IT workers sue over H-1B job ads ... Oracle boasts record Q4
Today's IT News Audio Update
Oracle has record fourth quarter ... FTC laptop theft compromises personal data ... EMC commits $500 million to China
HIGHLIGHTS
News: EMC opens software center in China, invests $500 million
News: Increasing deal size, number boosted Oracle's Q4
News: Tech worker group files complaints over H-1B job ads
News: AT&T claims subscribers' data as its own
Opinion: Hidden Collaboration Applications
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: 10 worst products of the decade
NEWS UPDATES
EMC opens software center in China, invests $500 million
EMC Corp. will open a software development center in Shanghai and invest $500 million in China over the next five years, the company announced Friday.
Increasing deal size, number boosted Oracle's Q4
Oracle Corp.'s top three executives Thursday pointed to an increase in both the number of overall deals and the size of individual customer wins as strong contributing factors to what they dubbed a "record" fourth fiscal quarter.
Tech worker group files complaints over H-1B job ads
The Programmers Guild, a group representing IT workers, has begun filing what will amount to about 380 legal complaints against U.S. companies advertising that they prefer to hire foreign workers with H-1B visas.
AT&T claims subscribers' data as its own
On Friday, when AT&T Inc. goes into its next court hearing on a lawsuit about alleged spying on its customers, the carrier will also be instituting a privacy policy for Internet and video services that says it owns subscriber account information.
Google testing cost-per-action ads
Google Inc. is testing an ad model that in theory isn't vulnerable to click fraud, a serious problem that some believe puts in danger Google's main source of revenue: search engine-based advertising.
Altiris gets Wise to virtualization
Altiris has added application virtualization to its Wise software package, in a move that the company claimed could save corporate users both time and money when repackaging applications for internal distribution.
OPINION
Hidden Collaboration Applications
By James Gaskin
How many ad-hoc workgroups are in your company? How many of them use applications developed or purchased by the company? There are probably many more of the first and many fewer of the second than you realize.
Read the full article here:
ITWHIRLED
She's a 10
Top 10 Internet scams ... 10 worst products of the decade ... Top 10 sys admin truths ... Top 10 bad album covers ... 10 ways online gaming will change the world
Friday, June 23, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Novell ousts CEO ... Third Excel attack posted ... Sun starts standards war
Today's IT News Audio Update
Congress investigates data brokers ... Microsoft aims at single sign-on ... Novell ousts CEO
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Novell board ousts CEO Messman
News: Intel CEO: No restructuring news until July
News: Third Microsoft Excel attack posted
News: Sun starts storage standards war
Opinion: Hidden Collaboration Applications
ITwhirled: Tales from the trenches
NEWS UPDATES
Novell board ousts CEO Messman
Novell Inc.'s board of directors has ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jack Messman and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Tibbetts in a move to accelerate growth at the company, Novell announced Thursday.
Intel CEO: No restructuring news until July
Intel Corp. plans additional restructuring, but is unlikely to announce them until next month, Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini said Thursday.
Third Microsoft Excel attack posted
Excel users have one more reason to worry. On Tuesday, a hacker published code that takes advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Microsoft Corp. spreadsheet software, the third such exploit to be disclosed in the past week.
Sun starts storage standards war
Sun has left Aperi, the IBM-led open source storage management initiative, causing a big fracture in the world of storage standards.
Microsoft plans link between directory, Live services
Microsoft Corp. is planning to sync its Active Directory with its Live Web-based services to give users single sign on for applications and services both inside a company network and on the Web.
Data brokers tell Congress they serve necessary role
Companies that sell private data are necessary even though some sell telephone call records to anyone who will pay for them, two long-time data brokers told a U.S. congressional committee Wednesday.
OPINION
Hidden Collaboration Applications
By James Gaskin
How many ad-hoc workgroups are in your company? How many of them use applications developed or purchased by the company? There are probably many more of the first and many fewer of the second than you realize.
