Thursday, February 4, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 04/02/2010



AIG Expected to Pay Reduced Bonuses
American International Group plans to pay $100 million in bonuses this week to employees in its Financial Products division, sources said Tuesday.
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Twitter Forces Password Resets
Micro-blogging site infiltrated by hackers who gained access through third-party torrent accounts.
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Liberty Bank Upgrades Risk Reporting Platform
Purchasing Ambit BancWare software for asset-liability management, profitability and budgeting functions.
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ISE Makes Minority Investment in Hanweck Associates
ISE to capitalize on Hanweck's high-Performance GPU-Based computing, and low-latency market data for options analytics.
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Only 33% of Americans Trust Banks, Survey Finds
Edelman financial services U.S. trust "barometer" finds consumers 25-34 most trusting.
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Permanent General Moves E-Mail Archiving to the Cloud
Permanent General Assurance Corp. improves business continuity and reduces e-discovery risk by tapping Mimecast software-as-a-service solution for archiving, continuity and disaster recovery.
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Information Builders Upgrades RStat Analytics Module
The RStat release 1.2 module for data mining and statistical analysis has been more tightly integrated with Information Builders' WebFocus BI suite.
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NASA Plans Manned Missions To Mars
Obama's proposed cancellation of Constellation moon program means more money for research into deep space travel, NASA chief says.
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Apple iPhone Market Share Slips In 4Q
Nokia edged up and Motorola gained on sales of its first devices on Google's Android platform.
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Sony Ericsson Intros WinMo Smartphone
The Aspen, based on Windows Mobile 6.5.3, is scheduled to ship in the second quarter.
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Global CIO: Will Informatica's Surging Success Trigger A Takeover?
Column about Informatica's ongoing success and whether it can remain independent in a competitive industry when many much bigger companies want Informatica's technology, customers, and market position.
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Google Chrome OS 'gPad' Design Proposed
Google Chrome OS 'gPad' Design Proposed
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BGCantor Market Data Launches On-Demand Service with Xignite Platform
BGCantor says on-demand financial market data can reduce costs for customers in the middle and back office.
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PatientKeeper Demos Medical System Interoperability
The demo showed the effectiveness of the technology in exchanging patient health information among physician practices, laboratories, and other community providers.
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U.S. 'Severely Threatened' By Cyber Attacks
The U.S. intelligence chief is urging greater cooperation and funding to defend against online threats.
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Volcker Pushes to Rein in Banking
Presidential adviser Paul Volcker told members of the Senate Banking Committee the U.S. public did not believe in rescuing speculative banks.
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VA Freezes IT Budget For 2011
The Department of Veterans Affairs will focus on delivering IT projects on time, on budget, says an official.
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Qualcomm To Launch Korean R&D Lab
The research and development center will focus on developing next-generation mobile communication technologies.
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Homeland Security Plans Cybersecurity, Data Center Investments
Other big-ticket tech projects in the department's fiscal 2011 plans include advanced imaging for airport security and upgrades to the E-verify system for employee verification.
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Obama Budget Boosts Science, Innovation
Federal funding of K-12 science, technology, engineering and math education would see an almost 40% increase over 2010 funding.
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Jones Lang LaSalle Outsources To IBM
Big Blue to roll out help desk, server, application support and more for the financial and professional services firm.
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Google Chrome OS 'gPad' Design Proposed
Apple's iPad has competition, if only conceptually, before it has even shipped.
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Evidence Seen For iPad Camera
An Apple repair company says that a MacBook camera fits perfectly in the iPad frame.
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Citibank Settles Free Checking Dispute
New York State said it reached a nationwide agreement with Citibank to keep more than one million checking accounts free through 2010.
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