Accenture Closes Mogenesis Acquisition

Accenture announced that it has completed its acquisition of Beijing Genesis Interactive Technology Co (Mogenesis), an embedded software services company that specializes in mobile software outsourcing services
and solution licensing for companies in China. Accenture says the acquisition will be used to enhance the capabilities of its own Accenture Embedded Software Services division. No financial terms for the transaction were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Agilent Technologies Acquires Signametrics Assets

Agilent Technologies acquired certain assets of Signametrics, a manufacturer of the digital multimeter (DMM) and modular switching products commonly used in manufacturing
production and automotive test systems. It says the purchase extends its DMM, data acquisition, and switching portfolios.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Amazon Buys Quidsi, Owner of Soap.com, Diapers.com

Amazon announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Quidsi, the parent company of online retail sites Soap.com, BeautyBar.com, and Diapers.com. Amazon says Quidsi will continue to operate as an independent
entity, and will retain its current leadership. The purchase will be completed for a total of $500 million in cash, with $45 million in outstanding debt included. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, and is expected to close in December
2010.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

CenturyLink, Qwest Ink Agreement with Federal Government Customers

CenturyLinkand Qwest, continuing the approval process for their merger, announced they have entered into an agreement with federal government customers in Arizona, Colorado,
and Utah. The agreement addresses the handling of merger-related costs, and the “continued sufficiency of both high service quality and employees with needed security clearances.” As a result of the agreement, the carriers’ federal government customers
will urge the public utility commissions in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah to approve the companies’ merger application with the associated settlement agreement. Qwest and CenturyLink have received more than half of the regulatory approvals needed to complete
the merger transaction. They need approvals from nine additional states and the Federal Communications Commission. CenturyLink expects its acquisition of Qwest to be completed during the first half of 2011.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Colorado PUC Staff Recommends Okaying CenturyLink, Qwest Merger

CenturyLink and Qwest Communications have reached an agreement with the staff of the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on the proposed merger of the two telecoms.
The PUC staff said the merger "is consistent with and not contrary to the public interest" and that it should be approved by the Colorado PUC based on the terms and conditions in the agreement. The staff’s recommendation is subject to review
by PUC commission members. CenturyLink said the PUC staff agreed to a resolution of retail and wholesale issues, which included the companies providing the PUC and staff with regular integration updates and reports. The carriers also agreed to invest a
minimum of $70 million in broadband infrastructure in Colorado over five years.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Harris Corp to Acquire Schlumberger Information Solutions.

Harris Corp announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Schlumberger Information Solutions, an operating unit of Schlumberger Limited, for $397.5 million in cash. Harris says that it will use the
assets of the acquired division to significantly extend its offerings as a provider of managed satellite communications services to customers in harsh climates. The acquisition will be combined with the recently acquired CapRock Communications to form the
new Harris CapRock Communications business. The transaction is still subject to regulatory approval, and is expected to close during the third quarter of Harris’ 2011 fiscal year.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

IBM Completes Acquisition of Netezza

IBM announced that it has completed its acquisition of Netezza. The company says that it will add Netezza’s assets to its Information Management software portfolio in an effort to expand its capabilities, and reduce
customers’ cost of ownership. No transaction terms were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Qwest, CenturyLink Reach Accord with CLEC Integra

Qwest and CenturyLink have reached an agreement on wholesale conditions with Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) Integra
Telecom that resolves concerns Integra had raised about the companies’ pending merger in some states where Qwest operates. As a result of the agreement, Integra has dropped its opposition to the merger in state and federal proceedings.
CenturyLink’s president of Wholesale Operations said the carrier has met with Integra and other CLECs and that, as a "significant interconnecting customer of Qwest, it important that both Qwest and Integra form an effective relationship that will
carry forward poster-merger closing."

