News Briefs for the Week Ending10/14/2010
Docid:00020009Publication Date: 1010Publication Type: NEWS
Capgemini Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in CPM Braxis Capgemini announced that it has finalized its acquisition of a 55% stake in Brazilian IT firm CPM Braxis. The transaction was made for a cash total of BRL 517 million (EUR 233 million), and will add 5,700 of the Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Gilat Satellite Networks to Acquire Wavestream Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Wavestream, which makes high-power solid state Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 IBM Acquires PSS Systems IBM announced that it has acquired PSS Systems, a company specializing in software solutions to automate the process of information governance. IBM says the acquired company’s technology will be added to its own suite Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Lockheed Martin to Sell EIG Business to Veritas Capital Lockheed Martin announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Enterprise Integration Group (EIG) to Veritas Capital for $815 million in cash. Lockheed says it chose to divest itself of Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Nokia Siemens to Buy IRIS Telecom to Boost Portfolio Nokia Siemens Networks announced it will acquire IRIS Telecom, a telecommunications and engineering services firm headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. The purchase Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 NY Times Disputes WSJ Report on Yahoo Buyout Talks The New York Times is reporting that a story in The Wall Street Journal claiming Yahoo may be preparing to entertain purchase Source: WSJ, NYT, 10/14/2010 ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Capgemini Teams with Palantir Technologies to Market Data Analysis Capgemini announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Palantir Technologies a provider of consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. The goal of the collaboration is to create an “effective and Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Deutsche Telekom Announces Google as Default Search Provider in Europe Deutsche Telekom announced that it has entered into an agreement with Google to make the company’s search engine the default choice on all devices sold within its European footprint. Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Google Losese NBC Universal TV Advertising Deal Google lost its advertising partnership with NBC Univeral, the LA Times reports. The deal, which lasted about two years, Source: LA Times, 10/14/2010 HP to Provide Systems, Software for NBC’s School Pride Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced an agreement to serve as the exclusive computer provider for NBC-TV’s new School Pride series, to bring technology to under-served communities. HP will work with JAR Systems, Absolute Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Level 3 Boosts Managed Services with Presidio Partnership Level 3 announced that it has signed a new agreement with Presidio Networked Solutions, a provider of professional and managed services solutions. Working with Presidio, Level 3 Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 McAfee Teams with Crossbeam for Security Protection McAfee and Crossbeam Systems have joined forces, integrating McAfee’s Firewall with Crossbeam’s X-Series of network security platforms. The X-Series allows organizations to Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Oracle Announces Alliance with IBM to Jointly Develop OpenJDK Oracle announced that it will be collaborating with IBM to jointly develop new offerings within the OpenJDK community. Oracle believes this announcement will make the OpenJDK Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Siemens and Syntigo Establish Joint Venture Firm Siemens IT Solutions and Services and information and communications technology services vendor Syntigo announced the establishment of a joint venture company in Belgium. Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Sophos Forms Security Alliance with Virtual Computer Sophos and Virtual Computer, a desktop virtualization management vendor, have teamed up to enable Virtual Computer’s NX Top customers the option of choosing Sophos Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 BIOMETRICS
AuthenTec’s TrueSuite Software Now Available Users of AuthenTec‘s fingerprint-enabled PCs can now download the vendor’s TrueSuite identity management software. TrueSuite offers one-touch access to digital IDs and social networks. Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Eye Doctors Utilize BIO-key Biometric Technology Together, BIO-key and Medflow, a developer of electronic health records software for eye care physicians, released TruStaff fingerprint biometric log-in for securing access to Medflow Electronic Health Records (EHR. Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 BUSINESS CONTINUITY
NIST Seeks Help with Emergency Communications Network The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) are seeking partners to create a demonstration Source: NIST, 10/13/2010 CARRIER SERVICES
