Tuesday, April 15, 2014

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 16/04/2014





Connected stuff catches on -- but don't call it IoT
Many organizations today are looking for things that talk to the Internet. Sensors, cameras, medical equipment and even snowplows are on that wish list.

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Google's Titan drone deal is about more than Internet access
Google has confirmed its acquisition of drone maker Titan Aerospace and hinted that the technology could be used for a lot more than providing Internet access to remote parts of the world.

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Rocket leak delays SpaceX resupply mission launch
A SpaceX cargo mission launch that had been scheduled for Monday afternoon has been scrubbed because of a helium leak on a rocket.

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Server makers rush their Heartbleed patches
Enterprise IT vendors are rushing to protect users from the Heartbleed bug, which has been found in some servers and networking gear and could allow attackers to steal critical data -- including passwords and encryption keys -- from the memories of exposed systems.

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Mozilla names ex-exec Chris Beard as interim CEO
Mozilla today named former executive Chris Beard as its interim CEO and appointed him to its board of directors.

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Sorry, Facebook, Google snatches up drone maker
Google, which has been looking for new ways to deliver Internet connectivity, has acquired Titan Aerospace, a New Mexico-based company known for making solar-powered drones.

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Microsoft's Office for iPad Shakes Up Mobile Enterprise
It's hard to overstate the impact of the Microsoft Office for iPad. The arrival of the dominant productivity suite on the dominant tablet promises to change how iPads are viewed in the enterprise. Office for iPad may also crush competitive apps, shut out cloud storage providers and limit MDM vendors.

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Box patches Heartbleed flaw in its cloud servers
Box has patched the Heartbleed security hole on its servers and has advised its customers to change their passwords.

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Data breaches nail more U.S. Internet users, who now want more regulation
More U.S. Internet users report they have been victims of data breach, while 80 percent want additional restrictions against sharing of online data, according to two surveys released Monday.

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