Salesforce, the pillow maker and the $125,000 AmEx bill

Google pays record $31K bounty for Chrome bugs LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' ITworld Today April 29, 2013 Share this email Salesforce, the pillow maker and the $125,000 AmEx bill Salesforce.com, a pillow manufacturer and an employee of the pillow maker are caught up in a complex three-way legal battle, with a $125,000 American Express bill and an allegedly failed software implementation at the center of the dispute. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Google pays record $31K bounty for Chrome bugs 2. LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' 3. McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw 4. Google to discontinue Meebo social toolbar in favor of Google+ 5. LivingSocial gets hacked, 50 million users told to reset passwords 6. Google Fiber divides users into 'the fast' and 'the furious' 7. HP ships $169 Slate 7 Android tablet 8. Moves, mistakes prove Steve Jobs era at Apple over, say analysts Resource compliments of: VMware Innovation Awards Showcase Your Company's Leadership Share your story and gain recognition for your leadership. Nominations are now being accepted for the first annual VMware Innovation Awards, produced by Computerworld. Categories include: Cloud, Mobility, Software-Defined Data Center, Transforming the Workforce with New Tech. Learn more. Google pays record $31K bounty for Chrome bugs Rewards European researcher with $31,336 payment for reporting three vulnerabilities in JavaScript 3-D API. READ MORE LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'The Java Tutorial' Enter now! The drawing ends April 30. READ MORE McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document is opened. READ MORE Google to discontinue Meebo social toolbar in favor of Google+ Google plans to shut down in June the Meebo Bar for receiving and sharing personalized content from websites in favor of Google+ tools for interaction between websites and users. READ MORE White Paper: Phoenix NAP Eliminate Virtualization Management Challenges This whitepaper will explore the hard realities of cloud computing and will seek to provide insight into what large and small enterprises should look to as they begin their quest for increased cost savings and reduced capital expenditures. Learn more. LivingSocial gets hacked, 50 million users told to reset passwords More than 50 million users of the daily deals site LivingSocial are being asked to reset their passwords after hackers attacked the company's servers and potentially made off with personal data. READ MORE Google Fiber divides users into 'the fast' and 'the furious' Google's Fiber project in in Kanas City, Austin and Provo shows that very high Internet speeds are possible in the U.S., but nobody except Google is working to make it happen. READ MORE HP ships $169 Slate 7 Android tablet Hewlett-Packard on Friday started shipping its $169.99 Slate 7 tablet with Android 4.1, which signals the company's reentry into the consumer tablet market after the TouchPad imploded in 2011. READ MORE Moves, mistakes prove Steve Jobs era at Apple over, say analysts Apple is clearly not Steve Jobs' company any longer. READ MORE Webcast: Oracle and Intel An Appliance that Puts Oracle within Reach Business users increasingly demand 24x7 availability of their data while IT departments face the challenge of ensuring maximum availability while operating with limited budgets. Learn More BOOK GIVEAWAY April is coming to a close. Enter the book drawings today! The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 5th Edition Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes DON'T MISS... Ahead of their time: 9 technologies that came too soon Your technology skills have a two year half-life and 6 ways to stay current 10 essential geek skills LinkedIn makeover for developers 20 historic tech sounds you may have forgotten BOOK GIVEAWAY   April's books are here. Enter today for your chance to win! The Java Tutorial: A Short Course on the Basics, 5th Edition Google Drive & Docs In 30 Minutes Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2013 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **