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Why virus writers are turning to open source
News Malware developers going open source and giving cybercriminals free access to malicious software in bid to expand capabilities of old Trojans.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Open source, Malware, Security, RSA Security Inc., virus writer, social networking, malicious software, virus
Singapore unveils IPTV training program
News New initiative is aimed at grooming talent for Singapore's Internet Protocol TV industry, and includes 12-month training stint with Alcatel-Lucent.
Tags: Network standards/protocols, TVs, Internet, IP Television, Alcatel, Training, Workforce, Singapore, Gartner Inc., Workforce Development Agency
Alcatel-Lucent deepens focus on services
News It eyes an addressable market opportunity of US$12.7 billion from various government stimulus packages; says services growth is No. 1 priority.
Tags: Government, Mobile platforms/communications, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Nortel Networks Corp., Contact Center, Outsourcing, Alcatel, Avaya Inc., Environment
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
Short stay for 3D Networks CEO Avakian
News 3D Networks has lost its chief executive Nick Avakian less than a year after he came on board.
Tags: Networking, Data Management, Mobile platforms/communications, Hitachi Ltd., Nortel Networks Corp., EMC Corp., 3D, CEO, LinkedIn, communications company
Microsoft releases preview for next SQL Server
News Preview of the next version of Microsoft's database product, SQL Server 2008 R2, has been delivered to developers and will soon be made generally available.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Community Technology Preview, Environment, Server, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, business intelligence, blog
Aussie organizations shun Office 2010
News No large Australian organization is known to be planning an Office 2010 migration, and many have not even completed their move to Office 2007.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Training, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows XP, KPMG Consulting Inc., Microsoft Office, desktop, Benefit, Microsoft Windows
Accenture to acquire Nokia's Symbian service experts
News About 165 people will be transferred to Accenture as a result of the deal for Nokia's Symbian Professional Services unit.
Tags: Symbian, Customer support, Acquisitions, Smart Phone, Accenture Ltd., operating system, Symbian Inc., Symbian OS, phone, professional services
There will be IT jobs this quarter, just not too many
News IT departments across the United States won’t hire much this quarter, a survey finds, but they won’t be making significant cuts to their staff numbers.
Tags: Best strategies, Business plans, Workforce, Survey, CIO, Worker, financial, job, professional services, hiring
Sun guides buyers through the cloud
News Sun Microsystems has launched a service to help companies develop and deploy cloud computing, a rare move into professional services for the company.
Tags: Services, Service level management, Business applications, Cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Cloud computing, Consulting, professional services
Study: 68 percent of IT projects fail
Techguide A new report, notes that success in 68 percent of technology projects is "improbable". Are well-defined requirements the key to successful projects?
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Computer Associates International Inc., Project, business analysis, Consulting, Michael Krigsman, software, CEO, information technology
Time right for young open source companies: Proactum
Blogs During the recent Beijing Open Source Camp, I met with senior executives of Proactum, an open source software company fr...
Why SOA is the 'perestroika of IT'
Insight newsmaker Independent middleware can help businesses escape the grip of 'monopolistic' software makers, and that will help the SOA provider grow, says Software AG CEO Karl-Heinz Streibich.
Tags: Innovation, Business applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Mainframe, SAP AG, SOA, Business, Software AG, BPM
Sun to power MobileOne's Java services
News MobileOne (M1), Singapore's second cellular operator, has selected Sun Microsystems' Fire servers to deliver wireless Java solutions.
Niku acquires Proamics
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