Thursday, January 13, 2011

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 13/01/2011



Ovum: Efficiency will drive gov't outsourcing, cloud use
Public sector will prefer to outsource non-core functions
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Intel, Nvidia sign US$1.5 billion licensing deal
In the agreement, the two companies will resolve ongoing patent litigation. Intel will begin making payments to Nvidia this month, with $300 million due next week
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What BlackBerry admins should know about PlayBook
RIM finally let media, analysts and developers get their hand on its much-hyped Playbook tablet. Find out what IT shops need to know about the device
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Apple redesigns antenna in Verizon iPhone
The iPhone antennae are in a different location from the original iPhone. The new antenna layout includes four band slits on the left and right sides
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Black Duck buys Olliance, inherits consulting service
The open source management tools provider can now offer consulting services to enterprises looking to manage open source development. The wrong approach to open source that many enterprises take
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SLIDESHOW: The five biggest stories from CES
While this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was certainly dominated by tablet announcements, other interesting products were also launched at the event. Find out what made top five
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McAfee launches an enterprise app store
It's designed to help organizations select which applications will be available for workers on their smart phones and tablets. They can also restrict or deny access to certain applications like games
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Canada needs a CIO to boost innovation, author says
But not the CIO you think, says John Kao, a San Francisco-based author and consultant who advises governments around the world on innovation. The global consultant wants Canada to create a chief innovator post
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CWC THIS WEEK: Gaga for gadgets
VIDEO Ortsbo demoes an instant messaging translation engine, we announce a new mobility conference and Lady Gaga premieres Polaroid product at CES
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Microsoft fights Apple trademark on 'App Store'
Microsoft is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the name "App Store," saying the term is generic and competitors should be able to use it
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Cisco brings Compact line out of the closet
The network equipment maker has kept a line of small edge switches quiet. Now it's giving the line a name and five more models
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The Fortune 500's disappearing CIOs
Several Fortune 500 companies are eliminating their corporate CIO positions. They plan to move IT into the business units, on the theory that an IT staff that isn't distracted by corporate initiatives can provide better support
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Big day out for CIOs
Today's CIOs are busier than ever, but business strategist Donna Sturgess says a day off from the office for an "immersion" will refresh their view of the organisation
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ISPs to focus on charging for content: Vendor
In Canada and elsewhere, the race to build faster wired and wireless infrastructure is over. Now, providers are focusing more on seeking new ways to monetize the networks
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Meyer resigns as AMD's CEO
The chipmaker begins a search for a new CEO after Dirk Meyer steps down. CFO Thomas Seifert replaces him in the interim
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Local governments go paperless with ECM
Wayne County in Michigan and the Borough of Hackney in the U.K. streamline processes on a platfor from Waterloo, Ont.-based OpenText
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ARM-based Windows 'too little, too late': Analyst
One analyst thinks Microsoft’s move to build its Windows 7 successor for ARM-based processors should have been made a long time ago. What this could mean for app and data built on x86 architecture
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Microsoft server chief stepping down
On the same day that AMD CEO Dirk Meyer resigns, it's announced that longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will also step down this summer, as different cycles need "new and different talent," according to a memo from CEO Steve Ballmer
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All SanDisk USB sticks to get encrypted 'vault'
Until now the choice has been between business-class USB drives with encryption and consumer drives with no security at all, SanDisk says
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iPad becomes collaborative whiteboard with SyncSpace
Developers at Infinite Kind want to make the iPad a more useful tool for people who want a whiteboard collaboration space, without the hassle of getting everyone in the same place at the same time
Read More ...

Intel says Light Peak interconnect technology is ready
The company said the technology will be based on copper wires as fiber optics are too expensive. It would transfer data at bandwidths starting at 10 gigabits per second over distances of up to 100 metres
Read More ...

US subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks info
The request follows Wikileaks' release of a cache of secret government cables
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Polar Wireless aims to slash roaming fees
A new wireless firm has announced a deal to buy the remaining shares of an Ontario numbered company. With the deal it soon hopes to launch a new service that will save international travelers big bucks on roaming fees
Read More ...

Ovum: Efficiency will drive gov't outsourcing, cloud use
Public sector will prefer to outsource non-core functions
Read More ...

