Thursday, April 1, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 01/04/2010



Microsoft patches 10 critical Internet Explorer bugs
Microsoft Corp. finished the fix for version 6 of its Internet Explorer browser last month, according to date stamps on the affected files. The vendor released 10 out of band patches Monday, prior to Patch Tuesday, the day Microsoft ships bug fixes every month. Two of the critical fixes affected IE8 while seven of the critical fixes affected IE6.
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Netregistry pulls out of China business
CEO of Australian domain registrar says the new business requirements made offering the Chinese domain name extension service 'untenable'. However another Aussie firm is staying put
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Verizon, IBM partner on cloud-based storage
Verizon Business and IBM are now offering a new joint service to help large businesses safely store large chunks of data within the Verizon cloud
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Wireless data regulation off the hearing table: CRTC
The wireless industry has scored a win by convincing the federal telecom regulator to limit its look into regulating mobile wireless data services. How far those limits will extend, however, has yet to be determined. One group says traffic management should be included.
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Recycling electronics as easy as taking out the trash
Ontarians have no excuse for tossing old iPods in the trash as a province-wide recycling program doubles its list of devices and drop-off locations. Torontonians get special curbside treatment and free e-waste bags for tired gadgets.
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Montreal services firm offers ID access control tool
Above Security has partnered with Xceedium to improve its identity-based access control portfolio. Find out more about the Xceedium product and what verticals Above Security is targeting with the hardware appliance
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Intel's new eight-core Nehalem-EX targets HPC
Intel says the Nehalem-EX chips are the fastest performing server chips to date, delivering up to 20 times more performance than single-core Xeon processors
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SAP StreamWork targets online collaboration market
The online collaboration tool goes up against Google Wave, Novell Pulse, and Microsoft SharePoint by combining a range of business apps onto a single screen so users can share content, plan projects and conduct online meetings
Read More ...

Microsoft patches 10 critical Internet Explorer bugs
Microsoft Corp. finished the fix for version 6 of its Internet Explorer browser last month, according to date stamps on the affected files. The vendor released 10 out of band patches Monday, prior to Patch Tuesday, the day Microsoft ships bug fixes every month. Two of the critical fixes affected IE8 while seven of the critical fixes affected IE6.
Read More ...

Netregistry pulls out of China business
CEO of Australian domain registrar says the new business requirements made offering the Chinese domain name extension service 'untenable'. However another Aussie firm is staying put
Read More ...

Verizon, IBM partner on cloud-based storage
Verizon Business and IBM are now offering a new joint service to help large businesses safely store large chunks of data within the Verizon cloud
Read More ...

Wireless data regulation off the hearing table: CRTC
The wireless industry has scored a win by convincing the federal telecom regulator to limit its look into regulating mobile wireless data services. How far those limits will extend, however, has yet to be determined. One group says traffic management should be included.
Read More ...

Recycling electronics as easy as taking out the trash
Ontarians have no excuse for tossing old iPods in the trash as a province-wide recycling program doubles its list of devices and drop-off locations. Torontonians get special curbside treatment and free e-waste bags for tired gadgets.
Read More ...

Montreal services firm offers ID access control tool
Above Security has partnered with Xceedium to improve its identity-based access control portfolio. Find out more about the Xceedium product and what verticals Above Security is targeting with the hardware appliance
Read More ...

Intel's new eight-core Nehalem-EX targets HPC
Intel says the Nehalem-EX chips are the fastest performing server chips to date, delivering up to 20 times more performance than single-core Xeon processors
Read More ...

SAP StreamWork targets online collaboration market
The online collaboration tool goes up against Google Wave, Novell Pulse, and Microsoft SharePoint by combining a range of business apps onto a single screen so users can share content, plan projects and conduct online meetings
Read More ...

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