IT News HeadLines (TechWeb) 03/07/2010
Nokia Vows To Regain Mobile Leadership
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Verizon Launching Brew Mobile App Catalog
Developers will be able to market applications for carrier's 3G multimedia and simple feature phones.
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Shuttle's Final Countdown Pushed Back
The program gets a slight reprieve as last mission is delayed until early 2011.
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USA.gov Adds Mobile Apps
The federal government looks to engage citizens in new ways with an enhanced site including Microsoft Bing-powered search.
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Verizon Completes Landline Spinoff To Frontier
The transfer of Verizon assets in 14 states to Frontier will create the largest rural telecommunications company in the U.S.
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Nippon Life Insurance, IBM Join for Cloud Initiative
The companies say that cloud testing capabilities will improve speed to market while reducing labor costs.
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Facebook Tests Face Detection For Photo Tagging
The technology aims to speed up naming people in the 100 million photos uploaded to Facebook each day.
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Dell Buys Maker of Virtualization Management Software
Scalent's software, already distributed by Dell, aims to make data center provisioning easier.
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Dell Buys Maker of Virtualization Management Software
Scalent's software, already distributed by Dell, aims to make data center provisioning easier.
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ANALYSIS-When in Doubt on Financial Reform, Order a Study!
The sweeping Wall Street reform bill moving through the U.S. Congress calls for no fewer than 39 studies -- an impressive level of trying to look busy while dodging controversy, even by Washington standards.
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Healthcare Mobile Devices Forecast To Gain 7%
The healthcare industry is among the fastest growing handheld device markets, and should hit $8.8 billion this year, says Kalorama Information.
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KIN Flop Bodes Ill For Windows Phone 7
Microsoft needs a fresh approach to the mobile market if it's to avoid another box office disaster.
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China E-Book Firm Challenges PDF
CEBX is taking on Adobe with a unified layout document format that is faster than PDF on mobile devices, says maker Apabi Technology.
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Some NY Hedge Fund Execs May Escape New Tax
Hedge fund executives who commute from Connecticut or New Jersey to offices in New York might escape having to pay income taxes on their investment profits after all, Governor David Paterson said.
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Hedge Fund Investors Opt For Liquidity Over Returns
The rush for liquid hedge funds is costing investors juicier opportunties elsewhere as institutions opt for a safety first strategy after being burned in the financial crisis.
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Attachmate Tackles Insider Fraud With Luminet
Luminet captures user activity across the enterprise, helping organizations to protect sensitive data, reduce internal fraud and enable regulatory compliance, according to Attachmate.
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Apple: Wrong Formula To Blame For iPhone Woes
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Mercer Acquires IPA
The buy increases Mercer's presence in the mid-market outsourcing space, it says.
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Medica Offers E-Prescribing to All Members
The capability had previously only been available to Medicare Part D and Minnesota Health Care Program customers.
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Progressive Medical Names Emptage Chief Clinical and Compliance Officer
Former EVP of business development will help the vendor develop new clinical systems.
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German Criticism Hits Bank Stress Tests
Rising criticism in Germany over assumed potential "haircuts" for European bank holdings of sovereign debt is complicating planned EU stress tests, regulatory and financial sources told Reuters.
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IBM Makes Firefox Default Browser
Employees not using the browser will be "strongly encouraged" to use Firebox on Linux, Mac and Windows laptops and desktops.
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Google Buys Travel Software Company ITA
CEO Eric Schmidt believes Google and ITA together can solve the 'air travel problem.'
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Zions Launches Mobile Banking
Salt Lake City-based Zions First National Bank on July 1 launched its mobile banking service, which gives customers access to Zions Bank accounts, lets them view balances and transfer funds.
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