Tuesday, January 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 26/01/2010



Netezza launches Skimmer data warehousing appliance

Netezza on Monday launched the follow-up to its TwinFin data warehousing appliance, a smaller device that shares the surfing-themed name of its big brother.


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HP unveils extensive security services portfolio

HP Monday announced an extensive security-services portfolio that includes more than 90 basic offerings for application, identity, and access management security to business continuity, cloud computing, and IBM/Lotus is juicing its collaboration tools with a dose of analytics and cloud-based integration with the belief it can redefine the technology, meet the needs of a sophisticated new user generation, and put the screws to an expanding fie


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Firefox 3.5 gets speed boost but still lags behind Safari, Chrome

Mozilla's new Firefox 3.6 is about 15 percent faster than its predecessor, Firefox 3.5, but still is a slowpoke compared to the current speed demons, Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome, benchmark tests show.


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Gates frets over aid, sees R&D as vital to green energy

Bill Gates marked his first-full year at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his second annual letter, fretting over possible cuts in foreign aid by rich governments and noting that research into renewable energy will be critical to resolving the global climate debate.


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China rejects accusations on Google hack, Internet freedom

China on Monday dismissed accusations of any official involvement in hacking attacks on Google and other U.S. companies, adding to tension between the two countries over the issue.

A Chinese official also defended online censorship of political topics and said the country would not change how it regulates the Internet, according to the official Xinhua news agency.


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