Friday, February 4, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 03/02/2011




Hearsay Launches Social Media Management For Branch Offices
Platform helps corporations maintain control over brand, compliance when local representatives use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to support customer relationships.
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Global CIO: In Google-Microsoft Catfight, Insults Are For Losers
The hissy-fit about copying search results means absolutely nothing in the real world of customers who couldn't possibly care less.
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Apple Store Identity Theft Ring Busted
The Secret Service and Manhattan DA have indicted members of “S3,” a group accused of purchasing stolen credit card data on underground forums, creating counterfeit credit cards, and selling stolen Apple gear.
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Dell Offers Refunds On Intel Sandy Bridge PCs
Customers who bought computers with the defective Series 6 chipset can return them or wait until April for a motherboard replacement.
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Verizon iPhone Sales Start Strong
Verizon iPhone 4 pre-sales started early this morning and the carrier says it is seeing "unprecedented" demand for Apple's smartphone; early reviews of the device are mostly positive.
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Meaningless Talk Of Repealing Meaningful Use Programs
Congressional threats to repeal HITECH funding are empty, but their potential to fuel confusion and mistrust among healthcare providers is real.
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Schwartz On Security: The Right To Social Networks
Blocking Internet access, cellular networks, or Web sites is never a good idea -- whether in Egypt or at home.
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HP Revaluating PCs Affected By Intel Chip Flaw
The design flaw in Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset has prompted HP to offer customers refunds or replacement PCs for affected models and to review its product launch schedule.
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Global CIO: Sam Palmisano And Larry Ellison Deserve Their Big Paydays
The anti-capitalism community will howl, but the CEOs of IBM and Oracle deserve every penny of their big comp deals. Sorry, howlers, but the numbers tell the story.
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SMBs Bought 120 Million PCs In 2010
Double-digit growth of global PC sales to smaller firms fueled by emerging regions, according to Techaisle research, while U.S. and other mature markets saw relatively modest growth due to recession hangover.
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Google Shows More Honeycomb, But Not Enough
Google shined the light on some new developments in its next mobile operating system, which is designed for a better tablet experience; but it still failed to answer crucial questions about ship dates and fragmentation.
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Google's Android Market Enables Web Sales
With a preview of the forthcoming tablet-tuned version of Android and a redesigned Android Market, Google has addressed some longstanding gaps in its mobile arsenal.
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Google Gives Developers A Closer Look At Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
CNN, Disney and others show new tablet apps that will use version 3.0 -- Android Market Webstore live now.
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Siemens Launches Unified Communications For SMBs
UC Server Xpress offers a pre-configured platform for messaging, conferencing, voice communications, and customer communications.
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Waledac Botnet Contains Almost 490,000 Stolen Email Passwords
With numerous real-world credentials built-in, the worm can bypass many spam and security defenses, find security researchers.
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DDoS Targeting Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention
Stateful firewalls and intrusion prevention systems placed in front of a Web server can create an effective distributed denial of service attack vector, reports network security vendor Arbor Networks.
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80% Of Web Users Seek Health Information
Women, the college-educated, and caregivers are most likely to turn to the Internet for healthcare advice, reports Pew study.
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CSC Launches Dedicated IBM Lotus Consulting Practice
The integrator will bring Collaboration-as-a-Service to businesses looking to expand use of Lotus Notes/Domino, Sametime, Connections, and Quickr.
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Microsoft And SAP Intro Duet Enterprise
Integration update aims to make it easier to expose SAP functionality though SharePoint so developers can quickly deliver user-friendly applications.
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Cybersecurity Bill Authors Slam Egypt Internet Shutdown
Senators have clarified their proposed Internet 'kill switch' legislation in light of President Mubarak's actions.
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Salesforce.com Acquires Social Productivity Tool Manymoon
The company will operate as a separate division, with existing staff working to expand the collaboration app's features.
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T-Mobile G-Slate To Challenge iPad, Galaxy Tab
The LG Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet for T-Mobile's HSPA+ network bristles with 3D features.
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