Friday, January 16, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 16/01/2009


Windows 7 Beta Antivirus Packs Now Available
Three third-party vendors have released security software for Microsoft's new operating system.
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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Resigns
The new chairman is expected to be Julius Genachowski, who is slated to take over the reins of the agency after President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in as President next Tuesday.
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Salesforce Offers Pricing For Cloud-Computing Services
The company's partnership with Amazon lets customers connect to the online retailer's Elastic Compute Cloud service and Simple Storage Service.
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IBM Worker Survives US Airways River Crash
"We're going to have to get her a new laptop; hers is waterlogged," says company spokesman.
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Will Open Health Insurance Retail Store
Store will provide customers with personal, face-to-face help.
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Priority Health Rolls Out Web Tool for Physician Search
Find a Doctor will enable patients to find specialists, hospitals and healthcare providers.
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New Yahoo CEO To Get $19 Million In '09
Carol Bartz will receive a base salary of $1 million, an equity-and-cash payment, stock options, and a bonus of up to $4 million.
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BofA Furious with Merrill, Thain Over Losses
Bank of America executives were livid after uncovering heavy losses at Merrill Lynch as it prepared to complete its purchase of the Wall Street bank, the Financial Times said Thursday.
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Bank of America Obtains U.S. Aid for Merrill Deal
Bank of America will receive $20 billion in fresh government investments and a federal backstop against $118 billion of bad assets it holds to help it absorb Merrill Lynch, U.S. officials said on Friday.
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Discover Card Offers Mobile Management Service
The company is following in the footsteps of Visa and MasterCard by offering card holders the ability to manage their accounts with a cell phone.
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Detroit Auto Show 2009: Green Rules
Motor City carmakers GM and Ford are under pressure to produce hybrids and electric vehicles to compete with upstart carmakers out of Silicon Valley and China. Check out our photo gallery. car makers out of Silicon Valley and China. Check out our photo gallery.
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Mobile Internet To Grow Rapidly By 2010
The emerging markets will play a key role in the growth of the mobile Web, and integrating location could potentially make it lucrative.
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Mozilla Updates Firefox Tool Ubiquity
Version 1.5 includes command memory and command matching that functions similarly to the Firefox 3 "Awesome Bar."
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N.Y. Terminates $2 Billion Statewide Public Safety Network
The wireless network was planned to link public-safety agencies across the state from the tip of Long Island to Niagara Falls.
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Industry Faces Spikes in Check Processing Costs
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Ravello Solutions Acquires KLJ Computer Solutions Claims Management Technology
Acquisition gives Ravello ability to provide solutions for the entire insurance workflow spectrum.
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Just Price Solutions Launches Automated Web-based Process for Mortgage Modifications
Transparent process verifies data and identifies optimal load modification solutions.
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Bank Internasional Indonesia Goes Live with Nucleus Software’s FinnOne Solution
Bank uses FinnOne's Customer Acquisition Modules to automate loan processes.
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Lumigent Rolls Out AppGRC for PeopleSoft Financial Management
AppGRC solution is an automated GRC control application for Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management Solutions
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US Airways Web Site Fails Following Flight 1549 Crash
The airline has since posted a statement about the landing on a page dedicated to the incident in the Hudson River in New York City.
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SEC’s Schapiro Vows to Bring Tighter Regulations
At her confirmation hearing before the Senate, Schapiro said she is considering reversing major decisions under the Bush administration that have made it harder for SEC staff to bring enforcement cases.
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