Intel, Nvidia sign US$1.5 billion licensing deal
In the agreement, the two companies will resolve ongoing patent litigation. Intel will begin making payments to Nvidia this month, with $300 million due next week
Read More ...

What BlackBerry admins should know about PlayBook
RIM finally let media, analysts and developers get their hand on its much-hyped Playbook tablet. Find out what IT shops need to know about the device
Read More ...

Apple redesigns antenna in Verizon iPhone
The iPhone antennae are in a different location from the original iPhone. The new antenna layout includes four band slits on the left and right sides
Read More ...

Black Duck buys Olliance, inherits consulting service
The open source management tools provider can now offer consulting services to enterprises looking to manage open source development. The wrong approach to open source that many enterprises take
Read More ...

SLIDESHOW: The five biggest stories from CES
While this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was certainly dominated by tablet announcements, other interesting products were also launched at the event. Find out what made top five
Read More ...

McAfee launches an enterprise app store
It's designed to help organizations select which applications will be available for workers on their smart phones and tablets. They can also restrict or deny access to certain applications like games
Read More ...

Canada needs a CIO to boost innovation, author says
But not the CIO you think, says John Kao, a San Francisco-based author and consultant who advises governments around the world on innovation. The global consultant wants Canada to create a chief innovator post
Read More ...

CWC THIS WEEK: Gaga for gadgets
VIDEO Ortsbo demoes an instant messaging translation engine, we announce a new mobility conference and Lady Gaga premieres Polaroid product at CES
Read More ...

Microsoft fights Apple trademark on 'App Store'
Microsoft is asking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to deny Apple a trademark on the name "App Store," saying the term is generic and competitors should be able to use it
Read More ...

Cisco brings Compact line out of the closet
The network equipment maker has kept a line of small edge switches quiet. Now it's giving the line a name and five more models
Read More ...

The Fortune 500's disappearing CIOs
Several Fortune 500 companies are eliminating their corporate CIO positions. They plan to move IT into the business units, on the theory that an IT staff that isn't distracted by corporate initiatives can provide better support
Read More ...

Big day out for CIOs
Today's CIOs are busier than ever, but business strategist Donna Sturgess says a day off from the office for an "immersion" will refresh their view of the organisation
Read More ...

ISPs to focus on charging for content: Vendor
In Canada and elsewhere, the race to build faster wired and wireless infrastructure is over. Now, providers are focusing more on seeking new ways to monetize the networks
Read More ...

Meyer resigns as AMD's CEO
The chipmaker begins a search for a new CEO after Dirk Meyer steps down. CFO Thomas Seifert replaces him in the interim
Read More ...

Local governments go paperless with ECM
Wayne County in Michigan and the Borough of Hackney in the U.K. streamline processes on a platfor from Waterloo, Ont.-based OpenText
Read More ...

ARM-based Windows 'too little, too late': Analyst
One analyst thinks Microsoft’s move to build its Windows 7 successor for ARM-based processors should have been made a long time ago. What this could mean for app and data built on x86 architecture
Read More ...

Microsoft server chief stepping down
On the same day that AMD CEO Dirk Meyer resigns, it's announced that longtime Microsoft executive Bob Muglia will also step down this summer, as different cycles need "new and different talent," according to a memo from CEO Steve Ballmer
Read More ...

All SanDisk USB sticks to get encrypted 'vault'
Until now the choice has been between business-class USB drives with encryption and consumer drives with no security at all, SanDisk says
Read More ...

iPad becomes collaborative whiteboard with SyncSpace
Developers at Infinite Kind want to make the iPad a more useful tool for people who want a whiteboard collaboration space, without the hassle of getting everyone in the same place at the same time
Read More ...

Intel says Light Peak interconnect technology is ready
The company said the technology will be based on copper wires as fiber optics are too expensive. It would transfer data at bandwidths starting at 10 gigabits per second over distances of up to 100 metres
Read More ...

US subpoenas Twitter for Wikileaks info
The request follows Wikileaks' release of a cache of secret government cables
Read More ...

Polar Wireless aims to slash roaming fees
A new wireless firm has announced a deal to buy the remaining shares of an Ontario numbered company. With the deal it soon hopes to launch a new service that will save international travelers big bucks on roaming fees
Read More ...

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