Wednesday, January 5, 2011

IT News HeadLines (InfoWorld) 04/01/2011



Dell buys SecureWorks for IT security services
Dell announced Tuesday it is purchasing security services vendor SecureWorks, expanding its range of IT management offerings. Terms were not disclosed. SecureWorks handles more than 13 billion "security events" and spots some 30,000 varieties of malware each day, according to a statement. Its customer base of about 2,900 clients includes more than 1,500 financial institutions and more than 15 percent of the Fortune 500.
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Intel to show off Sandy Bridge chips at CES
The world's largest chip maker will show off its most advanced line of microprocessors ever at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Wednesday, complete with a range of laptop and desktop PCs with the chips inside.
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Android knocking on iPhone's door
While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone operating system in the United States, Android is hot on its trail and closing in fast.
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AMD delivers Fusion processors for netbooks, laptops
After years of talks and demonstrations, Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday started shipping Fusion processors for netbooks, laptops, and small desktops priced between $200 and $599.
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Opera previews browser for tablets
Norwegian company Opera Software will unveil the first public preview of its browser for tablets at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it said on Monday. A short YouTube clip shows the upcoming browser running on an Android-based tablet.
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Oversupply sends DRAM prices to one-year low
DRAM chip prices reached a one-year low on Tuesday and approached their cheapest ever due to a post-holiday oversupply. The cheap memory chips are pushing PC prices lower too, a Taiwan-based trading platform said.
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Apache, WANdisco duel over Subversion
A dispute that has emerged between the Apache Software Foundation and a corporate participant over the Subversion software version control system actually puts the two parties on the same side of the argument. The two organizations are both in agreement about improvements to the popular open source project, which has millions of users and is deployed for versioning source code, letting developers record who makes code changes and providing an audit trail.  
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Is Microsoft becoming a security slacker?
Nine years ago, Microsoft drew a line in the sand and told customers it would focus on making its code more secure and its software development process more transparent.
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