IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 11/02/2009

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 11/02/2009

Yahoo adds BOSS API, fees for service level
Yahoo is enhancing its service for building custom search engines with access to structured data, and is also introducing fees for using BOSS (Build your Own Search Service) in order to support its plan to offer developers service-level agreements (SLAs) and increased daily query limits.

Recession raises threat of data walking out the door
Moving into 2009, the number of layoffs and unemployed has multiplied as a result of the falling economy. Corporate data is at risk now more than ever and companies need to be sure they have reliable protection in place.

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Undercover: The Company that Did Everything Wrong
The plane landed late afternoon at a small airport in California that looked like it could have been a scene from a 1960s movie. My team and I walked down the metal stairs (no Jetway at this airport) and across the tarmac to the one-and-only baggage claim carousel.

How virtualization improves software development
In many companies, virtualization arrived with developers first using the technology quietly to do testing and development, and who then introduced the virtualization tools to IT higher-ups.

Five Reasons Nvidia ION Will Supercharge Netbooks
Netbooks are cost-effective and cute....but "powerful" and "business-friendly" aren't exactly words that spring to mind. Well, over the past few months since Nvidia first unveiled the Ion platform, we're finally seeing some headway in a next generation netbook capable of getting the job done.
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BlackBerry bug threatens Windows users
Research in Motion, which makes the popular BlackBerry smartphone, yesterday warned of a critical bug that can expose Windows users to attack.

Ex-Salesforce.com president turns up at Xactly
Salesforce's former president has turned up at Xactly, maker of sales performance management software.

With 20,000 Apps, iPhone is Ready for Business
According to iPhone tracking site, Aptism, Apple's iTunes catalog includes more than 20,000 iPhone apps. In that rabid App Store competition, some of those apps have proven themselves as knock-out business tools. And the iPhone is riding the crest, challenging RIM for the business crown.

Politics and Economics of Offshore Outsourcing
There are two hot topics in the offshore outsourcing industry today-first, what the likely impact of the recession will be and second, what will be the likely impact of Barak Obama's presidency. While the former has attracted some good intellectual debate, with sound arguments and evidence to support both sides of the story, the latter has received pretty naive coverage, mostly from senior executives of offshore outsourcing or advisory firms desperate to allay their customer's concerns. One fundamental question that they fail to address is why Obama should care about offshore outsourcing. If it was so simple and so straightforward that offshore outsourcing is good for corporations, good for countries, good for economies, then why would Obama even consider doing anything about it?

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How to transfer music from one iPod to another iPod

After Christmas; you may get a new iPod (iPod touch or iPod Nano) as a present, and you also got an older iPod, you want to transfer music from iPod to the new iPod, so you can save tons of money from double purchasing the songs on iTunes store, here is a step by step guide will teach you how to do that.

How To Make Valentine's Day Flash ECard

Valentine's day is on the way. There are plenty of expectations placed on us by the people we love and who love us. Sending personalized Valentine's Day eCard is one of the best ways of saying you love someone. It may seem simple but sending a card with a message from you is enough to make those your care about feel special.

How to burn movie or AVI video to a playable DVD

Many friends ask me how to burn a playable DVD with the movie or video that downloaded from YouTube, Torrent, TV Shows or DVD Rip, etc, so I wrote a step by step guide to share my experience in a few simple steps, here's how to burn almost any video file on your computer to a playable DVD.

It's Not Your &#%*@$ Computer!

If the company provides the computer, the company owns the computer and has the sole right to decide how the employee uses that computer and what software can be loaded. Locking down Windows-based systems stop a wide variety of security problems.

System i (i5/OS) Management Best Practices

Find out how well you are managing critical i5/OS components of the System i in the latest white paper from Vision Solutions for a limited time only!

BitDefender partner site hit by hackers

Hackers elicited customer details from a Portuguese partner site associated with the security company BitDefender.

Blackberry security: RIM releases patch for buggy ActiveX control

A patch has been released for BlackBerry devices for a problem that causes a vulnerabilty on a person's PC, according to Research in Motion (RIM).

Microsoft releases monthly security updates

Microsoft released software security patches Tuesday, fixing some nasty browser and mail server flaws as well as a bug in SQL Server that was publicly disclosed in December.

Security services in mind, StillSecure buys ProtectPoint

StillSecure is looking to get into the security services business with the acquisition of ProtectPoint Monday.

FAA reports 45,000 data records pilfered from server

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday hackers stole more than 45,000 employee and retiree records from one of its servers.

Obama taps Bush aide to review federal cybersecurity efforts

Melissa Hathaway, a Bush administration official who is credited with helping to develop a multi-billion-dollar classified initiative aimed at better securing federal systems and critical-infrastructure networks against online threats, has been named by President Barack Obama to lead a 60-day review of the government's cybersecurity efforts.

Conficker worm sinks French navy network

A highly disruptive Internet worm has claimed a new victim: the French navy.

How to avoid 5 common storage mishaps

Think you can guess the No. 1 threat to the security of your stored data? If you said hackers, or even trouble-making insiders, you'd be wrong. While malicious threats are an ongoing concern, it's your well-meaning employees who are more likely to unknowingly expose your company's stored data through, say, a file-sharing network or a misplaced laptop. Here's a look at five common types of breaches, with advice about how to avoid similar mishaps.

Microsoft dumps Ultimate Extras from Windows 7

Microsoft will not offer "Ultimate Extras" in Window 7, the company has confirmed, saying it abandoned the heavily-criticized concept to focus on "existing features."

US SEC sets deadline for electronic filing

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has finalized deadlines for companies to file financial data in XBRL, a data-markup language.

MIT guitar combines acoustics and electronics

MIT student combines acoustics and electronics to create Chameleon Guitar.

PCI-DSS security: deadlines and opportunities

The deadline for compliance with the PCI DSS standard is coming up for small businesses, and in the tough economy, it's not going to be easy for some. Larger businesses have already passed their deadline for compliance. There's a big difference here though.

Skout turns your iPhone into a dating machine

The dating world is tough. I hear. You know, from, er, people. On the street. It hasn't really gotten any easier with all the addition of technology, either: Google, text messaging, Facebook--they all just add complexity to the world of interpersonal relationships.

Court agrees that Verizon marketing tactics are illegal

An appeals court agreed that Verizon improperly used customer information to try to retain subscribers.

PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says

IDC says PC processor demand fell in Q4 and will continue to decline in 2009.

Taiwanese DRAM maker ProMOS may be cut out of Elpida deal

ProMOS may find itself squeezed out of a tie-up with Elpida if it cannot make payments on a loan this week.

Cell phone cleared of wrongdoing in Chinese man's death

Huang Heping lay bleeding to death on the floor of a computer salesroom in Guangzhou, the shattered remains of his cell phone in his shirt pocket; investigators originally believed that his phone's battery had exploded, sending a deadly shard into his neck. Not so!

Dell hurls out another Adamo teaser

Dell is inviting users to take a look at its Adamo ultraportable as its launch unfolds.

Qimonda has until end of March to attract new investment

Qimonda has until the end of March to find new investors or some other solution to its cash

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