AT&T to Offer U-Verse TV Customers Mobile Access At the Windows Phone 7 launch event earlier this week, AT&T said it will allow its U-verse TV customers with Windows Phone 7-equipped handsets to watch some TV programs on-demand. The carrier also confirmed plans to Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 CenturyLink to Bundle DIRECTV with Residential Service DIRECTV and CenturyLink have reached an agreement to sell DIRECTV as part of CenturyLink’s residential service bundles. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Cricket Selling Mobile Hot Spot Device with Prepaid Plans Prepaid carrier Cricket, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless, announced the availability of the new Cricket CROSSWAVE portable Wi-Fi device from Huawei. Cricket will offer the CROSSWAVE at US $149.99 in Cricket-branded retail stores, other retail locations, and online. The dual-mode CROSSWAVE can connect with up to three devices at the same time and is compatible Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Korea Telecom iPhone Subscribers Top One Million KT (Korea Telecom), which introduced the Apple iPhone to Korea last year, disclosed that the number of its iPhone subscribers exceeded the one-million mark (1,015,207 persons) last month, nine months after Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Telefonica O2 Launches International Favorites Telefonica O2 announced the launch of International Favorites, a new calling service which it claims could double its share in the international calling market. The service, available as a “bolt on” feature for both Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Verizon Gives Mobile Users Access to Personal Account Management Site Verizon announced it is offering a mobile My Verizon service to its customers, providing them with wireless alternative for accessing many account-management services from the My Verizon Web site. This includes Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 XO to Expand Presence in Charlotte, NC XO Communications is expanding its network coverage in the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area. XO said the rollout will expand the reach of its 19,000-mile network and establish new points of presence. Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 CLOUD COMPUTING
Accenture Announces Diagnostic Tool’s Switch to Windows Azure Accenture announced that it will be deploying its Accenture Digital Diagnostics Engine on Microsoft‘s Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. The company says this will Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 AWS Adds Support for Amazon Simple Notification Service to AWS Console Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it has added support for Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to the AWS Management Console. The new feature allows users to manage and send notifications via the Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Cisco Providing Unified Computing System for Slumberland Cisco Systems agreed to provide Slumberland – a home furnishing retailer with 118 stores in 11 states in the US Midwest – with a Unified Computing System (UCS) platform for its primary data center. Presumably, the Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 IBM Debuts Blueworks Live, Cloud-Based BPM Software IBM announced the launch of its new Blueworks Live software and cloud services offering. The software is designed to begin improving repetitive business processes in as little as 90 seconds. This includes the ability to Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 IBM Announces New CloudBurst Appliances, Software IBM announced an expansion to its CloudBurst line of products with the introductions of an appliances for its POWER7-based hardware, and a Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 IBM Launches Carrier-Grade Cloud Services Platform IBM announced the launch of its IBM Cloud Service Provider Platform, a carrier-grade platform with pre-integrated hardware, software, and services. IBM said the new service will allow telecom providers to quickly and Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Siemens, Vmware Introduce Desktop Cloud Services Siemens IT Solutions and Services and VMware announced the Development and Test Cloud, new desktop cloud services based on the VMware View 4.5 virtualization platform. The Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS & EQUIPMENT
Alcatel-Lucent Introduces New 10GbE Switch Alcatel-Lucent introduced its new 10GbE switch: the OmniSwitch 10K Modular LAN. It features a 5T-bps switching capacity and can support 256 10GbE ports. Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Alcatel to Provide IP/MPLS for NZ’s UnisonFibre Alcatel-Lucent will provide Internet Protocol and Multiprotocol Label Switching technology for New Zealand’s UnisonFibre, to extend new fiber optic broadband services to its fiber network in Hawke’s Bay, Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Epson Taps Global Crossing for IP VPN Services Global Crossing announced that Epson has implemented its IP VPN (Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network) service, to provide converged voice, data, and video to Epson’s subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil, Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Huawei to Provide Routers to Upgrade MegaFon Network Huawei Technologies will provide routers for Russian mobile operator MegaFon, to construct backbone nodes for a 40-GB IP/MPLS network connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. The upgrade will extend MegaFon’s existing Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Juniper Helping Upgrade Auckland University Network Juniper Networks is providing Ethernet switches to help the University of Auckland, New Zealand upgrade its Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences campus’ data network. The upgraded, 10G-bps throughput network – Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Blue Bell Creameries Selects Level 3 for IP VPN Services Level 3 said it has won a contract from Blue Bell Creameries – an ice cream distributor based in Brenham, Texas – to provide the company with IP VPN services in place of Blue Bell’s previous frame relay services. Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Nokia Siemens to Supply M2M Technology in China Nokia Siemens Networks was selected to provide its Machine to Machine platform for the city of Zhenjiang, China, to upgrade its wireless communications infrastructure. This infrastructure supports Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Nokia Siemens Deploys Next Generation Internet for Bezeq Nokia Siemens Networks deployed next generation network Internet access for Bezeq, an Israeli broadband service provider. The deployment will allow Bezeq to offer 200M-bps services over existing copper Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Nokia Siemens Providing Vodafone Essar with Upgrade Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying Vodafone Essar – a cellular services provider in India – with a new 3G network upgrade. It will implement and manage the network in six of the nine circles in which Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Japan’s NTT Communications to Expand Arcstar Global IP-VPN in Europe Japan’s NTT Communications (NTT Com) announced that it will expand its Arcstar Global IP-VPN service in Europe by launching new points of presence (POPs) in Hamburg, Madrid, Munich, Stockholm, and Warsaw through its Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Rogers Announces First LTE Technical Trial in Canada Rogers Communications announced the launch of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless network technical trial with Ericsson Canada in the Ottawa area. LTE allows data to pass through a network at speeds of up to 150 Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 ZTE Teams with Tiscali for FTTH Network in Sardinia, Italy ZTE announced that it has entered into a partnership with Tiscali, an Italian telecom company. The duo’s goal is to develop and deploy an ultra-wide broadband network to eventually span Italy. The companies plan on Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 CONFERENCING
Cisco Launches First TelePresence Room in Peru Cisco announced that it has inaugurated the first Cisco TelePresence room in Peru. The collaboration solution integrates spatial audio, life-size ultra-high-definition video, and interactive elements to provide a Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Cisco Launches Dutch Public Telepresence Service Cisco Netherlands launched a public telepresence service via the Smart Work Center Amsterdam Bright City. The service is provided by TPEX Netherlands. It is part of the Double U Smartwork network of facilities that Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 CONSULTING & MANAGED SERVICES
AT&T Expands Security Consulting Service with SureScan AT&T announced the availability of its new SureScan PCI Approved Scanning Vendor and automated vulnerability scanning service. The service is primarily for Level 1 merchants and service providers, and is designed to Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 HP Awarded Order for Data Repository Management HP Enterprise Services was awarded a $26 million task order to maintain an integrated data repository (IDR) and provide data quality services for the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The IDR Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 IBM Signs Infrastructure Service Agreement Extension with ABN AMRO IBM announced that it has signed an extension to its infrastructure service agreement with ABN AMRO, formerly known as Fortis Bank. IBM’s task will be to build and provide a new computing environment, while integrating Source: Vendor, 10/08/2010 Nokia Siemens to Provide Services for Chinese Operator Nokia Siemens Networks will provide field maintenance for Chinese operator Anhui Unicom’s four-city network, courtesy of a new, three year managed services frame contract. Nokia Siemens agreed to Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 SAIC Signs Technical and Modernization Services Contract with CDC Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) signed a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical and modernization services for the company’s information management Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Verizon Business Wins “Endorsed Vendor” Status from MiCTA Verizon Business said it will provide an array of Internet protocol-based voice and data services, information technology, and managed services to state agencies, colleges and universities, and other nonprofit Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS
Cisco Provides Digital Video Technology for Cable Thai Cisco Systems installed end to end, switched digital video technology for Cable Thai Holdings’ content delivery system. The video content delivery platform helps compress video signals into a digital format, and Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 CRM
Infor Launches Infor CRM Business with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Infor announced the launch of the latest addition to its customer relationship management (CRM) solution family, Infor CRM Business. The new Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 CYBERCRIME
Kaspersky: Old Flaws Continue to Plague Computers A new report from Kaspersky Lab reveals a disturbing reality: almost 32 million vulnerable applications and files were detected on Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 DESKTOPS
Apple Jumps to Third for US PC Market Share Apple moved into third place in terms of US PC market share in the third quarter, behind Hewlett-Packard and Dell. This according to market Source: IDC, 10/14/2010 DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
SAP Launches New Version of Netweaver Technology Platform SAP announced the launch of the latest version of its SAP Netweaver technology platform. Areas of the platform which received upgrades include composing new Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
SAP Releases Sourcing OnDemand Solution, Wave 7 SAP announced the release of its Sourcing OnDemand solution, Wave 7. Improvements to this edition include mobile device support, Source: Vendor, 10/07/2010 SAS Announces Release of Newest IT Resource Management Software SAS announced the release of a new version of its IT Resource Management software. The new edition includes adapters for VMware vCenter Server and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (MS SCOM) servers, as well Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING
Capgemini Signs $100 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement for USDA Capgemini announced that it has received a 7-year, $100 million blanket purchase agreement from the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM). The agreement Source: Vendor, 10/07/2010 FINANCIAL
Intel Revenue, Profit Up Sharply Intel reported third quarter revenue of US$11.1 billion, compared to $9.4 billion in revenue in the year-earlier period. Profits rose in the third quarter to $3 billion, topping last year’s third quarter of $1.9 Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
CSC Signs $95 Million Contract with DoD for PDTS Program Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) announced that it has signed a contract with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to support its Pharmacy Data Transaction Service (PDTS) program. Under the terms of the contract CSC Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 SAIC Signs Two Task Orders with Homeland Security Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) received two task orders from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support its Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Information Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
Maryland Sets Up First Electronic Medical Data Exchanges The Baltimore Sun reported that Maryland health officials have opened the first connections in the statewide health information exchange – a system that gives doctors and other medical professionals Source: Baltimore Sun, 10/14/2010 CSC Announces Launch of New Premium Billing Service Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) announced the launch of its new Premium Billing 360§ service. The new solution is designed to help health plans meet billing demands while managing revenue. The company says it does Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 General Dynamics Receives $409 Million Contract from US Army Medical General Dynamics announced that it has received a contract to support the US Army Medical Department’s healthcare construction projects. Its tasks will include modernization of current army medical Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 McKesson Launches Waste and Abuse KnowledgePack McKesson announced the launch of its new Waste and Abuse KnowledgePack, the newest component of its Total Payment Solution. The new solution is being introduced as a first line of defense against payment Source: Vendor, 10/07/2010 Verizon Expands Medical Data Exchange Platform Verizon Business announced that it is expanding its Medical Data Exchange platform to allow more types of digital patient health data to be shared. Previously, the Verizon Medical Data Exchange enabled Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 INDUSTRY GROUPS
Avaya Joins, Counterfeit Abatement Group Avaya announced it joined the Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement as a member company. The nonprofit group focuses on eliminating gray market, counterfeiting, Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Juniper Joins the Climate Savers Computing Initiative Juniper Networks announced it joined the board of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a nonprofit group with more than 650 members, focused on reducing power Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 INTERNET
ICANN Initiates Bulk Transfer of Domains from 4Domains to Internet.bs The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that it has initiated a bulk transfer of all domains held by 4Domains to Internet.bs Corp. 4Domain’s accreditation was terminated as a result Source: Vendor, 10/06/2010 ICANN Releases Two Documents on the Expansion of new gTLDs The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released two new documents pertaining to efforts to secure DNS (Domain Name System) stability during the forthcoming root zone growth likely to result Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 LAPTOPS & TABLETS
Amazon Launches Shorter Format Kindle Singles Amazon announced the launch of Kindle Singles, a new format in the Kindle e-book marketplace for pieces between 10,000 and 30,000 words. Amazon is targeting Singles at authors with “a single killer idea,” Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Wal-mart Launches Sales of Apple iPad in Stores, Online US retailer Walmart is now selling Apple‘s popular iPad device at hundreds of its stores as well as its Web site, Source: Wal-mart, 10/15/2010 HP Introduces Notebook for Verizon Hewlett-Packard introduced its dm1-2010nr, a 3G equipped laptop that uses the Verizon Wireless network. The 11.6 inch laptop uses Windows 7 Home Premium. It costs $199.99 USD, after a $100 rebate and two-year services Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Motorola Provides Mobile Systems for Royal Caribbean Motorola‘s Solutions business equipped employees of Royal Caribbean International with MC70 and MC55 enterprise mobile computers, for accessing information and providing customer service. The terminals will be used Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Verizon Wireless, AT&T to Offer Apple iPad Beginning this Month Verizon Wireless and Apple announced that the Wi-Fi version of the iPad tablet device will be available at Verizon Wireless stores beginning October 28th. Verizon Wireless Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 ZTE to Launch 7″ Android Tablet ZTE announced the launch of a new 7″ touchscreen Android-based tablet device. Dubbed the ZTE Light, the new device features a 7″ TFT display, a built-in UMTS 2100 MHZ/900 MHZ radio, and 512 MB of RAM. The device will Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 MALWARE WATCH
SonicWALL Spots New Virus Making Rounds SonicWALL issued a warning about a new virus now active in the wild. The virus infects portable executable (PE) files and uses its own random domain name generator to generate domain names. It then attempts to Source: Vendor, 10/8/2010 MOBILE APPS
