Adobe Announces Collaboration for New Smartphone Ad Format

Adobe announced that it is collaborating with six digital advertising companies to create a new standardized format for full-screen advertisements on smartphones running Flash 10.1 or HTML5. The participants are
EyeWonder, a Limelight Networks business, Greystripe, Medialets, MediaMind, PointRoll, and Sprout. The members of the collaboration plan on promoting the usage of the new standard by offering it to both ad agencies, and to industry groups, such as the
Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). More information about the new standard is available from Adobe’s advertising page

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Qwest, CenturyLink Reach Understanding with Unions

CenturyLink and Qwest Communications announced that the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers have agreed that the merger between CenturyLink and Qwest is in the public interest, and that the unions will withdraw all opposition in any remaining state and federal
regulatory proceedings. CenturyLink, Qwest, and the unions have reached agreement to work together on a range of issues including employment levels, call center stability, investments in broadband, and employee healthcare benefits. The companies also
agreed to honor all existing collective bargaining agreements. CenturyLink is awaiting final regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Qwest, which the company believes will happen in the first half of next year.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

HP Acquires ArcSight for Security Management Portfolio

Hewlett-Packard (HP) completed its acquisition of ArcSight, a leading security and compliance management firm, for $1.5 billion USD ($43.50 per share). HP will integrate the
ArcSight security portfolio with its own IT operations management portfolio, a move it says will allow organizations to converge millions of events across IT operations and security to provide a deeper context than either platform alone. ArcSight is now a
subsidiary of HP.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

MetroPCS Files to Purchase Pocket Communications Spectrum, Assets

Fierce Wireless reported that no-contract carrier MetroPCS is looking to purchase the spectrum and network assets of failed Pocket Communications New England, which
cover parts of Connecticut and Massachusetts. According to the report, in a filing with the FCC, MetroPCS said it will use the purchase to expand its services in the area, and eventually will deploy LTE network technology
over Pocket’s spectrum.

Source: FWireless, 10/25/2010

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

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Asus, Garmin Revise Co-Branded Smartphone Deal

Asus International and Garmin announced an agreement that changes their current co-branded business model, established last year. Beginning in 2011, new handheld products will be
sold under the Asus brand with the “Garmin Navigation” logo affixed on the back. Asus smartphones will continue to come pre-loaded with Garmin’s onboard navigation and location-based service applications.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Teradata Announces Partnership with Karmashpere for Big Data ecosystem

Teradata announced the formation of a strategic partnership with Karmasphere to increase data processing speed for developers and analysts working on the Big Data ecosystem. The two companies have created a method
for these individuals to build, deploy, and run their MapReduce jobs using both Hadoop, and the Teradata data warehousing platform. The new offering uses a drag and drop interface, and is designed to be able to handle hundreds of terabytes of data at
once.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Toshiba Establishes JV for Automotive Steering Systems

Toshiba Japan and NSK announced a joint venture – ADTech – for developing an automotive steering system. It is 49 percent Toshiba owned.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

CARRIER SERVICES

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Comcast Launches Infinity TV Web Portal

Comcast announced that Xfinity TV is available online for free to its digital cable customers, and now offers an expanded menu of content from nearly 90 television, cable tv
network, and movie studio partners. The site also offers the ability to remotely-program a DVR, as well as search for content.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Qwest Introduces Adaptive Broadband Solution

Qwest introduced Qwest Adaptive Broadband, a new solution for its wholesale wireless service provider (WSP) customers that is designed to provide a bridge from legacy infrastructures to emerging technologies that
offer more bandwidth and lower unit costs. Qwest said Adaptive Broadband offers a “flexible and seamless migration path” that lets WSPs upgrade at their own pace and as capacity needs require.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Telefonica’s JAJAH Launches Free Facebook Calling Feature

Telefonica O2 company JAJAH announced the launch of a new calling solution designed specifically to let customers call their Facebook friends. The beta application will initially
support BlackBerry Devices and will let users call or chat with Facebook friends via Facebook Chat. No additional charges are incurred, only the normal service usage expenses apply. For more information, or to join the beta program, customers may visit
JAJAH’s social page.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Verizon Wholesale Expands Availability of IaaS Platform

Verizon Communications announced that its Global Wholesale unit is expanding Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) to wholesale customers globally. IaaS is now available in countries in Europe and the Asia-Pacific
region on an individual-case basis. The service has been available to US wholesale customers since June. IaaS is an on-demand infrastructure delivery platform that allows wholesale customers to change resources in the quantity and duration necessary to
meet changing business needs.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

CHIP TECHNOLOGY

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AMD Introduces “Next Gen” Graphics Gaming Card

AMD introduced the AMD Radeon HD 6800 series, designed to be “perfect graphics cards,” the company said. The new HD 6800 series graphics cards provide more than 30 percent greater game performance than competing
products, according to the vendor. The graphics cards are available now.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

ZTE to Spend Billions for Components from US Vendors

IDG News reported that Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has signed purchase agreements with five US technology vendors for a total value of US$3 billion. Under the agreements, ZTE
will purchase semiconductor components from QUALCOMM, Texas Instruments, Freescale Semiconductor, Altera,
and Broadcom over the next three years. Ye Weimin, senior vice president for ZTE said the company is “keen to deepen our relationships with both US suppliers and telecom carriers.”

Source: IDG, 10/26/2010

CLOUD COMPUTING

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Fujitsu to Provide Cloud E-Procurement for Japanese Government

Fujitsu Japan announced it will provide an e-procurement system as a cloud computing service to be used by prefecture government officials and 42 municipal governments in the Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. It will be
operational next April. The cloud platform was built using Fujitsu’s SuperCALS Software as a Service based e-procurement system. It will be Japan’s first shared cloud service that can handle the overall procurement process.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Lockheed Martin Launches Starfire Mission Ready Cloud

Lockheed Martin announced the launch of Starfire Mission Ready Cloud, a turnkey private cloud solution designed for use by federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private sector
organizations. The new solution incorporates Lockheed Martin’s own cyber security technology, and cloud command/control technology, as well as cloud computing and data center technology from VCE (Virtual Computing Environment), a collaborative effort of
Cisco, EMC, and VMware. The cloud is designed to allow agencies and organizations that would have normally been unable to trust the security of a cloud-computing environment to take advantage of its potential.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Microsoft Announces Team-Up with Cloud.com To Add Windows to OpenStack

Microsoft announced a partnership with Cloud.com, with the goal of providing integration and support for Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V to the OpenStack project, an open source
cloud-computing platform. Microsoft says it will provide architectural and technical guidance for the initiative, while Cloud.com will develop the code necessary to support Windows Server 2008 on OpenStack.

Source: Vendor, 10/22/2010

Oracle Releases Sun Ray Software 5.1 with Numerous Enhancements

Oracle announced the release of Sun Ray Software 5.1. This suite of desktop virtualization solutions is designed to
reduce the costs associated with maintenance, upgrades, and day-to-day operations, as well as lessening the complexity associated with maintaining a standard desktop environment. Upgrades to this edition include enhanced support for Adobe Flash, better audio, improved USB functionality, and multi-display capabilities. Version 5.1 also features enhanced support for Windows 7, XP, Server 2003, and Server 2008 R2.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Unisys Announces Contract with Colt Technologies for Cloud Services

Unisys announced that it has won a contract to provide Colt Technology Services with infrastructure, cloud management software, and services. The goal of the alliance is to provide Colt customers with access to
service from an additional 6 data centers around Europe. At the end of the initial three-year agreement, Unisys will install a persistent cloud-computing environment in Colt’s secure data center. No financial terms for the transaction were announced.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Yahoo Unveils Redesigned Mail Beta

Yahoo has initiated a beta phase for a completely redesigned Yahoo Mail interface. The new layout is designed to present users with a unified look across all devices, including desktop, mobile, and tablet devices.
Other enhancements include easier inbox navigation and organization, as well as improved photo and video browsing, and an enhanced email search. Interested users can opt in to the beta at Yahoo’s site.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS & EQUIPMENT

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Agilent, Nomor Announce New Method for LTE Uplink Signals

Agilent Technologies and Nomor Research announced a new method for generating realistic, longterm evolution (LTE) uplink inter-cell interference signals using Agilent signal
generators. Presumably, it allows engineers to generate real world cellular interference signal conditions to validate LTE system performance. Uplink signals are required for LTE field trials. The new test solution – being made available to the LTE
community – is used by most infrastructure vendors that participate in global LTE trials.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Alcatel Debuts Updated Intelligent Services Access Manager

Alcatel-Lucent released a new version of its Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM), for helping service providers improve the capacity of their network architecture and extend its benefits to the access
network. It offers new high capacity, GB passive optical network and point to point fiber capabilities to allow service providers to offer a mix of access technologies that use fiber and copper through the same node, presumably taking up less space.
Alcatel was also selected by Danish operator TDC to prepare its network for delivering ultra-fast broadband, an upgrade that includes the newest version of the ISAM platform.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Alcatel to Upgrade GlobeNet Submarine Network Capacity

Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade the capacity of GlobeNet‘s 22,000 kilometer submarine network – which links the US and Latin America – as it looks to accommodate a growing
demand for capacity to offer high speed broadband services. The project – the network’s second large scale upgrade in two years – will be completed by the end of the first quarter, 2011. It will deliver an incremental capacity of 460G bps per segment.
Alcatel will upgrade six segments of the network, which spans from the US to Brazil, via Venezuela, and Bermuda to Brazil.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Alcatel Names Supplier; Prepares for LTE in Kazakhstan

Alcatel-Lucent named KaR-Tel as the sole equipment supplier for its launch of the first live, 700-MHz longterm evolution (LTE) market pilot in the former Soviet-controlled territory. The LTE network will
cover the central districts of Amalty, Kazakhstan’s business capital. The Alcatel LTE network – laid in accordance with a Kazakhstan government program to increase Internet penetration in the mass market – will presumably allow regional operators to offer
more advanced mobile services. KaR-Tel is an affiliate of the VimpelCom group. It offers communications services in Kazakhstan, under the Beeline brand.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Portugal Telecom Working with Alcatel, Huawei on 10G GPON

Portugal Telecom is working with Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei Technologies to demonstrate advanced 10G-bps GB passive optical network
(GPON) services in Europe. Presumably, the technology will allow for broadband speeds that accommodate advanced services for residential and business users. Portugal Telecom has already started testing GPON broadband at speeds it says will allow end users
to store the contents of a 200-GB hard drive in three minutes.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Cisco Extends Collaboration with Incheon Metro City

