Friday, January 21, 2011

IT News HeadLines (IT World Canada) 20/01/2011




Oracle patching fewer database flaws, says researcher
Researchers say increased emphasis on acquired products makes it harder for Oracle to stay on top of database flaws
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London Olympics 'ready' for cyber attacks, says CIO
"We will be well prepared for cyberattacks," says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell. Atos Origin is teaming up with be the main IT partner of the Games
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Public cloud services useful to criminals, says expert
Buying public cloud services passwords as demonstrated this week at the Black Hat D.C. conference is not the only malicious use these computational and storage resources might offer, according to one security expert
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HP orders probe into Hurd's departure: report
The company plans to hire outside lawyers to investigate the board’s decision to approve the separation agreement between the former CEO and Hewlett-Packard
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Yahoo IPv6 upgrade could shut out one million users
A tiny percentage of Web users could face connectivity problems when sites upgrade their protocols. In Yahoo's case, that could translate into a huge number
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New appliances from HP and Microsoft
A $2-million data warehouse in a box is among the hardware and software packages on offer from Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft
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Cisco beefs up Wi-Fi mobile payment security
Company creates a feature called Enhanced Local Mode for its wireless intrusion prevention system that expands the number of threats Cisco access points can monitor.
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Rhomobile adds Salesforce feature to sync server
The company said the new Salesforce source adapters will let developers sync their mobile apps back with their enterprise database without any additional work. Find out more about the company’s RhoSync update
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If you’re not networking, you’re not social
The author of Young and Digital says work, schools, health care and home all need to keep up with communication trends. Why S. Craig Watkins rejects some researchers’ laments that technology isolates end users
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SAP picks Canadian exec to lead North American ops
Recent leadership changes at the software vendor, including one that takes former head of the Canadian office to a broader role as president of SAP North America, is meant to help “tell the new SAP story” to customers. An analyst cautions SAP cannot continue to neglect legacy optimization
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Peering at the new world of IT work
The vast majority of executives have never pictured themselves becoming the boss. What does that tell us about today's workplace? The findings of a poll, interpreted through four different lenses
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U.K. IT workers 'demand better training'
A survey of 400 employees of major IT and communications companies found that 62 per cent of respondents believe they do not receive what they need to keep their skills up-to-date
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Oracle adds more products, patches fewer database flaws
Researchers say increased emphasis on acquired products makes it harder for Oracle to stay on top of database flaws
Read More ...

Microsoft adds security tool for developers
Microsoft expands its roster of security development lifecycle tools and services with the beta release of an attack surface analyzer tool and the introduction of consulting services on secure development
Read More ...

Oracle patching fewer database flaws, says researcher
Researchers say increased emphasis on acquired products makes it harder for Oracle to stay on top of database flaws
Read More ...

London Olympics 'ready' for cyber attacks, says CIO
"We will be well prepared for cyberattacks," says London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell. Atos Origin is teaming up with be the main IT partner of the Games
Read More ...

Public cloud services useful to criminals, says expert
Buying public cloud services passwords as demonstrated this week at the Black Hat D.C. conference is not the only malicious use these computational and storage resources might offer, according to one security expert
Read More ...

HP orders probe into Hurd's departure: report
The company plans to hire outside lawyers to investigate the board’s decision to approve the separation agreement between the former CEO and Hewlett-Packard
Read More ...

Yahoo IPv6 upgrade could shut out one million users
A tiny percentage of Web users could face connectivity problems when sites upgrade their protocols. In Yahoo's case, that could translate into a huge number
Read More ...

New appliances from HP and Microsoft
A $2-million data warehouse in a box is among the hardware and software packages on offer from Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft
Read More ...

Cisco beefs up Wi-Fi mobile payment security
Company creates a feature called Enhanced Local Mode for its wireless intrusion prevention system that expands the number of threats Cisco access points can monitor.
Read More ...

Rhomobile adds Salesforce feature to sync server
The company said the new Salesforce source adapters will let developers sync their mobile apps back with their enterprise database without any additional work. Find out more about the company’s RhoSync update
Read More ...

If you’re not networking, you’re not social
The author of Young and Digital says work, schools, health care and home all need to keep up with communication trends. Why S. Craig Watkins rejects some researchers’ laments that technology isolates end users
Read More ...

SAP picks Canadian exec to lead North American ops
Recent leadership changes at the software vendor, including one that takes former head of the Canadian office to a broader role as president of SAP North America, is meant to help “tell the new SAP story” to customers. An analyst cautions SAP cannot continue to neglect legacy optimization
Read More ...

Peering at the new world of IT work
The vast majority of executives have never pictured themselves becoming the boss. What does that tell us about today's workplace? The findings of a poll, interpreted through four different lenses
Read More ...

U.K. IT workers 'demand better training'
A survey of 400 employees of major IT and communications companies found that 62 per cent of respondents believe they do not receive what they need to keep their skills up-to-date
Read More ...

Oracle adds more products, patches fewer database flaws
Researchers say increased emphasis on acquired products makes it harder for Oracle to stay on top of database flaws
Read More ...

Microsoft adds security tool for developers
Microsoft expands its roster of security development lifecycle tools and services with the beta release of an attack surface analyzer tool and the introduction of consulting services on secure development
Read More ...

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