eBay Announces Mobile App for Windows Phone 7 eBay announced that it will have a Windows Phone 7 app ready for the launch of the new mobile operating system. Like its predecessors, the app will allow users to search, bid, buy, and track their ebay activity from Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 KPMG Launches Application for iPad KPMG announced the launch of its new KPMG App for iPad. The new application includes hundreds of articles, and other publications on topics such as Industry, Advisory, Tax, and Audit. The company promises that Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Mozilla Releases Beta Version of Firefox for Maemo and Android Mozilla announced the release of a beta version of its Firefox 4 Web browser for the Android and Maemo mobile operating systems. The new release includes many of the same features as its desktop counterpart, Source: Vendor, 10/07/2010 Opera Announces Agreement with TCL Communications for Opera Mini Opera announced the signing of a contract with TCL Communication Technology Holdings to bring its Opera Mini mobile Web browser to a selection of TCL’s products. This will include the pre-installation of Opera Mini on Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Saba Centra Receives Update with Better iPad, iPhone Support Saba announced an updated release of its Saba Centra Web conferencing and online learning environment. Enhancements include improved support for the iPad and iPhone, Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 MOBILE PLATFORMS
Huawei Introduces New Digital Transaction Platform Huawei Technologies launched the Digital Shopping Mall, a digital transaction platform for mobile Internet applications and cloud-based services. It offers pre-selected, integrated telecommunications services, Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone 7 Mobile Platform Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows Phone 7 mobile platform at a launch event held in New York City. Nine Windows Phone 7-based devices will be available in the US from manufacturers Dell, HTC, Samsung, and Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 OPERATING SYSTEMS
Ubuntu Releases Version 10.10 with Multi-Touch, Enhanced Cloud Support Ubuntu announced the release of the final version of Ubuntu 10.10. Although a relatively minor update, 10.10 does include several long-awaited features, such as multi-touch support, and cloud-computing Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
Alcatel Opens Regional Delivery Center in India Alcatel-Lucent opened a regional delivery center, in Bangalore, India, to operate and manage its fixed and mobile telecommunications networks. The facility – which offers 24×7 services for more than 10 Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Alcatel Announces Alliance Program for Velocix Alcatel-Lucent announced an alliance program for the Velocix Digital Media Delivery Platform. The program will provide service providers with pre-integrated Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 AOL Announces Two New Executive Appointments AOL announced a pair of new executive appointments. The first sees Kathy Andreasen joining the company as Chief People Officer. This role includes such responsibilities as oversight of the company’s global HR strategy, Source: Vendor, 10/08/2010 AT&T Opens Second London Internet Data Center AT&T said it has opened a second London Internet data center to meet growing demand in the region for hosting services. The data center, which will also incorporate a new network node, is AT&T’s third in the UK and will Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Capgemini Announces Opening of Merlin Sustainable Data Center Capgemini announced the opening of its new “Merlin” data center in Swindon, near London. The company says the new center is one of the most sustainable in the world, with a low power usage effectiveness (PUE) Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 HP to Cut 1,300 Jobs in the United Kingdom Hewlett-Packard (HP) intends to eliminate 1,300 high-tech jobs in the UK, according to a published report by British Source: Unite, 10/11/2010 Juniper Names Former HP Exec as VP, Corporate Communications Juniper Networks appointed David Shane – a former Hewlett-Packard VP, Global Corporate Communications – as VP, Corporate Communications. Shane will head Juniper’s global communications strategies and programs, Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Mozilla Appoints Gary Kovacs as New CEO Mozilla announced that it has appointed Gary Kovacs as its new CEO. The appointment follows a 6-month search, which began in May with former CEO John Lilly’s departure from the company. Kovacs has held high-ranking Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Saba Appoints Laurent Pacalin as New VP and GM of People Learning Saba announced that it has appointed Laurent Pacalin as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager of People Learning. His primary responsibility will be directing the strategy and global execution of Saba’s Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 SAP Appoints Hubertus Kuelps as New Head of Global Communication SAP announced that it has appointed Hubertus Kuelps as its new Head of Global Communications. His responsibilities will include managing the company’s communications strategy around the world. This includes all contact Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Swisscom Announces Hans Werder as Next Federal Council Rep. Swisscom announced that the Federal Council has appointed Hans Werder as its representative on the company’s Board of Directors. He will be replacing Felix Rosenberg, who is stepping down from the position in 2011. Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 More Alternative Energy-Fueled Trucks Join Verizon Fleet Verizon unveiled new alternative-energy trucks and vans that it will add to its fleet of service vehicles in Westchester County, New York in the coming weeks. In all, 25 hybrid pickups and five compressed natural Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Verizon Extends Cloud Computing Service to Asia-Pacific Data Center Verizon Business announced that it is extending its flagship cloud-computing solution into the company’s recently-opened Hong Kong data center. The moves brings Verizon’s Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Windstream Cuts Employee Rolls in Iowa, Minnesota Fierce Telecom reported that as independent local exchange carrier Windstream completes its integration of acquired carrier Iowa Telecom, it is cutting some 220 Source: FierceTelecom, 10/11/2010 PUBLIC SAFETY