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

SAIC Acquires Voice and Text Processing Assets from Three Firms

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced that it has acquired technology, intellectual property, and related assets from a trio of companies that develop human language technologies: AppTek
Partners, Applications Technology, and MediaMind. SAIC’s goal is to construct a complete suite of products for text and voice processing, including machine translation, knowledge management, and automated speech recognition. The new products will be
marketed to the federal government and commercial customers, which the company said will see significant improvements in their ability to process large quantities of text and voice data. No financial terms for the transactions were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

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blinkX to Team with Amino Communications on Set-Top Boxes

blinkX announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Amino Communications, a developer of pure IPTV and hybrid/OTT devices and solutions. The goal of the partnership is to develop an integrated
search, recommendation, and personalization solution powered by blinkx technology, and installed on Amino’s hybrid/OTT set-top boxes. No financial terms, or specific product release timeframes were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CA Teams with Siemens to Form new Carbon Management Initiative

Computer Associates (CA) announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Siemens IT Solutions and Services to develop carbon and sustainability management tools and processes designed to “measure, assess and
report environmental impact and performance within an organization.” The alliance is being formed in response to the UK government’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy
Efficiency Scheme which calls for increased sustainability efforts across the nation. No financial terms for the agreement were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Cisco to Create Smart+Connected Community in London

Cisco Systems is working with London’s Olympic Park Legacy Company to explore opportunities to convert the Park into a Smart+Connected Community. The companies plan to create a community and model for innovation,
working to achieve economic, social, and environmental sustainability following the London 2012 Games. Smart+Connected Communities are part of Cisco’s overall approach to making IP based solutions akin to a fourth utility service, for integrated city
management. Cisco also plans to open an Innovation Center, to showcase ways for technology to continue to transform local businesses and communities.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Microsoft Teams with Intel and NEC for Global Digital Signage Solution

Microsoft announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Intel and NEC to create an integrated digital signage offering for the
global market. The companies say the new joint effort will provide a solution that offers a streamlined, high performance, and highly reliable product with integrated digital content, interactivity, intelligence, and life cycle management. For its part,
NEC will be providing a newly designed controller module for the signage, which incorporates its Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) technology. No specific timeframe for the jointly produced products was disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

NEC Enters Digital Signage Collaboration with Intel, Microsoft

NEC Japan, Intel, and Microsoft announced they will enter a strategic relationship to provide an integrated, digital signage offering,
worldwide, for the retail and digital signage market segments. The news follows an agreement by Intel and Microsoft, announced last January, to develop a validated platform for intelligent digital signage applications. NEC will focus on integrating content
management and media distribution services. The proposed platform will use Intel processors and run Windows Embedded Standard 7.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Open Text Expands Relationship with Oracle

Open Text announced that it has expanded its relationship with Oracle. The company has attained a technology and distribution license for the Oracle Universal Online Archive
Content Management SDK, and will begin embedding Oracle’s software in its own offerings. Open Text says it will use the technology to offer more scalable risk management and archiving solutions.

Source: Vendor, 11/4/2010

Polycom Teams with BroadSoft to Launch Cloud-Based UC Solution

Polycom announced that it has expanded its relationship with BroadSoft to include the joint offering of a new unified communications (UC) solution called the BroadCloud Video
enabled UC cloud. The system combines BroadCloud Video hosted service with Polycom HDX telepresence systems and Polycom VVX 1500 business media phones. Polycom says this will provide a comprehensive voice and video solution, as well as open
interoperability with other standards-based UC systems, and B2B telepresence applications.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Sprint Partners with doxo for Paperless Billing

Sprint announced a partnership with doxo to offer its customers a paperless billing option. Sprint customers can sign up online to receive, manage, and file all of their Sprint
bills for free through doxo.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

BUSINESS CONTINUITY

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Oracle Releases Newest Oracle Tutor Process Documentation Tool

Oracle announced the launch of Oracle Tutor 14, the latest version of its process documentation product. Oracle Tutor centers on
providing a single repository for documenting, and distributing business processes. The company says this method streamlines training and information sharing, improves document consistency, and eases the lifecycle management of corporate policies and
procedures. New features in this version include content conversion capabilities, interoperability with Oracle’s other business process management products, and support for Microsoft Visio diagrams and XPDL-capable modeling files.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

CARRIER SERVICES

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AT&T Launches Smart Controls

AT&T has launched Smart Controls, an online destination designed to give AT&T customers control over their wireless, TV, Internet, and home phone service accounts. Smart controls includes content resources, as well.
Major features available from Smart Controls include the ability to block calls and texts on a wireless phone, and the ability to set parameters for how often children can go online, make and receive phone calls, and the types of programming they can
watch.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

