features. With Chrome 12, Google is extending its Safe Browsing technology to downloads. Safe Browsing has been available as a phishing website detection technology since at least 2006 when it was first included in Firefox 2.0 Related […]

Network acceleration vendor Riverbed is well-known in the market for their Steelhead appliances. The company is now aiming to become known for its Whitewater storage gateways as well. The Whitewater appliances were first announced in November of 2010 and are now being expanded with new models and an updated operating system. The updated Whitewater portfolio […]

From the ‘Why Web Standards Seem Lame‘ files: I got a release this afternoon stating that the CSS 2.1 standard had been finalized. Yes, I did a double-take too. CSS 2.1 people! Here we are in 2011, the era of HTML5 and CSS 3 and the W3C is out with a release about CSS 2.1. […]

Technology innovation isn’t always just about the code. The people and processes behind code development are critical to technology innovation. IBM’s Rational division this week launched an updated product offering that helps enable the collaboration of stakeholders in the software development process. The new Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) release is an application lifecycle management (ALM) […]

At 5 PM PT/ 8 PM ET on June 7th (or 00:00:00 UTC on June 8), World IPv6 Day will start. It’s an event that will put hundreds of mainstream websites on IPv6 for the first time, as the world prepares for the transition to IPv6. The free pool of available IPv4 addresses was officially […]

HP has been pushing the idea of convergence for the past several years across various parts of its business. Today, HP is pushing convergence into the realm of servers and applications with new Converged Systems offerings. The new Converged Systems portfolio includes integrated hardware and software bundles called AppSystems that are intended to enable faster […]