Thursday, January 1, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 01/01/2009



Microsoft's 3 great '08 Mistakes

Here are three Microsoft stumbles from the past year that will put more pressure on the company to survive and thrive in 2009
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Year In Review: Thin clients get boost from desktop virtualization
The push by vendors behind desktop virtualization offerings shed a new light on the traditional thin client model last year
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Budget constraints might hamper DNS security
With the year coming to a close, DNS experts worry that security projects aimed at fixing critical flaws with take a backseat to cost-cutting measures
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Top 10 tech stories of 2008
Here, not necessarily in order of importance, is our pick for top 10 technology stories of the year
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Year in review: Comings and goings
Playing musical chairs at the top of the corporate ladder in the IT industry in 2008. Who left, who arrived, and what it means
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Year in review: The public sector and Web 2.0
Social networking technologies were on governments' radar in 2008. Plus privacy, security, and the strange case of the jailed network admininstrator
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Top 5 IT predictions that'll never happen
By now, you're probably sick of all sorts of journalists telling you what to expect in 2009. Here's a sort of antidote
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Nortel bankruptcy might be a good idea: UBS
A financial expert from UBS said the Canadian telecom equipment maker might be smart to forego a $100 million interest payment due next month. The manufacturer has already announced it plans to cut costs by laying off 1,300 and selling its metro Ethernet division
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Stimulus package could boost IT job prospects
The outlook for IT jobs in 2009 may not be as bad as it seems. In fact, a US federal economic package might even create new positions, according to analysts
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'09 IT predictions
A limping economy, leaping iPhone sales, a strident White House IT agenda and more. Some predictions of things to look out for in the coming year
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