Wednesday, April 20, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 20/04/2011





Google allows users to edit U.S. online maps
Google Map Maker is finally available for the U.S., after debuting in 183 countries since its launch in 2008.

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Quake leaves Sony Ericsson with shortages of flagship phones
Sony Ericsson faces shortages of three new flagship cell phones after Japan's earthquake and tsunami disrupted supplies of key components, it said Tuesday.

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Ericsson to buy Telenor M2M platform
Ericsson Tuesday signed an agreement to acquire Telenor Connexion's machine-to-machine platform, in an effort to get more technology and know-how in the growing sector.

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Chinese techies seek riches via startups
Tyr Chen, a 29-year-old resident of Beijing, is doing what many of his friends won't: He's establishing a startup.

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Find MAC Address Identifies Mystery Devices
Every network adapter has what is called a Media Access Control address that uniquely identifies it. Think of it as an ID. Having to manually go to every computer on the network, and taking the time to run tools to find out every device's MAC address is extremely time-consuming. And even then, it may not work, because people may have connected tablets or smartphones to the network, and you may not know every person who has done that. There's an easy way to do it : Get LizardSystems's Find MAC Address ($30 for business use, 30-day free trial; free for non-commercial use).

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Cisco enterprise management tools take on new network realities
Cisco this week broadened the security and management capabilities of its enterprise products to help IT shops get a better grip on mobile devices, video and changing workforce habits.

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India plans paper trail for electronic voting machines
India’s Election Commission may give in to demands that its electronic voting machines should also have paper outputs of voting records

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Microsoft prices, lack of help push one firm to Google
When manufacturing firm Cinram International migrated from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps, the company saw 'a night-and-day difference,' according to Andrew Murrey, Cinram's vice president of IT Infrastructure.

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8 security questions to ask before building mobile apps
Enterprise organizations are rushing to build iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry applications to deepen their customer experiences and extend the ways their customers can purchase from them.

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