Today's IT News Audio Update
Congress investigates data brokers ... Microsoft aims at single sign-on ... Novell ousts CEO
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Novell board ousts CEO Messman
News: Intel CEO: No restructuring news until July
News: Third Microsoft Excel attack posted
News: Sun starts storage standards war
Opinion: Hidden Collaboration Applications
ITwhirled: Tales from the trenches
NEWS UPDATES
Novell board ousts CEO Messman
Novell Inc.'s board of directors has ousted Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jack Messman and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Tibbetts in a move to accelerate growth at the company, Novell announced Thursday.
Intel CEO: No restructuring news until July
Intel Corp. plans additional restructuring, but is unlikely to announce them until next month, Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini said Thursday.
Third Microsoft Excel attack posted
Excel users have one more reason to worry. On Tuesday, a hacker published code that takes advantage of an unpatched flaw in the Microsoft Corp. spreadsheet software, the third such exploit to be disclosed in the past week.
Sun starts storage standards war
Sun has left Aperi, the IBM-led open source storage management initiative, causing a big fracture in the world of storage standards.
Microsoft plans link between directory, Live services
Microsoft Corp. is planning to sync its Active Directory with its Live Web-based services to give users single sign on for applications and services both inside a company network and on the Web.
Data brokers tell Congress they serve necessary role
Companies that sell private data are necessary even though some sell telephone call records to anyone who will pay for them, two long-time data brokers told a U.S. congressional committee Wednesday.
OPINION
Hidden Collaboration Applications
By James Gaskin
How many ad-hoc workgroups are in your company? How many of them use applications developed or purchased by the company? There are probably many more of the first and many fewer of the second than you realize.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
HP axes Global Operations ... Hacker discovers second Excel attack
Today's IT News Audio Update
Intel price cuts expected .... Electronic Arts makes Mythic acquisition ... Philips speeds up spinoff of chip unit
HIGHLIGHTS
News: HP axes Global Operations in realignment
News: Hacker discovers second Excel attack
News: Worm lures victims with 'Naked World Cup'
News: Linux kernel update supports Niagara
Tip: Remotely Forcing Group Policy Refresh
Opinion: Ruin the French economy in 3 easy steps
ITwhirled: Hawking: Humans must settle space to survive
NEWS UPDATES
HP axes Global Operations in realignment
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday it will dissolve its Global Operations organization and delegate the group's activities to the company's three main business groups as part of an ongoing companywide restructuring.
Hacker discovers second Excel attack
With Microsoft Corp. developers scrambling to patch a security hole in Excel, a hacker has now posted code that exploits a second vulnerability in the spreadsheet software.
Worm lures victims with 'Naked World Cup'
Soccer purists can breathe a sigh of relief. There is no Naked World Cup. IT professionals, on the other hand, may want to be a little more vigilant, as a new e-mail worm is on the loose that preys on the intense worldwide interest in the international sporting event.
Linux kernel update supports Niagara
The latest version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.16, has been released with updates supporting Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Niagara chips and a popular family of Broadcom Corp. Wi-Fi chipsets, among other changes.
Cell 'walkie-talkie' standard approved
The push-to-talk technology that lets mobile callers talk instantly with the push of a button has been standardized, a mobile industry group announced Tuesday at the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore.
Open-source ERP vendor Compiere gets $6 million funding
Compiere Inc. has secured its first external funding to the tune of $6 million and is planning to relocate its headquarters, the open-source midmarket business applications company said Tuesday.
TIP
Remotely Forcing Group Policy Refresh
By Mitch Tulloch
One of the cardinal principles of managing enterprise networks is avoiding having to touch desktop computers unless you really must. Of course, by "touching" a desktop what I mean is having to walk over to where that machine is located and log on interactively to perform some administrative task.
OPINION
Ruin the French economy in 3 easy steps
By Peter Sayer
It's 2009, and the French economy has been ruined by a policy of frivolous tax-cutting and overspending on pork-barrel projects, including homeland security, prison construction and international military action. Public approval ratings are plummeting, the deficit has spiraled out of control, and the citizens are revolting.
Who's to blame? Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin? Uh, no, actually, it was me. I was just trying out some alternative budget scenarios. Sorry. I thought it was only a game.
