Sunday, April 5, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 05/04/2009



MajescoMastek Introduces STG Electronic Bill Payment & Presentment Module
The solution can be used for single-billed or account-billed policies and also allows policyholders to manage their profiles online; pay by credit card, EFT or virtual check via a direct debit option; see and access prior invoices in PDF format; and view installment schedules and payment histories.
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PC Failures, PC Fixes: Troubleshooting Mysterious Problems
Our expert shares strategies for dealing with difficult-to-trace desktop computer problems stemming from Windows and hardware failures, electrical problems, and untrappable OS issues.
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Nintendo DSi Arrives On Store Shelves Sunday
Nintendo's latest gadget could evolve into a competitor of the iPod Touch, which is also a gaming platform and music and video player.
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Ubuntu Server To Offer Amazon-Compatible Cloud Capabilities
The April 30 release of Ubuntu Server also will have the ability to migrate KVM-based virtual machines.
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Verizon Unveils Music, App Stores
The carrier is taking a big swipe at Apple by offering downloadable music tracks and an over-the-air app store for its mobile phones.
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Lenovo Updates Pricing On Consumer Desktop, Laptops
Retail outlets expected to carry the new systems include Lenovo.com, Amazon.com, TigerDirect.com, Fry's, and Newegg.com.
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Info Tech Unemployment Tops 5%
It's the worst mark in five years, but the first-quarter IT job loss is smaller than those in both the third and fourth quarters of last year.
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Google Street View Car Blocked By Suspicious Villagers
Residents in the Buckinghamshire village of Broughton surrounded a car capturing Street View images on Google's behalf.
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Obama Hails U.S. Stimulus Effort Overseas
High-tech interests continue to push for aid back home, with energy, broadband, and IT health care programs expected to benefit.
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BGC Partners Re-commits to $100 Million IT Budget
The inter-dealer broker vows to maintain its current level of IT spending, will build a new data center in the U.K. this year.
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Microsoft Offers Windows Live Mobile App
The app lets Windows Mobile users get push Hotmail and provides tighter integration with other Windows Live services.
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RISE Launches Retirement Planning Solution for Financial Advisors
The marketing system is aimed at financial advisors seeking to educate, engage, and sell clients on retirement income solutions.
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Parallels' Workstation Virtualization Boosts 3D Graphic
The company boosts graphics performance by tapping Intel's Virtualization Technology for Direct input/output, or VT-d, found in Intel's new Xeon 5500 quad-core processors.
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Microsoft Issues PowerPoint Security Advisory
Microsoft said it's aware only of limited, targeted attempts to exploit this vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to execute code remotely.
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Samsung Plans Three Android Phones This Year
HTC, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Asus-Garmin also are committed to releasing Android-powered smartphones this year.
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Robot Theorizes, Proves Own Scientific Discoveries
"Adam" can conduct experiments and form hypotheses to explain the results.
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Super Talent To Offer PCI Express-Based SSDs
RAIDDrives will be available with up to 2 TB of storage in single-layer cell and multilayer cell flash memory.
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Web 2.0: Google's Ambition Beyond The Cloud
As Gears and caching in HTML5 converge, Google users can expect a wider range of applications, on computers and mobile devices, that can function offline.
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Indiana Farm Bureau Sees Java as a Bridge to New Policy Admin Technology
Tough times have made aggressive pursuit of new technologies less of a focus, and have put a premium on vendor stability.
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Google Pulls G1 Tethering Apps
The company yanked tethering apps from the Android Market because they violated T-Mobile's terms of service.
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Microsoft Plans Major Windows 7 Announcement
The software maker is preparing to disclose significant news about its next operating system.
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