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eCRM Guide: "EMC says the company has a new strategy for distributing, integrating and supporting the Apache Hadoop open-source software."

EMC, the world's biggest maker of data storage computers, on Thursday said that its security division has been hacked, and that the intruders compromised a widely used technology for preventing computer break-ins.

TechRights: "Summary: The BSA is losing key members, so there is some explaining to do"

ZDNet: "When I first read a story that CPTN Holdings-a Microsoft-led group that also includes Apple, EMC, and Oracle–was no longer in the running to buy 882 of Novell's patents, I knew the story couldn't be right."

eCRM Guide: "Greenplum is built on the open source PostgreSQL database and commodity hardware, giving the company a pricing edge over competitors.

It also developed its own MapReduce technology after initially looking at Hadoop."

Computerworld: "The Iomega StorCenter ix4-200d NAS server, based on EMC's AX line of low-end arrays, runs on Linux and can be set up in in a few minutes via four mouse clicks, according to the company."

On Tuesday, EMC's Iomega division announced a series of free upgrades to its StorCenter ix2 NAS appliance, adding PC-less BitTorrent downloads, remote access, and improved Mac support.