ITWHIRLED
Hawking: Humans must settle space to survive
This week, physics superstar Stephen Hawking urged mankind to begin settling the moon and other planets as soon as possible. He believes that a major disaster, such as nuclear war or global warming, could wipe out life on this planet, and that space colonies could be essential to our survival as a species.
Today's IT News Audio Update
Intel price cuts expected .... Electronic Arts makes Mythic acquisition ... Philips speeds up spinoff of chip unit
HIGHLIGHTS
News: HP axes Global Operations in realignment
News: Hacker discovers second Excel attack
News: Worm lures victims with 'Naked World Cup'
News: Linux kernel update supports Niagara
Tip: Remotely Forcing Group Policy Refresh
Opinion: Ruin the French economy in 3 easy steps
ITwhirled: Hawking: Humans must settle space to survive
NEWS UPDATES
HP axes Global Operations in realignment
Hewlett-Packard Co. said Tuesday it will dissolve its Global Operations organization and delegate the group's activities to the company's three main business groups as part of an ongoing companywide restructuring.
Hacker discovers second Excel attack
With Microsoft Corp. developers scrambling to patch a security hole in Excel, a hacker has now posted code that exploits a second vulnerability in the spreadsheet software.
Worm lures victims with 'Naked World Cup'
Soccer purists can breathe a sigh of relief. There is no Naked World Cup. IT professionals, on the other hand, may want to be a little more vigilant, as a new e-mail worm is on the loose that preys on the intense worldwide interest in the international sporting event.
Linux kernel update supports Niagara
The latest version of the Linux kernel, 2.6.16, has been released with updates supporting Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Niagara chips and a popular family of Broadcom Corp. Wi-Fi chipsets, among other changes.
Cell 'walkie-talkie' standard approved
The push-to-talk technology that lets mobile callers talk instantly with the push of a button has been standardized, a mobile industry group announced Tuesday at the CommunicAsia conference in Singapore.
Open-source ERP vendor Compiere gets $6 million funding
Compiere Inc. has secured its first external funding to the tune of $6 million and is planning to relocate its headquarters, the open-source midmarket business applications company said Tuesday.
TIP
Remotely Forcing Group Policy Refresh
By Mitch Tulloch
One of the cardinal principles of managing enterprise networks is avoiding having to touch desktop computers unless you really must. Of course, by "touching" a desktop what I mean is having to walk over to where that machine is located and log on interactively to perform some administrative task.
OPINION
Ruin the French economy in 3 easy steps
By Peter Sayer
It's 2009, and the French economy has been ruined by a policy of frivolous tax-cutting and overspending on pork-barrel projects, including homeland security, prison construction and international military action. Public approval ratings are plummeting, the deficit has spiraled out of control, and the citizens are revolting.
Who's to blame? Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin? Uh, no, actually, it was me. I was just trying out some alternative budget scenarios. Sorry. I thought it was only a game.
ITWHIRLED
Hawking: Humans must settle space to survive
This week, physics superstar Stephen Hawking urged mankind to begin settling the moon and other planets as soon as possible. He believes that a major disaster, such as nuclear war or global warming, could wipe out life on this planet, and that space colonies could be essential to our survival as a species.
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Microsoft enters the robotics market ... IEEE suspends mobile broadband group
Today's IT news audio update
IEEE suspends standards group over Qualcomm influence ... EC giving iTunes a pass, for now ... Microsoft aims to spur robot market
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft enters the robotics market
News: IEEE suspends mobile broadband group
News: Yahoo opens IM to external developers
News: Microsoft offers guidance on Excel bug
Opinion: A megabyte, by any other name, would sound as sweet
ITwhirled: Behold the power of the blogosphere
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft enters the robotics market
Microsoft Corp. released the preview version of a software toolkit for building robot applications on Tuesday, pledging to ignite the robot market in the same way it did the PC market some 20 years ago.
IEEE suspends mobile broadband group
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) has suspended the working group developing 802.20, a wireless broadband standard expected to challenge WiMax, following accusations that Qualcomm was improperly influencing the group's decision-making process.