GAO: Cargo Security Needs Further Oversight The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently assessed the 10+2 rule, a collection of cargo information that is meant to address important security concerns and prevent the smuggling of contraband. In its report, the GAO made some recommendations to Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the 10+2 rule, including setting timeframes for updating its Source: GAO, 9/10/2010 GAO to Congress: Laws Needed for Safety in Biological Labs Since no safety reporting system (SRS) exists for those who work in biological laboratories, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reviewed materials to determine the process in implementing a lab-wide Source: GAO, 9/10/2010 REGULATORY
DoD, DHS Team Up to Fight Cyber Threats The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Department of Defense (DoD) have inked an agreement to build a framework to enhance coordination in planning to combat Source: DHS, 10/13/2010 FCC Proposes Creation of New Mobility Fund The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed the creation of a new “Mobility Fund” to accelerate the rollout of advanced wireless services to unserved and underserved areas in the US. The agency Source: FCC, 10/14/2010 FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Against Wireless “Bill Shock” The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed new rules that would require mobile service providers to provide usage alerts when customers are approaching their monthly usage limits (or incurring roaming Source: FCC, 10/14/2010 India Extends Deadline for RIM’s BlackBerry Services The Economic Times reported that Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has been given a new deadline of Jan. 31, 2011 by the Indian government for Source: Econ Times, 10/13/2010 SEARCH
Bing to Become a Default Search Engine Choice in Mozilla’s Firefox Microsoft announced that its Bing search engine will now be included as one of the default search options in Mozilla‘s Firefox Web browser. Source: Vendor, 10/05/2010 comScore Reports Google Rising in Search Engine Ranking on Instant comScore released its search engine rankings for September 2010. On the explicit core results side, Google reversed its recent downward momentum and gained 0.7%, finishing Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Microsoft Joins with Alibaba to Open Chinese Search Engine Microsoft and Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce site, have teamed up to launch a new Chinese-language search engine, according to Associated Press. The beta version of the Etao Source: AP, 10/13/2010 SECURITY FLAWS & FIXES
BlackBerry Advisory Details Critical Flaw BlackBerry Professional Software and Enterprise Server contain a critical vulnerability. RIM recommends removing the PDF file extension from the list of supported file format Source: Secunia, 10/14/2010 Microsoft Fixes 49 Vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday Bulletin Microsoft‘s monthly Patch Tuesday Security Bulletin fixed 49 flaws that affect Internet Explorer, Windows, Office, and the .NET Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Microsoft Updates Earlier Security Advisory Microsoft updated an advisory from August regarding the Extended Protection for Authentication on the Windows Platform. The vendor added Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Opera Issues Advisories for Critical Vulnerabilities Opera contains some serious vulnerabilities which requires an update to version 10.63. The vendor has released numerous advisories describing these issues. Source: Secunia, 10/12/2010 Oracle Issues Patch to Fix 85 Vulnerabilities Oracle released a Critical Patch Update that addresses a whopping 85 flaws within various products including Sun Java, Siebel Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Red Hat Fixes Java 1.6.0 Red Hat has issued an update for Java-1.6.0-OpenJDK. A vendor advisory instructs users to update their packages via the Red Hat Network. Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 SECURITY PRODUCTS & COMPANIES
New Managed Video Services Available from ADT ADT Security Services announced the availability of its Select View platform of managed video services. Select View includes video audits, video verification, video guard tour, and video escort. Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Axis Communications Debuts New Surveillance Camera Corridor Format is the latest offering in the Axis Communications video surveillance product family. The camera offers surveillance capabilities to situations and specific applications that require a vertical field of Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Cisco Unveils Smart+Connected Security Products Cisco Systems announced new, open-platform security products for viewing live camera streams and accessing video archive, mapping, and video paging. The products are part of Cisco’s Smart+Connected Communities Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 F-Secure Informs of New Web Threats in Just-Released Report F-Secure discovered some alarming Web trends over the course of the past few months and detailed them in a new report. According to the F-Secure Labs Security Review for the period between June and September, social networks are under constant attack by cybercriminals Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 New Report Highlights Expected Cyber Threats for 2011 The Georgia Tech Information Security Center has released a new report that discusses the three main trends that are expected to be top Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Integrated Security Controller Is Lenel’s Latest Offering Lenel Systems, a division of UTC Fire and Safety, launched the Security Series Hardware featuring an integrated controller that delivers intrusion detection combined Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 New Surveillance Offerings Available from March Networks March Networks announced a new Command application and six new enterprise-class management and video protection products. Command is a video surveillance application that uses a single Web-based interface. Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 New Cameras Added to March Networks’ Financial Product Family March Networks has added new data analytic and high-definition cameras to its Financial Solutions portfolio. These include Searchlight SD, which can alert banks to potential crimes at ATMs; and VideoSphere Source: Vendor, 10/7/2010 Mid-Sized Companies See Increasing IT Attacks The Security Paradox, a new report from McAfee, found Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 McAfee Reveals New Strategy, Updated Products McAfee unveiled its “Security Connected” initiative, which consists of proactive security, global threat intelligence, a portfolio of products, and an intelligent security management platform. To tie into this, Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 McAfee Refreshes Partner Programs with New Capabilities McAfee announced Connected, a new technology partner program that helps worldwide partners ensure product and service compatibility with McAfee-based offerings. McAfee also announced new initiatives for its Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Microsoft Report Offers Insight on Security Intelligence Microsoft has issued the Security Intelligence Report, which evaluates the evolving threat landscape and trends in the first half of 2010. The report takes a look at worldwide botnet and malware infections and provides protection techniques. Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Raytheon Announces Clear View Line of Security Products Raytheon announced the launch of its Clear View family of security solutions for border security, critical infrastructure protection, and other security needs at this year’s ASIS International conference and Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 RSA Debuts Products for Building a Security Operations Function RSA announced a set of technologies and services designed to help organizations manage information risk and IT compliance programs by building an Advanced Security Operations function. The integrated Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 RSA Report Points Out New Trends for Compliance New research from RSA takes a look at information protection regulations, reporting requirements, and third-party responsibilities that are raising the stakes for organizations worldwide. The report, “A New Era of Compliance: Raising the Bar for Organizations Worldwide,” noted four new trends that are driving organizations to get much more serious about compliance: strengthened Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Sophos Protects Macintosh Users with Latest Version of SAV for Mac Sophos released Anti-Virus for Mac 7.2 (SAV for Mac), which provides protection for Mac computers and servers running Mac OS X 10.4 and above against both Mac and non-Mac viruses. This latest version now disinfects Source: Vendor, 10/123/2010 US Claims Title for #1 Spam Producing Country, Says Sophos A new report from Sophos details who the “Dirty Dozen” countries are in terms of spreading malware. The US is the top spam producer, contributing nearly 2.5 times more malicious messages than second place India. Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 Sybase Releases Newest Version of Afaria Mobile Device Manager Sybase announced the latest release of its mobile device management (MDM) and security solution, Afaria. The software allows IT departments to Source: Vendor, 10/07/2010 Beta Version of Norton 360 5.0 Available at a PC Near You The public beta of Norton 360 version 5.0 is available as a free download from Symantec‘s Web site. Symantec also released new versions of Veritas Operations Manager and the Veritas Storage Foundation High Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Symantec’s Hosted Endpoint Protection Available for Purchase Symantec rolled out Hosted Endpoint Protection, which manages endpoints from a Web-based console. Hosted Endpoint Protection can be purchased on its own or in combination with other Symantec Hosted Services across Source: Vendor, 10/7/2010 Trend Micro Supports Online Safety Program for Kids Trend Micro has joined with PTO Today to sponsor Internet Safety Night, a free program for PTOs and PTAs in schools across the US. The program consists of Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Interlogix Debuts New Product Offerings UTC Fire & Safety‘s Interlogix unit has released new products. GE UltraView IP cameras, IFS network switches, GE TruVision NVR 40, and GE Nav management software Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY
Google Signs on For Significant Investment in Offshore Wind Farm Spine Google has signed on with Good Energies, a New York investment firm specializing in renewable energies, to invest in a proposed $5 billion energy transmission spine designed to support the construction of off-shore Source: NYT, 10/13/2010 IBM Announces Partnership in Australian Smart Grid Initiative IBM announced that it has become a partner in a $100 million Smart Grid, Smart City initiative created by the EnergyAustralia consortium. IBM’s tasks will include the delivery of distributed generation, smart metering, Source: Vendor, 10/08/2010 SMARTPHONES
