Saturday, October 10, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Yahoo News) 10/10/2009



India's Infosys second quarter profit up 7.5% (AFP)

Employees pass through the company grounds of Indian software giant Infosys Technologies in Bangalore. India's second-biggest software firm has posted a surprise 7.5% quarterly jump in net profit as a better global economy eased pressure on the company to cut prices.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Infosys Technologies, India's second-biggest software firm, posted on Friday a surprise 7.5 percent quarterly jump in net profit as a better global economy eased pressure on the company to cut prices.



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Infosys profit falls 0.9 pct but outlook improves (AP)
AP - Infosys Technologies Ltd. reported a slight decrease in quarterly profit Friday but raised its revenue and earnings forecasts — a signal the worst may be over for India's software services industry after being hard hit by the global downturn.
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Report: Barnes & Noble E-book Reader Ships Next Month (PC World)
PC World - Barnes & Noble plans to announce its own brand of e-book reader which will run the Android operating system, according to media reports.
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Cisco shines light on dark corners of the Web (AFP)

Cisco IronPort Web Usage Controls promise to identify as much as 90 percent of AFP - Cisco launched software that shines light on potentially troublesome websites hidden in what the US computer security firm dubbed the "Dark Web."



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Does Microsoft Complicate Its Licensing on Purpose? (PC World)
PC World - Navigating Microsoft's complex rules and programs for software licensing has been notoriously difficult for businesses -- a pain point not lost on the company, which for years has said it is trying to simplify the process for customers.
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Sophos offering free data-loss prevention software (Reuters)
Reuters - Security software maker Sophos Inc is introducing free programs that prevent sensitive data from getting outside corporate firewalls, taking on products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc.
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Can Dell Take on Apple in Crowded Smartphone Market? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - The Dell smartphone rumors have resurfaced, this time with a little more credibility. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell plans to introduce a smartphone based on Google's Android operating system and running on the AT&T network.
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Is Windows Mobile 6.5 Good? Is it Enough? (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Earlier this week, Microsoft consolidated its mobile-phone initiatives under the Windows phone brand. The company also introduced three phones with the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system and announced an application store.
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Microsoft Prepping 'Starter' Edition for Office 2010 (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft will offer its upcoming Office 2010 office suite in the form of a product key card for new purchases and a downloadable click-to-run offering for existing PCs. A "Starter' version will also be issued.
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Japan court acquits file-share software creator (AFP)

Isamu Kaneko, creator of a popular file-sharing software program, holds a poster proclaiming his AFP - A Japanese high court on Thursday acquitted the creator of a popular file-sharing software program of copyright violations, overturning an earlier conviction.



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Dell plans first U.S. smartphone with AT&T: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google's Android mobile software on carrier AT&T's network, a source said, marking the PC maker's first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena.
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ZDNet Parent Sued for Distributing 'Green Dam' (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Solid Oak Software said late Wednesday that the company has filed suit against CBS Interactive and its ZDNet China unit for copyright infringement, as a result of providing the controversial "Green Dam" software for download.
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Report: Dell to make Android phone for AT&T (AP)
AP - Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system, according to a newspaper report Wednesday.
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Compuware to buy Gomez Inc. for $295 million cash (AP)
AP - Compuware Corp., whose software improves the performance of computer programs used by companies to run their operations, said Wednesday it is acquiring Gomez Inc. for $295 million in cash.
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Eolas Sues Industry Giants for Violating Browser Patents (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Eolas Technologies filed a lawsuit Tuesday charging 22 companies with infringing on two key patents governing advanced web browsing technology. The high-profile defendants include Internet giants Adobe Systems, Amazon.com, Apple, eBay, Google and Sun Microsystems.
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Rimini Street Ups Third-party Maintenance Ante (PC World)
PC World - Rimini Street fired the latest salvo in the ongoing war over software maintenance this week, announcing that it has expanded the number of SAP applications it supports.
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Atlassian's app dev issue tracker gets an upgrade (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Atlassian this week launched its Jira 4 issue tracker for software development projects, featuring a refreshed UI, activity streams, search, and OpenSocial gadget integration.
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Why Windows Mobile 6.5 Matters (PC World)
PC World - Mobile service providers have begun to offer devices built on the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Despite some negative early reviews, the operating system has some impressive features and significantly enhances the operating system in comparison to its predecessor.
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Microsoft Will Give European Users a Choice of Browsers (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In a move to close a decade-long chapter of competition concerns, Microsoft on Wednesday agreed to provide a choice of browsers in the European Union. The software giant usually configures Internet Explorer as the default browser for its Windows operating system, but agreed to test-market measures to give consumers an option to download and install competing browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox.
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Windows Mobile 6.5 Stung with Bad Reviews (PC World)
PC World - Hopes were high for Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5, but the mobile operating system was met with disappointment by critics. Reviews are concluding Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 can't hold a candle to Apple's iPhone.
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