Spansion puts mobile phone security right in with data
Spansion Inc., a flash memory chip maker, plans to fight mobile phone viruses and data theft with new security technology it puts right into its chips, the company said Tuesday.
Yahoo opens IM to external developers
Yahoo Inc. is opening up its IM (instant-messaging) network so that external developers can extend its functionality with new applications.
Microsoft offers guidance on Excel bug
Microsoft on Monday offered users a few tips on how to avoid falling victim to a critical bug in its Excel spreadsheet software.
RFID rules
Companies using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on products should always tell their customers and make sure they know whether they can deactivate the tags, according to a set of best practices for RFID deployment proposed by a group of IT vendors, RFID users and consumer advocates.
iPod kerfuffle highlights China issues
Just when you thought outsourcing issues and government relations were sufficiently challenging, companies serious about a China presence must make corporate social responsibility as high a priority as any other marketing or public relations function.
OPINION
A megabyte, by any other name, would sound as sweet
By Sean McGrath
A young child of my acquaintance is very fond of ice pops. I have recently been explaining the basics of money to the aforementioned child. The conversation went like this...
ITWHIRLED
'Snakes on a Plane': Behold the power of the blogosphere
'Snakes on a Plane' was just another b-movie in the making until a few bloggers got wind of it and it became a full-blown Internet meme. The producers have even let fan anticipation guide the production of the movie. The process may be one that other filmmakers will want to imitate -- but reproducing spontaneity is notoriously difficult.
Today's IT news audio update
IEEE suspends standards group over Qualcomm influence ... EC giving iTunes a pass, for now ... Microsoft aims to spur robot market
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft enters the robotics market
News: IEEE suspends mobile broadband group
News: Yahoo opens IM to external developers
News: Microsoft offers guidance on Excel bug
Opinion: A megabyte, by any other name, would sound as sweet
ITwhirled: Behold the power of the blogosphere
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft enters the robotics market
Microsoft Corp. released the preview version of a software toolkit for building robot applications on Tuesday, pledging to ignite the robot market in the same way it did the PC market some 20 years ago.
IEEE suspends mobile broadband group
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) has suspended the working group developing 802.20, a wireless broadband standard expected to challenge WiMax, following accusations that Qualcomm was improperly influencing the group's decision-making process.
Spansion puts mobile phone security right in with data
Spansion Inc., a flash memory chip maker, plans to fight mobile phone viruses and data theft with new security technology it puts right into its chips, the company said Tuesday.
Yahoo opens IM to external developers
Yahoo Inc. is opening up its IM (instant-messaging) network so that external developers can extend its functionality with new applications.
Microsoft offers guidance on Excel bug
Microsoft on Monday offered users a few tips on how to avoid falling victim to a critical bug in its Excel spreadsheet software.
RFID rules
Companies using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on products should always tell their customers and make sure they know whether they can deactivate the tags, according to a set of best practices for RFID deployment proposed by a group of IT vendors, RFID users and consumer advocates.
iPod kerfuffle highlights China issues
Just when you thought outsourcing issues and government relations were sufficiently challenging, companies serious about a China presence must make corporate social responsibility as high a priority as any other marketing or public relations function.
OPINION
A megabyte, by any other name, would sound as sweet
By Sean McGrath
A young child of my acquaintance is very fond of ice pops. I have recently been explaining the basics of money to the aforementioned child. The conversation went like this...
ITWHIRLED
'Snakes on a Plane': Behold the power of the blogosphere
'Snakes on a Plane' was just another b-movie in the making until a few bloggers got wind of it and it became a full-blown Internet meme. The producers have even let fan anticipation guide the production of the movie. The process may be one that other filmmakers will want to imitate -- but reproducing spontaneity is notoriously difficult.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Ultra mobile PC gets mixed reviews ... Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom units
Today's Audio Update
Nokia and Siemens merge net equipment units ... US software pirate pleads guilty ... Drug regulator to require RFID tags
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Initial feedback mixed on ultra mobile PC, says Samsung
News: Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom units
News: Lexar shareholders approve merger with Micron
News: Hackers use Google Pages to host Trojan horse
Opinion: The Blog Hype is Over: Robert Scoble & Om Malik Moving to New Frontiers
Research: Which Mobile Services Do We Really Want?
