IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 05/03/2009

Thursday, March 5, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 05/03/2009

Virtualization for the rest of us
As the virtualization wave washes over datacenter after datacenter, it almost seems that small businesses have been left high and dry. And with licenses for enterprise-grade server virtualization solutions costing tens of thousands of dollars, who could fault a business with only five or six servers for taking a pass?
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Blackberry App Store Sets Recession-Defying Prices
The service, previously known as App Center, will offer BlackBerry owners an easier way to buy and install new applications on their phones, similar to Apple's popular App Store for iPhones.

Cebit previews 'smart' bathrooms of the future
In just a few years if you forget to brush your teeth, you may get a gentle reminder -- from your bathroom mirror.

Fixing The Software Industry's Productivity Problem
Back in October, 2008 I wrote an article for CIO.com entitled, " How Better Software Can Save the World." In the article I expressed my amazement and frustration over the tragically flawed methods used to produce software.

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White House changes course, appoints its first federal CIO
President Obama selected Vivek Kundra, CTO of the District of Columbia, as the federal government's first CIO.

Kindle For iPhone E-Book Software
Amazon Kindle electronic books have been restricted to Amazon's own Kindle e-book reader--until now. The Kindle for iPhone application (free as of 3/4/09) is a welcome addition to the Kindle universe, one that broadens the possibilities for Kindle books. However, the app has some surprising limitations: It lacks an integrated Kindle Storefront gateway--the signature feature and strength of Kindle 2--and it doesn't support Kindle blog content, or magazine and newspaper subscriptions.

Taiwan DRAM bailout leads to creation of single company
Taiwan plans to merge its indebted DRAM memory chip makers into a single company called Taiwan Memory Co. in an attempt to stem losses and prevent loan defaults that could further harm the island's banking sector.

Analysts: Mac buyers still pay more than PC buyers for same hardware 'guts'
Apart from 'Windows or Linux?' nothing will start an argument in a bar full of techies quicker than, 'Which hardware gives you more bang for the buck, Mac or PC?'

WD offers 8TB version of ShareSpace network storage
Western Digital (WD) has announced an 8 terabyte (TB) version of its ShareSpace network storage appliance. It's priced at $1700.

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GPG Fundamentals

If you're ever tempted to send encrypted messages to a particular recipient but have never used PGP, you might be happy to learn that it's not all that hard to get started. Enter GnuPG and a handful of gpg commands!

Desktop Linux: Ready for the mainstream

Governments and major businesses can adopt Linux for many users, rather than pay the high costs of Vista or Windows 7

Spotify leaks personal data

Users who signed up before December 19th, 2008 urged to change their passwords.

FTC warns of bogus economic stimulus sites

Some Web sites appearing to offer free government grants tied to a recently passed economic stimulus package can end up bilking unwary consumers out of more than $1,000, the FTC said Wednesday.

Control unauthorized app usage without upping costs

"Our IT department has identified a potential issue with shared account usage in our applications. Can we control unauthorized usage or will we need to replace the apps? We want to avoid that cost if at all possible."

Security vendor Dr. Web combines mobile, desktop AV

Russian security company Dr. Web is offering its latest security product for Windows Mobile free to subscribers of its Enterprise Suite 4.4 product.

Certgate unveils encryption SD cards for mobiles

German company Certgate has released versions of an SD card that encrypts data on Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphones and e-mail on BlackBerry devices.

Judge kicks notorious spammer off Facebook

A federal judge in San Jose, California, has ordered convicted spammer Sanford Wallace to stay away from Facebook.

IBM looks to secure Internet banking with USB stick

IBM's Zurich research laboratory has developed a USB stick that the company says can ensure safe banking transactions even if a PC is riddled with malware.

Russian password-cracking software discounted

Russian security vendor Elcomsoft is offering a 20 percent discount for law enforcement and government agencies for some of its password-cracking software.

Microsoft releases Vista SP2 RC to public

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday quietly launched the release candidate of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to the general public, making good on a promise from last week.

Microsoft makes its case for Windows 7 in the enterprise

Weeks after making its case for why enterprises should dump Windows XP for Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp. talked up the merits of its upcoming operating system, Windows 7, for large businesses.

Amazon EC2 Europe now has Windows, SQL Server

Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) now supports Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server in its European region, Amazon announced Tuesday.

Cebit organizers mum on visitor numbers

Top executives of Deutsche Messe say they are pleased with the first few days of Cebit 2009 but won't disclose visitor numbers at the clearly smaller event.

Bathrooms become smarter with touch screens

In just a few years if you forget to brush your teeth, you may get a gentle reminder -- from your bathroom mirror.

HP launches new support software, printers for SMBs

HP announced new products to help SMBs save money, including printers and software that improves remote support services.

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