Wednesday, December 7, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 07/12/2011





Analysis: SAP's new cloud czar to take on Salesforce, Oracle
(Reuters)

Reuters - SAP AG's purchase of Web-based software company SuccessFactors Inc could be the catalyst the old-school German technology giant needs to try to catch up to rivals in the fast-growing cloud computing market.

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More TV Channels Coming To Xbox Live
(NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - A week after Microsoft and Verizon announced that FiOS channels are coming to the Xbox 360, the software giant is unleashing more apps to allow TV viewing online via the hit gaming console.

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Security Researcher Says Carrier IQ Charges Contain 'Misinformation'
(NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Even as government officials around the world are beginning to investigate the Carrier IQ software installed on millions of smartphones, a security researcher is saying that claims the company had been improperly collecting personal data are "erroneous." Dan Rosenberg of Virtual Security Research, who says he has no professional ties to Carrier IQ, wrote that the reaction to the software contains a lot of "misinformation."

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Microsoft, Hitachi announce joint venture in Fargo
(AP)

AP - Microsoft Corp. is joining forces with Hitachi Consulting to help develop new software for Microsoft's business group in Fargo.

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Cloud stocks jump on SAP bid for SuccessFactors
(Reuters)

Reuters - Stocks of several cloud-computing companies rose on Monday, after German software giant SAP offered to buy Web-based software maker SuccessFactors at a high premium on Friday.

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SAP splashes out in cloud-computing frenzy
(Reuters)

Reuters - SAP AG's $3.4 billion takeover of SuccessFactors will help it keep up with peers in the frenzied race for cloud-computing business, even if the price paid is very high at first glance, analysts said on Monday.

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