Sunday, February 13, 2011

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 12/02/2011




SuccessFactors alleges covert scheme by competitor
SuccessFactors is alleging that rival human-resources-software vendor Halogen Software concocted a fraudulent and covert scheme in order to obtain competitive information from it, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Stuxnet struck five targets in Iran, say researchers
Symantec researchers today said that the notorious Stuxnet worm targeted five separate organizations -- all with a presence in Iran -- and that attacks began in June 2009, more than a year before experts raised the alarm.
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Complete coverage of Mobile World Congress 2011
Computerworld teams up with the IDG News Service and our sister publications to bring you comprehensive coverage of the big international mobile event.
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Social networks credited with role in toppling Egypt's Mubarak
As Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak gave up power Friday, analysts and some of the Egyptian protestors said he'd still be in charge if not for the power of social networking.
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Lawmaker introduces online do-not-track bill
A U.S. lawmakers introduces a bill to create an online do-not-track tool for all U.S. Internet users.
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Nokia-Microsoft deal hurts Intel smartphone plans
The deal between Nokia and Microsoft hurts Intel's plans to enter the market for smartphones, in which the company has virtually no presence, analysts said on Friday.
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iPad to lead 400% surge in NAND flash use this year
Consumer interest in tablets is behind a surge in NAND flash memory use that is expected to increase almost five-fold this year alone, according to a report by HIS iSuppli.
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Microsoft accuses former manager of stealing 600MB of confidential docs
Microsoft yesterday accused a former manager of taking hundreds of megabytes of confidential company material when he left the firm for a new position at CRM rival Salesforce.com.
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Microsoft's IE chief talks browsing privacy
During a recent trip to Germany, Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft corporate vice president responsible for the development of Internet Explorer, discussed the difference between expected and creepy tracking, Tracking Protection in IE9, market share and how hard it is to get rid of Internet Explorer 6.
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