Thursday, October 8, 2009

IT News HeadLines (ComputerWorld) 08/10/2009



Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets
IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.
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FCC's Genachowski to enter wireless hot house
What once looked to be a quiet CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show this week is now taking place amid a growing buzz about U.S. regulatory issues, with several appearances by U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski shaping up as the centerpiece.
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Microsoft, EU reach accord on antitrust
Microsoft appears to have reached an agreement with the European Commission that concludes an antitrust battle that has lasted a decade, Europe's top competition regulator said Wednesday.
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Compuware buys Gomez for $295 million
Compuware said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire Web application management vendor Gomez for US$295 million. The transaction is expected to close in November.
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Microsoft, EU reach accord on antitrust
Microsoft appears to have reached an agreement with the European Commission that concludes an antitrust battle that has lasted a decade, Europe's top competition regulator said Wednesday.
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EU warms to Microsoft's latest offer on browsers
The European Commission is seeking feedback from the software industry and consumers on a new offer from Microsoft to address antitrust charges that it is competing unfairly in the market for web browsers, the regulator said Wednesday.
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EU seeks comment on Microsoft's latest offer
The European Commission is seeking feedback from the software industry and consumers on a new offer from Microsoft to address antitrust charges that it is competing unfairly in the market for web browsers, the regulator said Wednesday.
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Office suites in the cloud: Microsoft Office Web Apps versus Google Docs and Zoho
Microsoft's fledgling Web-based productivity apps have one key advantage over SaaS rivals: amazing fidelity to the desktop-bound Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document formats
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CIA endorses cloud computing, but only internally
One of the U.S. government's strongest advocates of cloud computing is also one of its most secretive operations: the CIA. The agency has adopted cloud computing in a big way, and it believes that the cloud approach makes IT environments more flexible and secure.
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IPhone finds a little love in Japan
The iPhone may be a runaway hit in most markets, but not in gadget-crazy Japan.
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