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Boost Android Performance And Battery Life

Ed Hansberry — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:29:07 EST

Those of you running a device with the Android operating system can look forward to potentially boosting the devices performance up to 300% while at the same time increasing battery life. Sound too good to be true? Maybe, maybe not.

Microsoft Fixes 26 Vulnerabilities In Windows, Office

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 17:14:00 EST

February brings a substantial set of patches from Microsoft.

Google's Buzz Skips webOS?

Eric Zeman — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:08:53 EST

Today Google introduced a new social networking service called Buzz. Buzz works pretty well on the iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms. If you're a webOS user, however, you're mostly out of luck.

Perverse Policy: UK Govt. CIO Loses Clout If He Spends Less

Bob Evans — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:08:00 EST

Calling it "one of the most perverse things I have heard," the CIO of the U.K.'s Revenue and Customs branch said he was warned by Cabinet officials that if he were to find creative ways to cut his $1.2 billion IT budget by 50%, he would be dropped from a top-level group that shapes government purchasing policy and strategy.

Cloud Migrations Trigger Organizational Challenges

Vanessa Alvarez — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:00:48 EST

When organizations migrate to cloud computing, most of the focus is on technology components such as security, automation, and policy management. There is, however, another key element that's necessary for a cloud model to work within enterprises, and it involves organizational behavior.

Intel Ships Itanium Server Processor

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:44:00 EST

The quad-core Tukwila processor's 65-nm transistors deliver a major performance boost over its previous generation.

Commerce Department Proposes One-Stop Climate Service

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:08:00 EST

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new service would be dependent on data-modeling technology that analyzes climate information, drawing on the national climatic, oceanographic, and geophysical data centers.

Microsoft Denies Windows 7 Battery Bug

Paul McDougall — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:04:00 EST

Software maker says investigation shows the OS isn't an energy hog and doesn't issue false warnings about failing power cells.

Google Buzz Challenges Facebook, Twitter

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:01:00 EST

Moving to make social computing more relevant, Google sees its Buzz service as a way to make the world's tweets, status updates, and shared links more meaningful.

Android, iPhone Gain In Smartphone Market

W. David Gardner — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:00 EST

RIM's BlackBerry continued to dominate the U.S. smartphone market in the fourth quarter, but saw declines amidst increases by Google and Apple.

Nvidia Unveils Switchable Graphics Technology

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:22:00 EST

Optimus automatically switches between integrated graphics and a graphics card, depending on application requirements, to extend laptop battery life.

Google Drops Nexus One Recovery Fee

W. David Gardner — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:42:00 EST

Dissatisfied users of Google's Nexus One smartphone who want to return it get a break on the return fee.

Some Hot Health IT Stocks Are Cooling

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:30:51 EST

Street.com just released a list of "best and worst" healthcare IT stocks. You'd think with all the stimulus money being waved at healthcare providers to install e-health record systems over the next few years, all health IT stocks would be winners.

Google Reduces Nexus One ETF, But Not Enough

Eric Zeman — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:22:44 EST

Google recently lowered the "equipment recovery fee" it is charging those who wish to break their Nexus One contracts early from $350 to $150. That's still $150 too much. Here's why.

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Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:22:44 EST

Congress: Federal CTO Role Ill-Defined

J. Nicholas Hoover — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:17:00 EST

The informal description of the Federal chief technology officer's position may jeopardize the role's existence, report warns.

Why Windows Mobile Needs To Break With Its Legacy

Eric Zeman — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:40:09 EST

Microsoft needs to bite the bullet and make a giant leap of faith if it wants Windows Mobile to remain a relevant platform. The best way for it to do so is to give up on what's been holding it back for years -- its dedicated support to legacy apps and ways of computing. Windows Mobile needs a complete redesign from the ground up and start anew.

IBM Refreshes Cognos Analytics Tools

Doug Henschen — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:37:00 EST

The TM1 in-memory analysis tool is designed to support dynamic scenario planning and faster, more flexible financial analysis.

Oracle Customer That Backed Sun Bid Gets Big Contract

Bob Evans — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:20:00 EST

Extending its wide-ranging strategic relationship with Vodafone, Oracle has picked the giant mobile-phone operator to supply more than 16,000 Oracle EMEA employees with voice, data, and management services.

