Thursday, March 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 02/03/2011




HP integrates 3PAR into storage
The move is part of the IT giant’s converged infrastructure and cloud strategy. In addition, HP has integrated 3PAR's technology with HP X9300 Network Storage Systems, which is based on IBRIX NAS technology
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Asus targets iPad with four tablets
Three of the tablets run Android, while the highest end model will runs Windows 7. An Asus executive said it would beat Apple by offering "more choice and more innovation"
Read More ...

Wind Mobile closer to getting new partner
The way is clear for VimpelCom to hold a shareholders meeting in two weeks to approve its merger with Orascom Telecom Holdings, the Canadian wireless startups major backer
Read More ...

IPv6 knowledge is 'all over the map,' CIRA says
After wrapping up its first ever Canadian Internet Forum in Ottawa last week, CIRA head Byron Holland gives his thoughts on the state of IPv6 readiness among Canadian IT shops. Why he compares the entire process to a big supply chain
Read More ...

SAP enterprise-class hosted CRM targets Salesforce.com
The vendor says its mobility tie-ins and SAP back-end support will make Sales OnDemand CRM a formidable competitor. SAP’s president for North America explains how big data and little data will help SAP become a 20 billion Euro company
Read More ...

Toronto company gets US$25M financial boost
Syncapse, a social media measurement vendor, will use the investment toward engineering software, sales, marketing and product development
Read More ...

Apple's new MacBook Pros reveal quality concerns
Excess thermal paste shows 'shoddy assembly work,' says expert. The refreshed MacBook Pro models launched last Thursday in what one analyst called a "ho-hum" upgrade
Read More ...

Motorola Xoom tablet falls short in HTML5 test
The Android-based tablet reaches a disappointing conclusion in Sencha’s test of HTML5 support and other modern Web standards
Read More ...

All Motorola high-end phones to pair with dock
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha says the Atrix, due out later this week in the U.S., will only be the first phone to offer functionality with the docking station. The memory and processing speeds available with today's phones make it possible to run applications on the larger form factor
Read More ...

Keep incumbents out of next wireless auction: Wind
Industry submissions for the 700 Mhz auction are in and they again pit incumbents against startups. Read what's at stake and the tough choices Ottawa has to make
Read More ...

Apple partner in China launches own iPhone rival
China Unicom announced the WoPhone smart phone platform on Monday. The handset platform will immediately become a rival to China Unicom's best selling iPhone
Read More ...

Sybase releases guide for enterprise mobile strategies
The Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011 features strategic advice, case studies and market research from Sybase, industry analysts and technology partners. An IDC Canada analyst discusses how enterprises might use it in light of device proliferation
Read More ...

Should we build our own social media tools?
Helix Commerce’s Dr. Cindy Gordon and Alex Blom discuss apps, effort and emerging opportunities in social collaboration in the business
Read More ...

Why new technology demands new business models
Unfortunately, many CIOs are not participating strategically or systematically enough in innovation. Because of this, many companies falter despite having access to an avalanche of ideas
Read More ...

Raise your IT staff's business smarts
The senior VP of IT at Eisai explains how he identified huge gaps among the employees at his firm's various divisions, and his personal approach to training and developing them toward outcomes
Read More ...

Help the business to better understand IT
When you look at companies that have undergone massive cultural transformation, who do you think drove that change? These three CIOs have found their own ways to combat that enterprisewide lack of understanding of IT's role
Read More ...

Microsoft offers free Azure trial
Participants of the Microsoft offer can choose one of two options: 750 hours of use on an Extra Small Compute Instance, or 25 hours on a Small Compute Instance
Read More ...

Hybrid cloud computing security: Real life tales
Industry experts say that despite the well-publicized worries about security, the mixed IT environment will likely appeal to many organizations, particularly global enterprises
Read More ...

SeaMicro's new server has latest Intel Atom N570 chip
The SM10000-64 server packs 850GHz of processing power. Intel's low-power Atom processors are typically used in netbooks
Read More ...

BI in the cloud: Advice for success
It can be hard to define in advance every type of report you want to run using cloud-based data, and integrating with on-premise BI systems
Read More ...

Amazon wants to make it easier to build complex clouds
CloudFormation aims to remove system complexity and in the process allow users to take better advantage of the programmability and scalability of the cloud
Read More ...

Gartner: Server sales kept bouncing back in Q4
Pent-up demand pushed up sales throughout 2010, but gains may slow this year, the research firm says. IBM led the industry in revenue for the quarter, with US$5.2 billion in sales, or 35.5 per cent of the market
Read More ...

Xoom vs iPad: The real tablet wars begin
Motorola and Apple are about to go head-to-head with their respective tablets. Here's how they stack up against each other
Read More ...

Joint offering seeks to keep social media compliant
Vancouver-based Global Relay and BMRW & Associates have partnered to offer a message archiving software to help financial services firms stay compliant on social media
Read More ...

The squeeze is on
FEATURE: How to keep your network safe from your staff's pesky consumer mobile devices
Read More ...

Oracle focuses efforts in Java EE 7 on the cloud
Oracle says the new version due in 2012 will make Java EE relevant for cloud computing; the upgrade will also boost REST capabilities
Read More ...

