Saturday, November 21, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 21/11/2009



Telepresence Acquisitions Booming
Videoconferencing firms BT, Polycom, Logitech, LifeSize Communications, Cisco and Tandberg all have either made deals or are in negotiations.
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Number of Millionaires Grows in China
The number of millionaires in China continued to rise while many world economies are a deep recession, a private research group said.
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GAO Report Offers Mixed Bag of Commentary on Interchange Fees
The report does note for sure that credit card fees have been driven up and that consumers could be paying for this.
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Ballmer Says Windows 7 Is Microsoft's Best OS Ever
New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.
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Bank Enforcement Cease and Desist Actions Quickly Rising
The financial crisis is causing a dramatic rise in the number of cease and desist orders by bank regulators and should be a warning sign for bank managers and directors, according to analysis by the Regulatory Fundamentals Group.
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FINEOS Introduces Its Workers' Compensation Claims Solution to U.S. Market
FINEOS Claims for Workers' Comp offers complete claims lifecycle management.
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Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients
Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.
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First LTE Data Call Made On Live Net
Alcatel-Lucent's live call is the latest in a series of Long Term Evolution tests and trials in preparation for the launch of LTE.
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Most Financial Advisors Long to Be Independent, Schwab Survey Says
Six out of 10 financial advisors at major firms are interested in becoming independent; 80% believe their clients would follow them, the survey found.
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Tesco Bank Announces Fiserv as Core Banking Provider
The UK's supermarket bank will use the Fiserv Signature bank platform to form the foundation of its account and transaction operations.
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IBM Reports Cognitive Computing Advances
IBM has taken a big step forward in the development of a computer that works like a human brain, officials told a supercomputing conference in Oregon Wednesday.
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BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud
Salesforce.com's challenge will be to convince even more CIOs and developers that it's no longer just a CRM company.
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Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection
Bottle cap with wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders.
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Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
The consensus of the Enterprise Cloud Summit panel was that the cloud promises reduced costs and added IT flexibility, but significant legal and technical challenges remain.
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Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners
Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.
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Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.
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Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution
Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.
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Obama Team Challenges Web Developers
Having rebuilt Whitehouse.gov on the open source Drupal platform, President Obama's new media team is calling on the open source community for new ideas and technology.n.
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eBay Founder Starting Online News Site
As print journalism suffers from the move of ad dollars to the Web, Pierre Omidyar hopes his service will fill gaps in local Hawaiian news reporting.
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Opera Mobile 10 Hits Windows Mobile
The latest version of Opera Mobile adds boosted touchscreen support, visual bookmarks, and improved data compression features.
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Google Releases Chrome OS Code
Developers can now participate in the Chrome OS open source project and help Google bring its new operating system to market next year.
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FCC Speeds Cell Tower Reviews
The "shot clock" rule will set a limit on how long local governments can review applications for new cellular towers.
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SWIFT's New MT 202 COV Messaging Standard Necessary, but Could Pose Challenges
Ernst & Young's Steven Beattie says although releasing the new payment messaging protocol will help increase AML efforts and transparency, banks could be faced with problems like an increased investigations burden.
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Web 2.0 Expo: Startup Aims At Public Policy Crowdsourcing
Expert Labs, a non-profit startup, will use social media tools to bring private sector expertise to the U.S. government's decision-making processes.
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Wildfire Smoke Patterns to be Analyzed
Researchers at the University of Maryland say they will use a cluster of IBM computers to analyze wildfire smoke patterns to provide real-time assessments.
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