Thursday, July 23, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 23/07/2009



WSO2 Issues Service Governance Registry 3.0
Governance Registry 3.0 serves as both an open source locator of services for parties seeking them and a manager of the software lifecycle of services.
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Wipro Reports Higher Q2 Profits, Sales
Results indicate offshoring's appeal for businesses looking to reduce costs in tough times.
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OSCON 2009: How Intel Designed Netbooks For Fast Starts
The next step for netbooks may be open source code that exploits the netbook's connection with the Internet and adds telephony services.
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EMC's 2Q Revenue Up, Profits Down
Along with earnings, the company also disclosed more information about its $2.1 billion acquisition of deduplication specialist Data Domain.
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Windows 7 Finished, Ballmer Signs Off
The operating system is now complete and ready for shipping to PC manufacturers.
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Apple Hints At Possible App Store Redesign
Developers whose iPhone apps aren't in the top tier are having a hard time getting them to stand out, and Apple appears to have noticed.
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J.P. Morgan Introduces Total Settlement A/P Tool
Total Settlement is designed to help the bank's treasury clients better connect with their suppliers.
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Borland Adapts Silk Test Suite For Agile Development
Test suite seeks to overcome limitations of testing in Agile development process, and ease creation of tests for software quality.
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Analysis: Apple Sees iPhone Success, But Challenges Coming
Apple shipped 5.2 million handsets last quarter, but the next quarter will see high-profile alternatives and no new iPhone model to goose sales.
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Conning: Life Insurers Prepared for Optional Federal Charter Will Enjoy Competitive Advantage
Insurers prepared for what Conning calls a likely single-licensure, single regulatory system, in terms of distribution, geographic focus, and other issues, will gain a significant advantage in the event of federal regulation of some portion of the life insurance industry, according to the research firm.
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Temenos, Metavante Reach Settlement on Fate of Partnership
Both companies will jointly pursue deals in the U.S. around the T24 core system and left door open to future collaboration.
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ICAP and FINCAD Launch Derivatives Valuation Solution
New solution addresses the need for increased transparency and better liquidity and counterparty risk management.
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Synaptics Intros New Touchscreens For Mobiles
New touchscreens are capable of registering up to 10 touches at a time, which could open the door for a new wave of apps.
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Equinix Expands Data Center Space in New York and Frankfurt
Increased demand from Wall Street firms driving colocation provider to add square footage in 10 markets.
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LG Electronics 2Q Shows Strength On Handset, LCD TV Sales
In its second quarter results announced Wednesday, LG said its company-wide operating profit rose 32%.
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eBay 2Q Profits Down; PayPal A Bright Spot
The online auction company's online payment business units, PayPal and Bill Me Later, reported an increase of 11% year-to-year.
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Flagstar Bank Goes Live with Fraud Detection from VeriSign
Flagstar is using the VeriSign Identity Protection Fraud Detection Service to safeguard online banking transactions.
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Yahoo Acquires Xoopit Photo Tool
Deal could mean popular app will no longer be available to Gmail users.
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PNC Employs SWIFT Business Assessment Program to Ease Some M&A Integration
After acquiring National City, PNC called on SWIFT to help it combine the two banks' SWIFT messaging platforms to create more efficiencies.
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Wells Fargo Tech Exec Discusses Wachovia Integration
Much of the IT integration work still lies ahead in the closely watched acquisition.
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Amazon Expands E-Commerce Push With $850 Million Zappos Buy
Under Amazon, Zappos.com will operate as a separate online retail brand.
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Global CIO: Have Oracle & SAP Hit Tipping Point With 22% Fees?
Alternative providers of support and maintenance services are winning over CIO hearts and wallets, but is this a real threat to SAP and Oracle or just a fad?
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Apple Drops Complaint Against Bluwiki
After threatening to sue the operator of a public wiki site over an anonymous discussion about syncing iPods using software other than iTunes, Apple has changed its tune.
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Democrats Vow Fight With Banks on U.S. Consumer Agency
Congressional Democrats pledged Wednesday to engage the banking industry in a summer-long debate over the Obama administration's call for the creation of a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
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ING Introduces Online Education Tool for Consumers
ING has rolled out ING for Life, a consumer-facing online learning tool.
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