Friday, September 10, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 09/09/2010



Obama calls for permanent R&D tax credit
Tech groups applaud proposal for an expanded tax credit that would cost US$100 billion over 10 years
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White House launches site asking for citizen help
Challenge.gov offers rewards to people who help solve government problems
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Getting your data safely across the border
You can take steps of your own to get your data across the border without legal action
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IT works out, gets fit
While these exercise programs benefit all workers, program leaders and IT executives say getting the company's tech staff on board presents some challenges as well as opportunities
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There's more to an IT career than technology
Companies like Johnson & Johnson, State Street, W.W. Grainger, General Mills and Xerox are looking to hire smart, tech-savvy, collaborative business professionals for 20- or 30-year multifaceted careers, not for IT jobs
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5 ways providers can improve cloud security
At the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas, speakers said ease of use, log management and preventing account hijacking are among the ways you can improve the security of cloud applications.
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Cybercrime is rampant: Symantec study
Internet crime is a big problem globally, according to a survey done in 14 nations by security vendor Symantec Corp.
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GS1 Canada Web tool cuts ‘dead head freight’
The online collaborative system is introduced in Canada to help make supply chains in the transport industry more productive and green. How the site gives trucking companies a voice
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Videotron set to launch wireless in Quebec
Quebecor Media Inc’s Videotron subsidiary is expected to offer wireless cellular service to its cable and telephony customers in Quebec. They could stoke the flames of wireless competition in Eastern Canada, an IDC analyst says. It will be the fourth new wireless entrant to launch in Canada
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Google Instant gives users as-you-type search results
Predictive search, as predicted. The new search feature starts returning results before you hit return
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Cisco, Citrix team on desktop virtualization package
The as-yet-unnamed offering will "bring simplicity" to the VDI market, a Cisco spokesman says. How Xen Desktop met Unified Computing System
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Rhomobile upgrades development-as-service platform
New version RhoHub 2.0 offers mobile application development for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile
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IP addresses will run out in two to three years
There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it – IPv4 addresses are going to run out in the next year and end users will feel the effects in 24 to 36 months, says CIRA’s CEO. What governments, enterprises and end users can do to speed up the move to IPv6
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Using Windows Phone 7 to find Timmys
There’s an app for Timmys. A Canadian developer has built a Where’s Timmys app to seek out the 10 closest Tim Hortons locations in your vicinity. Why a Microsoft evangelist is calling the new mobile development platform “a restart." WITH VIDEO
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Dell to make a play for Brocade?
A report from Oppenheimer & Co. predicts Dell Inc. might break into the storage area networking space by acquiring Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Compellent Technologies Inc. or CommVault Systems Inc. Find out about the speculation on some possible future storage mergers and acquisitions
Read More ...

iPhone 4 Wi-Fi proves a challenge for university
A Texas university that gives the handset to students finds the lastest version only uses the crowded 2.4 Ghz band, causing reception problems in lecture halls.
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Google-Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help?
The policy on net neutrality raises more questions than it answers and a lot of bloggers reacted as if Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. have full authority to define rules
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Women did well on Defcon social engineering test
Contestants in the Defcon hacking contest were successful in getting most firms to divulge information that is not supposed to be revealed to strangers. How corporate IT departments are vulnerable to social engineering
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HTML5 may help Web pages talk, listen
The World Wide Consortium is investigating integrating voice recognition and speech capabilities into its Web standard for rendering Web pages. How this might work
Read More ...

Salesforce.com readies native mobile Chatter apps
Initial support for the upcoming software will include Apple devices, BlackBerrys and Android for the Facebook-like milieu for information-sharing and social networking
Read More ...

The role of IT in strengthening the enterprise
To truly gain peer status in the C-suite and maximize IT value, CIOs need to establish themselves as legitimate business executives. CIOs must focus on three areas to accomplish this
Read More ...

Career turning points: Step up to the big challenges
A veteran IT exec shows how to make a point of seeking leadership roles that drive opportunity and transformation to as many parts of the business as possible
Read More ...

More private cloud adoption expected in 2011
Many users are considering private clouds offered by telco service providers, says IDC. Why that is perceived to be a less risky approach
Read More ...

Silverlight capabilities exceed HTML5, says Microsoft
The Redmond software mogul claims Silverlight will offer a richer Web experience than HTML5, and besides, the HTML5 spec isn't even stable yet
Read More ...

Obama calls for permanent R&D tax credit
Tech groups applaud proposal for an expanded tax credit that would cost US$100 billion over 10 years
Read More ...

