Thursday, April 26, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechWeb) 26/04/2012





Google Drive Shows 'Bring Your Own Cloud' Has Arrived
I'm using two consumer cloud services, one enterprise cloud service, and two conventional software packages to get you this column. Am I insane, or is this just how everyone works?.

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Apple CEO: Hybrid Tablets Doomed
Without naming rival Windows 8 tablets specifically, Tim Cook says convertible laptop-tablet systems are kludgy compromises
that will please no one. Microsoft and its tablet partners disagree..

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Why Security Teams Need To Play More Offense
Defense gets you only so far. It's time for IT security teams to add intelligence gathering, counter intel, and offense to the game, security experts say..

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Infor Reinvented: Enterprise Software's 'Biggest Startup'
Charles Phillips reintroduces Infor after a 16-month transformation that has yielded a newly aggressive apps vendor some now call 'Inforacle.'.

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Apple's Cook Won't Find Peace From Competitors
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he doesn't want Apple to be "the developer for the world." As the market leader, however, that's exactly the position in which Apple has put itself..

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U.S. Military Robots Of The Future: Visual Tour
Meet robots that fight fires, climb ladders, search for bombs, and race across the battlefield. The technological singularity is near, say military strategists..

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Google Drive: Hands-On Winner
Google's new online storage service represents the natural evolution of Google Docs, and another transformation for the world of collaborative file management..

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Oracle Grills Google's Schmidt, Rubin
Oracle, Google trial heats up as Oracle lawyers get crack at Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, who insists that Sun supported Android..

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Phillips, Vidyo Partner To Extend Telehealth
Collaboration aims to expand telemedicine services into specialties such as pediatrics, neurology, emergency care, home health, and transitional care..

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10 Must-See Tech Product Ideas From Startups
Can you spot tech's next big thing? Check out ten hot new ideas, fresh from the Demo show, that could impact the way you work and play..

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Healthcare's Checklist Security Mentality Failing, Report Says
Despite conducting regular risk analysis, 27% of healthcare organizations suffered a data breach in the last 12 months, twice the percentage reported in 2010. Lack of cohesive security leadership might be to blame, report says..

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Asteroid Mining Plan Revealed
Planetary Resources, a new company with backers including current and past Microsoft and Google execs, shared its strategy to create a new industry in mining asteroids..

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Google Drive Arrives, At Last
Google Drive will duel with the likes of Dropbox and Box for the right to be your file sharing service in the cloud..

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Banks May Not Be Able to Resist BYOD
Despite security concerns, employee demands and the productivity gains powered by bring-your-own-device initiatives are forcing banks to embrace BYOD, including iPads..

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DNS Changer: FBI Updates Net Access Shutoff Plans
The FBI called: Your malware-infected PC or router needs to get clean, or lose Internet access.


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Yammer Update Emphasizes Enterprise, Cloud Search
Enterprise social network expands search functionality to include activity feeds from applications, including those in the cloud, and adds premium groups for departmental signups..

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How American Greetings' E-Store Preps For Mother's Day
Take an inside look at how Cardstore.com, acquired by American Greetings, achieved a 100-fold increase in traffic carrying capacity, to pave the way for this year's wave of Mother's Day card orders..

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Federal Cyber Overhaul Cost: $710 Million Through 2017
Changes to the Federal Information Security Management Act would set the federal government back $710 million over the next five years, according to an estimate by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office..

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Windows 8 Preview Nears | Intel Ivy Bridge: What IT Gains
Windows 8 Preview Nears | Intel Ivy Bridge: What IT Gains
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Clinical Decision Support: No Substitute For Doctors' Opinion
Study finds little improvement in how doctors with access to computerized alerts treat elderly patients with cognitive impairment..

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Compliance Policy Development: Do's And Don'ts
Consider this advice to make sure your governance and compliance policies are written wisely..

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Should FDA Assess Medical Device Defenses Against Hackers?
Federal advisory board calls for Congress to assign responsibility for preventing medical cyber-attacks.

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Mac Security After Flashback: 5 Key Points
Where does the Apple security situation stand in the wake of the Flashback Trojan outbreak? Consider these important data points.

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Logitech Earbuds For Business Sound Good
The BH320 is a high quality set of earbuds designed for business Unified Communications applications. They're comfortable, the sound is excellent, and they are light and feel good. They are also expensive, but not outrageously so..

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2 Medicaid Data Breaches, 1 Weak Link: Employees
Second data breach at a state Medicaid agency in less than a month shows need to limit employee access to confidential data, regardless of other security procedures..

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