Friday, March 4, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 03/03/2011




Why Sun Microsystems Failed
Former CEO Scott McNealy's allegiance to Sun's hardware culture shortchanged its software initiatives, and ultimately doomed the company.
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Google Extends Storage Purchasing To Apps Users
Having offered extra space to consumers for the past few months, Google is now providing Apps customers with the same option.
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Cisco Launches Unified Communications Systems For SMBs
The networking company introduces two new UC platforms built for small and midsize offices at its annual partner conference.
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snom Intros Dedicated VoIP Server Hardware, DECT-based VoIP Phone
At Enterprise Connect in Orlando, VoIP solution provider snom releases a turnkey based hardware server to go with its snom ONE VoIP server software, potentially easing integration options for users preferring more of a one-stop shop solution (includes video).
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Apple Delivers Steve Jobs And A Faster, Thinner iPad NOW
The iPad2 brings no hardware surprises, but it ships next week, costs the same as the original, and is drastically slimmer. What's not to like?
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Enterprise Connect: Vidyo Intros Videoconference Recording, Playback
Vidyo appliance uses the Scalable Video Coding protocol rather than the Multipoint Control Unit found in more traditional videoconferencing systems.
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The iPad2 -- BYTE Mobile Radio Weighs In
In this beta launch of our podcast service, we dig into Apple's iPad2 announcement
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iPad 2 Undercuts Tablet Competition
Apple unveiled its thinner, lighter, and faster tablet device less than a year after the first generation and will start shipping it nine days after the announcement while competitors struggle to get models to market.
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Will The Cloud Take Over Enterprise Communications?
Mobility was cited as a driving force for UC adoption at an Enterprise Connect panel of technology experts and vendors.
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iPad 2: 5 Things Apple Left Out
Apple's second-generation iPad mostly impresses, but Apple still managed to leave some key technologies out.
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80% Of UC Projects Fail To Reach Potential
HP executive Arthur Filip, speaking at the Enterprise Connect conference, said only one in 10 Unified Communications projects is "truly transformational."
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NASA Seeks High-Bandwidth Deep Space Communications
The agency's Space Technology Program issued new solicitations this week that seek a range of innovations, including a system for removing man-made debris in earth's orbit.
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Google Removes Malicious Android Apps
More than 50 apps in the Android Market have been identified as malicious, prompting Google to take steps to remove them.
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ADP To Acquire AdvancedMD
The human resources services firm will integrate AdvancedMD's practice management and electronic health record offerings for SMB medical practices into its Employer Services segment.
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Intel 8-Core Xeon Processors Power SuperServer
A newer version of Super Micro Computer's server running Intel's forthcoming 10-core Xeons will be released later this year.
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SAP Sales On-Demand Heads to Market
The secret sauce is tight integration to the entire Business ByDesign suite. That makes it possible to deliver the kind of deeply integrated CRM/ERP app that Salesforce has to partner to deliver.
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Enterprise Connect: Microsoft Boasts Lync UC Successes
The software giant trots out early customers, including LA Fitness and Revlon, to demonstrate cost savings and productivity gains from replacing legacy PBX systems with its software-based Unified Communications server.
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NIST Urges Broader Approach To Federal IT Security
The standards organization has issued a publication to help agencies solidify their risk management initiatives and comply with the government's FISMA security standard.
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Live Blog: Apple Announces iPad2
Apple's invitation to its announcement teased recipients with the number "2," causing many to anoint the next iPad the "iPad2." Nothing like a little cockiness to usher in a new product.
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Apple Announces iPad2
For almost one year, Apple has owned the tablet market. In fact, it's had the market almost entirely to itself. That began changing at the end of last year, with a constant stream of announcements and product launches from Cisco, Research In Motion, Samsung, and more, leading to an absolute avalanche of new products announced and demonstrated at CES this January. And those products have been, at least on a feature basis, easily superior to the original iPad. Just as some of those products have started to ship, Apple comes along with its long-expected iPad version 2. Observers expect Apple to merely match features, and leverage the enormous volume advantage of its app store; but would Apple merely strive for parity?
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HP Exec Notes RIM PlayBook's 'Uncanny Similarities'
Is RIM's PlayBook operating system too much like HP's webOS platform? HP says Yes; RIM says No.
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Global CIO: Why BMW Suddenly Loves Mobile Apps
You, too, should probably be thinking about tying your products to the mobile Internet, even if you think $100 million is a bit rich to throw at this opportunity.
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Down To Business: Can The Healthcare Industry Handle All This IT?
The hope is that the platforms healthcare providers are being dragged into deploying today will serve as the foundation for future innovation.
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GAO: Redundant Federal IT Systems Waste Money
The GAO identified four key areas for IT process improvement -- Department of Defense business systems, enterprise architecture, data centers, and e-health records -- and gave recommendations for how the government could eliminate overlap in these efforts.
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