Friday, December 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 30/12/2011





SAP acquisition of SuccessFactors clears antitrust hurdle
SAP's US$3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors has passed an important regulatory step, with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission deciding on Friday to grant early termination of the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, SAP announced Wednesday.

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Apple iOS, Google Android new device activations skyrocket
Activations of new iOS and Android devices soared on Christmas Day, jumping by 142% over the same day last year, a Web metrics company said.

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Holiday online spending up 15% to $35.3B, comScore says
Online spending so far this holiday season in the U.S. was 15% higher than last year, rising to $35.3 billion, according to figures released Wednesday by comScore.

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China racing to expand data center capacity
China is in the midst of an unprecedented data center construction boom that's providing business opportunities for U.S. companies and could see China emerge with one of the most advanced computing infrastructures in the world.

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Life in IT: Tech ideals meet user reality
IT pros share their real-life, on-the-job stories. Here's a look at memorable ones from the last year

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Intel tries to keep netbooks alive with new Atom chips
Intel on Wednesday started shipping the latest Atom chips for netbooks, an important step to sustain growth of the low-cost PCs in the wake of the tablet onslaught.

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IT managers are aloof, insular, says psychologist
In an interview with Computerworld, organizational psychologist Billie Blair explains how IT managers and their staffs are different from the rest of us.

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Five open source technologies for 2012
Next year, if all goes according to plan, Red Hat will become the first open source software company to generate more than $1 billion a year in revenue. It will be a watershed moment for the open source community, who have long seen their approach of community-based development as a viable, even superior, alternative to traditional notions of how software should be written.

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China to launch GPS alternative with own Beidou system
China on Tuesday began offering its own satellite navigation system to users, as an effort to move away from the nation's reliance on the U.S.-built NAVSTAR GPS network.

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