Thursday, February 25, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 25/02/2010



VMware to acquire software, R&D staff from RTO Software
Among the tools is a product that handles access to a user's personal data files, settings and application access in virtualized Windows desktop environments
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Craig’s Vancouver WiMAX service to start in spring
The country’s first 4G wireless service will initially be data-only, and only available in B.C and Manitoba. However, a company executive believes that it could also be selling WiMAX-enabled handsets before the year is out
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Intel confirms 'sophisticated' attacks in January
The Santa Clara, Calif. microprocessor maker denies any link to the hacks that hit Google Inc. Those attacks, which allegedly originated in China, used a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 6 browser to breach networks and steal information. Intel Corp. revealed those details in its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Android, iPhone fastest-growing platforms, study finds
The iPhone OS has overtaken Windows Mobile, moving into third place behind Symbian and BlackBerry, says a Gartner study. Plus, find out where the rest of the mobile OS platforms stand
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Q&A: IT job hunting advisor Janice Weinberg
Most of the job hunting advice currently available to IT managers is either too generalized or only applicable to lower-level positions, according to the author of a new book aimed at current and aspiring IT leaders. Read what she has to say
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Twitter switches from MySQL to 'NoSQL' database
The company, which has seen daily tweets grow more than twenty-fold in the last year, hopes open source technology that is the Cassandra database can further boost Twitter’s improving uptime record
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Amazon EC2 boosts memory, Windows support
The new extra-large memory option will help customers perform advanced computation. In a move against Windows Azure, Amazon announces Windows support for its Reserved Instance offerings
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Microsoft sets app development to-do list
Cloud, agile development, the Web, and others make Microsoft's investment priorities. A company exec asks the community to suggest other important development trends it should consider
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CollabNet buys Scrum development provider
The application lifecycle management provider has bought Danube Technology in a move made for agile programmers
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Alcatel-Lucent to help developers onto operator networks
Developers can build cooler apps if it’s easier to use data and features in operator networks like billing and location and presence, the company says
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Aster makes three key changes to data warehouse
Gartner thinks Aster has yet to prove it can walk the walk. But with Version 4.5 of nCluster, the five-year-old startup hopes to alleviate those concerns
Read More ...

VMware to acquire software, R&D staff from RTO Software
Among the tools is a product that handles access to a user's personal data files, settings and application access in virtualized Windows desktop environments
Read More ...

Craig’s Vancouver WiMAX service to start in spring
The country’s first 4G wireless service will initially be data-only, and only available in B.C and Manitoba. However, a company executive believes that it could also be selling WiMAX-enabled handsets before the year is out
Read More ...

Intel confirms 'sophisticated' attacks in January
The Santa Clara, Calif. microprocessor maker denies any link to the hacks that hit Google Inc. Those attacks, which allegedly originated in China, used a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer 6 browser to breach networks and steal information. Intel Corp. revealed those details in its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Read More ...

Android, iPhone fastest-growing platforms, study finds
The iPhone OS has overtaken Windows Mobile, moving into third place behind Symbian and BlackBerry, says a Gartner study. Plus, find out where the rest of the mobile OS platforms stand
Read More ...

Q&A: IT job hunting advisor Janice Weinberg
Most of the job hunting advice currently available to IT managers is either too generalized or only applicable to lower-level positions, according to the author of a new book aimed at current and aspiring IT leaders. Read what she has to say
Read More ...

Twitter switches from MySQL to 'NoSQL' database
The company, which has seen daily tweets grow more than twenty-fold in the last year, hopes open source technology that is the Cassandra database can further boost Twitter’s improving uptime record
Read More ...

Amazon EC2 boosts memory, Windows support
The new extra-large memory option will help customers perform advanced computation. In a move against Windows Azure, Amazon announces Windows support for its Reserved Instance offerings
Read More ...

Microsoft sets app development to-do list
Cloud, agile development, the Web, and others make Microsoft's investment priorities. A company exec asks the community to suggest other important development trends it should consider
Read More ...

CollabNet buys Scrum development provider
The application lifecycle management provider has bought Danube Technology in a move made for agile programmers
Read More ...

Alcatel-Lucent to help developers onto operator networks
Developers can build cooler apps if it’s easier to use data and features in operator networks like billing and location and presence, the company says
Read More ...

Aster makes three key changes to data warehouse
Gartner thinks Aster has yet to prove it can walk the walk. But with Version 4.5 of nCluster, the five-year-old startup hopes to alleviate those concerns
Read More ...

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