ITwhirled: The wireless, preemptive repo man
NEWS UPDATES
Initial feedback mixed on ultra mobile PC, says Samsung
Feedback from customers who have bought Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s Q1 device suggests that a pre-launch teaser campaign by Microsoft Corp. might have backfired, a Samsung executive said Monday.
Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom units
Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced on Monday that they will merge their telecommunications infrastructure units to form Nokia Siemens Networks, the third such combination formed recently and an indication of the growing competitive pressures in the telecom supplier market.
Lexar shareholders approve merger with Micron
Despite opposition from billionaire investor Carl Icahn, shareholders of Lexar Media Inc. agreed to a deal to be bought out by Micron Technology Inc., turning the giant memory chip maker into a stronger competitor in the NAND flash memory business.
Nokia to run managed services business from India
Responding to increased demand in the country, Nokia Corp. has decided to run its worldwide managed services business from India, it announced on Monday.
RFID providers get boost from FDA ruling
Tired of waiting for pharmaceutical companies to improve counterfeit-drug screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it will require them to use electronic tags to track products from factory to pharmacy.
OPINION
The Blog Hype is Over: Robert Scoble & Om Malik Moving to New Frontiers
By James Lewin
Two stories have been the buzz of tech meme-trackers over the last few days: "geek blogger" Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft to join a podcasting startup and writer/blogger Om Malik leaving Business 2.0 to develop a multimedia tech news site.
RESEARCH
Which Mobile Services Do We Really Want?
By Dan Blacharski
Mobile carriers are eager to increase ARPU and offer more value-added services to boost their profits, especially in the face of decreasing rates for basic service. But the market for these value-adds is limited.
Today's Audio Update
Nokia and Siemens merge net equipment units ... US software pirate pleads guilty ... Drug regulator to require RFID tags
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Initial feedback mixed on ultra mobile PC, says Samsung
News: Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom units
News: Lexar shareholders approve merger with Micron
News: Hackers use Google Pages to host Trojan horse
Opinion: The Blog Hype is Over: Robert Scoble & Om Malik Moving to New Frontiers
Research: Which Mobile Services Do We Really Want?
ITwhirled: The wireless, preemptive repo man
NEWS UPDATES
Initial feedback mixed on ultra mobile PC, says Samsung
Feedback from customers who have bought Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s Q1 device suggests that a pre-launch teaser campaign by Microsoft Corp. might have backfired, a Samsung executive said Monday.
Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom units
Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced on Monday that they will merge their telecommunications infrastructure units to form Nokia Siemens Networks, the third such combination formed recently and an indication of the growing competitive pressures in the telecom supplier market.
Lexar shareholders approve merger with Micron
Despite opposition from billionaire investor Carl Icahn, shareholders of Lexar Media Inc. agreed to a deal to be bought out by Micron Technology Inc., turning the giant memory chip maker into a stronger competitor in the NAND flash memory business.
Nokia to run managed services business from India
Responding to increased demand in the country, Nokia Corp. has decided to run its worldwide managed services business from India, it announced on Monday.
RFID providers get boost from FDA ruling
Tired of waiting for pharmaceutical companies to improve counterfeit-drug screening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it will require them to use electronic tags to track products from factory to pharmacy.
OPINION
The Blog Hype is Over: Robert Scoble & Om Malik Moving to New Frontiers
By James Lewin
Two stories have been the buzz of tech meme-trackers over the last few days: "geek blogger" Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft to join a podcasting startup and writer/blogger Om Malik leaving Business 2.0 to develop a multimedia tech news site.
RESEARCH
Which Mobile Services Do We Really Want?
By Dan Blacharski
Mobile carriers are eager to increase ARPU and offer more value-added services to boost their profits, especially in the face of decreasing rates for basic service. But the market for these value-adds is limited.
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