Saturday, May 23, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 23/05/2009



Parliament to start working on anti-malware law next month
Action on Ottawa's long-awaited legislation is expected to begin shortly by the Industry committee. A group representing ISPs, a Liberal critic and a lawyer for Bell Canada suggest only small changes are needed, indicating it could be law by the end of the year.
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Digital Universe expands, storage spending shrinks
An EMC Corp.-sponsored research report by IDC Ltd. estimates that 487 billion gigabytes of digital information was created globally in 2008, a volume set to explode at a rate of 30 per cent year-over-year in Canada. The role that data management policies play in handling that growth
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Are you overconfident in dealing with Web 2.0 threats?
As C-level executives finally come around on Web 2.0 usage, many security admins continue to lag behind the threats it will bring, according to Websense. Plus, why Info-Tech says security vendors are missing a key issue in the debate
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Fortinet packs enterprise security into a small business box
Fortinet’s new stand-alone devices provide enterprise-grade network security to telecommuters, branch offices and small businesses – tackling multiple threats on a budget.
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Texas court orders Microsoft to pay Toronto firm $200 million
A Texas court rules in favour of i4i over allegations that Microsoft has infringed on several patents held by the Toronto-based XML content development firm
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ISPs to CRTC: stop Bell from throttling now
The Canadian Association of Internet Providers is demanding the federal regulator overturn its decision last year to allow Bell Canada to throttle Internet traffic in the name of fairness to subscribers. Otherwise, it argues, the outcome of upcoming public hearings on traffic management "is a done deal."
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Intel pushes back quad-core launch
Much-delayed Tukwila, the first new Itanium chip since Montecito in 2006, was promised for the middle of this year. It now won't see the light of day to early 2010
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IT leaders take the easy way out when making cuts
Enterprise IT is quick to scrap hardware and infrastructure spending, but slow on the trigger when it comes to staffing and IT service cuts, an Info-Tech analyst says. Find out why IT decision makers should better scrutinize their in-house cost management priorities
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Crystal Reports EULA causing training headaches
Independent trainers and courseware providers argue licensing changes are putting them out of business. Why enterprises should read user licences carefully
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Layoff of 6,000 looms as HP revenues fall
Computer industry bellwether Hewlett-Packard becomes the latest technology vendor to resort to layoffs in order to cut cost. Over the next 12 months HP will let go of about two per cent of its workforce
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