Cisco Systems extended an agreement with South Korea’s Incheon Metropolitan City to enter a second phase of collaboration. Last March, Cisco entered a contract with the city’s prior administration to provide a
Smart+Connected Communities blueprint to help transform the Incheon Free Economic Zone into a high tech, smart connected city. The new phase includes developing pilot projects to explore the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in Asia,
and the development of Smart Community Centers, featuring high end Telepresence technology for the government and public sector. They will also draft new Smart City guidelines for private sector developers to build ICT ready buildings within the Free
Economic Zone.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

NEC, Globe Telecom Collaborate on Phase 1 of LTE Trial

NEC Singapore announced it worked with Globe Telecom – a SingTel associate company – to complete the first phase of a field trial of longterm evolution (LTE) technology. The
companies focused on verifying LTE functions for commercial service, including quality of service, latency, and handover within urban mobile environments in Makati and Quezon City. The trial achieved a 60M-bps downlink data throughput rate, at 10-MHz
bandwidth. NEC will also provide support for Phase 2 of the LTE field trial, toward commercialization.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Nokia Siemens to Bring Optical Transmission to Australian Network

Nokia Siemens Networks was selected to deploy an optical data transmission infrastructure for NBN, a firm set up by the Australian government to build and operate its new nationwide high speed national
broadband network. The optical Dense Wave Division Multiplexing network technology will help the ultra-fast broadband network serve as the backbone for a communications infrastructure that will provide massive bandwidth to carry large amounts of
information. The 10 year contract has a potential value of 400 million AUD ($391 million USD), and includes design, logistics, installation, commissioning, and pre-deployment testing services. That same day, it was also selected by SFR to build a mobile
voice and data network in rural France. The service will be shared with subscribers of Orange and Bouygues.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Nokia Siemens Named Supplier for German LTE Rollout

Nokia Siemens Networks was named a hardware, software, and services supplier for Deutsche Telekom’s upcoming longterm evolution network in Germany, a commercial rollout in the digital dividend spectrum
expected by year’s end. The network will presumably extend mobile broadband services to several under-served rural areas. The operator also selected Nokia Siemens as a future LTE supplier, globally. UAE telecommunications services provider du also selected
Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its mobile network operations.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Swisscom Signs Fiber Network Agreement with Geneva Industrial Services

Swisscom announced that it has signed an agreement with Geneva Industrial Services to deploy a fiber optic network in Geneva. The project will be handled in three sections: the city of Geneva itself, and two,
larger outlying zones. The city portion will be handles by Swisscom, while Geneva Industrial Services will be constructing the networking in the two larger areas. Swisscom is also providing about 60% of the needed investment to complete the project. The
companies expect to have finished the network rollout in 4 to 5 years.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Telstra Announces Expansion of Wireless Broadband

Telstra announced that it would be boosting its wireless broadband capacity in certain regions of Australia. This is being made possible by the licensing of additional spectrum in the 2.1Ghz band, and the addition
of more than 1400 new base stations. Telstra says this expansion will bring its coverage to 99% of the Australian population.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Verizon Successfully Tests 10/10 Gigabit-per-Second XG-PON2 Technology

Verizon Communications said it has successfully completed what the carrier describes as the world’s first field trial of an advanced fiber-optic transmission technology known as XG-PON2, a technology capable of
delivering a 10 Gbps (gigabits per second) broadband connection both downstream and upstream. The upstream speeds achieved in the test were eight times faster than those provided by standard GPON (gigabit passive optical network) technology, Verizon said.
The XG-PON2 prototype system was developed by Alcatel-Lucent. Verizon said the field trial tested the continuous transfer of 2 gigabyte files from 20 concurrent clients using a commercial Web-server application.
The files were transferred both upstream and downstream, simulating what a business customer would experience when 20 employees are performing concurrent file transfers to and from remote locations. According to Verizon, the test demonstrated an
application layer throughput of 9.1Gbps, upstream and downstream.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Verizon Business Expands Global IP Network Reach in African Countries

Verizon Business announced that a new network alliance with Gateway Business Africa will expand Verizon Business Private IP network capabilities in several African countries. The agreement allows Verizon
Business to use Gateway Business’ network presence and extend coverage of the Verizon MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) network to an additional 14 pan-African countries by using interconnection points between the companies’ networks. Verizon Business
customers now can access Private IP network capabilities in Tanzania and Kenya in Africa’s eastern region; Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Cameroon on the western coast; and Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa in the central and southern
regions. Other countries to be added to the Private-IP Gateway interconnection arrangement are Uganda, Lesotho, Angola, and Zambia.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

CONFERENCING

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Polycom Releases Integrated Telepresence System for IBM Environments

Polycom announced the availability of its Unified Collaboration Solution for IBM Lotus Sametime, a new telepresence and desktop video collaboration solution for IBM Unified Communication and Collaboration
environments. Polycom said the new system supports Lotus Sametime Release 8.5.1, and provides seamless call routing between Lotus applications and Polycom room and personal telepresence systems for video calls and unified voice and video conferences. The
new system is interoperable with a range of standards-based telepresence and video conferencing systems, Polycom said.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

CONSULTING & MANAGED SERVICES

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Accenture Signs Contract Extension with RSA

Accenture announced that it has signed a 3-year extension to its application outsourcing, systems integration, and management consulting agreement with RSA. Accenture will continue to provide development,
maintenance, and implementation for RSA UK’s IT applications. The extension also includes the continuation of RSA’s licensing of Accenture’s Accenture Insurance Solution and Accenture Claim Components solutions. The contract will now expire in 2015.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Accenture to Build, Maintain Systems in Latin America for Zurich

Accenture announced that it has received a contract from Zurich Financial Services Group to build and maintain IT systems for its property and casualty (P&C) business in Latin America. The new system will support
such tasks as underwriting, policy administration, and claims management. The IT system will be implemented in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Mexico, and Venezuela. The multi-million dollar contract has a duration of 10 years.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Boeing Announces InFlight Optimization Services

Boeing announced the launch of InFlight Optimization, a new set of managed services designed to help airlines save fuel and increase environmental efficiency. The new system – which is designed to run on existing
hardware, and within current air traffic control protocols – consists of two primary services: Direct Routes and Wind Updates. These offerings will provide an in-flight plane’s crew with up-to-date information to help determine adjustments to flight paths
to minimize waste, and reduce flight times. Boeing says the system can save more than 40,000 minutes of flight-time per year for a medium sized airline. The service is expected to be available some time in 2011.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Motorola Providing Mobile Network Services in China

Motorola‘s Solutions business is providing mobile network optimization and professional services to accommodate a Guangzhou Mobile Communications network at the 16th Asian Games, November 12-27, 2010 in Guangzhou,
China. The event will attract more than 10 million visitors from around the world.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Motorola Announces Service for Managing Mobile Traffic

Motorola‘s Solutions business announced the Service Management Platform (SMP), a service for helping operators monitor mobile network traffic and performance. According to Motorola, it provides nearly real-time
network tracking, from the equipment to mobile device level, collecting information to uncover performance blind spots and identify device issues.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Nokia Siemens Debuts Managed Transport Network Services

Nokia Siemens Networks introduced Managed Transport Services it says can help operators scale and evolve the transport network as next generation technologies become available. The services cover the
complete transport network lifecycle, Nokia Siemens says, including network strategy, planning, delivery, assurance, operations management, and maintenance. They are available for both legacy and next generation transport networks.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Unisys Announces Baggage Reconciliation System Contract with Qantas

Unisys announced that it has signed a contract with Qantas, an Australian Airline, to provide a Baggage Reconciliation System (BRS) for its Australian domestic flights. The system will use a self-service bag check-in
terminal and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to track passengers’ luggage. The BRS is currently being trialed in Perth, with Sydney to follow later in 2010, and numerous other locations expected to join through 2011. No financial terms for the
agreement were announced.

Source: Vendor, 10/24/2010

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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IBM launches Case Manager Content Management Solution

IBM announced the launch of IBM Case Manager, its new content management solution. The new software is designed to automate the processes of creating usable intelligence from unstructured forms of content, such as
images, electronic documents, Web pages, videos, emails, and text messages. The system also features advanced analytics, business rules, collaboration, and social software integration. More information about the new product is available from IBM’s Enterprise Content Management page.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

CYBERCRIME

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SpamIt Shutdown Cuts Spam by 50 Billion Messages per Day

Russian authorities say they have launched a criminal investigation of Igor Gusev, a suspected spam kingpin thought to be behind the site SpamIt.com. The New York Times reported that police think Gusev has fled the
country. SpamIt.com suddenly stopped operating on Sept. 27. With less financial incentive to send their junk mail, spammers curtailed their activity by an estimated 50 billion messages a day, according to the report. Police are accusing Gusev of operating
a pharmacy without a license.

Source: NYTimes, 10/27/2010

Dutch Authorities Nab Suspect Behind International Botnet

The Netherlands’ National Crime Squad disabled a Trojan horse botnet that had infected more than 30 million computers worldwide. The botnet, part of the Bredolab network, was used by cybercriminals to distribute malware
to unsuspecting computer users. Although disabled, the botnet was still sending out messages to infected computers. Armenian police arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of being the mastermind behind the botnet on Tuesday.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Agencies Warn of Business, Consumer Cybercrime

Two fraud advisories from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, the FBI, and
the Secret Service have been released to warn both consumers and businesses about scams that are the work of cybercriminals. The documents describe the methods that are used by the criminals to uncover personal
and corporate information along with ways to avoid such schemes. Both advisories have been posted on the IC3 Web site.

