Friday, April 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 03/04/2009



Symbian Foundation Launches Beta Program
The group is picking up steam with new partners and a beta Web site where developers can check out the upcoming open source Symbian.
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Xerox Offers Paper-To-Digital Document System
The DocuShare Virtual Filing System comprises assessment services to build a conversion strategy, scanning technology, software and user training.
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Unused 700MHz Spectrum Should Go To Public Safety
Verizon Communications' CEO Ivan Seidenberg suggests state and local public safety agencies could work with local network providers to create the robust interoperable system.
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IBM-Sun Deal 'In Final Stages'
Big Blue is reportedly closing in on acquisition of its smaller rival.
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Start-Up Bank Turns Money Away
First Foundation Bank tells BS&T that, despite the crisis, it rejected "excess" funding at opening.
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Vertafore Partners with RatchetSoft
Vertafore has signed a reseller agreement with RatchetSoft to increase integration capabilities of its ImageRight solution.
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VoIP Providers Call On EU To Ensure Free Access
The appeal was sparked by news that German mobile operator T-Mobile did not allow customers to use the Skype application on the iPhone.
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I Bankers on Fast Track—to Teaching
Both the UK and US try to find new homes for investment bankers and others who have lost finance jobs.
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Industry Reacts to Federal Insurance Regulation Bill
Insurance industry associations argue the benefits or drawbacks of federal regulation, optional federal charter and the priority of addressing systemic risk over shortcomings of the existing state-based regulatory regime.
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Global CIO: Global Supply Chains And The CIO
In these challenging economic times, the right decisions can wring significant savings out of supply chain operations, and forward-looking CIOs are in an ideal position to help companies grab those savings.
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AIG Closes Two Asset Sales
Sales of AIG Life of Canada and Hartford Steam Boiler total approximately $1 billion.
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Google Could Be In Talks To Buy Twitter
Twitter's co-founder Biz Stone said in March that the free microblogging service company was eager to partner with other companies, but was not considering a merger or buyout.
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RBS to Cut More Jobs, Wants End to "Public Flogging"
Royal Bank of Scotland will cut more jobs, Chairman Philip Hampton warned as he called for an end to "public flogging" of the state-rescued bank over its past mistakes.
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Sierra Releases 3G Modem For Verizon
The modem can double as a removable storage drive, and customers can use Verizon's 3G network without having to sign up for a long-term contract.
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Web 2.0: iPhone Steering Future Of Mobile Apps
The success of the iPhone and iTunes App Store has given some developers a great opportunity and put others behind a wall.
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Twitter Testing Search
Features being planned include the ability to save a search keyword or phrase and have it as a link on the home page sidebar.
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Sony Unveils Camcorder With GPS
The HDR-TG5V receiver automatically adjusts the camcorder's clock to the proper time zone and shows the current location on the LCD map display.
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RIM Earnings Jump For Fourth Quarter
The company beat analysts' expectations by posting a $518 million net profit thanks to the success of handsets like the touch-screen BlackBerry Storm.
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Verizon: Too Many Mobile Operating Systems
CEO McAdam's remarks triggered speculation among CTIA Wireless show attendees about which operating systems would survive.
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Financial Services Consortium Launches Biometrics Initiative
The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) announced the launch of an initiative aimed at enabling the financial services industry to gain a better understanding of how biometric technologies can be used to combat fraud across all delivery channels.
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AT&T Launches 'Apps Beta' Program
The program will let application developers test their programs and receive feedback before they're released to the public.
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AMD, Nvidia Launch Dueling Graphics Cards
The ATI Radeon HD 4890 and the GeForce GTX 275 sell for less than $260 and are aimed at PC gamers.
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Amazon Web Services Launches MapReduce Beta
Open-source Hadoop clusters running on Amazon EC2 promise scalable services for data-intensive computing.
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Deutsche Telekom Restricts Skype On iPhone
The stance of T-Mobile's parent company, which has the exclusive right to market the iPhone in Germany, differs from other iPhone service providers in the U.S. and U.K.
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Opera Teams Up With Ford, Virgin Mobile
The company is getting its browser on multiple cell phones, as well as Ford's enterprise-grade in-car computer system.
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