Saturday, July 11, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 11/07/2009



Free Operating Systems That Aren't Linux
We look beyond the traditional open source OS of choice to other free options such BSD, OpenSolaris, HaikuOS, ReactOS, and PureDarwin.
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Google Chrome OS: Web Platform To Rule Them All
With Chrome OS, Google aims to make the Web the primary platform for software development.
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Cyber Attack Code Starts Killing Infected PCs
Infected computers participating in the distributed denial of service attack on U.S. government and South Korean Web sites are set to destroy their own data.
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Online Banking Via Mobile Devices Growing
Mobile banking is taking off thanks to the widespread adoption of smartphones and access to 3G networks, says report.
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T-Mobile Looks To Android In Battle With iPhone
The carrier has an early lead with its G1 and forthcoming myTouch 3G Android handsets and will take a stronger role in developing and preloading applications on its mobile devices.
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Microsoft Bing Grows, But Not Enough
Google remained the overwhelming favorite among search engines with 74.04 percent of the market in June. Yahoo, Microsoft, and Ask.com lagged far behind.
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Google Puts You On The Map
You should probably know where you are. But in case you don't, you can now find out using Google Maps' new My Location service.
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Broadcom Drops Emulex Acquisition Effort
An offer of $912 million from Broadcom wasn't enough to move the Fibre Channel storage networking products vendor.
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Peer-to-Patent Program Stops Accepting Applications
Under the joint pilot program by the Center for Patent Innovation and the USPTO, patent applicants volunteered their submissions to undergo peer review.
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Sprint To Require Wi-Fi In Future BlackBerrys
The third-largest U.S. carrier has not announced a deadline for compliance, but is planning to release a version of the Blackberry Tour with Wi-Fi in 2010.
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MapInfo v10 Designed to Boost Operational Efficiency
Industry analysis and customer feedback has powered enhancements to MapInfo Professional to support reduced risk, cost savings, greater ease-of-use and enhanced data access, according to Pitney Bowes Business Insight.
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Apple's App Store Marks First Anniversary
In its first year, the online app shop has inspired online application vending for Google's Android, RIM's BlackBerry, Nokia's S60, Palm's webOS, and Windows Mobile devices.
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Citi Makes Global Electronic Trading Push
Now that it has knit the Lava, ATD and Options Market Maker platforms together with its dark pool, Citi is taking its electronic trading platform to Europe, Asia and beyond.
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Mathias On Mobility: The 3 Grand Challenges
Mobility is rooted in compromise. This has led to the three grand challenges of mobility, involving device size, energy requirements, and management needs.
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Up.time 5 Monitors VMWare Physical, Virtual Assets
Software tracks virtual machine growth and deployment, helping IT managers avoid VM sprawl.
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AIG To Pay More Executive Bonuses July 15 - Source
American International Group is preparing to pay next week millions of dollars more in bonuses to dozens of corporate executives, a source familiar with the development said.
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Senate Allocates $3.3 Billion In IT Funds For VA
Much of the money would go toward electronic medical records projects at the Veterans Administration.
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Vizioncore UpGrades VMware ESX Backup Tool
vRanger Pro 4.0 has been redesigned with broader virtual machine data protections built into it.
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Science Dims In American Public's View
Only 27 percent of Americans polled believe that science, medicine, and technology are America's greatest achievements -- a 20% drop over a decade, study finds.
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Argo Group Makes Executive Appointments
Kevin D. Silva will head human resources, Michael Fusco will serve as chief actuary, and Bernhard H. Scheifele has been named chief risk officer.
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Apple Files For More iPhone Patents
Future iPhones may have facial recognition, object recognition, and text message filtering capabilities.
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