DISH Network Launches Google TV Support, Including Discounted Revues

DISH Network is now offering a fully supported Google TV solution to its customers. The product includes a Logitech Revue unit (MSRP $299) for $179, which can be integrated
with the carrier’s ViP series HD DVR satellite TV receivers, including the ViP 622, ViP 722 and ViP 722k. Customers purchasing the Google TV unit will be required to pay a $4 per month DVR integration fee. Additionally, the company says it is now offering
support to customers that purchased the Logitech Revue separately, and those who own one of Sony‘s new Google TV enabled sets. More information about all of these options is available from DISH Network’s dedicated Google TV page.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

MetroPCS Expands Coverage; Launches 4G LTE Service in LA, Phila

Prepaid wireless carrier MetroPCS announced that its subscribers will be able to use their service in areas covering more than 90% of the US with the introduction of its Metro USA nationwide service. The company
also announced the launch of 4G LTE service in the Los Angeles, CA and Philadelphia, PA metropolitan areas. MetroPCS’ Wireless for All unlimited plans range from $40 to $60 per month, including taxes and regulatory fees.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Telecom New Zealand Debut NZ$100 for 100 MB International Data Roaming

Telecom New Zealand announced a new pricing plan for international data roaming. The plan includes a price of NZ$100 for 100 MB of data. However, this is charged at a rate of NZ$8.00 per MB for the first 12.5 MB
used in a monthly billing cycle. The remaining 87.5 MB block of data is considered free. This means that users will be charged the full amount for any data usage ranging from 12.5 MB to 100 MB in a single month. The plan is available now for all Telecom
New Zealand XT customers, and covers and device from the carrier capable of using data.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Verizon to Deploy 100G Ethernet on Paris-to-Frankfurt Route

Verizon Communications announced that it will deploy before the end of the year the first multivendor 100 gigabit (100G) Ethernet link for its IP backbone on a portion of the company’s European long-haul network.
The company will deploy the 100G router-to-router technology from Paris to Frankfurt. Last year, Verizon deployed a 100G ultra-long-haul optical transmission system on the same 555-mile network route. Verizon’s 100G Ethernet technology will use Juniper
Networks routers and Ciena’s commercially-available 100G Ethernet coherent optical transport solution.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Windstream Expands Services to Some 100 New Markets

Little Rock, Arkansas-based Windstream said it has expanded its unified communications services to nearly 100 new cities within Windstream’s service area. Windstream’s IP solutions combine voice, data and
Internet services over the same connection. Windstream said it is expanding its VoIP and data services to additional cities in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Nebraska, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Georgia, and Kentucky.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

CLOUD COMPUTING

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NEC to Roll Out Cloud Communicator Device for Client Services

NEC Japan is preparing to launch LifeTouch, a “cloud communicator” device it plans to position in a category between PC and mobile phone, to support corporate client services through cloud computing. The tablet
terminal will have a seven inch LCD display, and employ the Android operating system. It will be available by the end of November, in Japan. It also began selling IFS Applications as a service – which includes components to support corporate financials,
supply chain, and manufacturing – hosted in a NEC cloud oriented data center.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

NTT Com to Launch Biz Hosting Global Service in January

NTT Communications announced that its Biz Hosting Global virtual hosting service will launch in Shanghai, China on January 5, 2011 through partnerships with local firms. The service – currently available in Europe, Hong
Kong, Japan, and the United States – is part of NTT Com’s BizCITY lineup of cloud-based enterprise services. Biz Hosting Global will use NTT Com’s data center in Shanghai to enable Japanese and other multinational companies to outsource IT infrastructure
initiatives. NTT Com also said it will launch an upgraded Biz Hosting Global customer portal on January 5. The upgrade will enable one-stop monitoring of optional services, such as firewall, external storage, backup, and load balancer.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Open-Xchange to Offer E-mail, Groupware in Poland

Open-Xchange announced that it has signed agreements with SuperHost.pl and uti.pl to begin offering its e-mail and groupware products, in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) form, to customers in Poland. Open-Xchange
says the providers will be providing customers with a localized, Polish-language version of its products.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS & EQUIPMENT

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Alcatel to Provide IP/MPLS for Stratos Global Network

Alcatel-Lucent will provide an Internet Protocol/Multi-protocol Label Switching infrastructure for Stratos Global, to extend its backbone network and allow it to provide extended offshore communications for
the oil and gas industry. The deployment should improve connectivity between oil rigs, platforms, and offshore vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Ericsson to Provide Radio Base Stations for Softbank

