Saturday, January 17, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 17/01/2009


Europe charges Microsoft with abuse of monopoly again
Microsoft was formally charged with monopoly abuse by Europe's top antitrust authority, the European Commission, over the way it bundles the Internet Explorer browser with Windows.


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Obama plans to keep his BlackBerry
President-elect Barack Obama told CNN today he had a plan to "hang onto" his beloved BlackBerry, but did not explain how he would overcome legal and security concerns.

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United Nations looks to SAP for ERP system
The United Nations confirmed that it is negotiating a possible deal for an ERP deployment with SAP, although a contract has yet to be finalized.


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What your computer's drive will look like in 5 years
Solid-state disk drive makers have been fitting their hardware inside hard drive forms in recent years to better adapt to current desktop and laptop architectures.


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Update: EU hits Microsoft with new antitrust charges
Microsoft said today that European Union regulators have filed preliminary charges against the company, saying it broke antitrust laws by including its Internet Explorer browser with the Windows operating system.

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Two big, bad botnets gone, but replacements step up, says researcher
While the shutdown of a California Web hosting company eradicated several prominent botnets last year, others have now stepped up to fill the gaps, a security researcher said today.

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Q&A: Barrett says time is right to close digital divide
Intel's chairman talks about the effort to raise living standards in developing countries, as well as Intel's Classmate PC and whether he misses his day-to-day role managing Intel.


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Unprecedented live streaming video during inaugural will tax Internet
Carriers and Internet traffic monitors expect no widespread Internet outages or regional network outages on Inauguration Day.

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Patent firm seeks to bar Nokia, RIM and Palm from importing handhelds
The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to investigate a complaint filed by a Texas-based patent-holding company that is seeking to bar five handheld makers from importing devices into the U.S.


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'Amazing' worm attack infects 9 million PCs
Calling the scope of the attack 'amazing,' security researchers at F-Secure today said that 6.5 million Windows PCs have been infected by the 'Downadup' worm in the last four days.

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