Source: IC3, 10/20/2010

McAfee Details “Riskiest” Domains

The most heavily trafficked web domain, .COM, is now the riskiest, according to McAfee‘s annual Mapping the Mal Web report. Fifty-six percent of
all risky sites end in .COM. McAfee analyzed more than 27 million Web sites to uncover which domains are the most dangerous, and found that the riskiest country domain is Vietnam (.VN). Japan’s .JP ranks as the safest country domain for the second year in
a row.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

PayPal Top Choice for September Spammers: Kaspersky

PayPal was a big target for spam attacks in September, according toKaspersky Lab‘s monthly report. The research found that in September, 59.8% of all phishing attacks targeted PayPal while Facebook accounted for 3.8% of
all attacks.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE

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Adobe Announces LiveCycle Enterprise Suite Version 2.5

Adobe unveiled LiveCycle Enterprise Suite version 2.5 (ES 2.5), its solution for building customer-facing applications. New features of the software include
enterprise mobility, for enhanced multi-screen application delivery; an improved rich Internet application (RIAs) building framework; and real-time collaboration functionality. The company also announced the simultaneous launch of three Solution Accelerators, secondary frameworks that improve and expand the functionality of the suite. Adobe LiveCycle ES 2.5 is available now.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Adobe Launches Digital Publishing Suite

Adobe announced the upcoming launch of its new Digital Publishing Suite. Based on the Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe InDesign CS5 software, the suite is designed to create and deliver publisher-branded reading
experiences, flexible commerce models, and for deep analytics reporting. The product is being targeted at major publishers, with Adobe claiming Conde Nast and Martha Stewart Living among its clients. The Adobe Digital Publishing Suite will be available
in a Professional Edition for $699 per month, plus a per-issue fee, and an Enterprise Edition that is priced individually based on each customer’s needs. Both versions will be available some time during the second quarter of 2011.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Adobe Announces Release of Adobe AIR 2.5 Software

Adobe has released version 2.5 of its Adobe AIR development platform for televisions, tablets, desktops, and smartphones. The software is designed to let developers use existing code on new platforms without having to
rewrite their software from the ground up. AIR 2.5 is compatible with BlackBerry Tablet OS, Android, iOS, Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems. Adobe also announced a number of television manufacturers have signed on to create sets compatible
with the new software through 2011.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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Microsoft Launches Office 2011 for Mac

Microsoft announced the official launch of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. The suite mirrors the earlier release of Office 2011 for PCs, and includes all of the cloud-based features which were introduced with that
edition. The Mac version includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and, in a first for the suite, Outlook. Office for Mac 2011 is available now in 15 languages around the world, and will be released in an additional 30 languages before the end of November.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Oracle Launches Latest Version of Oracle GRC Controls

Oracle announced the release of the latest version of its Oracle GRC Controls, its continuous controls
monitoring solution. Oracle says the latest update, version 8.6, helps lower compliance costs, improve financial governance, and enhance operational performance by monitoring automated controls for both Oracle, and non-Oracle software. This version also
includes usability updates designed to allow average business users to set up monitoring tasks, a job which traditionally required an IT employee.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Sybase Announces Launch of New Version of Liquidity Management Suite

Sybase released a new version of its Liquidity Management Suite (LMS). The latest edition includes support for several
new modules designed to enable native support for Sybase’s relational database management system and analytics platform. Other upgrades include enhancements to granular intra-day liquidity risk analytics, and reporting.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Teradata Releases Seven New Optimized SAP BusinessObjects Apps

Teradata announced the launch of seven new SAP BusinessObjects analytic applications optimized to run on its own data warehousing systems. Each of these applications is designed
for a specific industry, and can handle larger data volumes when running on Teradata’s own platform. More information about the new offering, and Teradata’s other SAP-related products, can be found in its SAP Integration brochures.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

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Capgemini Announces Collaboration+ Framework

Capgemini announced the launch of its new Collaboration+ offering, a “framework for delivering compliance-oriented content to collaboration portals.” The new system can integrate EMC Documentum enterprise content
management technologies with Microsoft‘s SQL and sharepoint for tasks such as HR management or asset management. As part of its announcement, Capgemini revealed that it will ally with Microsoft and EMC to continue to
support Collaboration+ customers in a variety of industries around the world.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

FINANCIAL

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Amazon Announces Impressive Q3 Results on Success of Kindle

Amazon announced its financial results for the third quarter ending September 30, 2010. The company’s net sales totaled $7.5 billion for the quarter, a more than $2 billion increase over Q3 2009’s $5.4 billion. This
increase was largely driven by the company’s incredibly popular Kindle e-reading device and its accompanying e-book store. Net sales increased to $231 million or $0.51 per share, compared with $199 million or $0.46 per share during the same quarter of
2009. North American sales alone grew 45% to $4.13 billion.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

Boeing Announces Quarterly Dividend

Boeing announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share of the company’s common stock. This amount will be payable on December 3, 2010, to all shareholders of record by the
close of business on November 5, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

CA Reports Modest Gains in Q2 2011 Financials

Computer Associates (CA) announced its financial results for the second quarter of the 2011 fiscal year. The company reported a total revenue of $1.11 billion, 5% over last year’s second quarter total of $1.06 billion.
Operating income stayed relatively flat, year-over-year, at $251 million, while earnings per share rose 5%, from $0.41 during the second quarter of 2010, to $0.43 this quarter. Chief Executive Officer Bill McCracken said this quarter’s results are an
indicator that the company’s devotion to a virtualization strategy is the correct plan.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

Cardinal Health Sees Flat Revenue, Recovered Profits

Cardinal Health announced its financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $24.4 billion, or 1% less than the same period last year. Operating income was a bright
spot, rising 52% from $240 million during the first quarter of 2010 to $364 million this quarter. Earnings from continued operations recovered to reach $294 million, versus the first quarter of 2010, which resulted in a $62 million loss related to the
spin-off of CareFusion. Earnings per share fared just as well, rising to $0.84, after a loss of $0.17 during the aforementioned quarter of 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

China Mobile Income Up Just 3.5 Percent

China Mobile, the world’s biggest phone carrier by market value, posted third-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates. Net income increased 3.5 percent to 29.6 billion yuan (US$4.46 billion) from 28.6
billion yuan a year earlier, the company said.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Citrix Reports Strong Growth in Q2 2010 Results

Citrix reported its financial results for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $472 million, an 18% improvement over the same quarter last year, when its revenue was $402 million.
Net income for the quarter was $88 million, or $0.46 per share, compared to $53 million, or $0.29 per share. This jump includes a fiscal tax benefit of about $18 million. Citrix points to its strategy of support the transformation of IT into an on-demand
service as the driving force behind this quarter’s growth.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

Comcast Posts Lower Profit in Third Quarter; Revenue Up

Cable giant Comcast said its third quarter profit was $867 million, or 31 cents a share, down 8.2% from $944 million, or 33 cents a share, in last year’s third quarter. A slowdown in subscriber growth and costs
related to the company’s deal for NBC Universal weighed on performance. The quarterly results included a charge of 1 cent a share from costs related to the NBCU transaction, while last year’s results benefited from tax benefits offset by a financing fee.
Excluding those items, Comcast’s earnings came to 32 cents per share. Revenue increased 7.3% to $9.49 billion. Cable revenue rose 6.9% to $8.98 billion, while programming revenue was up 9% to $416 million. Comcast’s local advertising revenue was up 27% to
$461 million, helped by strong political advertising. Comcast’s growth in revenue-generating units – a tally of all subscription services provided – was less than half its year-ago performance, with a gain of 421,000. The company lost 275,000 video
customers even as its total monthly revenue per video customer was up to $129.75 from last year’s $117.54. Total video revenue was up 2.2% to $4.88 billion.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Earthlink’s Decline Continues in Q3 2010 Financials

Earthlink posted its financial results for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue continued to fall, coming in at $145.2 million, a 17% decline from the third quarter of 2009. Net income
fared similarly, dropping to $21.4 million, or $0.20 per share, after being reported at $29.9 million, or $0.28 per share during the aforementioned quarter of 2009. Despite these negative results, Earthlink pointed to its Deltacom acquisition as a
“transformative” move, and the possible harbinger of a brighter future for the company.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Ericsson Profits Soar; Revenue Flat

Data networking giant Ericsson reported that its profit more than quadrupled in the third quarter, after a year of cost-cutting. Net profit at Ericsson rose to 3.6 billion Swedish kroner (US$542.2 million), from
800 million kroner a year earlier. Sales rose 2 percent to 47.5 billion kroner, led by revenue from North America, China, and Japan. Accounting for currency fluctuations, however, Ericsson said sales had declined by 5 percent annually in the period.
Ericsson reported the surge in profits after eliminating 15.5 billion kroner in operating expenses over the past year. Its net income was also helped by the recovery at Sony Ericsson, its mobile phone venture with Sony, where net profit rose after a loss
in the prior year’s third quarter.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Fujitsu Profits Fall 76% Despite Strong Segment Results

Fujitsu Japan posted earnings of 17.4 billion JPY ($207 million USD) for its fiscal second quarter 2010, ended September 30th, despite its three main business segments – Technology Solutions, Ubiquitous Solutions,
and Device Solutions – all posting increases in profitability, year to year. Second quarter profits were down 76 percent from 2009 fiscal second quarter profits of 72.4 billion JPY, as the year-ago results included significant profits from the sale of
investment securities. Revenues were 1.1 trillion JPY, a 3.7 percent drop from 2009 fiscal second quarter revenues of 1.14 trillion JPY. Domestic sales were up 3.3 percent, year to year, as demand increased for PCs, mobile phones, and car audio and
navigation systems. Outside of Japan, sales fell 14.5 percent due to yen appreciation and the divestiture of its hard disk drive business.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

General Dynamics Shows Decent Gains Across the Board in Q3 Financials

General Dynamics announced its financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $8.01 billion, a 3% increase from the $7.7 billion it reported a year ago. Net
income rose as well, jumping almost 13% from $575 million, during the third quarter of 2009, to $649 million this quarter. Earnings per share went from $1.47 during Q3 2009 to $1.70, a 14.8% increase. On these results, General Dynamics chose to increase
its year-end projection to $6.70 to $6.75 in earnings per share.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Google Paying a Fraction of Normal Income Taxes Thanks to Loopholes

Bloomberg posted a lengthy article on the tax practices of Google that allow it to pay extremely low tax rates. The article says that Google uses several methods of funneling
foreign profits through channels in Ireland, the Netherlands, and, most recently, Bermuda to reduce its tax rate to as little as 2%, a tenth of what most businesses pay. While most of these practices are not strictly illegal, and some even have the
blessing of the IRS, the loopholes have allowed Google to retain as much as $60 billion that it would have otherwise paid out as income taxes. Google is by no means the only company to participate in such practices; in fact, Facebook is currently preparing to launch a similar structure to reduce its own tax burden. Despite the outrage voiced by many industry personalities, the IRS has yet to show any interest in examining Google’s tax
practices.

