The move to HTML5 will enable a whole host of new Web applications, but could also create new challenges for enterprise security professionals, according to security firm Sophos.

In its security predictions for 2012, Sophos identifies new Web and networking technologies — such as HTML5 — as one of the major security risks for the year ahead. While these technologies introduce some impressive new capabilities that are exciting for rich Web application development, they also introduce new attack vectors, the company explained.

HTML5 removes the need for most of the add-ons, because it is a more sophisticated language and comes with a full database that enables users to store gigabytes of information. So, for example, you can do full-frame animation, 3D virtual reality, or store applications inside the browser.

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Microsoft reminded everyone with some stats on its cloud computing progress and updates to Office 365 and SkyDrive. However, beneath today's announcements there are signs of drought, with only a small number of enterprises embracing Microsoft's cloud.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company is enhancing both services and has broadened availability, 22 more countries includes Argentina, Iceland, Indonesia, South Africa and Taiwan — for Office 365. SkyDrive gets a modern makeover, including HTML5 enhancements that are in line with broader Microsoft development objectives for Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8.

But Microsoft isn't a cloud company like Google, which profits from what it and third-parties sell around services like search. Microsoft sells software. Think of Microsoft's cloud quite literally — rain falling to the earth and evaporating into the sky. Office 365 and SkyDrive depend at least in some way on desktop software, which utility they extend to the cloud and return to users.

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Adobe Systems has released Wallaby, a new experimental tool that converts simple Flash games and animations into HTML5.

The free, cross-platform desktop application from Adobe Labs, makes transforming Adobe Flash files, which Apple rejects from the App Store, into HTML5, so that it is readable on “devices that do not support the Flash runtimes”. It turns Flash Professional files into HTML5 code, which can then be edited using any text editor or authoring tool like Dreamweaver.

"Adobe’s goal is to support our customers with whatever tools they need to get their creative content onto any device," said Tom Barclay, senior product manager for Flash Professional at Adobe, when asked for a comment. "We look forward to the user feedback about the code they’re generating with Wallaby and the use cases for which they end up using Wallaby. We believe Flash is the best long-term solution for things like games, video and RIAs where high levels of interactivity are required. And we believe HTML5 is just as imperative for things like banner ads, especially for devices such as iPad and iPhone." Read the rest of this entry »

Adobe, the American computer software giant, has dominated Photograph & Graphics market for a dozen years. According to record on June this year, Adobe estimated that more than 95% of computers worldwide have Flash Player installed on June 2010; however, the media giant is struggling in rough year for it’s losing in the booming mobile market and the Apple’ abandon on iPad, iPhone and new MacBook Air.

Earlier this year, Adobe has acknowledged a "critical" security flaw in its Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player software which enables hackers to take control of affected computer systems. Flash Player has been banned from iPhone and iPad on April 2010. Steve Jobs described Flash Player as the "number-one reason that Macs crash," a "closed system" that "uses too much power," and a "100% proprietary" technology that generally "falls short." Microsoft Corp also echoed archrival Apple Inc in criticizing Adobe Systems Inc's widely used Flash multimedia software. On “Back-to-Mac” conference last week, Steve Jobs' well-known distaste for Adobe Flash on mobile devices extended to the new released MacBook Air. Between 2008 and 2009, Adobe’s revenue slides from $3.580 billion to $2.946, and its revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 was $943.0 million. On October 7th, the company’s stock hit a 52-week low. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft introduced the first Beta version of Internet Explorer 9 recently, it waspleasant surprise that IE browser had great changes after a long silence, it had a new look, and had substantial increase in performance, even in GPU hardware acceleration also reached the best level of the industry. After see a lot kinds of news about IE9, many users want to have a try. But for many users who have not personally experienced IE9 Beta version, they can first understand what the eye-catching functions of it are. Here are five characteristics of IE9, you can know first.

1．It uses new JavaScript engine, and it is to give the feeling of flying. It collaborative computing power optimization, compiles and run faster!
2. GPU hardware acceleration-yes, it really came. IE9 will fully support HTML5 GPU hardware acceleration, it greatly improve the speed of the browser.
3. "Existence" of significance, is to allow users to "ignore". IE9 bringing a new user interface-simple, clear, effective and as simple as possible.
4. It is the site, but it is also a Windows 7 program. It uses the latest Application Programming Interface to make seamless integration of Windows 7.
5. Compatibility mode, bring greater flexibility. IE9 allows developer to select the mode when browsing to ensure the compatibility and the web site upgrade flexibility.