Facebook, Microsoft End Advertising Deal

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:16:00 EST

Microsoft says it will continue to be the exclusive provider of Web search on the social networking site.

Shuttle Crew Inspects Heat Shields

Paul McDougall — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:59:00 EST

Astronauts aboard NASA's Endeavour perform critical safety checks as they embark on 13-day mission to the space station.

Ingram To Distribute NextGen Healthcare Systems

Antone Gonsalves — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:56:00 EST

The goal is to reach medical institutions and doctors seeking to expand their use of electronic health records and other healthcare technology.

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Server Den Q&A: Dell CTO Elucidates Efficient Enterprise

Alexander Wolfe — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:12:00 EST

Paul Prince, chief technology officer of Dell's Enterprise Product Group, discusses his company's efficient enterprise strategy, and explains why virtualization and cloud computing are on the same continuum.

Guerra On Healthcare: E-Medical Record Pros In Short Supply

Anthony Guerra — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:20:00 EST

With deadlines looming, federal government tries to engineer the huge workforce needed to deploy EMR and other clinical systems.

Global CIO: SAP's Last Chance: It's The Customers, Stupid!

Bob Evans — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Column about SAP chairman Hasso Plattner's decision to change CEOs and work to restore trust and confidence among customers and employees.

SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:58:58 EST

SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation

Blackberry Internet Service 3.0 Gets Improved Gmail Support

Ed Hansberry — Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:03:30 EST

Information about RIM's BIS 3.0 product has been leaked and it looks like users of the service will get better support for Gmail via its IMAP feature. That is good news for individuals and small companies using the device, but you are still married to BIS. The device cannot do much without it.

NASA Gets Cloud Experience Through Nebula

Charles Babcock — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:01:12 EST

Under CIO Vivek Kundra, the federal government has launched Apps.gov, an online marketplace of software where federal agencies can find what they need, sometimes at bargain prices. But behind the scenes, it's made a much bigger bet on cloud computing. It's NASA's Nebula cloud at the Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif.

Google's Universal Translator

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:15:29 EST

Tech news sites have been buzzing about Google's plan to turn mobile phones into universal translators, based on a report in The Times.

Google Gmail Getting Social Features

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:49:00 EST

In an escalation of its rivalry with Facebook, Google plans to turn Gmail into a social data hub.

PayPal Suspends Payments To India

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST

The online payment service has halted transfers to Indian banks and personal payments in and out of the country.

Novatel Completes 4G LTE Call

W. David Gardner — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:47:00 EST

The firm is working with operators planning to launch Long Term Evolution commercial data devices later this year.

IBM Rolls Out Power7 As Rivals Converge

Paul McDougall — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:25:00 EST

Big Blue's introduction of new enterprise servers shows it still wants to be king of the integrated systems game.

Oracle To Buy AmberPoint

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:21:00 EST

AmberPoint's service-oriented architecture management software will be folded into Fusion middleware, said Oracle.

The Importance Of QoS In Automated Tiering

George Crump — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:14:31 EST

In a conversation I had a few weeks ago with Pillar Data�s CEO, Mike Workman, we discussed his recent blog entry on the �Auto Tiering of Data�. In this blog he brings up several important considerations as vendors and users begin to examine automated tiering. One I�d like to elaborate on is QoS in Automated Tiering.

Open Government Dashboard, Agency Sites Launched

J. Nicholas Hoover — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:05:00 EST

While most federal agencies are meeting Open Government Directive milestones, the information on the sites diverges widely, and the public isn't participating much just yet.

Tools Improve E-Medical Records Performance

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:50:00 EST

Providence Health & Services is rolling out Compuware performance management tools to speed doctors' access to clinical data and IT's ability to maintain and repair systems.

SAP: Reorg Will Restore Trust, Speed Innovation

Doug Henschen — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:09:00 EST

In the wake of the sudden resignation of CEO Leo Apotheker, company co-founder Hasso Plattner vows that a new management style will drive technical innovation.

