Intelligence
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Technology is a 'double-edged sword'
Insight newsmaker Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil weighs in on human vs machine intelligence, and the dangers of advanced technologies.
Tags: Supercomputing, Personal Computers, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Intelligence, Gene, Computer, RNA, emotional intelligence, voice recognition software, Consciousness
OpenNet appoints OSS/BSS SI
News Singapore's next-generation broadband network consortium picks systems integrator for its operations support systems/ business support systems.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Alcatel, Fiber, BSS, Fiber Network, Lucent Technologies Inc., systems integrator, network company
Social networks to augment analytics
News Relational links between people are being applied to refine business analytic findings and reduce rate of false positives, says SAS executive.
Tags: Data mining & analysis, Strategic analysis, Data warehousing/business intelligence, SAS Institute, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, business analytics, public sector, business intelligence, social networking
Asean CIOs list biz intelligence top priority
News Some 87 percent of CIOs in region see business intelligence and analytics as top priority, finds IBM study.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Business applications, Business, Business development/management, IBM Corp., Virtualization, Survey, Asean, Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions
Report: Countries prepping for cyber war
News U.S., Israel, Russia, China, and France are gearing up for cyber offensives, according to a new McAfee report.
Tags: Security, International governments, Defense/military, ARPAnet, U.S., network, Georgia, South Korea, denial of service, McAfee Inc.
UK intelligence site breached by hacker
News Intelligence agency has closed up a cross-site scripting vulnerability on its Web site after details of the flaw were published on a hacker forum.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Hacking, Spokesperson, Flaw, malicious attack, search tool, Hacker, agency, Web Site
Developed SMBs to increase IT services spend
News IT services expenditure among small and midsize firms in Australia, Korea and Japan will grow 10 percent from 2009 to 2013, says AMI.
Tags: Business, Services, Business, Information Technology, IT Services, Services, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Japan, Korea
Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind
News First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Cloud computing, Recycle Bin, Computer, Security, Panda, Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0, Scans
US on hunt for 1,000 cybersecurity experts
News US Department of Homeland Security has been given the go-ahead to hire the staff in a push to improve the country's response to cyber incidents.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, Network security, Cybersecurity Expert, Cybersecurity, network, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Internet Attack, Information Security
Intel grid-computing app helps scientific research
News Progress Thru Processors application from Facebook site lets people donate their unused processor time to research into climate change, cancer and malaria.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., Chip, Chip Company, grid computing, processor, Facebook, marketing, general manager, Components
Firewalls failing to protect banks, says security expert
News Banks are spending more than they need on technology they would not miss, according to network security pioneer Nir Zuk.
Tags: Firewalls, Malware, Security, bank, network, Firewall Technology, Server, port number, security company, security technology
Business intelligence has downturn upturn
News Worldwide revenue for technology related to business intelligence, analytics applications and performance management grew 22 percent in 2008 to over US$8.8 billion, says Gartner.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, IT budgeting, SAP AG, Business Objects, Gartner Inc., research analyst, business intelligence, analytics, revenue, analyst
Cyberattacks lay more 'stepping stones'
News More intermediate domains are used to mask attack endpoints to extend longevity of malware families, new research from MessageLabs shows.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Domain, Hong Kong, Singapore, virus, China, malicious web site
UK Ministry of Defense site carried cross-site scripting flaw
News Ministry admits to security flaw that could have allowed visitors to be redirected to a malicious site.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security, Spokesperson, Flaw, e-mail, malicious code, Web Site, Network security
Report: Acting US cyberspace chief resigns
News Melissa Hathaway, who was considered a leading candidate to fill the post permanently, says she's resigning for personal reasons.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity strategy, Bush Administration, e-mail, White House, Homeland Security, Wall Street Journal, strategy, spokesman
