Thursday, September 16, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 15/09/2010



Tweak Gmail Priority Inbox to Include Filtered E-mail
A couple weeks ago, Google took the wraps off Priority Inbox, a clever Gmail feature that helps separate the message wheat from the message chaff.
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Browser makers trade barbs over speed moves
Microsoft's claim that IE9 will offer better hardware acceleration than Firefox or Chrome has raised the hackles of officials at Mozilla and Google.
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InfoWorld review: Data deduplication appliances
Data deduplication appliances from FalconStor, NetApp, and Spectra Logic provide excellent data reduction for production storage, disk-based backups, and virtual tape
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SAP rolls out real-time business analytics apps
In a sign of SAPs stepped up attention to the business analytics market, the company released a set of real-time analytics products on Tuesday that are customized for use in various industry sectors and business functions.
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IT slowly hiring back after layoffs
The IT industry shed employees last year at a much faster pace than they are now hiring them, but at least the industry is hiring.
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iPads in the enterprise: Apps and architectures
To successfully incorporate the iPad into the enterprise, IT must consider security, and the scope and the scale of the application.
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Engineer fired for privacy violations, Google says
A Google engineer was fired for violating the company's privacy rules, Google said Wednesday, responding to a report that the engineer had improperly accessed the accounts of several teenagers.
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Brocade to release unified IP, Fibre Channel network management software
Brocade is preparing to release what it calls the first unified network management application for configuration, monitoring, managing and reporting across IP and Fibre Channel storage-area networks all through a single user interface.
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Revamped Twitter.com site takes flight
In an effort to refresh the Twitter.com site and pull users back in from third-party platforms -- and take a swipe at Facebook -- Twitter launched a significant site redesign on Tuesday.
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Wireless consumer-ization: User joy, IT's misery
Wi-Fi support has made its way into all kinds of consumer devices -- from smartphones to gaming consoles, cameras, DVD players and televisions -- and it is often implemented with native connection sharing capabilities. While great for consumers, this creates security and performance issues when any of these devices end up at work.
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