Source: Bloomberg, 10/28/2010

Harris Corp Reports Increased Revenue, Income on Strong Radio Sales

Harris reported financial results for its fiscal first quarter of 2011. The company’s revenue totaled $1.41 billion, a 17% increase, year-over-year. Net income for the quarter was $164 million, or $1.27 per share, a
sharp jump when compared with the $105 million, or $.79 per share, reported during the corresponding quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. Harris says the strong gains were the result of generally strong performance, and a steep increase in sales for its
Tactical Radio Communications business.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Harris Corp Declares Quarterly Dividend

Harris announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of the company’s common stock. The amount will be payable on December 3, 2010 to all shareholders of record by the
close of business on November 19, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

IBM Announces Quarterly Dividend, Increased Stock Repurchase

IBM announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per share. This amount will be payable on December 10, 2010 to all shareholders of record by the close of business on November
10, 2010. As part of the same announcement, IBM revealed that the board has also approved the use of $10 billion in additional funds for its stock repurchasing program. This brings the total funding for the program to about $12.3 billion.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

ICANN Receives Clean Rating on Audited Financials

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has posted its FY10 Audited Financials. The organization says that
it received a “clean” rating for the 11th straight year. The public is invited to review and comment on the financials, as well as ask questions.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

KPN Announces Modest Revenue Gains, Improved Operating Income

KPN announced its results for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. Revenues totaled EUR 3.37 billion, fairly flat with the EUR 3.33 billion it reported for the same period of 2009. The company’s operating income
fared better, rising 13% to EUR 847 million. Net income, however, saw much more modest gains, only rising 2.8% to reach EUR 406 million. KPN touts this results as confirmation that its “Back to Growth” initiative is fulfilling its potential.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Level 3 Posts Narrower Loss

Level 3 reported narrower losses for the third quarter, saying results were “solid” and highlighted by revenue gains in Core Network Services. The company’s net loss for the third quarter 2010 decreased to $163
million, or $0.10 per share, compared to a net loss of $169 million, or $0.10 per share, for the second quarter 2010 and a net loss for the third quarter 2009 of $170 million, or $0.10 per share. Level 3’s consolidated revenue was $912 million for the
third quarter 2010, compared to $916 million for the third quarter 2009.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Lockheed Martin Approves New $3 Billion Share Repurchasing Program

Lockheed Martin announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new $3 billion share repurchasing program. This new program will replace the previous effort initiated in 2002, which was almost entirely
fulfilled. The purchase price, and timing of purchases will be left to the discretion of Lockheed Martin’s management. The company has repurchased 169 million shares of its common stock as of September 26, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Motorola Profits Soar

Motorola reported net income of $109 million, or 5 cents per share – up from $12 million, or 1 cent per share, a year ago. Excluding certain items, Motorola would have earned 16 cents per share. Revenue rose 6
percent to $5.8 billion in the quarter. Motorola profits were driven by its network equipment division, which Motorla is selling for $1.2 billion to Nokia Siemens Networks. Its mobile device unit
generated $3 million in operating profit in the third quarter. This was up from an operating loss of $183 million in the same period a year ago. The sale to Nokia Siemens Networks is expected to close late this year. Motorola plans to split the company in
two early next year. Its cellphone and cable box business will be called Motorola Mobility. Police radios, bar-code scanners, and other products for corporate and government customers will be under Motorola Solutions.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

NCR Sees Large Year-Over-Year Gains in Q3 Results, Raises Guidance

NCR announced its financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $1.21 billion, a 6% increase over the same period last year. Net income rose significantly to $78 million,
or $0.48 per share, versus $15 million, or $0.09 per share during the same quarter of 2009. On these results the company raised its year-end expectations across the board, including a significant boost to its projected earnings per share, which now rests
at $0.65 – $0.73.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

NEC’s Profitable Second Quarter Cuts First Half Losses

NEC Japan announced net losses of 27 billion JPY ($333 million USD) – or 10.42 JPY loss per share – for the 2011 fiscal first half ended September 30, 2010, as second fiscal quarter profits of 16.1 billion JPY and the
reducing of its stake in an unprofitable semiconductor business helped cut down on its hit. This was up 38 percent from 2010 fiscal first half losses of 43.6 billion JPY, or 21.6 JPY loss per share. Revenues were nearly 1.5 trillion JPY, an 11 percent drop
from 2010 fiscal first half revenues of 1.65 trillion JPY. For the quarter alone, profits were 16.1 billion JPY, compared to year-ago quarterly losses of 9.8 billion JPY, NEC said.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Nielsen Reports Revenue Gains, Profit Rebound

Nielsen reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2010, ending September 30. The company’s revenue came in at $1.2 billion, a 5% increase over the same period last year. Operating income massively
improved over the disastrous third quarter of 2010, when the company lost $326 million, to finish at $201 million. Net income, although modest, was also an improvement at $11 million. This follows a $526 million net loss during that same quarter of 2010.
This quarter’s results included $33 million of charges relating to restructuring costs.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Northrop Grumman Shows Modest Gains in Revenue, Profit for Q3 2010

Northrop Grumman released its financial results for the third quarter of 2010. The company’s revenue totaled $8.7 billion, versus $8.35 billion, reported a year ago. The relatively modest gains were mirrored in
Northrop Grumman’s net income, which rose from $490 million during the corresponding quarter of 2009, to $497 million this quarter. Earnings per share also climbed from $1.53 to $1.67 during this period. These results led the company to increase its
year-end EPS guidance to $6.85 to $7.00 per share.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Polycom Posts Record-Setting Revenue, Increased Income in Q3 Results

Polycom announced its financial results from the third quarter of 2010. Revenues for the quarter were a record-setting $308 million, versus $243 million for the same quarter of 2009. Net income totaled $17 million,
or $0.20 per share. This is an increase, year-over-year, when compared to Q3 2009’s totals of $16 million, or $0.16 per share. Polycom CEO Andrew Miller pointed at Polycom UC Intelligent Core’s launch and being the driving force behind a sharp increase in
network systems revenue, and subsequently the company’s total revenue.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Raytheon Posts Flat Revenue, Modest Income Hike in Q3 Financials

Raytheon announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2010. The company posted net sales of $6.2 billion for the quarter, flat with the same period in 2009. The company’s adjusted income rose 4% over
its Q3 2009 total to reach $510 million . This resulted in a 9% earnings per share increase to $1.36, versus the $1.25 reported a year ago.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Rogers Reports Modest Revenue Gain, Falling Profits

Rogers reported its operating results for the third quarter. The company’s revenue totaled $3.11 billion, a 3% increase over the same period last year. Net income dropped 24% to $370 million, down from $485 million.
Earnings per share lost slightly less with a 19% drop, coming in at $0.64, versus $0.79 during the same quarter in 2009. The company’s wireless division was the bright spot of the quarter, recording a record-breaking 529,000 new activations or upgrades to
smartphones.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Rogers Announces Quarterly Dividend, Dividend Reinvestment Program

Rogers announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.32 for all outstanding shares of its class A and B stock. This amount will be available on January 4, 2011 for all shareholders of
record by November 18, 2010. Rogers also announced that its board has approved a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP), in which shareholders can choose to use the total amount of their dividend to purchase additional class B non-voting shares of the company’s
common stock. No commissions, service charges, or brokerage fees will be charged as a result of this option. Interested shareholders can find more information, including sign-up forms, at the newly launched shareholder services page.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

SanDisk Revenue, Profit Up

Flash memory market leader SanDisk posted third-quarter revenue of US$1.2 billion and net income of $322.1 million, or USD 1.34 cents a share, in the third quarter ended October 3, up from $231.3 million, or 99
cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, SanDisk earned USD 1.30 a share,

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

SAP Posts Strong Revenue, Profit Growth Following Sybase Acquisition

SAP released the financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $3 billion, a 20% increase over the same period a year ago, which produced $2.5 billion. Net profits also
rose, though not quite as steeply, coming in at $501 million, or 12% more than last year’s $447 million. This caused an identical rise in earnings per share, which registered at $0.42, versus the $0.38 reported during the aforementioned quarter of 2009. It
should be noted that these results do include contributions from the company’s acquisition of Sybase, which was completed on July 26, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Software AG Reports Strong Gains in Profit for Q3 2010

Software AG reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2010. This company’s revenue rose 29% to EUR 275.3 million. Its net profits also jumped, gaining 20% to reach EUR 45.6 million. This brought
earnings per share up to EUR 3.90, a 19% increase over Q3 2009’s numbers. The company’s greatest gains came from its webMethods + ARIS (BPE) business segment, which saw 40% year-over-year growth to reach EUR 219.3 in revenue.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Sprint Losses Mount in Third Quarter; Subscriber Numbers Up

Sprint Nextel posted a loss of US$911 million, or 30 cents per share, in the third quarter. This compares to a loss of $478 million, or 17 cents per share, in last year’s third quarter. Revenue was up slightly in the
third quarter, to $8.15 billion, compared to $8.04 billion in the prior year, on the strength of adding 644,000 new customers in the third quarter. Of these, 354,000 customers were new subscribers with term contracts; the others were prepaid customers.
This compares with a net a loss of 545,000 customers in the third quarter a year ago. Sprint Nextel ended September with 48.8 million subscribers. The carrier also achieved an improved churn rate of just 1.93 percent. Expenses were up on the cost of
subsidizing smartphones and other wireless equipment, however. Sprint said it spent almost $1.1 billion in the third quarter subsidizing wireless equipment.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Symantec Releases Financials for Second Quarter

Symantec reported $1.48 billion USD in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2011, that ended on October 1. Net income for the quarter was $136 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with net income
of $155 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same quarter last year. During the quarter, Symantec had to write off approximately $10 million resulting from some consumers not receiving their Norton subscription activations on a timely basis.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Unisys Profit, Revenue Down Sharply

Unisys reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2010. The company posted a total revenue of $960 million, this is a significant decrease from the $1.1 billion posted in Q3 2009. The company’s net
income was hit much harder, dropping to $28.3 million from $61.1 million, year-over-year. Earnings per share experienced an even steeper fall, dropping to $0.66 from the $1.51 reported during the corresponding period of 2009. Unisys Chairman and CEO Ed
Coleman blamed at least a portion of the drop in net sales on a decline in sales volume for the company’s ClearPath servers.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

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AT&T Wins Telepresence System Contract from GSA