Ericsson is providing radio base station (RBS) technology to upgrade Softbank Mobile’s high-speed packet access (HSPA) radio access network, in Japan, presumably to help improve call quality and boost capacity for
smartphone and tablet users. It is deploying the RBS technology in several markets, including Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, three cities that cover 50 percent of the Japanese population and represent one of the most dense data traffic areas in the world. The
upgrade will be concluded in March 2011.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Ericsson to Provide LTE Technology for Denmark-based Operator

Ericsson agreed to provide technology to help TDC, a Denmark-based operator, upgrade its nationwide network to 4G. Ericsson will roll out a complete longterm evolution solution, including radio access and core
network equipment, as well as provide managed services.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Huawei to Provide SingleRAN Technology for Grameenphone

Huawei Technologies will provide the large scale capacity expansion for Grameenphone’s next generation mobile network in Bangladesh, as part of a new three-year agreement. It will deploy SingleRAN radio area network
technology, and install thousands of base stations throughout the country. Grameenphone is a subsidiary of Telenor.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Juniper Provides Routers for Malaysia’s MYREN Network

Juniper Networks provided routing technology – running on a Junos operating system – to help the Malaysian Research and Education Network (MYREN) migrate its network infrastructure. MYREN was founded by the
Malaysian central government, to support the country’s transition to a knowledge based economy. It links 68 academic research institutions, and is also linked to national research and education networks throughout the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North
America.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Siemens to Upgrade HDI-Gerling Communications Infrastructure

Siemens IT Solutions and Services was commissioned by German insurance firm HDI-Gerling to modernize its domestic communications infrastructure over a seven year period. Siemens will provide 10,000 HDI-Gerling staff
with a communications infrastructure from Siemens Enterprise Communications. The new landscape will be rolled out at 263 customer locations in Germany. The order is valued at 140 million EUR ($191 million USD).

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CONFERENCING

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NEC Adds Video Collaboration to SV100 Communications Server

NEC Corporation of America announced it will add desktop video collaboration features – courtesy of a Polycom business media phone – to the UNIVERGE SV8100 communications server. The added functionality will let the
user incorporate video, high definition voice, and integrated applications on a color touchscreen desk phone, with a single touch.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CONSULTING & MANAGED SERVICES

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Ericsson Wins TeliaSonera, China Unicom Contracts

Ericsson renewed a managed services contract with TeliaSonera International Carrier, agreeing to perform field operations services for its voice and data networks. TeliaSonera has a presence in Austria, France,
Germany, the UK, and the US, among other countries. It was also awarded a managed services contract, with China Unicom, to provide managed services for base station sites, fixed network, and transmission technology in five Chinese cities, over the next
three years.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Verizon Business to Provide Managed Services for Energy Company

Verizon Business announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with National Grid, an international electricity and gas company, to develop the firm’s new
fully-managed communications capability. Verizon services will include wide and local area networks, telecommunications services, voice services, selected security services, and video conferencing. National Grid delivers gas and electricity to customers
across Great Britain and the Northeastern United States. It said the selection of Verizon as a technology partner is part of a company-wide transformation its information services, and that it expects to spend more than $27 million USD in the next two
years to modernize its networks and telecommunications infrastructure.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS

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AWS Announces Major Changes to CloudFront Content Delivery Network

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made three announcements about its Amazon CloudFront content delivery network. First, CloudFront is now entering General Availability (GA) status, following the close of its public beta period.
Second, CloudFront can now be used on any origin server that holds the original, definitive versions of the customer’s content, including Amazon EC2 instances. Lastly, Amazon is now offering a Service Level
Agreement for CloudFront which guarantees service credits if availability drops below 99.9%. More information about Amazon CloudFront, and all of these features, is available from its product page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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Avaya Launches Data Networking Architecture

Avaya launched a new data networking architecture designed to provide virtualization to help address growing content and business collaboration demands within the data center. The Virtual Enterprise Network
Architecture (VENA) can help manage business applications and service deployments in and between data center and campus, it says. The new VENA architecture features a virtual services fabric that spans the entire network, providing one-touch management for
provisioning and policy configurations.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

CRM

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SugarCRM Expands Capabilities of CRM Suite

SugarCRM announced several new additions to its CRM suite. The company has added an iPhone application to the suite’s mobile capabilities, and the suite now supports 13 languages, including localized currency
customizations. Lastly, SugarCRM has enhanced the social capabilities of the suite, including the addition of a Twitter connector. More information about the updates to the SugarCRM suite are available from its What’s New page. The iPhone application is available as a free download from the Apple App Store

