Wednesday, July 11, 2012

IT News Head Lines (IT World Canada) 11/07/2012





For CIOs, the proof is in the future-proofing
OPINION IT leaders are supposed to offer long-term thinking about how technology will be used, but they're often caught up in short-term realities. How to be more strategic

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Samsung tablets not 'cool' enough to hurt iPad: Judge
The good news is Samsung won a rare court battle against Apple. The bad news is a judge called their products 'not as cool.'

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Windows 8 will ship in October
On Monday, Microsoft finally broke the news: Windows 8 will be launched commercially in October 2012. The much-anticipated operating system is intended to work seamlessly across PCs, tablets and smartphones alike.

But Windows 8 will have a split personality: the desktop version will be available as a software upgrade, while Windows RT, intended for ARM-based tablets and smartphones, will come embedded.

Microsoft called Windows 8 “the biggest deal for our company in 17 years.”

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Windows 8: double-edged sword for Microsoft?
Microsoft could see both benefits and drawbacks from encouraging people to upgrade an existing PC to Windows 8

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Severe weather intensifies focus on disaster planning
Companies should no longer depend on only a cloud provider for backup

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Windows Server 2012 review: compelling new features
Much easier DirectAccess deployment and a full-scale dynamic access control system are among the key benefits

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Internet2 readies 100G OpenFlow SDN for Big Data
At a conference this week, U.S. engineers will define capabilities for an open SDN network called the Innovation Platform

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Is there room for another mobile OS?
Yes, say a number of carriers, who are getting behind Firefox Mobile OS because they fear the dominance of Android -- and they don't like not getting a slice of the action

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Opinion: Why small tablets will dominate
Some argue that the battle over 10-inch vs 7-inch tablets is over -- and big wins. Not so fast, says Mike Elgan. Read why

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Internet will vanish Monday for 300,000 infected computers
Although millions of machines have been purged of the malware, experts believe tens of thousands still have the DNSChanger

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