Thursday, November 25, 2010

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 24/11/2010



Oracle awarded US$1.3 billion in SAP lawsuit
The amount is slightly less than Oracle's damages expert recommended but far more than SAP had said it should pay
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Unified communications can't match Twitter: Gartner
'Unified communications,' a tag used by a number of multi-million dollar software companies for their products, can't compete with consumer-driven technology, a Gartner analyst says
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Ex-Nortel CTO to Huawei North America R&D post
John Roese will lead the Chinese telecom equipment maker's technology efforts, it announced Tuesday
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'Cisco Cultural Advisor' might help workers collaborate
The networking giant is seeking a trademark on a mobile app that profiles a user's communication style
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Apps suite gains access to more than 60 Google tools
Google Apps administrators will now be able to add Picasa, Maps, Reader and other applications to their users' choices
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High-end SQL Server 2008 R2 'late to market,' analyst says
A parallel data warehouse edition is due out next month. It is designed to run on massive parallel processing systems and is targeted at large multi-terabyte data warehouse applications
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Absolute’s iPhone manager helps IT avoid iTunes
The Vancouver-based company said its new iOS4 device management software will alleviate the traditional headaches IT administrators suffer with the consumer-focused Apple products. Plus, how the product can help you launch a corporate app store
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Random Hacks of Kindness weekend set for developers
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo shepherd the event to build software for disaster risk management. It’s set for Dec. 4-5
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A rookie in name only
Les Affaires has long been the publication of record for Quebec’s financial community. It should therefore come as no surprise it needed a Webmaster who meant business
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Clement delays decision on foreign telecom ownership
Expected this fall, Industry Minister now pushes his decision on setting rules for the next wireless spectrum auction. But an industry consultant suspects the ruling will come sooner rather than later
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Telus personal health portal gets hospital’s support
A major Toronto hospital will link its online personal data portal for patients to Telus' upcoming repository, giving support to the carriers' national service
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Apple's iOS 4.2 update gets iPad geared for business
The update for the iPad includes a variety of features that make the Apple tablet an even better mobile business tool
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Android will take 15 per cent of tablet market next year
More than 15 suppliers plan on selling tablets powered with Google's mobile OS in 2011. Google is also working on a new version of its software to optimize it for large-screen devices
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Strength in numbers for 'women in IT'
IT LEADERSHIP AWARDS The whole point of “women in IT” is that you can’t get very far on your own. That’s why Jennifer Ng has spent the last year forming partnerships wherever she can
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Novell’s SUSE portfolio faces grim future, blogs say
BLOGOSPHERE Industry watchers argue that Novell’s surprising sale to Attachmate could cripple its standing in the Linux community. Plus, bloggers speculate on Microsoft’s involvement and future intentions with deal
Read More ...

Oracle awarded US$1.3 billion in SAP lawsuit
The amount is slightly less than Oracle's damages expert recommended but far more than SAP had said it should pay
Read More ...

Unified communications can't match Twitter: Gartner
'Unified communications,' a tag used by a number of multi-million dollar software companies for their products, can't compete with consumer-driven technology, a Gartner analyst says
Read More ...

Ex-Nortel CTO to Huawei North America R&D post
John Roese will lead the Chinese telecom equipment maker's technology efforts, it announced Tuesday
Read More ...

'Cisco Cultural Advisor' might help workers collaborate
The networking giant is seeking a trademark on a mobile app that profiles a user's communication style
Read More ...

Apps suite gains access to more than 60 Google tools
Google Apps administrators will now be able to add Picasa, Maps, Reader and other applications to their users' choices
Read More ...

High-end SQL Server 2008 R2 'late to market,' analyst says
A parallel data warehouse edition is due out next month. It is designed to run on massive parallel processing systems and is targeted at large multi-terabyte data warehouse applications
Read More ...

Absolute’s iPhone manager helps IT avoid iTunes
The Vancouver-based company said its new iOS4 device management software will alleviate the traditional headaches IT administrators suffer with the consumer-focused Apple products. Plus, how the product can help you launch a corporate app store
Read More ...

Random Hacks of Kindness weekend set for developers
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo shepherd the event to build software for disaster risk management. It’s set for Dec. 4-5
Read More ...

A rookie in name only
Les Affaires has long been the publication of record for Quebec’s financial community. It should therefore come as no surprise it needed a Webmaster who meant business
Read More ...

Clement delays decision on foreign telecom ownership
Expected this fall, Industry Minister now pushes his decision on setting rules for the next wireless spectrum auction. But an industry consultant suspects the ruling will come sooner rather than later
Read More ...

Telus personal health portal gets hospital’s support
A major Toronto hospital will link its online personal data portal for patients to Telus' upcoming repository, giving support to the carriers' national service
Read More ...

Apple's iOS 4.2 update gets iPad geared for business
The update for the iPad includes a variety of features that make the Apple tablet an even better mobile business tool
Read More ...

Android will take 15 per cent of tablet market next year
More than 15 suppliers plan on selling tablets powered with Google's mobile OS in 2011. Google is also working on a new version of its software to optimize it for large-screen devices
Read More ...

Strength in numbers for 'women in IT'
IT LEADERSHIP AWARDS The whole point of “women in IT” is that you can’t get very far on your own. That’s why Jennifer Ng has spent the last year forming partnerships wherever she can
Read More ...

Novell’s SUSE portfolio faces grim future, blogs say
BLOGOSPHERE Industry watchers argue that Novell’s surprising sale to Attachmate could cripple its standing in the Linux community. Plus, bloggers speculate on Microsoft’s involvement and future intentions with deal
Read More ...

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