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

CYBERCRIME

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GSA Worker Puts Employees’ Personal Data at Risk

The Washington Post reported that the personal data of thousands of federal workers is at risk after a General Services Administration worker mistakenly sent the names and
Social Security numbers of the agency’s 12,000 workers to a private e-mail account. The incident occurred Sept. 16, and GSA security officials learned about it Sept. 22 in a weekly e-mail security report, a spokeswoman told the Post. Workers first learned
of the data breach in an agency-wide e-mail sent Sept. 28. GSA would not say why it waited 12 days to inform workers of the breach. The agency is offering free credit monitoring for a year and $25,000 in identity theft insurance coverage to all
workers,.

Source: WaPo, 11/11/2010

UK Royal Navy Web Site Sunk by Hacker

Sophos reported that a hacker believed to be from Romania claimed to have attacked the UK’s Royal Navy Web site and obtained the usernames and passwords of administrators.
The hacker, who goes by the name “TinKode,” has exploited holes in NASA‘s Web site and US military sites in the past.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE

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Capgemini Launches TMap Accelerator for HP Quality Center

Capgemini announced the launch of its TMap Accelerator for HP Quality Center, a new product designed to help developers achieve their software quality goals. Capgemini says the new solution integrates testing
processes with a test management tool to provide quality assurance teams with a set of templates to expedite their workflow. The Tmap Accelerator for HP can be downloadedfrom Capgemini,
and more information about this product, and Capgemini’s other quality assurance solutions can be found on its testing page.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SOFTWARE

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Adobe Launches Beta of Adobe Audition for OS X

Adobe launched a public beta of its new Adobe Audition for the Mac OS X operating system. Audition is an audio toolset that offers recording, mixing, editing, and mastering. The software can be used to edit single
tracks, or multiple track simultaneously, and uses “audio sweetening” technology to improve unusable tracks. The public beta is currently available for download from the Adobe Labs page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CA Launches Latest Revisions in ARCserve Software Line

Computer Associates (CA) launched the latest version of its CA ARCserve solution family. The latest additions to CA ARCserve Replication and CA ARCserve High
Availability include multi-stream replication, which boosts speeds on high-latency networks; a custom application protection wizard designed to increase ease-of-use; a customer conduit, which incorporates social networking and other Web 2.0 functionality;
and support for numerous Microsoft applications. The new versions are available at no additional cost for customers with active maintenance agreements.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Convergys Announces launch of Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0

Convergys has updated its Smart Rating and Billing Manager software with revision 5.0. The solution is designed for utility and communications companies using advanced credit management. Features of the software
include real-time functionality for post and pre-paid billing, flexible lifecycle management, improved support for communications providers, and improved cost efficiencies. Smart Rating and Billing Manager 5.0 is available now as part of Convergys’ Smart BSS Solutions.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING

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Infor Unveils WFM Workbrain Version 5.1 with Performance Improvements

Infor unveiled the latest version of its Infor WFM Workbrain workforce management solution. Improvements to this release, version 5.1, include significantly improved computational efficiency, code optimizations, and
numerous functionality enhancements. More information about Infor’s WFM Workbrain solution is available from the company’s workforce management page.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Oracle Launches Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center

Oracle has launched the Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center. The company said the new solution provides
customers with a unified method of managing all of their installed Oracle hardware. Its capabilities include integrated infrastructure management, integrated “Application-to-Disk” management, lifecycle management, and integrated hardware management and
support. More information about Ops Center is available from Oracle’s Enterprise Manager 11g product page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

FINANCIAL

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Allscripts Reports Growing Revenue, Thin Profits on Eclipsys Merger

Allscripts reported its financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. Revenue grew 12%, year-over-year, to reach $242.4 million. Net income was a modest $1.4 million, or $0.01, due to $19.6
million worth of transaction-related expenses resulting from the company’s merger with Eclipsys. On these results, Allscripts altered its FY financial guidance to a total revenue of $332-$337 million, and an EPS of $0.18-$0.19.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

