Sunday, August 1, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 01/08/2010



VA set to spend billions on IT
The U.S. Veterans Administration is making upward of $12 billion in IT contracts available to businesses over the next five years, as part of an effort to modernize its operations.
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They're (almost) here: Android tablets to rock the market
Android isn't just for smartphones anymore. Google's mobile operating system is coming to tablets that could rival the iPad in portability and usefulness for business.
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PCs can kill. Here's how to survive
Working as a computer columnist is dangerous work. Living on the cutting edge of technology is fun, but it's an edge that cuts both ways -- it's a life-threatening lifestyle, according to new research.
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How to steal corporate secrets in 20 minutes: Ask
A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
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Terry Childs is denied motion for retrial
The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said.
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User virtualization – the key to successful desktop virtualization
For companies deploying desktop virtualization, the main criteria for evaluating the success of the project is the end-user experience, according to a recent survey of 1,500 IT executives.
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As promised, SAP expands open source efforts, execs say
SAP catches up with rival Oracle on the open source software front
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Negroponte offers OLPC help in developing $35 tablet
The nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned $35 tablet.
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Event to showcase CRM economic drivers
Next week's CRM Evolution conference will offer presentations on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software industry.
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Mobile health strategy must grasp link between smartphone and user, panel says
Health-care providers looking to implement a mobile strategy need to understand the strong bond people have with their smartphones, concluded a panel today at the World Congress Summit on mHealth in Boston.
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