Friday, July 9, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 09/07/2010



Firewall Market To Grow 6.7% Annually
An emerging fourth generation of products will propel the uptick through 2016, finds Frost & Sullivan.
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LTE, WiMax Rollouts Escalating
Long term evolution 4G mobile broadband is gaining ground, but WiMax remains a contender, according to ABI Research.
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Does It Matter How Many Kins Microsoft Sold?
Reports on the number of Kin devices sold by Microsoft range between 500 and 10,000. The actual number doesn't matter. Here's why.
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Facebook Sued Over Privacy
German agency launched legal action against the social network for storing non-users' personal data gleaned through its address book sync feature.
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Aite Group Adds Ex-Bank Of America Exec To Wealth Management Team
Before joining Aite Group, Schmitt served as sales process manager for Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management groups, including the former Premier Banking & Investments group.
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Farmers Looks to E-Readers for Agent Resources
The insurer and its agents are finding that improving access to sales and training resources by putting them on e-readers improves customer service.
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Saint Mary’s Health Plans Licenses TriZetto’s Claims Program
The Nevada-based health insurer selected the service partially because it dovetails with its growth strategy.
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Chinese Contract Manufacturer Expanding
Hon Hai is accelerating its move into central China, where wages are lower than in its southern industrial base.
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Alcatel Lucent Tackling iPhone 4 Glitch
AT&T and Alcatel Lucent have identified a software problem that dramatically slowed data speeds on iPhone 4s using HSUPA spectrum.
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IBM Eyes Plug-And-Play Cloud Framework
Big Blue will work with governments and academia on "fundamentally new notion" of an interoperation hub.
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EU Watchdogs Battling Over Stress Test Publication
European regulators were debating how much detail to reveal about health checks of the region's banks on Wednesday, in a fight that may threaten to undermine the purpose of the exercise.
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Financial Firms Boosting Salaries, Cutting Bonuses
U.S. and European financial firms have cut back on cash bonuses, moving instead to higher base salaries, a survey released Wednesday showed.
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National Western Life Goes Live Worldwide on iGO e-App
The Texas-based marketer of life and annuity products domestically and globally chose iPipeline based on its offerings' ease-of-use and accelerated processing power the carrier's global producers require to do their jobs.
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Samsung Intercept Adds To Sprint's Android Lineup
The latest Android smartphone for Sprint takes shape in the Samsung Intercept, a sideways slider with touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard.
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Geneva Report Recommends Global "Concordat" on Bank Resolution
Countries should sign a formal agreement on how to resolve any future failure of global financial groups that may threaten the financial system, avoiding chaotic crisis management and piecemeal workouts, an academic study said on Thursday.
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Key Players in Final Hurdle for Financial Services Reform Bill
Democrats hoping to pass a landmark overhaul of financial regulations will likely need to win over at least three Republicans in the Senate if they wish to send the measure to President Barack Obama by mid-July.
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W Va Gov Says Won't Name Byrd Successor Immediately
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin said Wednesday he would name a successor to the late Senator Robert Byrd after he gets a legal ruling by his attorney general.
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YouTube Mobile Gets Makeover
A revised version of YouTube's mobile Web site simplifies on-the-go video viewing.
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Global CIO: Larry Ellison's Hardware Boasts Are Nonsense, Says IBM
Ellison says his Exadata machine is converting IBM customers, but IBM says Ellison's dealing in smoke and mirrors rather than reality.
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Guerra On Healthcare: The Art Of Being A Medical CIO
Today's tech leaders aren't judged on what they know about the technology but rather on who's happily using it.
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Five Vendors Dominate HIE Market
Of almost 40 Health Information Exchange providers included in a KLAS study, only five were considered in more than 10% of buying decisions.
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Aestiva Offers Array 4GL Database Free
Previously $5,0000 per server instance, Aestiva's Array browser-accessed 4GL database and development environment is now free.
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Blizzard Will Require Real Names In Gamer Forums
World of Warcraft, StartCraft II forums and those of other popular Blizzard Entertainment games will require players to use real names when posting.
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Service Providers Should Seize Cloud Opportunity Now
The global market for cloud services is projected to almost triple by 2015, with the biggest growth coming in 2011.
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