AmerisourceBergen Board Approves Dividend of $0.10 Per Share

AmerisourceBergen announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share of the company’s common stock. This amount will be payable on December 6, 2010 to all
shareholders of record by the close of business on November 22, 2010. The company notes that this marks the fifth consecutive quarter which it has raised its dividend by 25% or more.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

blinkX Reports Doubled Revenue, First Profitable Period Ever

blinkX announced its results for the first six months of its 2010 fiscal year, ending September 30, 2010. The company reported a total revenue of $27.3 million, more than doubling its total of $13.1 million from the
first half of 2009. Net profits were $2.02 million, or $0.66 per share. This vastly improved on the first half of last year, when the company lost $6.9 million, and represented the company’s first period of profitability ever. Suranga Chandratillake,
blinkX’s CEO, said its success is due to the company’s increased distribution points, including a 107% increase in its video streams.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CenturyLink Board Approves Quarterly Dividend

CenturyLink announced that its Board of Directors voted to declare a quarterly cash dividend of $.725 per share, payable on December 20, 2010, to shareholders of record on December 7, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Cisco Q1 Earnings Up

Cisco Systems reported profits of $1.9 billion USD, or $0.34 per share, for its 2011 fiscal first quarter, ended October 30, 2010. Cisco noted, however, that a sluggish outlook for fiscal Q2 may cast doubt on the
pace of recovery in corporate technology spending. Cisco’s earnings were up eight percent from 2010 fiscal first quarter profits of $1.8 billion, or $0.30 per share. Revenues were $10.75 billion USD, up 19 percent from 2010 fiscal first quarter revenues
of $9.02 billion. CEO John Chambers said new orders from government customers and some service providers fell below expectations even though quarterly results were "solid."

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Convergys Reports Falling Revenue, Increased Profits in Q3 Results

Convergys posted its financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled $556 million, down from the same period last year when the company reported a total of $591
million. Net income registered at $35 million, or $0.28 per share. This was up from the quarter a year ago, which saw the company reporting $30 million, or $0.24 per share. Convergys president and CEO Jeff Fox said the company is working on simplifying its
business and improving product values to increase future revenue.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

CSC Posts Sliding Revenue and Profits for Q2 2011

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) announced its financial results for the second quarter of its 2011 fiscal year. The company’s revenue came in at $3.97 billion, down slightly from the $4.04 billion reported for the
same period last year. Net income also fell, down to $193 million, or $1.19 per share, versus the $216 million or $1.42 reported during the corresponding quarter of 2009. CSC blames the sliding revenue and profits on a general slow down of its North
American Public Sector (NPS) business, but says that it expects improvements during the second half of its 2011 fiscal year due to several contracts signed during this quarter.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

DIRECTV Profits Up 27% in Q3 on Increased Subscriber Numbers

El Segundo, California-based satellite TV provider DIRECTV reported an increase in third quarter 2010 revenues of 10% to $6.03 billion USD, operating profit before depreciation and amortization (OPBDA) of 10%, to
$1.48 billion, and operating profit of 27% to $868 million compared with last year’s third quarter. DIRECTV reported third quarter net income increased 31% to $479 million, and diluted earnings per share grew 49% to $0.55 compared with the same period
last year. The company said gross and net subscriber additions increased in both its US and Latin American businesses for the first time in 2« years. DIRECTV provides digital television service to 18.93 million customers in the United States and 8.18
million customers in Latin America.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Dish Network Revenue, Profit Up in Third Quarter

US satellite TV provider Dish Network saw its total revenue increase by 10.9 percent to $3.21 billion USD for the quarter ended September 30. Its profit for the third quarter was $245 million, or $0.55 per
share, compared with $81 million, or $0.18 per share, for the same period in 2009. Dish Network lost approximately 29,000 net subscribers during the quarter, ending the quarter with approximately 14.289 million subscribers.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Global Crossing Proposes Private Offering of $150 Million

Global Crossing announced that it intends to offer $150 million USD of its senior notes due in 2019 in a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. The purpose of the offering is to refinance Global
Crossing’s 5% convertible senior notes due in 2011, and to pay related premium, fees, and expenses.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

