Thursday, March 25, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 25/03/2010



Eclipse release 4 coming in July
Formally known as Eclipse SDK 4.0, release 4 of Eclipse's open source development tooling platform will feature a more services-oriented approach and a developer’s workbench for building desktop apps and tools
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U.S. said to be eyeing cybersecurity ambassador role
The U.S. is weighing the creation of an ambassador-level position for negotiating cybersecurity matters at the United Nations and for ensuring the country has a consistent international policy on the issue, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Vendors ally with Microsoft at Voicecon
At Voicecon's opening Monday in Orlando, vendors are poised to push unified communications and Microsoft is stepping into the spotlight by announcing alliances with other vendors whose gear interoperates with Microsoft Office Communications Server. Find out the specifics
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Wi-Fi spreading fast among phones
The Wi-Fi Alliance says that about one-quarter of all Wi-Fi devices are now mobile handsets. The organization also said more will soon sport 802.11n
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Inside Microsoft's 'Envisioning Lab' for IT clients
The world's largest software company offers ComputerWorld Canada a first look at a concept and design showcase that's still under construction. Learn more about the potential of gesture, touch and other alternative approaches to input
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Professors cite challenges in teaching BI
Although BI is a hot area in tech, colleges face challenges in teaching tomorrow's specialists. Some say they need better resources and that business students require more tech savvy.
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Lighting a fire over lighting fibre
Telus is objecting to the subsidiary of U.S. provider that wants to light and sell dark fibre it buys from the Canadian telco from being declared a reseller of telecom services. Instead, it has asked the telecom regulator to declare the subsidiary a telecom carrier. That, industry analysts say, would set off a foreign control fight, a fight Telus says isn't its intention
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Cloud security’s seven deadly sins
Don’t think you know what’s going on in the cloud just because you’re familiar with words like virtualization and multi-tenancy. Hewlett-Packard and Cloud Security Alliance explain. Have you or your provider committed these sins?
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McAfee revamps data loss security suite
The security giant has launched its revamped Data Loss Protection 9.0, which promises to be tightly integrated with the rest of McAfee’s enterprise security portfolio. Find out about the new improvements
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Trellia adds 3G features to mobile management platform
The Montreal vendor recently upgraded its SaaS-based mobile policy management platform. Version 5.1 provides real time statistics on 3G data usage and tracks 3G devices using Qualcomm's Gobi technology. How this fits into the up-and-coming mobile device management space
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Modularity will be key in Java’s future: Oracle
At EclipseCon, Oracle said modularity will be featured in the upcoming Java Development Kit (JDK) 7. Also, execs assure developers of a Java EE 7 at some point
Read More ...

Eclipse release 4 coming in July
Formally known as Eclipse SDK 4.0, release 4 of Eclipse's open source development tooling platform will feature a more services-oriented approach and a developer’s workbench for building desktop apps and tools
Read More ...

U.S. said to be eyeing cybersecurity ambassador role
The U.S. is weighing the creation of an ambassador-level position for negotiating cybersecurity matters at the United Nations and for ensuring the country has a consistent international policy on the issue, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Read More ...

Vendors ally with Microsoft at Voicecon
At Voicecon's opening Monday in Orlando, vendors are poised to push unified communications and Microsoft is stepping into the spotlight by announcing alliances with other vendors whose gear interoperates with Microsoft Office Communications Server. Find out the specifics
Read More ...

Wi-Fi spreading fast among phones
The Wi-Fi Alliance says that about one-quarter of all Wi-Fi devices are now mobile handsets. The organization also said more will soon sport 802.11n
Read More ...

Inside Microsoft's 'Envisioning Lab' for IT clients
The world's largest software company offers ComputerWorld Canada a first look at a concept and design showcase that's still under construction. Learn more about the potential of gesture, touch and other alternative approaches to input
Read More ...

Professors cite challenges in teaching BI
Although BI is a hot area in tech, colleges face challenges in teaching tomorrow's specialists. Some say they need better resources and that business students require more tech savvy.
Read More ...

Lighting a fire over lighting fibre
Telus is objecting to the subsidiary of U.S. provider that wants to light and sell dark fibre it buys from the Canadian telco from being declared a reseller of telecom services. Instead, it has asked the telecom regulator to declare the subsidiary a telecom carrier. That, industry analysts say, would set off a foreign control fight, a fight Telus says isn't its intention
Read More ...

Cloud security’s seven deadly sins
Don’t think you know what’s going on in the cloud just because you’re familiar with words like virtualization and multi-tenancy. Hewlett-Packard and Cloud Security Alliance explain. Have you or your provider committed these sins?
Read More ...

McAfee revamps data loss security suite
The security giant has launched its revamped Data Loss Protection 9.0, which promises to be tightly integrated with the rest of McAfee’s enterprise security portfolio. Find out about the new improvements
Read More ...

Trellia adds 3G features to mobile management platform
The Montreal vendor recently upgraded its SaaS-based mobile policy management platform. Version 5.1 provides real time statistics on 3G data usage and tracks 3G devices using Qualcomm's Gobi technology. How this fits into the up-and-coming mobile device management space
Read More ...

Modularity will be key in Java’s future: Oracle
At EclipseCon, Oracle said modularity will be featured in the upcoming Java Development Kit (JDK) 7. Also, execs assure developers of a Java EE 7 at some point
Read More ...

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