Monday, December 21, 2009

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 21/12/2009



Business process modeling spec set for 2010 adoption

The OMG (Object Management Group) expects to have a final version of the BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) 2.0آ specification, featuring capabilities such as collaborative process modeling, adopted in mid-2010, OMG said on Friday.

Approved in a beta format in September, BPMN 2.0آ also includes choreography and a common file format to ensure interoperability between BPMN tools in a multi-vendor environment. The file format also fosters alignment between business and IT.


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Verizon prepping for Palm Pre, iPhone

Verizon Wireless is gearing up to launch the Palm Pre early next year and is also making upgrades to its network to accommodate the Apple iPhone, according to reports today.


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Oracle shed nearly 1,300 jobs in Q2

Oracle's workforce fell by 1,273 during the second quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, according to an earnings report (PDF) released Thursday.

The company's global headcount stood at 83,366 at the end of its second quarter, down from 84,639 in the previous quarter. The majority of the cuts came in Asia-Pacific, followed by Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. Oracle's fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30.


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Latest Firefox beta supports HTML 5, CSS specs

The Mozilla development community has rolled out the latest beta of its Firefox 3.6 browser.

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Google releases EtherPad as open source to calm users

Google has released the source code of EtherPad, a Web-hosted word processor designed for real-time workgroup collaboration, in a move aimed at appeasing users of the product who complained about plans to discontinue it.


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