IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 26/05/2010

IBM, Sybase upgrade analytics capabilities

Both IBM and Sybase have updated their lines of analytics software, optimistic of the growing market for such tools.

Wal-Mart cuts iPhone 3GS price ahead of Apple

Wal-Mart today dropped the price of Apple's 16GB iPhone 3GS by $100 to $97, according to the retailer's Web site.

Multiple reports, including from the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal, had said that the giant retailer's new price would go into effect Tuesday and run indefinitely. As with all iPhones, customers buying the lower-priced 3GS must commit to a two-year contract with AT&T.

Sales of laptops grew by 43 percent in Q1, says Gartner

Shipments of laptops rose by 43.4 percent in the first three months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, according to market research company Gartner. A large part of the growth was due to a 71 percent bump in netbook sales, which Gartner doesn't expect will be affected by the arrival of Apple's iPad and other tablets.

Salesforce.com CEO calls Microsoft a 'patent troll'

Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff Tuesday declined to comment on the patent lawsuit brought against his company by Microsoft, but that didn't stop him from calling his rival names.

Intel's new low-power chips may reduce laptop prices

With the aim of bringing down the price of laptops, Intel on Monday launched a family of low-power processors for thin and light machines that could be more affordable than conventional laptops.

Six common misconceptions about cloud apps

Cloud computing is all the rage in the IT industry these days, but there's still plenty of confusion about how cloud applications work and what kind of long-term impact they will have on business technology.

In this article we'll take a look at six common misconceptions IT pros and users have about cloud apps, related to performance, security, management, cost and the long-term effect on IT staffing.

BoxTone launches tool for single management view of mobile devices

Mobile management software vendor BoxTone today announced a system that's designed to give IT shops a single management view of all the devices and mobile networks within an enterprise.

Two years later, Apple still won't fix Safari hole

Two years after fixing a security bug in the Windows version of its Safari browser, Apple apparently has decided that Mac users can go without a fix.

10 steps to optimize SharePoint performance

SharePoint, the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history, is used to store reams of documents, so application performance is a key component for successful SharePoint deployment and adoption. Here are 10 steps to improve the performance of your SharePoint servers.

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Microsoft eases access to Outlook data

Microsoft revealed on Monday two open source projects intended to improve interoperability with Microsoft Outlook files and even enable easier migrations from Outlook.

Projects include tools to make it easier for developers to read and write data out of Microsoft Outlook Personal Folders (.pst) files. These files store email, contacts, attachments, and other data.

Red Hat exec says Oracle is not an open source company

It's been said that Oracle is now the industry's most powerful open source vendor, but don't tell that to Red Hat executives, who say Oracle doesn't even qualify as an open source company.

When Oracle bought Sun, controller of Java, MySQL, and OpenSolaris, Gartner analyst George Weiss argued that the acquisition made Oracle "the most powerful open source vendor in the market today, bar none."

The secret details of Intel's upcoming quad-core laptop chips

PC makers Hewlett-Packard and Dell have spilled details about new quad-core laptop processors from Intel prior to launch of the chips.

Steve Jobs sure to spring WWDC surprises, says analyst

Apple CEO Steve Jobs will handle keynote duties at the company's annual developers conference in two weeks, Apple confirmed today.

Jobs, who missed last year's WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) because he was still on medical leave after a liver transplant, will take the stage in San Francisco on June 7 to launch the five-day event.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 26/05/2010

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