Novell bringing .Net developers to Apple iPad (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Novell is positioning its MonoTouch software development kit as a mechanism for building Microsoft .Net-based applications for Apple's new iPad device.
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IT Execs Now Favor Regulations for Cybersecurity (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Around the globe, laws are too weak to deter cyberattacks and countries are incapable of preventing attacks. Those pessimistic findings are among the results of a worldwide survey of industry executives funded by McAfee and conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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Redesigned IBM exhibit opens at Disney World (Reuters)
Reuters - A redesigned IBM exhibit called "Smarter Planet" opened on Friday at Walt Disney World near Orlando, bolstering IBM's 14-month-old campaign to rebrand itself as a company that provides global software solutions as well as its traditional hardware and technical services.
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Windows 7 On an iPad? Yes You Can (PC World)
PC World - Want to run Windows 7 on the new Apple iPad? Citrix says it will soon be possible--at least virtually--using a new version of its Citrix Receiver software.
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VoIP Providers Unleash 3G Connections for iPhone, iPad (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - VoIP providers fring and iCall announced this week that their apps for the iPhone 3G are ready to run in 3G mode on AT&T's network. Moreover, Skype recently indicated that it will soon offer a 3G-capable version of its software for Apple's iPhone 3G.
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Apple Turns To Developers To Create iPad Apps (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Now that Apple's iPad has launched, what can you do with it? What kind of new and existing applications will we see on this new Apple product line? Apple has released an updated software development kit with an iPad simulator to encourage developers to create new applications or revised versions of existing ones.
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Windows Mobile OS Update Due Next Month, Microsoft Hints (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft will discuss a new version of its Windows Mobile operating system next month at the Windows Mobile Congress in Barcelona, company representatives said during its earnings call on Thursday.
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US GDP surges to 5.7 percent, led by business (AFP)
AFP - The US economy roared back to life with a 5.7 percent growth pace in the fourth quarter, led by brisk business spending that offset sluggish consumer activity, official data showed Friday.
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CA Names New CEO (PC World)
PC World - Infrastructure software giant CA's board of directors has appointed William McCracken CEO, the company announced Thursday.
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Compuware taps Gomez for performance management (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Compuware this week began offering Gomez adVantage, a solution for optimizing application performance that combines the company's Vantage monitoring software with Web site performance measurement technology acquired from Gomez.
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Microsoft fiscal 2Q earns up 60 pct on PC rebound (AP)
AP - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company's latest Windows operating system.
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Microsoft net profit hits record $6.66 bln (AFP)
AFP - Microsoft said Thursday that second-quarter net profit hit a record 6.66 billion dollars on unprecedented revenue driven by demand for the new Windows 7 operating system.
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Cyber spies and thugs attacking power-water plants (AFP)
AFP - Power plants, oil refineries and water supplies increasingly dependent on the Internet are under relentless attack by cyber spies and thugs, according to a McAfee report.
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China, US, Russia in cyber arms race: net security chief (AFP)
AFP - China, the United States and Russia are among 20 countries locked in a cyberspace arms race and gearing up for possible Internet hostilities, according to the head of web security firm McAfee.
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On the Call: Microsoft's new CFO Peter Klein (AP)
AP - In November, Microsoft Corp. announced that Chris Liddell, the chief financial officer credited with helping the sprawling software maker tighten its belt, would leave the company.
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Oracle claims firm stole its intellectual property (Reuters)
Reuters - Oracle Corp has filed a suit against a little known rival that provides low-cost software maintenance services, in a case similar to one that Oracle is fighting against rival SAP AG.
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Want Root on Your Palm Pre? Enter the Konami Code (PC World)
PC World - Ever wonder what sort of jobs hardcore NES players get in adulthood? We've seen the Konami code show up on a variety of websites and games to unlock everything from secret pages to unicorn mode on ESPN.com; clearly, life follows video games. Not limiting themselves to cute Easter eggs on prominent sports sites, a few NES geeks wound up developing the software behind the Palm Pre and used their gaming experience to reveal the inner workings of the device's firmware.
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McAfee Warns of Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - On Thursday, McAfee shed light on the cost and impact of cyberattacks on critical infrastructures such as electrical grids, oil and gas production, telecommunications and transportation networks. More than half of 600 IT security executives from critical infrastructure enterprises worldwide report large-scale attacks or infiltrations from organized crime, terrorists or nation-states.
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Microsoft profit beats on strong Windows 7 sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year.
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Oracle Moves To Calm Customers' Post-Acquisition Jitters (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - It has been only one day since Oracle announced details of its $7.4 billion acquisition of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun Microsystems, and the dust is far from settling. Oracle, a software company, needs to pacify Sun's customers and build confidence in those asking how they will conduct business with a hardware company operated by a software company.
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