Saturday, January 24, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 24/01/2009


10 Cloud Computing Predictions For 2009
More players will join Amazon, EMC/VMware, IBM, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce in the cloud this year, offering businesses ways to do more with less.
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Tech Buyers Vent About Vendor Satisfaction
Find out what IT buyers hate and love about their vendors -- and what they can do to build better relationships.
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How Winemaker Gallo Rates Its Tech Vendors
E & J. Gallo has a 12-point program aimed at getting IT buyers what they need.
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Buyers Grow Weary Of Vendor Hype
New technologies can be awfully tempting -- but hype and buzzwords are making many would-be customers' heads spin.
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Software Maintenance Fees: Time For This Model To Change?
The slow economy plus alternatives such as SaaS and open source could pressure vendors into offering lower-cost options.
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What's Next In Desktop Virtualization
Increased flexibility for users and improved security are expected benefits of a secure client virtual machine based on XenServer.
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Data-Loss Prevention Software Takes Security Up A Notch
Vendors offer more options for protecting data throughout its travels. We'll put their claims to the test.
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Global CIO: What CEOs Want From CIOs
Inspired leadership, customer-focused innovation, and a relentless business focus just about cover what CIOs need to bring to the table.
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Netbooks Finding A Home In The Office
HP takes aim at growing business market for small laptops.
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Practical Analysis: In Support Of Aligning IT With The Business
As IT seeks to make itself a key asset, there's no substitute for an intimate partnership with business partners.
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Startup Of The Week: Hiperwall
Hiperwall, which was derived from technology developed at UC Irvine, specializes in video walls, giant displays comprised of a dozen or more LCD monitors assembled together.
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Video Games Worsen Relationships
For example, the study found that involvement with risky behaviors like drinking and drug abuse rose with video-game playing time.
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Intel Denies Trying To Derail AMD Spin Off
The sparks started flying after the SEC disclosed AMD had received a formal letter from Intel requesting a meeting and the two companies need to enter negotiations.
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WiMax Forum Launches Global Roaming Program
The collaboration could help boost the rollout of WiMax as it enables customers to get service on multiple networks from different providers.
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RIM CEOs Face $80 Million Fine For Backdating
Canadian regulators are seeking a record fine against Research In Motion's leaders for a backdating scandal that netted them about $1.6 million each.
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White House Web Site Revisits Privacy Policy
Staffers address privacy concerns after a 1-by-1-pixel image file loaded by Web page code for tracking purposes is revealed.
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HP Releases Software Update For MediaSmart Home Server
The server supports Windows PCs and Apple Macs running Leopard using Apple Time Machine software.
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Phishing Doesn't Pay, Microsoft Finds
Lured by bad math and get-rich-quick pipe dreams into a life of cybercrime, those phishing for dollars confront a problem not unlike that faced by traditional anglers: too few fish in the sea.
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VeriSign Acquiring Certicom After RIM Bails
All three parties will be forced to engage in some fence mending because RIM's and Certicom's products are intertwined.
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Young TV Viewers Prefer Web Over DVRs
The percentage of Americans watching TV shows online has doubled since 2006.
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Trojan Steals Cash From Symbian Phones
A Trojan targeting Indonesian Symbian users hijacks the SMS system to transfer funds from the user's account to one held by criminals.
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Verizon Launches Touch-Screen VoIP Hub
For a monthly $34.99 service fee, users can get unlimited calls to the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
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Crisis Shouldn’t Stop Banks from Readying for Red Flags
Identity theft detection legislation may not require much in the way of IT spending for some banks.
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Fidelity Reportedly Selling India IT Operation
The recession is prompting many financial services companies to sell their India-based IT captives.
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Intel Chairman Barrett To Retire In May
Along with giving up his role as chairman, the 35-year Intel veteran plans to retire from the company's board, effectively ending all active management.
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