AT&T’s Government Solutions business unit announced that it has won an estimated $18 million task order to implement AT&T Telepresence Solution, a fully-managed solution enabled by Cisco TelePresence, for the
US General Services Administration (GSA). Under terms of the task order, AT&T will initially deploy 15 telepresence systems at GSA office locations across the United States, creating a Managed Network Service Telepresence.
The telepresence rooms will be installed at the 11 GSA regional headquarters and four Washington, DC area locations, and will be available for use by the GSA and other federal agencies. The task order was awarded under the GSA Networx Enterprise contract
vehicle and has a period of performance through the expiration of AT&T’s Networx Enterprise contract on May 31, 2017.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

AT&T Government Solutions Earns $18 Million Telepresence Task Order

AT&T Government Solutions announced that it has received an $18 million task order from the US General Services Administration (GSA) to provide its AT&T
Telepresence Solution, powered by Cisco Telepresence. AT&T will deploy 15 telepresence systems at GSA office locations around the country, including 11 GSA regional headquarters and 4 Washington, DC area locations. No
financial terms for the contract were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Harris Corp to Build Microwave Communication Network for DoI

Harris announced that it has received a US Department of the Interior contract to modernize a microwave communication system located adjacent to the 400-mile Natchez Trace Parkway in the Southern US. Harris will be
providing all microwave radio components and associated services, such as upgrades and repairs to existing microwave towers and shelters. The revamped network will provide data, VoIP, and video connectivity for National Park Service personnel and law
enforcement officers in the area. No financial terms for the deal were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Harris Corp Earns Third Extension on NSOM Contract from Air Force

Harris announced that it has been awarded a third extension to its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) program from the US Air Force. Under the extension, Harris will continue to support the 50th
Space Wing’s Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) at locations around the globe. The latest continuation earns Harris another $63 million, bringing the overall value of the program to date to $218 million.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Lockheed Martin Receives $3.5 Contract for HI Power Microgrid

Lockheed Martin announced that it has received a $3.5 million contract from the US Army to develop and deliver a Hybrid Intelligent Power (HI Power) microgrid system by 2011. The goal of the system is to
reduce energy consumption and fossil fuel usage at military bases by 40% or more. Lockheed plans on using a centralized storage and management location to collect and distribute energy for greater efficiency. The contract also contains an additional $1.4
million option if the system can be demonstrated as a battalion-sized tactical operations center microgrid by 2012.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

SAIC Receives $23 Million Biometrics Follow-On Contract from DoD

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced that it has received a follow-on contract from the US Department of Defense (DoD), Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA) to continue the provision
of biometric services to the US Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). The contract’s main task is the management of biometric information entry at locations around Iraq. The contract has a one-year base period, two one-year options,
and a total value of $23 million.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Unisys Signs $350 Million Border Security Systems Contract

Unisys announced it has won aUS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) contract to build a system to better identify people and vehicles entering and exiting the US at its borders with Mexico and Canada. The Land
Border Integration contract is designed to improve on the systems Unisys already produced as part of its Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. The deal has a one-year base period, four annual options, and a ceiling value of $350 million.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

GRANTS

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Internet2 Receives $2.65 Million Grant from NSF

Internet2 announced that it has received a $2.65 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its Middleware Initiative to advance collaboration for virtual organizations (VOs). The grant includes
an obligation to partner with several NSF-funded virtual organizations in an effort to enhance their collaboration tools and environments. More information on the grant can be found at the NSF’s Web site

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

INDUSTRY CONFERENCES

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AT&T Developer Summit Slated for January

AT&T said its fifth annual Developer Summit has been scheduled for January 5, 2011 at the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, ahead of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. Summit session tracks are technical,
marketing, and emerging devices – plus a track dedicated to summit sponsor presentations. AT&T said registration for the event is now open.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

INTERNET

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ICANN Opens Public Comment for Fast Track Process Annual Review

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the opening of a public comment period for the first annual review of the
IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) ccTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain) Fast Track Process. The period will run till December 17, during which ICANN hopes to collect suggestions on potential changes to improve the process. As a catalyst to illicit
suggestions ICANN produced several facts on the Fast Track Process’ first year. These include the submission system having had no downtime; the reception of 33 requests across 22 languages; a list of requests which have passed the string approval process; the insertion of IDN ccTLDs in the DNS root zone; and a status update on all current requests.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Microsoft Launches Games for Windows Marketplace

Microsoft announced the launch of its new Games for Windows Marketplace, a new online retail location using the company’s Games on Demand online
distribution platform. Features of the new store include access to purchased games from any PC, frequent sales and discounts, search functionality, and a selection of more than 100 best selling titles. The new online store will open on November 15.

Source: Vendor, 10/22/2010

Mozilla Delays Final Version of Firefox 4 to 2011

Mozilla has delayed the release of the final version of Firefox 4 to some time in early 2011. The news was posted on the Mozilla developer’s blog. The announcement said that, although the beta revisions continue to make progress, the work involved in completing all of
the features slated to launch with Firefox 4 has taken longer than expected. The decision was made to delay the browser when the development team realized that the “feature complete” Beta 7 milestone would have to be delayed. The feature complete version
of the browser is produced to allow third-party add-on makers to begin developing for the new platform prior to its official launch.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

LAPTOPS & TABLETS

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HP Introduces New Slate 500 Tablet PC

Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced the new HP Slate 500, a Windows 7 tablet PC it will position against Apple’s iPad. It weighs 1.5 pounds and has an 8.9-inch multi-touch display. It will retail for $799.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Sprint Undercuts Verizon on Galaxy Tab Pricing

Sprint Nextel will launch Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy Tab tablet on November 14 for $399 with a two-year contract – $200 less than what Verizon Wireless is charging for the device. Sprint said in a press release, that the Tab will cost $399.99 (taxes not included) with a new line or eligible upgrade, with a two-year service agreement on a 3G Tablet Mobile Broadband plan.
Sprint customers will have two rate plans to choose from for the Samsung Galaxy Tab: a 2GB data plan with unlimited messaging for $29.99 per month or a 5GB data plan with unlimited messaging for $59.99 per month (plus taxes and surcharges). Verizon Wireless will sell the Tab for $599.99 but does not require a two-year contract. It does require a monthly access plan beginning at $20 a month for 1 GB.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

T-Mobile USA Will Be First to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab in US

T-Mobile USA and Samsung announced that T-Mobile will be the first to launch the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the US. It is expected to be available at T-Mobile retail stores and
online November 10 – beating Sprint and Verizon to the punch by four days. T-Mobile USA is selling the Tab for $399 with a two years contract.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Telstra Launches Telstra T-Touch Android-Based Tablet

Telstra announced the launch of its new Telstra T-Touch Tab, a tablet computing device based on the Android operating system. The tablet features a 7-inch touchscreen, access to the Android Marketplace, and
connectivity with Telstra’s Next G network. The tablet will be available starting November 2 for AU $299, which includes 3 GB of data, and $10 worth of start-up Talk/Text credit.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

LEGAL

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Brothers Plead Guilty to Defrauding FCC’s VRS Program

The US Justice Department announced that John T.C. Yeh, the owner of Viable Communications., and his brother, Joseph Yeh, the former vice president for corporate strategy for Viable, pleaded guilty to engaging in a
conspiracy to defraud the Federal Communications Commission‘s Video Relay Service (VRS) program. The defendants were alleged to have submitted a total of approximately $55 million in VRS claims to the FCC. The defendants
admitted that, beginning in approximately fall 2007, they conspired with others to pay individuals to make fraudulent VRS phone calls using Viable’s VRS service. According to the pleas, John and Joseph Yeh paid Mowl and Tropp, who then would pay others to
make the fraudulent phone calls using Viable’s VRS service. Viable then submitted the fraudulent call minutes to the FCC and was paid approximately $390 per hour for all VRS calls that Viable processed. VRS is an online video translation service that
allows people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras. At sentencing, scheduled for Feb. 9, 2011, John and Joseph Yeh each face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of
$250,000 and mandatory restitution and forfeiture.

Source: DoJ, 10/28/2010

LimeWire Network Completely Shut Down, Site Shuttered

File-sharing Web site LimeWire has finally been shut down completely. The termination comes after a court injunction was issued that
prevents LimeWire from continuing to support the transmission of copyrighted material over its legacy network, and from distributing any additional copies of its file-sharing software. This ruling effectively renders all existing copies of the
peer-to-peer software useless. Visitors to LimeWire’s site are now greeted with a brief message explaining the legal action, and offering a link to the injunction. According to the court order, LimeWire is forbidden from reinstating the
distribution of its software until its gains approval from the plaintiffs in the case, including major record labels and others. It remains unclear how this has affected LimeWire’s plans to create a new version of its software designed to legally sell
music.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

MALWARE WATCH

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Mac Version of Koobface Visiting Social Network Sites

Intego, a company that develops security software for Macs, warned that a Mac version of the Koobface virus is spreading on social networks. Although considered a low level threat, this malware is a Mac OS X version
of the Koobface worm, which is served as part of a multi-platform attack via a malicious Java applet.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Qakbot: Old Nuisance Is Back in New Form

RSA reported that a new version of the Qakbot Trojan is making its rounds and targeting large US-based financial institutions. Although some non-financial companies have been hit, this appears to be the first
Trojan to be exclusively honing in on business accounts that are held at financial institutions. Qakbot spreads like a worm, steals financial data, and targets shared networks.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Symantec Report: Targeted Attacks Soaring; Retail Hit Hardest

Symantec‘s October 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report revealed that targeted attacks have increased since they were first discovered five years ago from one to two attacks per week in 2005 to 77 attacks per day
in October 2010. The report found that the retail sector has been hit the hardest with 0.5 percent of all attacks over the past two years to 25 percent in October, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

MOBILE APPS

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Amazon Announces iPad-Specific Amazon Windowshop App

Amazon announced the launch of a new version of its site dedicated to viewing its catalogue of products from the Apple iPad. The new application, called Amazon Windowshop, is a
complete redesign of the Amazon.com site with functionality and aesthetics altered to be easier to use and more appealing on Apple’s tablet computer. This includes larger images, multi-touch support, and touch-friendly buttons and links. Amazon Windowshop
is available now as a free download from the Apple App Store.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Amazon to Launch Kindle App for Windows 7 Phone

Amazon announced that it would be bringing its Kindle e-reader mobile application to the Windows 7 Phone operating system. It features all the same capabilities of its predecessors, including Amazon’s Whispersync,
and access to the Kindle store. However, this newest version also includes a new personalized book suggestion feature which scans a users reading habits to provide him or her with suggestions on titles it believes they may enjoy. Users can also send these
suggestions to friends’ email addresses directly from within the app. The Kindle app for Windows 7 Phone should be available for download later this year.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

IBM Launches Maximo Everyplace Mobile Asset Management App

IBM announced the launch of IBM Maximo Everyplace, a new mobile software offering designed to aid in the management of public use facilities, such as campuses, water systems, rail lines, roadways, and other
infrastructure. The new application replaces traditional reports with up-to-the-minute tracking and monitoring of any situation. This includes tracking such diverse assets as personnel, vehicle fleets, cell towers, water mains, and manufacturing parts. The
browser-based software is compatible with the built-in browsers on the iPhone, iPad, and Android smartphones. More information about IBM Maximo Everyplace is available from IBM’s asset management page.

