Wednesday, April 15, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 15/04/2009



Citrix NetScaler adds Web 2.0 Push to cut data centre costs
Citrix Systems Inc. has integrated a new feature, Web 2.0 Push technology, into its NetScaler product line, designed to alleviate the heavy-lifting caused by resource-hungry online applications
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Green IT plans still a go, says Deloitte
The consulting giant said the economic downturn will not deter Canadian companies from following through on their green IT strategies. But according to an IDC Canada analyst, not enough green IT plans have even gotten off the ground yet
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Text mining taps into customer sentiment
When bad economic times are forcing some companies to scale back offerings, text mining can be a useful technology to ensuring the right products are cut, said a Forrester Research analyst. Text mining software vendor Clarabridge discusses the optimum data sources
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RBC mulls bill aggregation with Facebook
The financial institution has already won accolades for its e-billing system, but social media offers a brand new kind of opportunity. The VP of e-commerce architecture thinks out loud
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CygNet upgrade integrates geospatial data for oil and gas sector
Oil and gas customers of CygNet Software can integrate geographically and contextually accurate data from ESRI’s ArcGIS tool for incident management and other asset remote tracking functions. One analyst said the oil and gas sector’s need to cut costs is driving such a capability to the fore
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EMC’s data leak tool lets users make security decisions
RSA’s new Data Loss Prevention 7.0 Suite will allow security administrators to delegate security decisions to end-users, giving them better insight into security policies
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Turn on the cash tap: Supply chain dynamics and IT
Smart IT executives have always known that money and the supply chain are inseparably linked. When the ties between the financial and physical supply chain are supported within an optimal IT infrastructure, cash can be dramatically improved, even in tough times
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Conficker's first scam
Using one of the oldest tricks in the book, Conficker C downloads a fake antivirus program called Spyware Protect 2009 and hits victims for $49.95 a pop
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