Sunday, February 21, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 2/21/2010



Leaked ACTA draft treaty reveals plans for Net clampdown
A group in which Canada is a member has reportedly drafted a treaty that would require signatories to make Internet service providers liable for the content their subscribers transfer. A source leaked a document from the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement that would force ISPs to prove it tried to prevent copyright abuse, in order to avoid being sued by movie or music makers.
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LTE wireless devices to come in all shapes and sizes
Volume shipments of LTE modems will start in the beginning of 2011. Manufacturers will include Samsung, ZTE and Huawei, which demonstrated modems at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Some will not work on 3G wireless networks
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Wanted Technologies unveils job market app
A new Web-based application will allow HR professionals to get access to real-time and historical hiring information from Wanted Technologies’ massive job ad database. Find out what the tool does and who it’s targeted at
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OPINION: Buzz privacy can’t be in perpetual beta
Google faces a class-action lawsuit and criticism from Canada’s Privacy Commissioner over its new social networking tool. A Strategic Counsel analyst investigates
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App performance â€ک1.0’ inadequate for cloud, SOA: exec
The CEO of application performance management software vendor AppDynamics said the needs of apps living in today’s cloud, virtual and service-oriented landscapes aren’t being met by “APM 1.0â€‌ tools. An Info-Tech Research analyst said there is a new generation of APMs for distributed apps
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Cisco to drop HP as certified reseller
As of May 1, Hewlett-Packard will no longer be a certified reseller of Cisco Systems Inc.’s networking equipment, meaning HP will no longer get proprietary Cisco data. HP is expanding its switch and router offerings with the acquisition of 3Com Corp. and will also resell QLogic Corp.’s fibre channel switches. Read the reaction from Info-Tech’s James Alexander and IDC Canada’s Paul Edwards
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SharePoint: three tips for making it behave
With SharePoint 2010 just around the corner, some IT pros are still having trouble handling SharePoint 2007. Some useful tips
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SOA: Think business transformation, not code reuse
The worst misunderstanding about service-oriented architecture is that it’s just another technical initiative for software reuse
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OPINION: Outlook harnesses social collaboration
No longer just an e-mail client, Microsoft wants it to be your social hub. Through social connectors, busy business professionals can stay in touch and manage all their social networks
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Leaked ACTA draft treaty reveals plans for Net clampdown
A group in which Canada is a member has reportedly drafted a treaty that would require signatories to make Internet service providers liable for the content their subscribers transfer. A source leaked a document from the Anticounterfeiting Trade Agreement that would force ISPs to prove it tried to prevent copyright abuse, in order to avoid being sued by movie or music makers.
Read More ...

LTE wireless devices to come in all shapes and sizes
Volume shipments of LTE modems will start in the beginning of 2011. Manufacturers will include Samsung, ZTE and Huawei, which demonstrated modems at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Some will not work on 3G wireless networks
Read More ...

Wanted Technologies unveils job market app
A new Web-based application will allow HR professionals to get access to real-time and historical hiring information from Wanted Technologies’ massive job ad database. Find out what the tool does and who it’s targeted at
Read More ...

OPINION: Buzz privacy can’t be in perpetual beta
Google faces a class-action lawsuit and criticism from Canada’s Privacy Commissioner over its new social networking tool. A Strategic Counsel analyst investigates
Read More ...

App performance â€ک1.0’ inadequate for cloud, SOA: exec
The CEO of application performance management software vendor AppDynamics said the needs of apps living in today’s cloud, virtual and service-oriented landscapes aren’t being met by “APM 1.0â€‌ tools. An Info-Tech Research analyst said there is a new generation of APMs for distributed apps
Read More ...

Cisco to drop HP as certified reseller
As of May 1, Hewlett-Packard will no longer be a certified reseller of Cisco Systems Inc.’s networking equipment, meaning HP will no longer get proprietary Cisco data. HP is expanding its switch and router offerings with the acquisition of 3Com Corp. and will also resell QLogic Corp.’s fibre channel switches. Read the reaction from Info-Tech’s James Alexander and IDC Canada’s Paul Edwards
Read More ...

SharePoint: three tips for making it behave
With SharePoint 2010 just around the corner, some IT pros are still having trouble handling SharePoint 2007. Some useful tips
Read More ...

SOA: Think business transformation, not code reuse
The worst misunderstanding about service-oriented architecture is that it’s just another technical initiative for software reuse
Read More ...

OPINION: Outlook harnesses social collaboration
No longer just an e-mail client, Microsoft wants it to be your social hub. Through social connectors, busy business professionals can stay in touch and manage all their social networks
Read More ...

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