Source: Vendor, 10/22/2010

Opera Releases Opera Mini 5.1 beta Optimized for Symbian Phones

Opera announced the release of a beta version of its Opera Mini 5.1 mobile Web browser optimized for the Symbian operating system. The new version’s improvements include faster start-up time, improved performance,
improved text input support, copy & paste, and support for a wider range of devices. Users can download the beta version at Opera’s mobile site.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

MOBILE PLATFORMS

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Juniper Unveils New Junos Pulse Mobile Security

Juniper Networks introduced the Junos Pulse Mobile Security Suite, software for protecting smartphones and other mobile devices. It offers secure access to corporate applications and mobile e-mail, while also
maintaining business data and network security, Juniper said. It includes anti-virus, personal firewall, anti-spam, loss and threat prevention, and monitoring and control services. The Junos Pulse suite is now available to enterprises and Juniper
resellers, and will be released to consumers later this quarter.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Motorola Unveils Mobile Device Management Software

Motorola‘s Solutions business announced device management software – the Mobility Services Platform 3 Control Edition – it says can help business customers access and control a mobile worker’s device. It supports
Motorola and non-Motorola devices, as well as peripherals such as printers, debit and credit card readers, and biometric fingerprint readers.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Sprint to Launch Mobile Wallet in Mid-November

At its annual developers’ conference, Sprint announced the upcoming launch in mid-November of Sprint Mobile Wallet, a platform for buying products using a Sprint mobile phone and the first mobile payment solution of
its kind from a US carrier, Sprint said. Sprint Mobile Wallet allows customers to use a universal PIN to make purchases using their Visa, MasterCard, and Amazon Payments accounts along with other payment methods, from their mobile phones. The universal PIN
means customers do not need to enter credit card information with every purchase. Sprint partner CardinalCommerce will host the transactions. Once a customer enters a PIN, it is encrypted and sent to
CardinalCommerce, whose technology enables the transaction between the customer and the merchant.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

OPERATING SYSTEMS

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Debian Project Announces Inclusion of All Contributors as Developers

The Debian Project announced the overwhelming passing of a General Resolution to allow for Developer status to be given to individuals who help the project in
ways other than maintaining packages. This status will include full voting rights and other privileges associated with the new title. Previously, non-package contributors were only awarded Developer status on a case-by-case basis. The award may now be
universally distributed.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

PERIPHERALS

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Amazon Releases Figures on Rocketing Success of Kindle Devices, Books

Amazon has issued a press release detailing how well its newest generation of Kindle e-readers is selling. The company said the newest version of its device has already beaten the fourth quarter sales numbers the
previous generation reached in 2009; and that this is with just a portion of the October sales numbers having been taken into account. The company also said Kindle e-books are outselling their paperback and hardback counterparts combined, by a
rate of more than two-to-one. Three times as many Kindle e-books were sold during the first 9 months of 2010 as during the first 9 months of 2009.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Barnes & Noble Announce the Launch of Nook Color E-Reader

Barnes & Noble introduced its new Nook Color e-reader. The completely redesigned, second
generation device features a 7-inch color touchscreen, 8GB of internal memory, and built-in Wi-Fi, all running on a version of Google‘s Android operating system. The Nook Color will also support and expand on the
previous versions’ social aspect, adding additional methods of sharing and lending titles, as well as integrating with a user’s Google contacts. The company says over 2 million titles will be available for the device at launch, including full color
magazines, and enhanced titles such as interactive cookbooks, and children’s picture books. Barnes & Noble also plans on offering multimedia titles, including videos and music, in the future. The device is available for pre-order now, with an expected ship
date of November 12.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION

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AOL Appoints Jonathan Dube as SVP and GM of AOL News and Information

AOL announced that it has appointed Jonathan Dube as the company’s new Senior Vice President and General Manager, AOL News and Information. Dube will be tasked with leading the segment’s new content division, which
includes the News, Tech, Finance & Sports groups. Prior to joining AOL Dube served as Vice President of ABCNews.com.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Apple Opens Chinese Version of Apple Store Site

Apple launched its online Apple Store – a resource for buying iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, and other Apple and third party products – in China. Chinese speaking consumers can also now access the App Store, featuring
localized apps and charts of the most popular paid and free apps in the country.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Belgacom Announces Bart Van Den Meersche as New EVP of Enterprise

Belgacom announced that it has appointed Bart Van Den Meersche as the new Executive Vice-President of its Enterprise Business Unit. He will be replacing Scott Alcott, who served in the position, ad interim, since
September. The new appointment will become effective on January 1, 2011, at which time Van Den Meersche will also be joining Belgacom’s Management Committee.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

eBay Taps Patrick Dupuis as New CFO for PayPal

eBay announced that Patrick Dupuis has been named the new Chief Financial Officer of PayPal. Dupuis has more than 25 years of experience in the corporate financial industry. His
most recent position, prior to joining PayPal, was as global chief financial officer for Sitel, an international call center outsourcing provider.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Infor Appoints Charles Phillips as New CEO

Infor announced the appointment of Charles Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer. Phillips, who will also be joining the company’s board of directors, has more than 20 years of experience in the software
industry. His most recent position prior to this hiring was as president and director of Oracle Corporation. Current CEO, Jim Schapper, will stay on with the company as chairman of the board, and will provide support
for the company’s continued strategic development.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

MITRE Opens Maryland Office

MITRE opened a new site to support the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The office houses 40 MITRE staff in Windsor, MD.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

MuseGlobal Hires Reza Kazeimpour as President of Enterprise Division

MuseGlobal announced the appointment of Reza Kazemipour as the new President of its recently created Enterprise division. Kazemipour will be responsible for leveraging and building on the company’s content
integration platform, as well as leading a team tasked with building an ecosystem of partners and industry influencers to help MuseGlobal grow its business. Before joining MuseGlobal Reza Kazemiour served as “EIR”, Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Clearstone
Venture Partners.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Nokia Siemens to Open Network Operations Center in Brazil

Nokia Siemens Networks is investing 15 million EUR ($21 million USD) to open a fifth Global Network Operations Center, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The facility – the first of its kind in the Americas
– will serve Latin American operators looking to outsource network operations. It will employ 300 technicians, responsible for 20 million subscribers. It will be operational in January 2011.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Northrop Grumman Taps Lesley A. Kalan as new VP of Legislative Affairs

Northrop Grumman announced that it has named Lesley A. Kalan as its new vice president of Legislative Affairs. She will report to Sid Ashworth, corporate vice president of Government Relations. Her primary
responsibility will be leading the corporate Legislative Affairs organization and its staff. Prior to accepting her position at Northrop Grumman, Kalan was a vice president with the Cohen Group.

Source: Vendor, 10/22/2010

Oracle Appoints Chaitanya M. Kamat as Managing Director, CEO of OFSS

Oracle announced the appointment of Chaitanya M. Kamat as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (OFSS). Kamat, who will also be joining the company’s board of
directors, will be replacing N.R.K. Raman, who is retiring from the position following 25 years of service. Raman will continue on as an executive advisor until the end of the calendar year.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Progress Software Announces FuseSource Corporation as Subsidiary

Progress Software announced that the FuseSource Corporation, a provider of professional open source integration and messaging software, will now be operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. As part of
the transition, Larry Alston has been named as the president of the reorganized company. Progress plans on continuing to offer FuseSource’s lineup of Apache-based software on a subscription-based sales model.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

SunGard Availability Services Names COO

Nick Magliato has been named chief operations officer at SunGard Availability Services. Mr. Magliato will lead the infrastructure engineering and operations organizations.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Yahoo Announces Appointment of Ross Levinsohn as VP of Americas

Yahoo announced the appointment of Ross Levinsohn as executive vice president of the Americas region. Levinsohn will report directly to Carol Bartz. Ross Levinsohn comes to Yahoo following a stint as the co-founder
and managing director of Fuse Capital, an investment and strategic equity management firm.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

PUBLIC SAFETY

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UK Airline Industry Fewer Security Checks; More “Coherent” Process

The UK airline industry has backed British Airways‘ call for changes to airport security checks. Mike Carrivick, of BAR UK, which represents more than 80 airlines,
said the industry should “step back and have a look at the whole situation,” saying some “completely redundant” security checks should go. The BBC reported that he also criticized the US for imposing increased checks on
US-bound flights but not on its own domestic services, saying the UK should stop “kowtowing” to US security demands. The airlines are particularly angry about different requirements from different governments and agencies, and want to combine security
checks into a ” into a single, coherent process.” In the US this week, the Transportion Security Administration acknowledged that it has implemented a more thorough (and intrusive) "pat down" procedure for
airline passengers who decline full body scans by machine, or who are tagged for a second screening.

Source: BBC, 10/27/2010

Alcatel-Lucent Goes Live on LTE Public Safety Demo Network

At the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference being held this week in Florida, Alcatel-Lucent announced that it is the first technology partner to go
live on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) emergency communications demonstration network in Boulder, Colorado. The demonstration network is being managed by the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program established
by the US Department of Commerce. PSCR is a partnership of the National Institute of Standards, Technology Law Enforcement Standards Office, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. PSCR provides objective technical support –
research, development, testing and evaluation – in order to foster nationwide public safety communications interoperability in the US.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

FEMA Unites with Red Cross to Aid Disaster Victims

The American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have agreed to work closely together to help government agencies and community organizations plan, coordinate,
and provide mass care services for people affected by disasters. The new agreement extends a long partnership between the US government and the American Red Cross.

Source: Red Cross, 10/22/2010

European Union Looks to Improve Disaster Response

The European Commission (European Union) presented proposals to reinforce the Union’s capacity to improve the disaster response of the EU, both within and outside of its borders. The new strategy aims to develop
scenarios for the main disaster risks and to identify the assets needed if these risks materialize; in addition, a map will be drawn of Member States’ assets that are currently available for EU response, and national authorities will be requested to
voluntarily put core equipment on standby, available for rapid European assistance if needed.