IDT to Spin Off Energy Division; Initiate Share Exchange

IDT announced a series of decisions designed to establish a framework for “long term appreciation of shareholder value.” In the most significant of the moves, IDT’s board directed its management to pursue a
spin-off of IDT’s Genie Energy division. Genie Energy includes: IDT Energy, an energy services company operating in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; American Shale Oil Corporation, which holds IDT’s interest in the a joint oil shale venture with
Total, SA operating in Western Colorado; Israel Energy Initiatives, which holds a majority interest in an oil shale venture in Israel, and; certain related, smaller initiatives, and the cash resources necessary to execute the projects. The board also
directed management to explore options to license and defend certain intellectual property rights currently owned by IDT Telecom and Net2Phone related to VoIP and other aspects of the telecommunications industry, including a possible spin-off of a separate
entity.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Lenovo Profits Up 45 Percent on Strong PC Sales

Lenovo announced profits of $77 million USD, with $0.81 per share, for the 2010 fiscal second quarter ended September 30th, on the strength of a 33 percent jump in PC sales, worldwide. This was up 45 percent from
2009 fiscal second quarter profits. Revenues were $5.8 billion, a 41 percent jump from 2009 fiscal second quarter revenues. Lenovo said that laptop sales generated 60 percent of its sales revenue.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Siemens to Spend 310M EUR in Employee Bonuses

Siemens announced it will spend approximately 310 million EUR ($423 million USD) in one-time payments and bonuses to its 400,000 employees, worldwide.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Swisscom Announces Flat Revenue, Decreased Profits, Increased Guidance

Swisscom reported its financial results for the third quarter of its 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue remained flat, year-over-year, at CHF 8.9 billion. Net income fell 8.2% from CHF 1.53 billion during the
corresponding quarter of 2009 to CHF 1.4 billion this quarter. The company blamed its falling profits on the provision of funds for its continued proceedings against Fastweb, and depreciation. Despite the downward trend of its profits, Swisscom raised its
year-end revenue projection to CHF 9.35 billion, although it warns that number could change based on the outcome of the aforementioned proceedings.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Telecom New Zealand Reports Declining Revenue, Halved Profits

Telecom New Zealand announced its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2010. The company’s revenue totaled $1.3 billion, down 2.9% from the same quarter last year. Net earnings were halved,
year-over-year, dropping to $83 million. This results in earnings per share of $4, versus the $9 reported a year ago. The company blamed a portion of this reduction in profits on a $16 million increase in regulatory cost, and increased competition. One
bright spot for the company was its broadband revenues, which saw a 5% increase, year-over-year.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Telefonica O2 Reports Revenue Growth, Sliding Income

Telefonica O2 released its financial results for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. Revenues totaled EUR 3.96 billion, a 13.7% increase over the same period last year, when the company took in EUR 3.48 billion.
Operating income did not fare as well, falling 61.9% from EUR 262 million during Q3 2009 to EUR 100 million this quarter. Despite falling income, the company boasted a 166.1% overall increase in Internet usage, thanks mostly to a continued demand for
smartphones.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Telus Posts Modest Gains In Revenue, Income; Raises Dividend

Telus posted its financial results for the third quarter of the 2010 fiscal year. Revenue totaled C$2.4 billion, a 1.8% increase over the same period, last year. Net income also saw modest gains, rising 1.5% to C$937
million. This resulted in C$0.89 in earnings per share, 6% more than the third quarter of 2009. On these results Telus announced an increased quarterly dividend of C$0.525 per share of the company’s common stock. This amount will be payable on January 4,
2011 to all shareholders of record by the close of business on December 10, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Toshiba Reports Strong Profits from Memory Chip Sales

Toshiba Japan posted earnings of 27.3 billion JPY ($331 million USD) for the 2010 fiscal second quarter, ended September 30th, as it experienced strong sales of memory chips for computers, smartphones, and other
gadgets. Its digital product business, including LCD TVs and personal computers, also enjoyed boost in sales. Its profits were up from 2009 fiscal second quarter earnings of 94 million JPY. Revenues were 1.6 trillion JPY, up from 2009 fiscal second quarter
revenues of 1.58 trillion JPY.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS

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Accenture Earns Place in Prime Contract with CDC

Accenture announced that it has been selected as a prime contractor by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agreement will allow Accenture to compete for contracts in the areas of information
management services and IT infrastructure services. The categories have a respective ceiling value of $3 billion, and $1 billion, over a 10-year period.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Harris Corp Receives $15 Million Air Force Support Contract

Harris Corp announced that it has received a contract from the US Air Force for its Headquarters Air Force Information Management Enterprise Business Solutions Software Development Services Support program. The $15
million deal will see Harris providing technical services such as program requirements management, process engineering, and systems administration. The agreement has a one-year base period, and single one-year extension.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

