Thursday, October 28, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 28/10/2010

The problem with privacy? Security
SECTOR 2010 IN a rooms full of security pros, Tracy Ann Kosa argues that privacy issues are "all security's fault"
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Q&A: Mychelle Mollot on why ERP is not analytics
Formerly with Ottawa-based Cognos, the vice-president of business analytics with IBM explains how business analytics is what ERP was meant to do 20 years ago. Plus, why IBM must find the right sort of analytics to put to the cloud
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BC police fight crime with IBM entity analytics
Vancouver-based Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIME) Inc. will start using IBM’s entity analytics to cut duplicates in its province-wide records sharing platform. How Canada’s privacy regulations make for fertile ground for IBM’s anonymous analytics
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Extreme GigE switch ups ante with Cisco, Juniper
Upcoming stackable 1RU switch comes with either 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet fiber or copper ports and four “dual-personality” copper/fiber ports
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Bloggers read between lines of Ozzie’s outgoing memo
BLOGOSPHERE: The departing Microsoft chief software architect sent a lengthy company memo to staff applauding the company’s commitment to cloud computing. But some bloggers are taking parts of Ozzie’s memo as a warning letter for Microsoft’s future
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CRTC head, carrier spar over rural broadband target
Many industrial countries see the need to set a minimum broadband goal to spur their economies, says the chair of the federal telecom regulator. However, he's facing industry resistance
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Microsoft may face resistance to Windows 8
A 2012 release may mean upgrade fatigue for enterprises, say analysts
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Early Windows Phone 7 apps mimic the OS
The first apps look great, but they may force you to do more scrolling and swiping than you'd like. Find out more
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IDC: Better storage tech could trim power, cooling costs
The economic downturn changed attitudes toward data storage products. According to IDC , more efficient storage technologies should allow power and cooling costs in data centres to level off by 2014
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Cloud users should not ignore geography: Forrester
A report from the research firm points out that IaaS does not solve latency issues. Forrester analysts said the idea that distance doesn't matter for organizations engaging in cloud computing is misguided
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Java politics brews conflicts between Oracle and JCP
The Apache Harmony license issue drags on as JCP Executive Committee members strive for independence from Oracle. What happened to a level playing field?
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Nokia unites mobile development on Qt (that’s ‘Cute’)
Symbian and MeeGo application builders will use Qt for native and Web development. Nokia’s plans to simplify operations in product development for its Symbian smart phones
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The problem with privacy? Security
SECTOR 2010 IN a rooms full of security pros, Tracy Ann Kosa argues that privacy issues are "all security's fault"
Read More ...

Q&A: Mychelle Mollot on why ERP is not analytics
Formerly with Ottawa-based Cognos, the vice-president of business analytics with IBM explains how business analytics is what ERP was meant to do 20 years ago. Plus, why IBM must find the right sort of analytics to put to the cloud
Read More ...

BC police fight crime with IBM entity analytics
Vancouver-based Police Records Information Management Environment (PRIME) Inc. will start using IBM’s entity analytics to cut duplicates in its province-wide records sharing platform. How Canada’s privacy regulations make for fertile ground for IBM’s anonymous analytics
Read More ...

Extreme GigE switch ups ante with Cisco, Juniper
Upcoming stackable 1RU switch comes with either 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet fiber or copper ports and four “dual-personality” copper/fiber ports
Read More ...

Bloggers read between lines of Ozzie’s outgoing memo
BLOGOSPHERE: The departing Microsoft chief software architect sent a lengthy company memo to staff applauding the company’s commitment to cloud computing. But some bloggers are taking parts of Ozzie’s memo as a warning letter for Microsoft’s future
Read More ...

CRTC head, carrier spar over rural broadband target
Many industrial countries see the need to set a minimum broadband goal to spur their economies, says the chair of the federal telecom regulator. However, he's facing industry resistance
Read More ...

Microsoft may face resistance to Windows 8
A 2012 release may mean upgrade fatigue for enterprises, say analysts
Read More ...

Early Windows Phone 7 apps mimic the OS
The first apps look great, but they may force you to do more scrolling and swiping than you'd like. Find out more
Read More ...

IDC: Better storage tech could trim power, cooling costs
The economic downturn changed attitudes toward data storage products. According to IDC , more efficient storage technologies should allow power and cooling costs in data centres to level off by 2014
Read More ...

Cloud users should not ignore geography: Forrester
A report from the research firm points out that IaaS does not solve latency issues. Forrester analysts said the idea that distance doesn't matter for organizations engaging in cloud computing is misguided
Read More ...

Java politics brews conflicts between Oracle and JCP
The Apache Harmony license issue drags on as JCP Executive Committee members strive for independence from Oracle. What happened to a level playing field?
Read More ...

Nokia unites mobile development on Qt (that’s ‘Cute’)
Symbian and MeeGo application builders will use Qt for native and Web development. Nokia’s plans to simplify operations in product development for its Symbian smart phones
Read More ...

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