IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 17/04/2009

Friday, April 17, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 17/04/2009

Used IT gear: Good stuff cheap -- just not always
Used-tech gear can cost half of what new equipment sells for. But IT shops need to be careful about technology obsolescence, warranties, lack of documentation and the ability to get replacement parts.
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Google suffers several negative firsts in quarter
It took a worldwide recession to put the Google growth machine in reverse.

Appeals court blocks Internet streaming order in RIAA music piracy case
Acting on an appeal filed by the RIAA trade group, a panel of judges in Boston overturned a trial judge's decision to allow a hearing in a music piracy case to be streamed live over the Internet.
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Microsoft: The Internet needs more trust to grow
The Internet needs to be more trustworthy if it wants to grow, according to Microsoft's senior security executive, Scott Charney.

Opinion: Microsoft ads continue to defy logic
There is a big difference between the price of purchasing a computer and the cost of owning one. That's a distinction that Microsoft carefully dodges in its latest round of commercials, but I don't think Microsoft is fooling many people.

Google profit and revenue up in Q1
Google grew its profit and revenue in the first quarter despite a tough economic environment that is affecting spending on online advertising, the company's main revenue engine.

Fact-checking the fact-checkers
What's your first thought when someone spreads an e-mail around the office claiming that Oprah is giving away a million bucks or that your penny-pinching state will no longer send out reminders about driver's license renewals?

Federal cybersecurity review drawing to a close
A 60-day review of federal cybersecurity efforts that President Obama ordered in February is scheduled to end this week, although it's unclear when the findings will be publicly released.

Peeping into PostgreSQL

Need to probe your PostgreSQL database for some stats? Here are a few useful queries and as easy way to commit them to memory.

A Windows guru spends two weeks with a Mac

Windows expert Preston Gralla was challenged to work with Apple's MacBook Air for two weeks. Will he ever go back to a PC?

Cellcrypt secure VoIP heading to BlackBerry

Mobile voice encryption vendor Cellcrypt plans to offer BlackBerry software by the end of June.

Microsoft discloses ambitious security strategy

Microsoft Thursday began detailing a security strategy that will see it combine its identity management efforts with its Forefront security products built for clients, servers and the network edge.

Samsung, Dell provide data encryption for SSDs

Dell will offer self-encrypting Samsung SSDs with its Latitude line of laptops in the upcoming months.

Areas Where IT Is Still Investing

Title: Areas Where IT Is Still Investing
By Cal Slemp, Protiviti

DOJ: US government exceeded surveillance authority

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) exceeded its surveillance authority of U.S. residents under a far-reaching telephone and Internet communications wiretap program, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.

College student fights warrant seizing his computer

Boston College is finding itself in the middle of a controversy over its handling of a case involving a student who allegedly sent an e-mail claiming that a fellow student was gay and used a college computer network to change grades.

Black Hat 'supertalk' halted due to vendor concerns

The Black Hat security conference is full of drama again in Amsterdam with the last-minute cancellation of a presentation.

Researcher finds possible bug in Apple's iPhone

Famed Mac hacker Charlie Miller has found another possible security vulnerability in Apple's iPhone.

Building Bullet-Proof Security for SharePoint Portals

Tune in to this webcast and listen to experts from Burton Group and Oracle as they discuss technologies, best practices and real-world use cases.

Stealthy rootkit slides further under the radar

Thousands of Web sites have been rigged to deliver a powerful piece of malicious software that many security products may be unprepared to handle.

Solve Common PC Problems with Microsoft 'Fix Its'

Microsoft's Knowledge Base is a frequently frustrating and only sporadically useful resource. Recognizing this, Microsoft has created the Fix It Solution Center, which is home to over 100

Microsoft will/won't provide a public beta for Office 2010

In a span of two days, Microsoft officials reported that Office 2010 will and will not recieve public beta treatment during which a wide variety of testers would be able to give the code a go. Which one is the real answer?

Comcast, DirectTV pay telemarketing fines

Comcast and DirecTV have agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle separate charges that they violated the do-not-call provisions of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule, including calling consumers who asked not to be called again, the FTC said Thursday.

Intel rivals gang up to make mobile chips

Chip makers, including IBM, on Thursday announced a partnership to develop low-power chips for mobile devices.

Wall Street Beat: Earnings season so far shows signs of hope

As quarterly financial reports start to pour in from IT bellwethers like Google, Nokia and Intel, industry insiders are not worried so much about what happened last quarter as what's in store for the rest of the year.

Time Warner Cable nixes bandwidth caps

In the wake of a customer backlash, Time Warner Cable said Thursday that it was shutting down bandwidth cap trials for its Internet services.

H-1B demand falls short of supply

Fewer companies filed petitions for H-1B visas this year as the economic recession continues to threaten U.S. jobs and shrink the demand for foreign talent.

Microsoft commercials are doing the job

If you're in the business of selling Microsoft, or any sort of Microsoft-based hardware--and that makes up a pretty big majority of resellers--I don't think you're in danger of going out of business any time soon. The new set of Microsoft television commercials are a hit, and Windows 7 is going to once and for all put the Vista stigma to rest.

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