Tuesday, September 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 27/09/2010



5 problems with SaaS security
As interest in software-as-a-service grows, so too do concerns about SaaS security. Total cost of ownership used to be the most frequently cited roadblock among potential SaaS customers. But now, as cloud networks become more frequently used for strategic and mission-critical business applications, security tops the list.
Read More ...


Hackers hit Twitter again
Twitter has put a stop to a worm that posted obscene messages to victims' Twitter feeds. It's the second worm attack the site has suffered in a week.
Read More ...

The Grill: Steve Romeo
CIO and author Steve Romeo persuaded Breg's executives to expand into the software-as-a-service business, offering physicians a Web-based inventory management system called Vision that has generated over $350,000 year-to-date in revenue.
Read More ...

Wall Street not bullish on cloud computing
While many large financial services firms recognize the intrinsic benefits of cloud computing, they're still hesitant to embrace it wholeheartedly because they have security and regulatory concerns about it.
Read More ...

CIOs say they're hiring again
The IT employment outlook is starting to improve, but the industry shed jobs last year at a much faster pace than it is now adding them.
Read More ...

NSF funds research to make the Internet more secure, robust
The National Science Foundation announces four research projects aimed at developing a more robust and secure Internet architecture.
Read More ...

Web consortium considers Web pages that talk, listen
A W3C project may lead to Internet browsers that can read the content of Web pages aloud and allow users to fill in online forms via voice commands.
Read More ...

Intel: Future smartphones will be context-aware, personal aides
Intel CTO Justin Rattner describes a future with context-aware computing devices that learn their users' habits and preferences.
Read More ...

Processes and the people factor
A good process has much in common with good code, but code is executed by machines, not humans.
Read More ...

Redefining what it means to be a responsible IT vendor
IT vendors are facing ethical controversies over actions they take around the world, in countries like Russia, China and Africa.
Read More ...

No comments: