Saturday, December 12, 2009

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 12/12/2009



Go for Globalive: Cabinet overrules CRTC
To the surprise of some industry analysts, Ottawa has overruled the federal telecommunications regulator by saying Globalive Wireless Management Corp. meets Canadian ownership and control requirements
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Data centres drive Ethernet switch market in 2010
The LAN switching market is now steered by four companies. The others are under a lot of pressure
Read More ...

HP patches OpenView vulnerabilities
Each of the vulnerabilities have been given a rating of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System scale, the most severe rating possible
Read More ...

Dell makes big bet on 10GbE
The computer giant is trying to strengthen its IT infrastructure portfolio with a new line of 10GbE storage, networking and management products
Read More ...

OPINION: Virtualization licensing could be simpler
Microsoft and Citrix say they've worked hard at aligning their offerings. But a single slide in a recent joint presentation raises some licensing questions
Read More ...

Like Firefox? Try Thunderbird 3
Thunderbird 3 literally borrows the best ideas from Firefox and applies them to e-mail, says Mozilla Messaging CEO in a one-on-one with ComputerWorld Canada. What gives Mozilla’s free, open source and cross-platform e-mail application an edge over Outlook
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Tech job market stabilizes, but hiring is uneven
Employment in technology dropped 0.3 per cent in November but analysis by an association of IT firms found some growth in IT services. Another study found job losses in peripheral equipment
Read More ...

Leading from a Distance: What Managers Need to Know
An expert says leading virtual teams effectively is critical for companies wanting to exploit opportunities
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The truth about CIO tenure
CIOs' reputations took a hit after the dotcom implosion. But there's data to show that this year they are faring remarkably well in terms of career longevity
Read More ...

IT careers: Retire? How about never?
Budget cuts and layoffs have forced many IT departments to make do with less, leaving older IT workers vulnerable to younger employees whose skills may be more up to date
Read More ...

Acer plans six new Android handsets for 2010
The company will create phones for top, mid and low tier price levels aimed at business users and consumers
Read More ...

Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client comes with tabs
Mozilla hopes to lure users away from Outlook with new search features and "some major re-architecting"
Read More ...

Cisco gives Zeus, Koobface and Conficker awards
Zeus is the most audacious criminal operation of the year and Koobface the most notable criminal innovation, according to Cisco’s Annual 2009 Security Report. On a positive note, the cybercrime sign of hope award goes to the Conficker Working Group.
Read More ...

Telus’ experts disagree on business need for speed
At a telco-sponsored roundtable, a business school professor says many organizations don't know how to take advantage of high speed wireless data networks, while a consultant says they'll figure it out
Read More ...

Google rolls out Public DNS
The Web search company is now offering a domain naming system resolver service, design to let users surf more quickly. How it addresses DNS security concerns
Read More ...

CIOs should embrace consumer tools, Forrester says
The flood of consumer devices and online collaboration tools is just one of the three key technology trends that Forrester Research says CIOs need to support. Find out why
Read More ...

Google ships beta of Chrome for Mac
A year after releasing the PC version, the search giant offers for download Mac and Linux versions of its browser, but with significant missing features
Read More ...

Virtualization, data deluge among key IT issues
Energy costs and the impact of social networking on the enterprise will also challenge IT departments, analysis firm Gartner tells annual data centre conference
Read More ...

A peek at HTC's potential Android, WinMo plans
A lot of new handsets are in the offing for the first half of 2010, according to material supposedly leaked from HTC
Read More ...

IE8 can't stop Microsoft's declining market share
IE's share falls to new low; Firefox, Chrome and Opera post solid gains
Read More ...

Cisco, EMC joint venture makes progress
A month after the partnership was announced, the new organization is hiring and preparing for a launch early next year
Read More ...

IDC predicts app explosion in 2010
The research firm has pegged 2010 as â€کthe year of the app’
Read More ...

Go for Globalive: Cabinet overrules CRTC
To the surprise of some industry analysts, Ottawa has overruled the federal telecommunications regulator by saying Globalive Wireless Management Corp. meets Canadian ownership and control requirements
Read More ...

Data centres drive Ethernet switch market in 2010
The LAN switching market is now steered by four companies. The others are under a lot of pressure
Read More ...

HP patches OpenView vulnerabilities
Each of the vulnerabilities have been given a rating of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System scale, the most severe rating possible
Read More ...

Dell makes big bet on 10GbE
The computer giant is trying to strengthen its IT infrastructure portfolio with a new line of 10GbE storage, networking and management products
Read More ...

OPINION: Virtualization licensing could be simpler
Microsoft and Citrix say they've worked hard at aligning their offerings. But a single slide in a recent joint presentation raises some licensing questions
Read More ...

Like Firefox? Try Thunderbird 3
Thunderbird 3 literally borrows the best ideas from Firefox and applies them to e-mail, says Mozilla Messaging CEO in a one-on-one with ComputerWorld Canada. What gives Mozilla’s free, open source and cross-platform e-mail application an edge over Outlook
Read More ...

Tech job market stabilizes, but hiring is uneven
Employment in technology dropped 0.3 per cent in November but analysis by an association of IT firms found some growth in IT services. Another study found job losses in peripheral equipment
Read More ...

Leading from a Distance: What Managers Need to Know
An expert says leading virtual teams effectively is critical for companies wanting to exploit opportunities
Read More ...

The truth about CIO tenure
CIOs' reputations took a hit after the dotcom implosion. But there's data to show that this year they are faring remarkably well in terms of career longevity
Read More ...

IT careers: Retire? How about never?
Budget cuts and layoffs have forced many IT departments to make do with less, leaving older IT workers vulnerable to younger employees whose skills may be more up to date
Read More ...

Acer plans six new Android handsets for 2010
The company will create phones for top, mid and low tier price levels aimed at business users and consumers
Read More ...

Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail client comes with tabs
Mozilla hopes to lure users away from Outlook with new search features and "some major re-architecting"
Read More ...

Cisco gives Zeus, Koobface and Conficker awards
Zeus is the most audacious criminal operation of the year and Koobface the most notable criminal innovation, according to Cisco’s Annual 2009 Security Report. On a positive note, the cybercrime sign of hope award goes to the Conficker Working Group.
Read More ...

Telus’ experts disagree on business need for speed
At a telco-sponsored roundtable, a business school professor says many organizations don't know how to take advantage of high speed wireless data networks, while a consultant says they'll figure it out
Read More ...

Google rolls out Public DNS
The Web search company is now offering a domain naming system resolver service, design to let users surf more quickly. How it addresses DNS security concerns
Read More ...

CIOs should embrace consumer tools, Forrester says
The flood of consumer devices and online collaboration tools is just one of the three key technology trends that Forrester Research says CIOs need to support. Find out why
Read More ...

Google ships beta of Chrome for Mac
A year after releasing the PC version, the search giant offers for download Mac and Linux versions of its browser, but with significant missing features
Read More ...

Virtualization, data deluge among key IT issues
Energy costs and the impact of social networking on the enterprise will also challenge IT departments, analysis firm Gartner tells annual data centre conference
Read More ...

A peek at HTC's potential Android, WinMo plans
A lot of new handsets are in the offing for the first half of 2010, according to material supposedly leaked from HTC
Read More ...

IE8 can't stop Microsoft's declining market share
IE's share falls to new low; Firefox, Chrome and Opera post solid gains
Read More ...

Cisco, EMC joint venture makes progress
A month after the partnership was announced, the new organization is hiring and preparing for a launch early next year
Read More ...

IDC predicts app explosion in 2010
The research firm has pegged 2010 as â€کthe year of the app’
Read More ...

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