Source: EU, 10/26/2010

IBM Patents Disaster Warning Program

IBM said it has created and patented a natural disaster warning program that can predict future disasters using analytical data from past occurrences. The program also uses the data in order to predict the damage zone
of an earthquake, making it easier for first responders to know exactly where to go first in the aftermath. IBM said the warning system would require a piece of software running on each machine in a data center that would gather data generated by vibration
sensors, known as MEMS accelerometers (which are within computer hard disk drives) to analyze information generated by seismic events. The invention also uses sensor data to assess and provide early warnings for tsunamis, which can follow earthquakes that
occur at the ocean floor.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Canada Launches Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction

Canada’s Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews announced the National Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction, in an effort to protect Canadians in the event of a disaster. The National Platform
on Disaster Risk Reduction encourages the public sector, the private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations to share ideas and action in order to address disaster risk reduction issues; work towards the better integration of disaster risk
reduction in national emergency management policies; and strengthen stakeholder relationships to better address gaps in the disaster recovery process.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Motorola Unveils New Video Security Products

The Motorola Solutions business launched new video security products for helping public safety agencies extend their fixed video systems to a mobile environment. The releases include new Realtime Video
Intelligence, Optimized Video Security, and Automatic License Plate Recognition surveillance. The unit also announced it is providing multi agency dispatch and response capabilities to Metropolitan Nashville & Davidson County, to support its police force,
EMS, and the Office of Emergency Management.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

REGULATORY

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FCC Releases Report Detailing Looming Spectrum Crunch

The US Federal Communications Commission has released a white paper entitled, “Mobile Broadband: The Benefits of Additional Spectrum.” The
forecast of mobile broadband market trends details a “looming spectrum crunch.” Addressing the issue, FCC Chairman Genachowski said: “The explosive growth in mobile communications is outpacing our ability to keep up. If we don’t act to update our spectrum
policies for the 21st century, we’re going to run into a wall – a spectrum crunch – that will stifle American innovation and economic growth and cost us the opportunity to lead the world in mobile communications.”

Source: FCC, 10/26/2010

DHS Should Boost Program Management for Resiliency: GAO

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides information on the extent by which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has incorporated resiliency into the programs it uses to work with asset owners and operators. The GAO has made recommendations that encourage the DHS to develop resiliency performance measures and update its Protective
Security Advisor guidelines, which deploys critical infrastructure protection and security specialists, called PSAs, to assist asset owners and operators on protection strategies.

Source: GAO, 9/23/2010

GAO Finds Better Controls Critical to National Archive Security

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed the security controls for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to determine if the NARA has taken
the necessary steps to preserve and protect the federal government’s records that it oversees. In its report, the GAO made 11 recommendations to improve security elements of NARA’s program. It was noted
that the NARA didn’t always monitor its networks for security incidents and physical controls to restrict access to its systems were sometimes lacking.

Source: GAO, 10/27/2010

Comments Sought for NIST Security Draft

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking public comments by November 5 on a new draft publication, Specification for the
Open Checklist Interactive Language (OCIL) Version 2.0. OCIL is a proposed standard for questionnaires and related information.

Source: NIST, 10/22/2010

NIST Releases Health Exchange, Cipher Documents

The National Institute of Standards and Technology released two publications: an interagency report entitled Security Architecture Design
Process for Health Information Exchanges; and an addendum entitled Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation. The full report details a systematic approach to
designing a technical security architecture for the exchange of health information.

Source: NIST, 10/21/2010

Verizon to Pay $25 Million Fine Plus Refunds for Bogus Data Charges

Verizon Wireless will pay a $25 million fine to settle complaints that it billed unauthorized data fees to some 15 million customers over the last three years, the Federal
Communications Commission announced. Under a consent decree announced by the FCC October 28th , the company will pay a minimum of $52.8 million in refunds, plus the $25 million fine. “Their $25 million payment to the U.S. Treasury – the largest in FCC
history – is an important recognition of the harmful impact on consumers. It will serve as a significant deterrent to others in the future,” the FCC said in a press release.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

SEARCH

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Google Unveils Places Search

Google announced the launch of Places Search, a new method of searching the Web that organizes results by the real-world location they’re associated with. Upon searching for something which results in business
listings users will be presented with a map studded with pins at the location of the results. Users will be presented with this new results format if the engine determines that their intent was to find a physical location, or if they flick on the places
option on the left sidebar of any Google results page. Google says it currently maintains a database of more than 50 million places.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Blekko Search Engine to Launch November 1

TechCrunch reported that Blekko will be publicly launching on Monday, November 1. The engine differentiates itself from existing options by allowing users to enter what it calls
“slashtags,” or strings of text such as /liberal, or /techcrunch to drill down to results from specific topics or sites. TechCrunch said about 11.5% of users who participated in Blekko’s beta phase ended up using the engine on at least a weekly basis.
This is considered a very high return rate for a fledgling search engine.

Source: TechCrunch, 10/28/2010

Yahoo Ads Now Powered by Microsoft adCenter

Microsoft‘s Bing announced that its adCenter advertising platform is now powering all paid search results on both its own search properties, and all of Yahoo‘s. This is a significant milestone in the continued transition of all of Yahoo’s search functionality to a Microsoft backend. Microsoft says that the newly-combined advertising network will give potential advertisers
access to practically one third of all online users in the US and Canada.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

SECURITY FLAWS & FIXES

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Adobe: No Fix Yet for Shockwave Flaw

A highly critical flaw in Adobe Shockwave Player has resulted in a vendor advisory. This vulnerability could cause a crash and potentially
allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. No fix is available at this time.

Source: Vendor, 10/21/2010

Zero-Day Exploit Targets Adobe

An extremely critical code execution vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Reader, Acrobat, and Flash Player resulting in a vendor advisory. A fix for Flash Player is expected on November 9 while Adobe plans to release a patch for Reader and Acrobat on November 15.

Source: Secunia, 10/28/2010

Security Updates Available for CiscoWorks Common Services

A vulnerability within CiscoWorks Common Services for both Oracle Solaris and Microsoft Windows has resulted in a vendor advisory and software updates. Without the updates, an attacker could execute arbitrary code on a host device with privileges of a system administrator.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Microsoft Updates .NET Framework Advisory

Microsoft updated an advisory from earlier this month regarding a flaw in the .NET Framework. The update was made to announce a
detection change to fix an installation issue. No changes were made to the security update.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Zero-Day Firefox Flaw Has No Fix

An extremely critical flaw in Mozilla Firefox is caused by an unspecified error and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into visiting a specially-crafted site. The hole is being actively
exploited and a vendor advisory instructs users to disable JavaScript or use the “NoScript” addon.

Source: Secunia, 10/27/2010

MySpace Takes Action Against App Developers Sharing Users Info

MySpace is targeting third-party application developers that have been violating its privacy policy, CNN reports. Although the site’s policies do allow for the sharing of public
profile information with third-party advertisers, it does not allow for applications to share any data with third-parties. A spokesman from MySpace said that the company discovered several developers were in violation of this policy, and had been sharing
user IDs with unauthorized entities. It is unclear how the violators will be dealt with; MySpace only said that it was “are taking appropriate action against those developers.” CNN notes that this security breach happened on the heels of similar incident
at competing social network Facebook, which also says to have corrected the issues.

Source: CNN, 10/28/2010

WSJ: Rapleaf’s Info Mining Collects Range of Information

The Wall Street Journal reports that online tracking company Rapleaf may be collecting more information than people suspect. Companies like Rapleaf collect information
about as many individuals as possible and sell the information to Web sites as a method for those sites to attract users with customized offers or advertisements. Despite the fact that Rapleaf says it strips out what it considers personally identifying
information, such details as a person’s Facebook profile may still be included, the Journal says. This could make finding out a user’s actual identity very easy. For those who wish to be exempted from Rapleaf’s
information collection practices, the company has set up an opt out page, where individuals can enter an email address to forbid information collection. The page requires users to register, however, raising a
new set of concerns.

Source: WSJ, 10/25/2010

SECURITY PRODUCTS & COMPANIES

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BIO-key Protects Access to Learning Management Application

BIO-key‘s fingerprint biometrics technology has been deployed to secure access to Bridge People & Technology’s KnowHow, an enterprise-wide Learning Management and Performance Evaluation system. The deployment was
made by a South African petrochemical and energy group.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

New Check Point Security App Designed for Mobile Devices

Check Point Software rolled out the Mobile Access Software Blade, which uses SSL VPN capabilities and encryption technology to protect against security threats for users remotely connecting to corporate networks.
Users can download the Mobile application for one-touch access directly from mobile devices running on Apple, Android, Symbian, and Windows PC platforms.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

F-Secure Provides Protection with AES Encryption

The latest version of F-Secure‘s Messaging Security Gateway features 256 bit AES encryption for email. Encrypted email can be sent to anyone without the need for additional software and the encryption does not
require a separate server.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

Google Lays Out Future Plans for Privacy Assurances

Google announced a changes to its policies and corporate structure designed to better assure the privacy of its user base. First, the company has appointed Alma Whitten, as its director of privacy for both its
engineering and product management divisions. Second, all Google employees will now be required to participate in training on the company’s privacy principles, and will be required to sign Google’s Code of Conduct. Lastly, the company is adding a new measure to all developing projects which will require each project’s manager to produce a privacy design document for his or her
initiative. This document will explain the handling of user data, and will be reviewed continually by managers, as well as an independent internal audit team. As part of this announcement, Google confirmed that several independent investigations had indeed
found entire email addresses, URLs, and passwords within the data collected by its Streeview cars. It reiterated that it would like to delete all of that data as soon as possible.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Juniper Unveils Mobile Security Suite

Juniper Networks unveiled the Juno Pulse Mobile Security suite, which is designed for enterprises and service providers that can use it to protect employee and customer devices. Juno Pulse Mobile runs on all mobile
operating systems and devices. It includes antivirus, personal firewall, antispam, and remote monitoring and control services. It remotely backs up and restores data and can locate devices that are lost and stolen, as well as wipe data from stolen devices.
It also can send an alert when a SIM card has been removed or replaced. For enterprise users, it protects devices accessing networks with SSL-based virtual private network.The suite is available now to enterprises and Juniper’s reseller partners and will
be available to consumers through telecom service providers before the end of the year.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

March Networks Lands Video Surveillance Contract in Mexico

Banorte, one of Mexico’s national banks, chose March Networks‘ video management software and hybrid NVRs to upgrade its existing surveillance systems across more than 1,100 branches. The contract is valued at
$1.2 million CDN.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

McAfee Strengthens Network Access Control Software

McAfee‘s Network Access Control software is shipping with integrations to the McAfee Network Security Platform. This marks the first time that Network Access Control has been integrated with McAfee Network IPS and
McAfee Network Threat Behavior Analysis capabilities.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

Motorola Adds Password, Patch Management for ASTRO 25

Motorola‘s Solutions business announced new password and automated patch management capabilities it says can improve security for ASTRO 25 radio systems.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

Northrop Grumman Announces Opening of New Cyber Security Test Range

Northrop Grumman announced the official opening of its Fareham facility, a cyber security test range for the “evaluation of threats on large scale systems.” The facility will be used to test infrastructure
survivability and assurance in a safe, controlled environment. The new location also has the ability to federate with other cyber security facilities around the world to carry out experiments on a massive scale. The test range’s first project will include
BT, and several UK-based universities in a series of experiments the SATURN (Self-organising Adaptive Technology Under Resilient Networks) program.

