iFolder 3.8 is out. Download it from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/ifolder/files/.

On November 11, 2009, HP and 3Com Corporation announced that they signed a definitive agreement for HP to acquire 3Com, a leading provider of networking switching, routing, and security solutions. The acquisition would create an innovative, networking leader that will transform the networking industry with a global reach.
The acquisition would create a robust set of end-to-end networking solutions in a $40B market. It would combine HP ProCurve networking strengths in the LAN edge with 3Com strengths in Core switching. 3Com would also offer the opportunity to add a leading security offering with its TippingPoint business.

The combination of HP and 3Com would offer customers a superior networking alternative.  Together, the combined businesses would provide customers with a comprehensive set of enterprise-class solutions based on open, industry standards and innovative technology that simplifies the network, delivers best-in-class price-performance, and improves IT service delivery capabilities.

With the addition of 3Com, HP expects to become the #2 enterprise networking vendor worldwide and significantly strengthens HP’s position in one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, China. HP also plans to build upon 3Com’s presence in China to fuel continued innovation.

The enhanced networking solutions would leverage the capabilities of the largest technology company in the world (#1 in servers, #1 in storage) and its global reach (extensive worldwide customer relationships, 154,000 partners) to deliver better business outcomes to the full spectrum of customers, from Fortune 100 enterprises to small businesses.
The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2010.
Customer value

With the addition of 3Com, HP would deliver a comprehensive and innovative set of enterprise-class networking solutions that simplify the network, drive best-in-class price-performance at the lowest total cost of ownership, and transform the network from a connectivity tool to a business enabler.
HP, with a focus on purposeful innovation based on open, industry standards, enables customers to break free from the limitations imposed by expensive, rigid, and proprietary networking infrastructure. This not only reduces acquisition and operations costs but also creates flexibility for customers to deploy best-in-class solutions—which include market-leading partners.

The enhanced networking solutions would further accelerate HP’s next generation data center architecture strategy, the HP Converged Infrastructure architecture. Underpinned by the robust, end-to-end HP networking offerings, the HP Converged Infrastructure helps customers rebalance their innovation-operations/maintenance ratio, makes adminstrators more productive, enables faster time to value, improves service levels, and increases capacity utilization, all leading to an IT environment that adapts to the most demanding needs and delivers better business outcomes.

According to market research firm Net Applications, Internet Explorer had roughly 67 percent of the worldwide browser market in August, while the Mozilla foundation’s Firefox had 23 percent and Apple Inc’s Safari browser had 4 percent. This was true on Aug 2009.

Mozilla Foundation released the latest version of the well known web browser, Firefox 3.5.2. The new version addresses several critical security vulnerabilities. Among the stability improvements, it also brings proper ICC profiles rendering. Private browsing mode is included along with open video format support already built in.

To test the new open video format support in Firefox, check out : http://openvideo.dailymotion.com/en

Under Terms, Printronix Will Acquire From TallyGenicom AG Intellectual Property and Sales Distribution Rights for All TallyGenicom Line Matrix and Laser Printer, Supplies and Consumables Business While TallyGenicom AG Retains All Intellectual Property and Worldwide Sales Distribution Rights for Serial Matrix, Inkjet and Thermal Printers, Supplies and Consumables Business.

Under the terms of the agreement, Printronix will acquire intellectual property from TallyGenicom AG as well as worldwide sales distribution rights for all TallyGenicom line matrix and laser technologies, including printers, supplies and consumables. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval. In addition, TallyGenicom AG retains all intellectual property and worldwide distribution rights for the TallyGenicom serial-matrix, inkjet and thermal technologies, which includes printers and options, supplies and consumables. TallyGenicom AG will continue to resell TallyGenicom-branded line matrix and laser products purchased from Printronix, and Printronix will resell serial matrix products purchased from TallyGenicom AG.

The companies entered into this agreement after TallyGenicom lodged objections to Printronix’s March 23, 2009 acquisition of certain assets of TallyGenicom LP, as prescribed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Today’s announcement resolves all disputes between Printronix and TallyGenicom AG.

