Tuesday, October 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 26/10/2010

Wi-Fi Direct provides P2P wireless sans hot spots
Wi-Fi Direct officially became a concrete technology today with several new laptop components certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
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Iranian Cyber Army running botnets, researchers say
A group of malicious hackers who attacked Twitter and the Chinese search engine Baidu are also apparently running a for-rent botnet, according to new research.
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Adobe AIR breathes life into RIM PlayBook app development
Adobe has released version 2.5 of its Air runtime environment, which will be used to develop applications for Research In Motion's (RIM) upcoming tablet PlayBook, Adobe and RIM said on Monday at the MAX conference in Los Angeles.
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Apple joins Google in counterattack against Paul Allen lawsuit
Google, Apple and other major vendors are moving to dismiss charges that each has infringed on patents held by a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
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After miners' rescue, Chile drills for outsourcing business
The rescue of 33 miners in Chile was an uplifting and memorable moment that Chile hopes will translate into more outsourcing business.
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XP support deadline haunts IT execs
There are a number of technology trends that IT execs must be ready for, but one that's expected to require action sooner than the rest will be the need to migrate off of Windows XP and Office 2003.
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Infosys financial results signal rebound in offshoring market
Indian outsourcers are reporting strong financial results as customers place orders that had been shelved by the recession.
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Zeus hackers may target corporate data
Hackers using the Zeus malware are now asking victims to name their employers, which could lead to corporate espionage, a security researcher says.
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A debt that IT need not pay
Gartner estimates that outdated software like IE6 has created a 'global IT debt' of $500 billion. But IT shops are likely to walk away from that debt and keep running IE6-dependent Web tools and other old apps until they can be replaced with new software based on whatever hot new paradigm comes along.
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The Grill: Robin Beck
An interview with Robin Beck, the vice president for information systems and computing at the University of Pennsylvania. Her challenges include the security issues involved with safeguarding data in a collaborative and mobile culture.
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