Friday, October 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 29/10/2010



Symantec writes off US$10 million after AV glitch
Some customers had to wait before service was activated. The problem affected less than half a per cent of Symantec customers
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Microsoft quietly issues Windows 7 SP1 RC
"No additional new features," says Microsoft as it slates Q1 2011 ship window. The RC will be a collection of all the security updates and non-security hotfixes that the company has issued via Windows Update
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Enterprises seek corporate anthropologists
Getting users to adopt so-called Enterprise 2.0 technologies and reaping real business benefits from those implementations requires a different approach, according to The Corporate Executive Board
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Career Watch: Job interview do's and don'ts
Jim Fortner, vice-president at Procter & Gamble, answers questions about training on the cheap and giving input to a nontechnical boss
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How to network: 7 ways to give, not just receive
The author of Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring seeks to allay the concerns and clear up the misconceptions of reluctant networkers
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Canadians learn Defcon network security secrets
SecTor 2010 includes a session where contributors to the granddaddy of hacker conferences explain how they set up the infrastructure and wireless access in a Los Vegas hotel in less than a week
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Rural groups demand action on broadband
Three groups tell the telecommunications regulator they want the same access to high speed Internet their city cousins get
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FTC closes investigation into Google's Wi-Fi snooping
But a privacy advocate says Google's own flip-flopping on whether it collected data suggests the "a lot more to be done" to investigate the company's culture of data collection
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What does running IT have to do with politics?
As it turns out, the qualities of the CIO -- listening, negotiation -- are well-suited to running for office
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Juniper rolls out smart phone security suite
Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite aims to protect mobile devices from security threats
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Forrester: Only a third of firms have a mobile strategy
Despite their rapid rise to ubiquity, mobile devices haven't been subject to formal strategies in a majority of business, a survey finds
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Sierra Wireless to equip cars with HSPA in 2011
Mobile broadband in the future will be about more than connecting smart phones and tablets. Machine-to-machine communications will also be a significant application, says one analyst
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$7-billion rural broadband plan put to CRTC
Manitoba Telecom Services insists the regulator shouldn't leave it to the private sector to bring high speed Internet access to outlying areas
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Naser cops top award for IT leadership
ITLA 2010 In its inaugural year, ComputerWorld Canada's IT Leadership Awards honoured almost 50 finalists in nine categories for their contributions to their teams, and to information technology in Canada. Read who won
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Yahoo tests major Mail upgrade
Called Yahoo Mail Beta, the new version will feature a revamped interface and navigation scheme as well as integration with Twitter and Facebook in an effort to counter falling user engagement
Read More ...

Symantec writes off US$10 million after AV glitch
Some customers had to wait before service was activated. The problem affected less than half a per cent of Symantec customers
Read More ...

Microsoft quietly issues Windows 7 SP1 RC
"No additional new features," says Microsoft as it slates Q1 2011 ship window. The RC will be a collection of all the security updates and non-security hotfixes that the company has issued via Windows Update
Read More ...

Enterprises seek corporate anthropologists
Getting users to adopt so-called Enterprise 2.0 technologies and reaping real business benefits from those implementations requires a different approach, according to The Corporate Executive Board
Read More ...

Career Watch: Job interview do's and don'ts
Jim Fortner, vice-president at Procter & Gamble, answers questions about training on the cheap and giving input to a nontechnical boss
Read More ...

How to network: 7 ways to give, not just receive
The author of Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring seeks to allay the concerns and clear up the misconceptions of reluctant networkers
Read More ...

Canadians learn Defcon network security secrets
SecTor 2010 includes a session where contributors to the granddaddy of hacker conferences explain how they set up the infrastructure and wireless access in a Los Vegas hotel in less than a week
Read More ...

Rural groups demand action on broadband
Three groups tell the telecommunications regulator they want the same access to high speed Internet their city cousins get
Read More ...

FTC closes investigation into Google's Wi-Fi snooping
But a privacy advocate says Google's own flip-flopping on whether it collected data suggests the "a lot more to be done" to investigate the company's culture of data collection
Read More ...

What does running IT have to do with politics?
As it turns out, the qualities of the CIO -- listening, negotiation -- are well-suited to running for office
Read More ...

Juniper rolls out smart phone security suite
Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite aims to protect mobile devices from security threats
Read More ...

Forrester: Only a third of firms have a mobile strategy
Despite their rapid rise to ubiquity, mobile devices haven't been subject to formal strategies in a majority of business, a survey finds
Read More ...

Sierra Wireless to equip cars with HSPA in 2011
Mobile broadband in the future will be about more than connecting smart phones and tablets. Machine-to-machine communications will also be a significant application, says one analyst
Read More ...

$7-billion rural broadband plan put to CRTC
Manitoba Telecom Services insists the regulator shouldn't leave it to the private sector to bring high speed Internet access to outlying areas
Read More ...

Naser cops top award for IT leadership
ITLA 2010 In its inaugural year, ComputerWorld Canada's IT Leadership Awards honoured almost 50 finalists in nine categories for their contributions to their teams, and to information technology in Canada. Read who won
Read More ...

Yahoo tests major Mail upgrade
Called Yahoo Mail Beta, the new version will feature a revamped interface and navigation scheme as well as integration with Twitter and Facebook in an effort to counter falling user engagement
Read More ...

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