Thursday, July 25, 2013

IT News Head Lines (IT World Canada) 7/26/2013





IBM backs Cloud Foundry PaaS project
The project overseen by EMC now has a big partner. As a result, it will be opened up with a formal board with more partners that will establish a governance framework

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LinkedIn to roll out Sponsored Updates
Sponsored Updates allow marketers and advertisers to insert their promotional content into the new feeds of LinkedIn members

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Tech industry watching anti-password petition
But FIDO and Mozilla aren’t signing on just yet to a petition launched by Silicon Valley identity companies for an easier way for consumers to secure their digital accounts

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How IT managers manage their vacations
Sixty seven per cent of senior IT professionals are expected to be available during their vacation, according to a survey by Toronto staffing firm TEKSystems

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Polycom CEO departs over expense allegations
Andrew Miller's resignation casts a pall over an otherwise positive earnings announcement

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Aruba AP passes 802.11ac compatibility test
Manufacturer's 220-series access points are the latest to be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance for interoperability across vendors for the draft Wi-Fi standard

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Smart phone users push Rogers’ earnings to $3.2B
Swelling wireless service customers help Rogers Communications Inc. post $497 million in adjusted net income and beat analysts projections

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Marrying mobile and analytics in an ‘omnichannel’ marketing play
A survey says Canadians are open to receiving personalized promotions on their smart phones while shopping. An Indigo Books and Music app debuting in the fall will use analytics to deliver the right in-store offer at the right time

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Attackers using image files to hide backdoors
Should administrators discover the attack and tighten security, the compromised image file provides attackers an access point they use later on

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Wi-Fi vulnerability in Google Glass found
Symantec research reports Wi-Fi flaw that opens up Google Glass to man-in-the-middle attacks

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Apple buysToronto crowdsourced mapping firm Locationary
Locationary, is sometimes referred to as the “Wikipedia for companies.” The company relies on game mechanics and crowdsourcing to develop accurate and and up to date maps

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Microsoft reports $900M hit on poor Surface RT sales
Microsoft Corp. reports $19 billion in revenues but takes a $900 million charge related to Surface RT inventory adjustments

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