Friday, April 22, 2011

IT News Head Lines (IT World Canada) 22/04/2011





CWC THIS WEEK: Multitouch and more
The multitouch capabilities of ShadowSense, Toshiba's tablet hits stores in June, and the reflections of a wireless pioneer

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Actiance adds Facebook control for all devices
Application lets administrators monitor and archive comments posted to Facebook fan, group and personal pages regardless of the device used

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Absolute brings data wipe, device tracking to Android
The Vancouver-based device management firm said Android OS support for Computrace was one of the most in-demand features, behind only iPad support. Find out more about the software

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IT departments 'still not convinced' by the cloud
Research from the first part of the 'Cloud and the Future of Business; From Costs to Innovation' report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science's Outsourcing Unit

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Risk management in cloud computing
Before we get into the specifics of how best to manage risk when planning to move assets to the cloud, let's look at a few numbers to help us understand what the Joneses are doing. Is cloud computing already mainstream?

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Why you don't need a cloud computing strategy
The CMO of Cloud.com offers five key things to think about when identifying areas for cloud adoption and driving a successful plan

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Public vs. private clouds: How CIOs can decide
Canadian IT departments have been nervous about putting infrastructure and software into the hands of third parties, but is simply working with your own data centre going to offer the same benefits? Read this before you choose

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Ericsson acquires M2M platform
Moved aimed at increasing Ericsson's machine-to-machine service for telecommunications carriers

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OLG uses biometrics to ban gambling addicts
How the Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. is using facial recognition technology to identify members of the Voluntary Self-Exclusion program and prevent them from entering casinos

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Chipset gives insight into network's physical layer
System from TE Connectivity lets network managers assign a unique ID to network connection points, allowing its products to auto-discover equipment

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Sony Ericsson faces shortages of flagship phones
The disruption to component supplies after Japan's quake could hit new handsets. Businesses in the region are bouncing back, but some with heavier damage to facilities are still unable to resume production

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Windows phones finally get update after delay
Samsung Focus and LG Quantum users are now receiving both Windows Phone 7 software updates. Microsoft is still testing updates for the HTC Surround

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Toshiba's tablet set to arrive in June
The company will launch the Android 3.0 tablet worldwide. The tablet has a 10.1-inch screen and will run on Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor

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DOJ limits Microsoft's purchase of Novell patents
Novell and CPTN Holdings agree to change a deal for the Microsoft-organized consortium to buy Novell patents. Why Microsoft must sell the patents back to Attachmate

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IT customers disappointed with outsourcer promises: survey
Forget all the discussion about IT outsourcing providers moving up the technology value chain to become partners in innovation. This survey suggests otherwise

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Cisco CIO offers tips for talkin' business
Rebecca Jacoby discusses the future of the enterprise worker, as well as how IT can manage different mobiles devices and operating systems and justify cloud investments

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Thirteen open source programming tools on the uptick
If the open source model has a sweet spot, it's in programming tools. Here are 13 open source development projects making waves in the enterprise

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Leadership skills vital for project management success
A global project management learning company reveals the top 10 global project management trends for 2011

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IT departments 'still not convinced' by the cloud
Research from the first part of the 'Cloud and the Future of Business; From Costs to Innovation' report from Accenture and the London School of Economics and Political Science's Outsourcing Unit

Read More ...




Why you don't need a cloud computing strategy
The CMO of Cloud.com offers five key things to think about when identifying areas for cloud adoption and driving a successful plan

Read More ...




Chipset gives insight into network's physical layer
System from TE Connectivity lets network managers assign a unique ID to network connection points, allowing its products to auto-discover equipment

Read More ...




Toshiba's tablet set to arrive in June
The company will launch the Android 3.0 tablet worldwide. The tablet has a 10.1-inch screen and will run on Nvidia's Tegra 2 processor

Read More ...




DOJ limits Microsoft's purchase of Novell patents
Novell and CPTN Holdings agree to change a deal for the Microsoft-organized consortium to buy Novell patents. Why Microsoft must sell the patents back to Attachmate

Read More ...




Cisco CIO offers tips for talkin' business
Rebecca Jacoby discusses the future of the enterprise worker, as well as how IT can manage different mobiles devices and operating systems and justify cloud investments

Read More ...






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