Wednesday, April 6, 2011

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 05/04/2011




SugarCRM acquires iExtensions
The purchase of iExtensions, which makes customer relationship management software for IBM Lotus Notes users, is a move to attract more enterprise customers and compete better against bigger rivals like Salesforce.com and Microsoft
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Job security for CIOs: Give the boss a tablet
Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney tells a group of Canadian CIOs the mobile devices may not be the security risk they think. And if you can solve the problems mobility brings, you've probably got a good overall IT management strategy
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TI buys National Semiconductor for US$6.5 billion
The deal will shrink the number of players in an already small group of analog semiconductor suppliers, an analyst says
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Google stalking Nortel patents
The search engine company is selected for the opening bid on an auction for one of Nortel's prizes -- patents covering everything from wireless to optical networking
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Virtualization strategies ignore storage costs: survey
A new study finds enterprise IT admins are often surprised when their server and desktop virtualization projects are stalled due to inadequate attention to the impact on storage systems. How performance bottlenecks sneak up on IT departments
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Barrett brings WiMax to Ontario
The fixed wireless and satellite carrier has added a second province to its new terrestrial network and plans to keep expanding it this year
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IT needs to plan for what comes between now and later
Timing is everything in enterprise IT. That middle time period, the meso-future, is too often ignored by management teams. Learn how to make the most of it
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Oracle releases beta for 11g database Express Edition
The long-awaited free-of-charge version of Oracle’s flagship database is more than two years in the making. Not unexpectedly, it omits many of the features and options available for Oracle's main 11g database
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What SharePoint in the cloud means to IT admins
As Microsoft pushes SharePoint to the cloud, those using it as an app will have an easier time. But those using it as a development platform, won't find it addresses all their needs, warns a former SharePoint developer
Read More ...

SugarCRM acquires iExtensions
The purchase of iExtensions, which makes customer relationship management software for IBM Lotus Notes users, is a move to attract more enterprise customers and compete better against bigger rivals like Salesforce.com and Microsoft
Read More ...

Job security for CIOs: Give the boss a tablet
Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney tells a group of Canadian CIOs the mobile devices may not be the security risk they think. And if you can solve the problems mobility brings, you've probably got a good overall IT management strategy
Read More ...

TI buys National Semiconductor for US$6.5 billion
The deal will shrink the number of players in an already small group of analog semiconductor suppliers, an analyst says
Read More ...

Google stalking Nortel patents
The search engine company is selected for the opening bid on an auction for one of Nortel's prizes -- patents covering everything from wireless to optical networking
Read More ...

Virtualization strategies ignore storage costs: survey
A new study finds enterprise IT admins are often surprised when their server and desktop virtualization projects are stalled due to inadequate attention to the impact on storage systems. How performance bottlenecks sneak up on IT departments
Read More ...

Barrett brings WiMax to Ontario
The fixed wireless and satellite carrier has added a second province to its new terrestrial network and plans to keep expanding it this year
Read More ...

IT needs to plan for what comes between now and later
Timing is everything in enterprise IT. That middle time period, the meso-future, is too often ignored by management teams. Learn how to make the most of it
Read More ...

Oracle releases beta for 11g database Express Edition
The long-awaited free-of-charge version of Oracle’s flagship database is more than two years in the making. Not unexpectedly, it omits many of the features and options available for Oracle's main 11g database
Read More ...

What SharePoint in the cloud means to IT admins
As Microsoft pushes SharePoint to the cloud, those using it as an app will have an easier time. But those using it as a development platform, won't find it addresses all their needs, warns a former SharePoint developer
Read More ...

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