Wednesday, April 11, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechWeb) 4/11/2012





Google Data Centers: How Low Can Power Go?
Google improves power usage effectiveness in its data centers for the third year in a row. Biggest overhead hog is equipment cooling costs..

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Microsoft Eyes Google Battle With AOL Patent Buy
Microsoft might have felt the need to bulk up its portfolio of Internet-related patents to the tune of $1.06 billion in case Google wages an IP fight..

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Facebook Captures Instagram
Facebook shells out a reported $1 billion to expand its mobile presence and assure that it remains competitive in photo sharing..

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Data Security: Who's Winning The Cyberwar?
The growing sophistication of cyber-attacks and the proliferation of vulnerabilities resulting from the rise of mobile computing are forcing financial institutions to rethink data security and embrace new fraud-fighting techniques and technologies, including real-time monitoring..

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9 Most Costly Financial Services Data Breaches
Global Payments breach, which affected MasterCard and Visa customers, is only the latest in string of hacks and data thefts that have cost financial institutions millions of dollars..

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Anonymous Continues Barrage Of Government Hacks
Hacktivist group Anonymous continues string of cyber attacks on governments worldwide, with attacks on China, Tunisia, Uganda, and the United Kingdom in the last few weeks..

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How To Prevent Enterprise Data Leaks
Data can find its way out through accidents or malice. Here are some tips to keep your essential information secure..

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3 Truths: Cloud SLAs |Should Businesses Unlock Old iPhones?
3 Truths: Cloud SLAs |Should Businesses Unlock Old iPhones?
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Exo Goes Freemium With Social Intranet Portal
Cloud Workspaces promises a Yammer-like social collaboration service, free to get started with, but backed by mature Java portal technology..

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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Vs. Oracle: Customers Voting
Despite licensing cost increases, early-mover customers give upgrade to Microsoft's flagship database the nod on affordability compared to Oracle and IBM offerings..

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Feds Release New Healthcare Quality Measures
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes clinical reporting standards that physicians and hospitals will use to qualify for Stage 2 Meaningful Use bonus payments..

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RIM Moves Against Pirated Android Apps On PlayBook
RIM wants to block PlayBook owners from 'sideloading' Android applications, in a move designed to protect developers..

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3 Truths About Cloud Software SLAs
You're not imagining things. Unlike the rigorous SLAs of traditional enterprise IT services, today's cloud software SLAs don't offer much room for customization and tend to cover only the basics..

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Unlocking Old iPhones: Should Business Users Bother?
Apple and AT&T have finally begun allowing customers to unlock old iPhones. Consider the implications for business users..

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Texas Needs 10,000 Health IT Pros
New report concludes that Texas will need a larger-than-predicted crop of health IT workers in order to make EHR progress..

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Nokia Lumia 900: Wisdom Of Easter Launch Questioned
Nokia released its 4G LTE smartphone on a day when most stores were closed. Was it a marketing blunder, or a face-saving strategy?.

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Red Hat Rolls Out Storage 2.0 Software
Second version of storage appliance includes features for object-based storage and big data..

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4 Tips: How To Land An IT Security Job
IT security pro salaries continue to rise. Here's one security expert's advice on how to break into the field..

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Is Legacy Storage Dead?
Every major vendor will bring out a flash-only storage system before the end of the year--and almost every one of these products will fail. Legacy vendors have got to stop treating solid-state storage as if it were just a faster hard drive..

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Gingrich Health IT Think Tank Goes Bankrupt
Center for Health Transformation played major role in promoting health IT to Congress and the healthcare industry..

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Q&A: IBM Global Business Services CTO Talks Cloud
IBM Fellow and Global Business Services CTO Kerrie Holley, who helped shape SOA, shares his thoughts on cloud trends, the future of IT, and more..

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Calling While Driving Bans: Readers Speak Out
In a state where government plays nanny, mobile phones equal a danger as great as DUI. Let's apply critical thinking to the issue of regulating phone use in cars, instead of mob mentality..

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Microsoft's Switch From Siebel CRM To Dynamics Speaks Volumes
The "moat" around Oracle's CRM products that once kept customers from leaving is drying up as Fusion comes up short and more viable options emerge..

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