New York Times: Verizon to Offer iPhone Next Year According to a report in The New York Times, Apple plans to make the iPhone available over the Verizon Wireless network next year. Source: NYTimes, 10/11/2010 Bell Canada Announces Upcoming Launch of LG Optimus Quantum WP7 Phone Bell Canada announced that it will be the exclusive Canadian carrier for the LG Optimus Quantum, the company’s first Windows Phone 7 device. The handset features a 3.5 inch touchscreen, as well as a full slide-out Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Deutsche Telekom Announces Windows Phone 7 Devices, Advertising Deutsche Telekom announced its lineup of Windows Phone 7 devices, and advertising partnership with Microsoft for the imminent launch of the mobile operating system. The company will be offering the HTC 7 Mozart and Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 KPN Announces Upcoming Release of Apple’s iPhone 4 KPN released a very brief announcement to reveal that it would begin selling the Apple iPhone 4 within the next few months. Until recently, Apple had an exclusivity agreement with Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Rogers to Launch Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Rogers announced the exclusive launch of the Samsung Focus, its first Windows Phone 7 handset. The new device features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1Ghz CPU, 8 GB of internal memory (expandable to 32 GB via micro Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 T-Mobile USA to Sell LG Optimus T Smartphone T-Mobile USA and LG Mobile Phones announced that the carrier will have an exclusive agreement to sell the LG Optimus T smartphone, which is expected to be available in time for the holiday season. The Optimus T Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 Telefonica O2 Announces Upcoming Launch of iPhone 4 Telefonica O2 announced that it will be releasing the Apple iPhone 4 to its German customers in the coming weeks. Details are still fairly slim. However, the company has set up a (German language) launch page to provide customers with more information as it becomes available. Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Telefonica O2 to Launch HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 Handset Telefonica O2 announced that it will be carrying the HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The company will be the exclusive carrier of the device in the UK and Ireland. The phone features Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 Telstra to Exclusively Launch 2 Windows Phone 7 Series Phones Telstra announced that it will be the exclusive Australian carrier of two of the upcoming launch phones in the Windows Phone 7 lineup. The company will release the HTC 7 Mozart and the LG Optimus 7Q. The Mozart will Source: Vendor, 10/12/2010 SOCIAL MEDIA
Bing Teams with Facebook for “Like” Enhanced Results, Profile Search Bing introduced its new “social signal,” a method of integrating a user’s Facebook friends into his or her search results. The first of the new features offered by this Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Ning Launches API to Simplify Third-Party App Design for its Network Ning announced the official launch of its new Application Programming Interface (API). The API is designed to simplify the creation and running of mobile and desktop applications using Ning’s social network technology. Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 STANDARDS & PROTOCOLS
NIST Identifies 5 Foundational Smart Grid Standards The National Institute of Standards and Technology has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that it has identified five foundational sets of standards for Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security that Source: NIST, 10/13/2010 STORAGE
IBM Announces Lineup of New Storage Options IBM announced a line of new workload-optimized storage solutions. The flagship model of the line, the IBM Storwize V7000, is a midrange solution designed to efficiently store and route data as it is loaded onto the Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 STREAMING MEDIA
Level 3 Offering Uncompressed HD Video Transport Services Level 3 announced that it will now offer uncompressed high-definition (HD) video transport services between Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York City, giving customers in those cities the ability to transmit Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 Level 3 to Provide Streaming Services to Grooveshark Level 3 announced that it has signed an agreement with Grooveshark, an on-demand music service company and subsidiary of Escape Media Group, to provide high-speed Internet Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
Fujitsu Introduces Cloud Based UC Service Fujitsu Japan launched a new Unified Communications Service, a cloud based service it says delivers a communications system over the Internet, from Fujitsu data centers. It was designed to integrate landline Source: Vendor, 10/13/2010 VOIP
Skype Launches Version 5.0 with Facebook Integration, Group Video Call Skype released its latest version, Skype 5.0 for Windows. Updates include a new visual design; Facebook integration, including calling and SMS with Facebook friends, status Source: Vendor, 10/14/2010 WIRELESS
Comcast Launches XFinity Wi-Fi Hotspots in PA, NJ, Delaware Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity WiFi, which provides Xfinity Internet customers with access to outdoor and indoor Wi-Fi hotspots for no additional fee in the Philadelphia area, parts of New Jersey, and in Source: Vendor, 10/11/2010 ©2010 Faulkner Information Services |