Source: Vendor, 10/22/2010

RSA, VeriFone Team Up to Secure Electronic Payments

VeriFone Systems and RSA are partnering to market their encryption and tokenization applications as an integrated payment security offering to be branded VeriShield Total
Protect. When implemented, VeriShield Total Protect will utilize a consolidated approach to protecting payment card data both pre- and post-authorization.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Verizon Business Introduces Enhanced Security Console

Verizon Business launched an enhanced Risk and Compliance Management Console. The console introduces new risk-management and status-reporting capabilities that provide greater insight into IT security risk, the
company said. Verizon security management program customers also have access to process and workflow optimization tools, as well as a Compliance Scorecard that can be used to analyze risk patterns across multiple industry regulations, including ISO 27002,
COBIT 4.1, PCI DSS 1.2 and HIPAA, and compare their compliance posture with peers.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

SERVERS

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IBM Launches Updated Smart Analytics System 5600

IBM announced the launch of new models in its Smart Analytics System 5600 line. The integrated hardware, software, and services package is designed to help customers create actionable intelligence from collected
information. The latest release includes IBM Infosphere Warehouse 9.7.2, and Cognos Business Intelligence software with the latest IBM System x, x86-based servers. IBM says the new systems have been optimized for the tasks of financial risk management,
managing electronic medical records, and retail marketing. Prices for the Smart Analytics System 5600 start at $50,000.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

NEC Rolls Out New Express5800/ft Fault Tolerant Servers

NEC Corporation of America released new Express5800/ft series fault tolerant servers that support Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, with Hyper-V2 virtualization. The servers were designed for hosting mission critical
business applications in a variety of data center environments, providing redundancy for essential hardware components to avoid system downtime, NEC says. They are now available.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY

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Boeing to Work with DoE’s NREL Labs on Securing Energy

Boeing announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with the joint goal of researching methods of enhancing the US
Department of Defense’s (DOD) secure access to energy around the world. Their collaboration will focus on areas such as cybersecurity, energy management and storage, modeling and simulation, renewable energy technology, microgrid technology, and large
systems-integration facilities.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

IEEE Launches P2030.2 Working Group to Create Smart Grid Standards

The IEEE Standards Association announced the launch of the IEEE P2030.2 Working Group (WG), a new initiative tasked with facilitating wide-scale, consistent implementation of energy storage systems. Specifically
the WG has the goal of creating a standardized framework for the development of discrete and hybrid energy to be integrated directly into the energy system infrastructure. The association hopes this will become the industry’s first cross discipline
guideline for the building of smart grid systems. More information about the IEEE P2030.2 Working Group is available at its mission statement page.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

SMARTPHONES

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Rogers Announces Launch of Samsung Captivate Android Smartphone

Rogers announced the launch of the Samsung Captivate, a Galaxy S series phone. The new handset features a 4-inch AMOLED display, 16GB internal memory (expandable by 32GB via microSD card), 5 MP camera with HD video
recording, and a 1Ghz CPU, all running on version 2.1 of Google‘s Android operating system. The captivate will also ship with the SWYPE keyboard replacement pre-installed. The new device is available now for CA $179.99
on select 3-year plans. More information is available from Rogers’ newly launched Captivate page.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Cable, Internet Firms Fund Initiative for Social Web Entrepreneurs

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announced the sFund, a new $250 million initiative to invest in entrepreneurs inventing social applications and services. Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast, Liberty Media, and Allen & Company all said they have committed to invest in the sFund and serve as strategic partners. The sFund will provide financing, counsel, and
relationship capital for entrepreneurs working in the social Web sector.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

Facebook Launches “Friendship Pages”

Facebook announced the launch of “Friendship Pages,” new combined profiles collect all of the content related to any single relationship. The pages contain public wall posts, comments between the two participants,
photos including both participants, and events they both attended. Friendship Pages will be available to users who are friends with at least one of the members of the relationship, and have permission to access the profiles of both members.

Source: Vendor, 10/28/2010

MySpace Completely Revamps Site, Products

News Corp’s MySpace announced a complete relaunch of both its site and brand name. The social networking site says the redesigned MySpace will focus on music, celebrities, movies, television, and games, and will be
available online, on mobile devices and via offline events. Among the many new features and initiatives of the relaunched site is the creation of “Curators,” a new class of contributordrawn from the user base to lead subsections on topics they’ve shown a
high degree of knowledge in. Other updates include real-time streaming news feeds; over 20,000 pages devoted to specific topics; content hubs dedicated to a particular form of media; personalized recommendations for topics and friends; and a new badge
system which lets users earn awards which can be displayed on their personal profiles. The new site is available now to randomly-selected users in beta form, and will be available to the general public by the end of November. 

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

STANDARDS & PROTOCOLS

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IEEE Signs MoUs with Other Standards Groups

The IEEE Standards Association announced that it has signed four new Memorandums of Understanding with standards organizations in Korea, Japan, and the Middle East. The agreements establish that the organizations
will share knowledge of each group’s standards development activities, facilitate technical cooperation, and seek opportunities for future collaboration or cooperation.

Source: IEEE, 10/25/2010

ITU Radiocom Sector Approves Next Gen Global 4G Technology

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radiocommunication Sector announced that it has completed the assessment of six candidate submissions for the global 4G mobile wireless broadband technology,
otherwise known as IMT-Advanced. The ITU said in a press release that harmonization among the proposals has resulted in two technologies – LTE-Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced –
being accorded the official designation of IMT-Advanced, qualifying them as “true 4G technologies.”

Source: ITU, 10/25/2010

First Wi-Fi Direct-Certified Products Announced

Wi-Fi Direct certification has begun, according to a press release from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The group said products from Atheros,
Broadcom, Intel, Ralink, Realtek, and Cisco will be the first Certified Wi-Fi Direct hardware for the new wireless networking standard. The key feature of the new standard is that it lets devices with 802.11 wireless radios communicate directly with one
another without the need of a wireless router between them. Wi-Fi Direct devices near one another can transfer content at speeds 25 times faster than they could with Bluetooth 2.0. As a result, the standard has been referred to as a “Bluetooth Killer” in
IEEE meetings.

Source: Wi-Fi All, 10/25/2010

STORAGE

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Oracle launches Storage Tek Virtual Library Extension (VLE)

Oracle announced the launch of StorageTek Virtual Library Extension (VLE), its new second tier disk storage solution. VLE is designed to optimize tape processing in mainframe environments. Oracles says this has the
potential to double the scalability of many IBM mainframe solutions. According the Oracle, the system could save customers 50% of their normal costs of migrating data to tape. The Virtual Library Extension is available now
as part of Oracle’s StorageTek product family.

Source: Vendor, 10/27/2010

STREAMING MEDIA

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Level 3, Stream UK Offering Enterprise Streaming Solution

Level 3 announced that it has partnered with London-based Stream UK to offer a joint live-streaming solution for enterprise customers using the Adobe Flash Platform with support for HTTP. The solution, called HTTP
Dynamic Streaming, allows business customers to stream live events within corporate environments, while eliminating previous issues with firewall configuration and strain on the business’s network, Level 3 said. Stream UK is a master reseller of Level 3’s
content delivery network services.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

SUPERCOMPUTERS

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Chinese Supercomputer Expected to Top New “Fastest” List

A Chinese scientific research center has built the fastest supercomputer ever made, replacing the United States as maker of the swiftest machine, according to a report
in The New York Times. The computer, known as Tianhe-1A, has 1.4 times the horsepower of the current top computer, which is at a national laboratory in Tennessee, as measured by the standard test used to gauge how
well the systems handle mathematical calculations. Jack Dongarra, a University of Tennessee computer scientist who maintains the official supercomputer rankings, told the Times that although
the official list of the top 500 fastest machines will not be completed until next week, the Chinese computer “blows away the existing No. 1 machine.” He added, “We don’t close the books until Nov. 1, but I would say it is unlikely we will see a system
that is

Source: NYT, 10/28/2010

WEB COMMERCE

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blinkX Launches Cheep, a Social Shopping Browser Add-On

blinkX announced the public launch of its Cheep social shopping service. The service exists as a browser add-on which actively scans the products a user may be looking at, and attempts to provide the user with the
best prices and reviews on that produce from around the Web. blinkX says Cheep draws from a database of more than 200 top online retailers when providing users with prices and reviews. The social aspect of Cheep takes place on its accompanying Web site. There users can see a real time stream of what other Cheep members are looking for, and what they’ve purchased. The Cheep add-on is currently compatible with Internet Explorer and Firefox on the PC and
Mac.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

PayPal Announces Digital Payment Platform for Virtual Goods

PayPal announced the upcoming availability of PayPal for digital goods, a new service designed to ease the purchasing process of virtual items. The new service will allow users to make microtransactions from directly
within a game, site, or video at the publisher’s discretion. Pricing for the service starts at 5% of the purchase price plus 5 cents for all items under $12. PayPal expects the new virtual payment solution to be available during the late Fall of this
year.

Source: Vendor, 10/26/2010

WIRELESS

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ADC Deploys In-Building Wireless System for Community College

ADC deployed its InterReach Fusion in-building wireless system for Kirkwood Community College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The deployment will boost mobile coverage and capacity at its new teaching hotel and conference
center. It will be available to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, US Cellular, and Verizon subscribers.

Source: Vendor, 10/25/2010

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