Distributors, resellers and end-user customers of TallyGenicom-branded products can purchase products from their existing TallyGenicom reseller or by contacting Printronix’s global sales offices:

–  United States: +1 800-665-6210
–  Europe, Middle East, & Africa: +33 (0) 1 46 25 19 00

Customers wishing to contact TallyGenicom AG may call +49 (0) 731 20 75 0

Japan’s Toshiba Corp. will enter the Blu-ray DVD market, more than a year after it gave up on its own next-generation format that failed to gain industry support, a report said.

The media-electronics conglomerate will launch Blu-ray products as early as this year, a complete reversal of its position over the high-density DVD standard, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper said.

Toshiba had promoted its “HD DVD format”, pitting itself against the Blu-ray system developed by Sony and its partners, in a competition characterised as a re-run of the VHS-Betamax battle in video cassette tapes in the late 1970s.

Major Hollywood studios with vast movie back catalogues sided with Blu-ray, which then dominated the key Japanese market.

The move pushed Toshiba to concede defeat and give up on promoting HD DVD in early 2008, in an echo of Sony’s Betamax setback a generation ago.

Computer security firm Sophos issued a warning about an Internet virus transmitted from a mass email claiming to contain secret songs and photos of Michael Jackson.

The email comes with the subject “Remembering Michael Jackson” and is sent from “sarah@michaeljackson.com”, Sophos said in a statement sent by its Asia office in Singapore.

It tells recipients that an attached file titled “Michael songs and pictures.zip” contains secret songs and photos of the pop music icon, who died of a heart attack in the United States on June 25.

Sophos warned computer users not to open the attachment.

“By opening the attachment, computer users are exposed to infection. Once infected, a computer will begin automatically spreading the worm onto other Internet users,” Sophos said.

“Besides spreading via email, Sophos experts note that the malware is also capable of spreading as an Autorun component on USB memory sticks.”

Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant at Sophos, said many computer users are likely to be tempted to open the attachment because of the feverish interest in the King of Pop’s sudden death.

“But sensible computer users should by now be well aware that cybercriminals will be quick to exploit news events to spread malware and spam,” he said.

“Anyone who receives this email should delete it immediately to save themselves the embarrassment of infecting their email contacts.”

Moblin, short for mobile Linux, is an open source project focused on developing software for Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) and other new categories of devices such as netbooks and nettops. Intel launched the Moblin.org site in July 2007 and significantly updated the site in April 2008 with the launch of the Intel Atom processor family at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. A custom SDK is also available on the site. The Moblin 2 OS was specifically designed to run on an Intel Atom processor in a netbook. In April 2009 Intel turned Moblin over to the Linux Foundation. Watch the below video for an introduction to the new beta version :

Computer chipmaker Intel has been fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.

The Santa Clara, California-based company dominated the 22-billion-euro (30-billion-dollar) market for the ubiquitous x86 CPUs with a 70-percent share during the more than five years it was accused of breaking EU antitrust rules.

“Intel has harmed millions of European consumers by deliberately acting to keep competitors out of the market for computer chips for many years,” EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said.

“Such a serious and sustained violation of the EU’s antitrust rules cannot be tolerated,” she added.

The commission said Intel had used wholly or partially hidden rebates to get PC makers such as Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and NEC to buy all or almost all their CPU supplies from Intel instead of US rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

“Naturally, the commission favours strong, vigorous price competition, including by dominant firms,” Kroes told reporters in Brussels.

“However, Intel went beyond normal price competition by giving rebates to computer manufacturers on the condition that they bought all, or almost all, of their CPUs from Intel.”

Intel general counsel Bruce Sewell defended the rebates, arguing that computer makers approach the company seeking reductions and stressing that “there is no evidence that we were pricing below cost.”

EU antitrust regulators also accused Intel of paying computer manufacturers to halt or put off the launch of products containing microchips competing with Intel’s x86.

In addition, Intel allegedly paid a major electronic retailer, chain store MediaMarkt, to stock computers equipped with its chips.

Intel has announced that it will appeal against the verdict.