Thursday, July 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 29/07/2010



Adobe buys Day Software for US$240M
Day Software makes Web software, including content management, digital asset management and social collaboration. Adobe strengthens its enterprise software offerings
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No mandatory census means no data quality
A Toronto-based veteran demographer said the Conservative government’s decision to scrap the mandatory long-form census means data samples will be skewed and reliability of information collected will be zero. An IDC Canada analyst weighs in on privacy complaints
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Microsoft down to final option in i4i case
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds the validity of a Toronto firm's XML patent, setting the stage for a last-ditch appeal before the Supreme Court
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Black Hat too commercial for you?
As network security experts converge on Las Vegas to attend the Black Hat and DefCon conference, some experts are opting for a smaller event, known as Security B-Sides, which one executive with Astaro GmbH says has more of a frat house feel and whose priority is not lead generation for vendors
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WAC, JIL partner to drive mobile app development
The Wholesale Applications Community will join forces with the Joint Innovations Lab from September to make it easier for developers to build apps that can access network information
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Siemens: Removing SCADA worm may harm plants
German manufacturer Siemens AG warned users that removing the Stuxnet worm discovered last week could affect industrial operations. The malicious software is written for supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
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Adobe buys Day Software for US$240M
Day Software makes Web software, including content management, digital asset management and social collaboration. Adobe strengthens its enterprise software offerings
Read More ...


No mandatory census means no data quality
A Toronto-based veteran demographer said the Conservative government’s decision to scrap the mandatory long-form census means data samples will be skewed and reliability of information collected will be zero. An IDC Canada analyst weighs in on privacy complaints
Read More ...


Microsoft down to final option in i4i case
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds the validity of a Toronto firm's XML patent, setting the stage for a last-ditch appeal before the Supreme Court
Read More ...


Black Hat too commercial for you?
As network security experts converge on Las Vegas to attend the Black Hat and DefCon conference, some experts are opting for a smaller event, known as Security B-Sides, which one executive with Astaro GmbH says has more of a frat house feel and whose priority is not lead generation for vendors
Read More ...


WAC, JIL partner to drive mobile app development
The Wholesale Applications Community will join forces with the Joint Innovations Lab from September to make it easier for developers to build apps that can access network information
Read More ...


Siemens: Removing SCADA worm may harm plants
German manufacturer Siemens AG warned users that removing the Stuxnet worm discovered last week could affect industrial operations. The malicious software is written for supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
Read More ...


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