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21st of Feb, 2012 by Admin

Google, Microsoft butt heads over IE privacy skirting

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Computerworld Wrap-Up: February 21, 2012 =============================================================== Google, Microsoft butt heads over IE privacy skirting Google has countered Microsoft's contention that it's skirting Internet Explorer's privacy protection, saying it's 'impractical' to comply with IE's rules. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552644/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WEBCAST: IBM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552645/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Office on iPad a 'tough decision' for Microsoft, says analyst http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552672/0/ 2. Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552646/0/ 3. From CIO.com: Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552647/0/ 4. 2D scanners on wireless handhelds prove handy at Memphis airport http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552648/0/ 5. ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552649/0/ 6. Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552650/0/ 7. Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-res http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552651/0/ 8. Intel ponders solar-powered CPU tech in graphics, memory http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552652/0/ 9. Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552653/0/ 10. 10 questions for Snap Interactive CFO Jon Pedersen Sr. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552654/0/ 11. Microsoft extends operator billing platform for Windows Phone apps http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552655/0/ 12. LightSquared defaults on $56M payment to spectrum owner Inmarsat http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552656/0/ 13. Alibaba Group proposes taking Alibaba.com private http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552657/0/ 14. JR Raphael: An update on Ice Cream Sandwich updates http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552658/0/ 15. Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552659/0/ 16. Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552660/0/ 17. Darlene Storm: Transparency Grenade: Detonate cyberwar weapon to leak sensitive data http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552661/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/548195/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Office on iPad a 'tough decision' for Microsoft, says analyst Renewed rumors that Microsoft will publish iPad editions of some of its Office applications surfaced today. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552672/0/ Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls "a device cloud" that is closely integrated with Windows 8, the next version of the company's OS. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552646/0/ From CIO.com: Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security After years of deliberations and several false starts, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce cybersecurity overhaul that would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to oversee security at critical infrastructure providers, improve system of sharing information about threats. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552647/0/ 2D scanners on wireless handhelds prove handy at Memphis airport Delta Global Services has successfully deployed 2D barcode scanning wireless handhelds from Intermec to its wheelchair assistance agents at the Memphis International Airport. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552648/0/ ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises ForeScout Technologies has launched ForeScout Mobile, which comes in the shape of plug-in modules for Android and iOS and allows enterprises to keep control as a plethora of devices access corporate resources, the company said on Tuesday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552649/0/ Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has celebrated the 17th anniversary of the release of the Apache HTTP Server by launching a new version of the popular open source Web server software. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552650/0/ Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-res Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have announced new mid- and low-end Android-based smartphones. Samsung hopes to attract users with a dual-core processor, while LG is putting Android 4.0 on some of its new phones from day one. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552651/0/ Intel ponders solar-powered CPU tech in graphics, memory Intel's experimental solar-powered processor may have started off as a fun project, but the chip maker is now looking to extend the technology to hardware such as graphics processors, memory and floating point units. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552652/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Red Hat~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Open Source Virtualization FAQ Learn the key advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), reasons for moving from Xen open source to the KVM hypervisor, RHEV’s scalability, and avoiding the rising costs of VMware. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552662/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests A team of researchers has devised a method to defeat NuCaptcha, one of the most popular video-based antispam tests on the Internet, and have proposed a solution to increase its resilience to attacks. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552653/0/ 10 questions for Snap Interactive CFO Jon Pedersen Sr. Name: Jon Pedersen Sr. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552654/0/ Microsoft extends operator billing platform for Windows Phone apps Microsoft has struck a deal which will make it easier for more Windows Phone users to pay for Marketplace apps via their phone bill. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552655/0/ LightSquared defaults on $56M payment to spectrum owner Inmarsat LightSquared has defaulted on a $56.25 million payment due under a 2007 wireless spectrum cooperation agreement with Inmarsat, the U.K. satellite communications operator said Monday, adding that it could terminate the agreement if LightSquared doesn't make payment within 60 days. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552656/0/ Alibaba Group proposes taking Alibaba.com private Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has proposed privatizing business-to-business platform Alibaba.com as the site faces slower revenue growth brought on by a shift to focus on long-term gains. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552657/0/ JR Raphael: An update on Ice Cream Sandwich updates New details have been trickling out about Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for Android devices. Are you up to speed on your phone's status? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552658/0/ Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple The expected release of Microsoft Office on the iPad within the next several weeks is a sign that Microsoft has targeted Google as its primary competitor, not Apple. There's no evidence that Office on Android is in the works, but a screen shot surfaced today showing it running on the iPad. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552659/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' The Apple rumor machine is kicking into full gear, publishing images, details and other sometimes conflicting claims for the latest iteration of the industry-defining tablet -- with Office for iPad set to enter the App Store approval process "imminently". http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552660/0/ Darlene Storm: Transparency Grenade: Detonate cyberwar weapon to leak sensitive data There's a new information weapon in the form of a transparent grenade. Pull the pin and the grenade detonates to capture audio and network traffic before anonymously streaming to a secure server for data mining and leaking. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/552661/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDC and Computerworld's 8th Annual BI & Analytics Survey What's the status of BI and analytics in your organization? IDC and Computerworld are conducting a survey to assess the adoption and deployment patterns of business intelligence and analytics solutions. All participants will be able to download 1 free IDC report on business analytics and will also have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win one of two VISA Gift cards worth $250 each. Click here to take the 15 minute survey: http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7866519/869152226/548723/0/ CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL 'Windows on ARM, ' or WOA for short, is the new edition of the still-under-construction Windows 8 for traditional PCs. 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