Social Networking Landing In Your Gmail Inbox

Eric Zeman — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:30:25 EST

Google is prepared to update its Gmail service with a new social networking feature that will be make it behave more like Facebook or Twitter. Is this what we want clogging our inboxes, or will it be too distracting for those who rely on Gmail day in and day out?

Android 2.1 With Multitouch Headed To Motorola Droid

Eric Zeman — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:50:27 EST

Inside sources say that a major update is headed for the Motorola Droid. It will be bestowed with Android version 2.1, and with the update comes some major new features. Updated: The update is coming this week!

Rating The Mobile Superbowl Ads

Eric Zeman — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 10:25:55 EST

A small handful of mobile-related ads aired during Superbowl 44. Where they any good? Did they get the message across? Will they actually convert to sales? Or do all the companies involved need to fire their ad agencies?

GM Ex-CIO Szygenda To iRise

Bob Evans — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:50:00 EST

Ralph Szygenda, General Motors' longtime CIO who retired late last year, is joining rapidly growing software firm iRise as a strategic consultant to create a CIO advisory council focused on defining and leading IT transformation and understanding the potential of enterprise visualization in those large-scale efforts.

Latest Windows Mobile 7 Rumors

Ed Hansberry — Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:02:16 EST

A flurry of new rumors have been posted about Windows Mobile 7 just over a week before Mobile World Congress, where Microsoft is expected to announce the latest version of their mobile platform. Some of the information is welcome but other bits are surprising. Will they change your opinion of WinMo 7 if all of these are true?

May I See Your Internet Driver's License?

Dave Methvin — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:45:00 EST

Sometimes an idea is so crazy that you wonder how anyone ever had the nerve to say it out loud. That's how I feel about the comment attributed to Microsoft's Craig Mundie at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. How would an Internet driver's license ever be practical, or advisable?

Misguided Security Leads To Insecurity

Adam Ely — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 17:39:30 EST

It's once again travel time. Full disclosure: I was the first to publish an exploit against travel systems. Co-released with iDefense (since acquired by Symantec) this simple denial of service exploit was capable of halting operations at most airlines and airports in the United States.

SAS Record Revenue Of $2.3B

Bob Evans — Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:55:00 EST

Squeezing 2.2% revenue growth out of recession-racked 2009, SAS posted record revenue of $2.31 billion while plowing 23% of that total, or about $530 million, back into R&D. And the company also said it kept its promise on layoffs.

National Cyber Security: Are We Focused On The Right Stuff?

George Hulme — Sat, 6 Feb 2010 13:05:22 EST

With major cyber-security initiatives by the Department of Homeland Security underway, and the U.S. House of Representatives passing nearly $400 million in IT security research, I wonder if the efforts are being placed where they are most needed, and if more would be achieved by focusing on application security - and unleashing the bug finders.

California CIO To DoD? Rumor, She Says

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:03:23 EST

State of California CIO Teri Takai may be in line to become the Department of Defense�s next CIO, but Takai isn�t ready to admit it. �This is a rumor,� Takai says via e-mail. �I have lots to do in California and am working hard at it.�

Motorola Droid Gets Multitouch (Sort Of)

Eric Zeman — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:45:25 EST

Earlier this week, Google announced a new version of Maps for Mobile for the Android platform. That software went live in the Android Market today and offers Motorola Droid users a hidden feature: multitouch.

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Fri, 5 Feb 2010 14:45:25 EST

The Fritz & David Show: TPM Danger, Google's Mobile Mgt Play & Mudslingers

Fritz Nelson — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:21:35 EST

No high-flying Apple iPad type news, but the implications of some of this week's news could weigh heavily (good and bad) on enterprise IT managers. On today's Fritz & David Show Podcast, my colleague David Berlind and I discuss news of a successful Trusted Platform Module hack, as well as a Black Hat researcher's prediction of the end of anti-virus as an effective tool. We also discussed some significant news coming from Google, and we ranted about some of the recent mudslinging between Apple and Adobe.

Schwartz's Haiku, And The Problem With Blogging CEOs

Chris Murphy — Fri, 5 Feb 2010 11:36:19 EST

Ex-Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz has Tweeted his resignation haiku, and now promises to return to blogging--now that he's no longer in a position of influence and power. And that's what's wrong with CEO bloggers.