Saturday, May 22, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 22/05/2010



Viewpointe Expands Data Storage Services
Exponential growth in enterprise electronic data, increasing demands on data retention periods and an increased cost focus have led to a "perfect storm" in data proliferation, according to an IDC white paper commissioned by Viewpointe.
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Cisco Tops Rebounded Ethernet Switch Market
HP and Avaya lobbed challenges at Cisco's 72% share of Ethernet revenue, as the overall market gained 4.5% in the first quarter.
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Nice, France to Begin Europe's First Contactless Card Trial
Credit Mutuel-CIC, NRJ Mobile, Gemalto and Orange partner to let residents of the French city pay for food and transportation using contactless cards.
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FCC Releases Mobile Market Analysis
The report suggests that the wireless market is more concentrated and less competitive than in recent years.
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ING Introduces Life Insurance Capacity Calculator for Producers
Tool is designed to increase life insurance sales opportunities for life insurance producers.
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IBM Platform Promises Easy Predictive Modeling
Decision Management system launches with customer-service and insurance-claims applications.
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IBM Platform Promises Easy Predictive Modeling
Decision Management system launches with customer-service and insurance-claims applications.
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Togetherville Social Network For Kids Launches
Aimed at keeping kids safe, Togetherville's online social connections are managed by parents.
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Medical Association Objects To EHR Rules
The Medical Group Management Association says expanding HIPAA disclosure requirements is burdensome and will hurt electronic health record adoption.
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Bosa De Valores de Columbia Taps Greenline for FIX Testing
Columbian exchange will use Greenline's VeriFIX to test multiple counterparties, and to support a variety of FIX testing needs.
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Comparing EU and U.S. Financial Reform
The U.S. Senate approved a reform of Wall Street on Thursday and President Barack Obama may be signing into law the most sweeping changes to financial rules since the 1930s as soon as next month.
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NYSE Technologies Adds Knight Capital Group as SFTI Destination
SFTI customers can now access Knight’s electronic trading products and services from the same connections they currently use to access NYSE Euronext markets, other exchanges and brokers.
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Global CIO: Inside HP's Numbers: Mark Hurd's Top 10 Strategic Insights
Column about 10 strategic insights offered by Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd in discussing Q2 financial results with financial analysts.
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Senate Won't Vote On Tougher "Volcker Rule"
The U.S. Senate will not vote on a measure to strengthen the "Volcker rule" to limit banks' proprietary trading, a Senate Democratic spokesman said Thursday.
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US Senate Approves Sweeping Wall St. Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.
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Insurers Eyeing Hong Kong's Yuan Hunger Face Hurdles
Insurers are lining up launches of yuan-denominated policies in Hong Kong to tap investor expectations of a rising yuan, marking another step in the Chinese currency's trek towards globalization.
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Barnes & Noble Announces Online Self Publishing Service
PubIt, planned for launch this summer, will offer works from independent publishers and writers through the bookseller's website and digital bookstore.
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Google Plans App Store; Nokia Cranks Car Apps
Google Plans App Store; Nokia Cranks Car Apps
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Dell Profits Up 52% On Strong Business Sales
The computer maker reported a 38% rise in revenue from servers, storage, and services sold to businesses and increased sales across all its customer segments.
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Google TV Coming This Fall
Having partnered with retailers and manufacturers, Google aims to succeed where others have fallen short: wedding the Web with TV.
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U.S. Senate Approves Sweeping Financial Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s.
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Strange Bedfellows, Google And Adobe Gang Up On Apple
Mortal enemies one day. Bedfellows the next. That's how it felt at the Google I/O 2010 conference when, in the course of two days, Google drove two stakes (HTML5 and VP8) through the heart of Adobe's Flash, and then announced unflagging support for Adobe, particularly in its battle against Apple.
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Media Tablet Sales Expected To Surge
A six-fold increase in shipments of iPads and other slate computers will be driven by apps and services developed for the devices.
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Oracle To Acquire Firewall Maker Secerno
The Secerno DataWall firewall appliance inspects commands, logs activities, and issues alerts to protect Oracle and other database systems.
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Europe Sets Broadband Strategy
The European Commission says moving to a single broadband market would overcome a host of challenges and improve its citizens' access to high-speed Internet.
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