HP integrates 3PAR into storage
The move is part of the IT giant’s converged infrastructure and cloud strategy. In addition, HP has integrated 3PAR's technology with HP X9300 Network Storage Systems, which is based on IBRIX NAS technology
Read More ...

Asus targets iPad with four tablets
Three of the tablets run Android, while the highest end model will runs Windows 7. An Asus executive said it would beat Apple by offering "more choice and more innovation"
Read More ...

Wind Mobile closer to getting new partner
The way is clear for VimpelCom to hold a shareholders meeting in two weeks to approve its merger with Orascom Telecom Holdings, the Canadian wireless startups major backer
Read More ...

IPv6 knowledge is 'all over the map,' CIRA says
After wrapping up its first ever Canadian Internet Forum in Ottawa last week, CIRA head Byron Holland gives his thoughts on the state of IPv6 readiness among Canadian IT shops. Why he compares the entire process to a big supply chain
Read More ...

SAP enterprise-class hosted CRM targets Salesforce.com
The vendor says its mobility tie-ins and SAP back-end support will make Sales OnDemand CRM a formidable competitor. SAP’s president for North America explains how big data and little data will help SAP become a 20 billion Euro company
Read More ...

Toronto company gets US$25M financial boost
Syncapse, a social media measurement vendor, will use the investment toward engineering software, sales, marketing and product development
Read More ...

Apple's new MacBook Pros reveal quality concerns
Excess thermal paste shows 'shoddy assembly work,' says expert. The refreshed MacBook Pro models launched last Thursday in what one analyst called a "ho-hum" upgrade
Read More ...

Motorola Xoom tablet falls short in HTML5 test
The Android-based tablet reaches a disappointing conclusion in Sencha’s test of HTML5 support and other modern Web standards
Read More ...

All Motorola high-end phones to pair with dock
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha says the Atrix, due out later this week in the U.S., will only be the first phone to offer functionality with the docking station. The memory and processing speeds available with today's phones make it possible to run applications on the larger form factor
Read More ...

Keep incumbents out of next wireless auction: Wind
Industry submissions for the 700 Mhz auction are in and they again pit incumbents against startups. Read what's at stake and the tough choices Ottawa has to make
Read More ...

Apple partner in China launches own iPhone rival
China Unicom announced the WoPhone smart phone platform on Monday. The handset platform will immediately become a rival to China Unicom's best selling iPhone
Read More ...

Sybase releases guide for enterprise mobile strategies
The Enterprise Mobility Guide 2011 features strategic advice, case studies and market research from Sybase, industry analysts and technology partners. An IDC Canada analyst discusses how enterprises might use it in light of device proliferation
Read More ...

Should we build our own social media tools?
Helix Commerce’s Dr. Cindy Gordon and Alex Blom discuss apps, effort and emerging opportunities in social collaboration in the business
Read More ...

Why new technology demands new business models
Unfortunately, many CIOs are not participating strategically or systematically enough in innovation. Because of this, many companies falter despite having access to an avalanche of ideas
Read More ...

Raise your IT staff's business smarts
The senior VP of IT at Eisai explains how he identified huge gaps among the employees at his firm's various divisions, and his personal approach to training and developing them toward outcomes
Read More ...

Help the business to better understand IT
When you look at companies that have undergone massive cultural transformation, who do you think drove that change? These three CIOs have found their own ways to combat that enterprisewide lack of understanding of IT's role
Read More ...

Microsoft offers free Azure trial
Participants of the Microsoft offer can choose one of two options: 750 hours of use on an Extra Small Compute Instance, or 25 hours on a Small Compute Instance
Read More ...

Hybrid cloud computing security: Real life tales
Industry experts say that despite the well-publicized worries about security, the mixed IT environment will likely appeal to many organizations, particularly global enterprises
Read More ...

SeaMicro's new server has latest Intel Atom N570 chip
The SM10000-64 server packs 850GHz of processing power. Intel's low-power Atom processors are typically used in netbooks
Read More ...

BI in the cloud: Advice for success
It can be hard to define in advance every type of report you want to run using cloud-based data, and integrating with on-premise BI systems
Read More ...

Amazon wants to make it easier to build complex clouds
CloudFormation aims to remove system complexity and in the process allow users to take better advantage of the programmability and scalability of the cloud
Read More ...

Gartner: Server sales kept bouncing back in Q4
Pent-up demand pushed up sales throughout 2010, but gains may slow this year, the research firm says. IBM led the industry in revenue for the quarter, with US$5.2 billion in sales, or 35.5 per cent of the market
Read More ...

Xoom vs iPad: The real tablet wars begin
Motorola and Apple are about to go head-to-head with their respective tablets. Here's how they stack up against each other
Read More ...

Joint offering seeks to keep social media compliant
Vancouver-based Global Relay and BMRW & Associates have partnered to offer a message archiving software to help financial services firms stay compliant on social media
Read More ...

The squeeze is on
FEATURE: How to keep your network safe from your staff's pesky consumer mobile devices
Read More ...

Oracle focuses efforts in Java EE 7 on the cloud
Oracle says the new version due in 2012 will make Java EE relevant for cloud computing; the upgrade will also boost REST capabilities
Read More ...

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