Wednesday, July 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 28/07/2010



Tripwire Adds Compliance Functionality With New Release
Tripwire, an IT security and compliance automation solutions provider, yesterday announced the availability of the latest version of its configuration control and file integrity monitoring solution, Tripwire Enterprise 8.0, which now includes Remediation Manager, a capability that automatically repairs configuration errors reported by Tripwire Enterprise's Compliance Policy Manager. The new functionality is what Thelander believes will bridge the gap between security and compliance.
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FCC, FDA Partner To Advance Telehealth
Healthcare is one of the areas the Federal Communications Commission sees as benefiting from expansion of broadband in the U.S.
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Ask.com Betas Q&A Social Network
Search technology will direct people to experts who can answer their questions.
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WoW Expansion Closer To China Approval
World of Warcraft upgrade approved by Chinese regulators, awaits decision of Ministry of Culture.
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Citi iPhone App Stored User Data, Software Fixed
Citigroup's mobile banking software for Apple's iPhone improperly stored some users' sensitive data in hidden files on the popular devices, but the bank said it has fixed the glitch.
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CBOE CEO Brodsky Keen on Organic Growth, not M&A
CBOE Holdings, the smallest publicly traded U.S. financial exchange even after its $339 million initial public offering last month, is not seeking to bulk up through a merger, CEO William Brodsky said.
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BofA's Krawcheck Adds Shalett to Executive Team
Bank of America appointed Lisa Shalett, a former colleague of Sallie Krawcheck, as its Merrill Lynch global wealth management unit's new chief investment officer.
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Banks Win Time But Not Respite From Basel
Banks will get more time and leeway to introduce Basel's new global capital rules but calls to lend more freely may be harder to resist as a result and the new regime will still be far tougher than anything that exists now.
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U.S. Slips In Broadband Speed
Asia dominates global rankings of average connection rates, finds Akamai report.
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Google Cuts Ties With China Ad Agents
Baidu nabbed a record 70% of the Chinese search market, as Google's share dipped to 24%.
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Starcraft II Reviews: 2.8 Out Of 5
Users impressed with graphics and gameplay, but slam publisher Blizzard for greedy pricing decisions.
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AXA Equitable Names David O’Leary EVP/Head of Financial Protection
Former American General executive’s responsibilities include oversight of operations, product design/manufacturing, and distribution management.
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Banks Win Time But Not Respite From Basel
Banks will get more time and leeway to introduce new global capital rules but calls to lend more freely may be harder to resist as a result and the new regime will still be far tougher than anything that exists now.
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T-Mobile Axes HTC G1, The First Android Phone
A quick scan of T-Mobile's Web site shows that the HTC G1 is no longer available. The G1 was the first Android handset to hit the market, and started the Android revolution.
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NASDAQ OMX to Acquire Market Surveillance System Provider SMARTS
The acquisition is part of NASDAQ OMX's strategy to diversify its commercial technology business and enter the broker surveillance and compliance market, Nasdaq said.
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SEC Chief: Should Not Re-Debate Financial Reform
The top U.S. securities regulator Tuesday said the regulatory process should not be used to re-debate the financial reform Congress passed, but pledged an open process.
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Quantifi Releases Basel III-Ready Risk Modeling Software
Takes into account recent market changes, tries to assess counterparty risk, automates mapping of loan information from trustee reports.
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Geminare Cloud Backup Adds Indexing, Auditing, Discovery
Cloud Storage Assurance 2.0 lets SMBs do affordable e-discovery, compliance auditing, and cloud migration, as well as for data backup and archiving data.
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Slideshow: Cloud Security Pros And Cons
Securing your business in the cloud can offer substantial savings and resources balanced by large and unexpected risks. In this review of cloud security silver linings and storms warnings, we look at some of the brightest and darkest security clouds.
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IP Addresses Predicted To Be Exhausted In 2011
The current IPv4 protocol has fewer than 231.5 million addresses left, but the industry has been slow to adopt IPv6, which accommodates virtually unlimited unique identifiers.
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Cloud Working Group Developing Standard APIs
The Cloud Management Workgroup is drafting APIs for infrastructure-as-a-service intended to allow implementation by all cloud suppliers.
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Google Apps Fitted With Government Controls
To accelerate adoption of cloud computing in the public sector, Google has launched a version of Google Apps that meets government regulatory requirements.
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Global CIO: Larry Ellison Looms Large Over Put-Down Of Oracle President
Charles Phillips' claim about Oracle's $70B war chest is belittled in a stunningly public clarification that's also a put-down.
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North Carolina To Outsource IT; Windows Phone 7 Slideshow
North Carolina To Outsource IT; Windows Phone 7 Slideshow
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Khronos Announces OpenGL 4.1 Graphics API
The specification defined by a working group of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board at Khronos provides easier porting between mobile and desktop platforms.
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