White House launches site asking for citizen help
Challenge.gov offers rewards to people who help solve government problems
Read More ...

Getting your data safely across the border
You can take steps of your own to get your data across the border without legal action
Read More ...

IT works out, gets fit
While these exercise programs benefit all workers, program leaders and IT executives say getting the company's tech staff on board presents some challenges as well as opportunities
Read More ...

There's more to an IT career than technology
Companies like Johnson & Johnson, State Street, W.W. Grainger, General Mills and Xerox are looking to hire smart, tech-savvy, collaborative business professionals for 20- or 30-year multifaceted careers, not for IT jobs
Read More ...

5 ways providers can improve cloud security
At the Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas, speakers said ease of use, log management and preventing account hijacking are among the ways you can improve the security of cloud applications.
Read More ...

Cybercrime is rampant: Symantec study
Internet crime is a big problem globally, according to a survey done in 14 nations by security vendor Symantec Corp.
Read More ...

GS1 Canada Web tool cuts ‘dead head freight’
The online collaborative system is introduced in Canada to help make supply chains in the transport industry more productive and green. How the site gives trucking companies a voice
Read More ...

Videotron set to launch wireless in Quebec
Quebecor Media Inc’s Videotron subsidiary is expected to offer wireless cellular service to its cable and telephony customers in Quebec. They could stoke the flames of wireless competition in Eastern Canada, an IDC analyst says. It will be the fourth new wireless entrant to launch in Canada
Read More ...

Google Instant gives users as-you-type search results
Predictive search, as predicted. The new search feature starts returning results before you hit return
Read More ...

Cisco, Citrix team on desktop virtualization package
The as-yet-unnamed offering will "bring simplicity" to the VDI market, a Cisco spokesman says. How Xen Desktop met Unified Computing System
Read More ...

Rhomobile upgrades development-as-service platform
New version RhoHub 2.0 offers mobile application development for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile
Read More ...

IP addresses will run out in two to three years
There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it – IPv4 addresses are going to run out in the next year and end users will feel the effects in 24 to 36 months, says CIRA’s CEO. What governments, enterprises and end users can do to speed up the move to IPv6
Read More ...

Using Windows Phone 7 to find Timmys
There’s an app for Timmys. A Canadian developer has built a Where’s Timmys app to seek out the 10 closest Tim Hortons locations in your vicinity. Why a Microsoft evangelist is calling the new mobile development platform “a restart." WITH VIDEO
Read More ...

Dell to make a play for Brocade?
A report from Oppenheimer & Co. predicts Dell Inc. might break into the storage area networking space by acquiring Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Compellent Technologies Inc. or CommVault Systems Inc. Find out about the speculation on some possible future storage mergers and acquisitions
Read More ...

iPhone 4 Wi-Fi proves a challenge for university
A Texas university that gives the handset to students finds the lastest version only uses the crowded 2.4 Ghz band, causing reception problems in lecture halls.
Read More ...

Google-Verizon: Will a parallel non-Internet help?
The policy on net neutrality raises more questions than it answers and a lot of bloggers reacted as if Verizon Communications Inc. and Google Inc. have full authority to define rules
Read More ...

Women did well on Defcon social engineering test
Contestants in the Defcon hacking contest were successful in getting most firms to divulge information that is not supposed to be revealed to strangers. How corporate IT departments are vulnerable to social engineering
Read More ...

HTML5 may help Web pages talk, listen
The World Wide Consortium is investigating integrating voice recognition and speech capabilities into its Web standard for rendering Web pages. How this might work
Read More ...

Salesforce.com readies native mobile Chatter apps
Initial support for the upcoming software will include Apple devices, BlackBerrys and Android for the Facebook-like milieu for information-sharing and social networking
Read More ...

The role of IT in strengthening the enterprise
To truly gain peer status in the C-suite and maximize IT value, CIOs need to establish themselves as legitimate business executives. CIOs must focus on three areas to accomplish this
Read More ...

Career turning points: Step up to the big challenges
A veteran IT exec shows how to make a point of seeking leadership roles that drive opportunity and transformation to as many parts of the business as possible
Read More ...

More private cloud adoption expected in 2011
Many users are considering private clouds offered by telco service providers, says IDC. Why that is perceived to be a less risky approach
Read More ...

Silverlight capabilities exceed HTML5, says Microsoft
The Redmond software mogul claims Silverlight will offer a richer Web experience than HTML5, and besides, the HTML5 spec isn't even stable yet
Read More ...

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