SAIC Receives $45 Million Contract from NSWC Crane Division

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) received a contract from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) – Crane Division to provide technical and engineering services for its Spectrum Warfare Systems
Department. The contract has a three-year base period, two one-year award term options, and a total value of more than $45 million if all options are exercised.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

SAIC Signs $39 Million Contract with Naval Air Systems Command

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced that it has received a $39 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for engineering and technical services to the Persistent
Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program Office. SAIC’s tasks will include systems engineering, analysis, development, integration, testing, and fleet introduction. The contract has a one-year base period, and 4 annual options.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

SAIC Receives Prime IT Contract for FBI

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) received a prime contract from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide IT services to itself and other Department of Justice agencies. SAIC was one of
46 companies selected for the so-called Technology Supplies and Support Services (IT Triple S) contract. The company expects to provide services in the areas of cybersecurity, systems engineering, software development, counter-terrorism analytics,
biometrics, and maintenance. The contract has a one-year base period, 7 annual options, and a ceiling value of $30 billion for all awardees.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

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Harris Corp Receives Follow on Contract from MED Trends

Harris Corp received a follow-on contract from MED Trends to continue to develop national patient registries for US military veterans. The new contract has a one-year base period, two one-year options, and builds on
the deal originally signed between the companies in October of 2008. Under the new contract, Harris will continue to maintain the registries it has already created, as well as develop new registries for specialized areas of veterans’ medical treatment. No
financial terms for the new contract were disclosed.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Qualcomm Announces New Mobile Health Info System

QUALCOMM announced its Mobile Health Information System (MHIS) project in South Africa, which includes 3G wireless technology and an Internet capable mobile device, pre-loaded with a clinical library. MHIS was
designed to provide nurses and other hospital staff with access to medical resources, on demand. The project is available through the Qualcomm Wireless Reach initiative. It is a collaborative effort alongside the Eastern Cape Department of Health, the Port
Elizabeth Hospital Complex, MTN South Africa, and the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

INDUSTRY GROUPS

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US Pilots’ Unions: Full Body Scanning A Health Risk

Pilots’ unions for US Airways and American Airlines are urging their members to avoid full-body scanning at airport security checkpoints, citing health risks and other concerns.
“Pilots should NOT submit to AIT (Advanced Imaging Technology) screening,” wrote Capt. Mike Cleary, president of the US Airline Pilots Association, in a letter to members this week reported by CNN. USAPA represents more
than 5,000 US Airways pilots. "Based on currently available medical information, USAPA has determined that frequent exposure to TSA-operated scanner devices may subject pilots to significant health risks," Cleary wrote. American Airlines
pilots have also received guidance from their union (the Allied Pilots Association) to decline full-body scanning. APA represents 11,000 pilots.

Source: CNN, 11/11/2010

New Computing Alliance Established in Asia

The Asia Cloud Computing Association – an open collaboration forum – was established today. The nonprofit, vendor neutral group will address regional issues related to adopting cloud computing in Asia, with a special focus on privacy, security concerns,
compliance, and regulatory mandates. Founding members include Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems, EMC, Microsoft, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Verizon, among others.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

INTERNET

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ICANN to Publish TLD Guidebook

Internet domain oversight body ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) said it plans to publish on November 9th what it hopes will be the final version of its guidebook for organizations applying
for new top-level domains (TLDs). With the publication, ICANN is entering the final phase of a sweeping plan to add hundreds of new top-level domain names, which could include such extensions as .nyc, .africa, and .sport. The guidebook is available from ICANN’s Web site.

Source: ICANN, 11/8/2010

ICANN Shutting Down Interim Trust Anchor Repository

The Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the Interim Trust Anchor Repository will soon be retired from service. The repository allowed top-level domain
operators using the DNSSEC protocol to register their trust anchor in the absence of a signed DNS root zone. The signed DNS root zone was launched in July, and removed the need for the repository. No new applications are being accepted, and ICANN plans on
removing the existing listings from the repository on November 18, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 11/4/2010

ICANN Announces Board’s Resolution on gTLD Competition

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that its Board of Directors has decided to allow new gTLD (generic Top Level Domain) registries to own registrars, and opted not to create any
rules prohibiting registrars from applying for or operating new gTLD registries. In the works for more over 2 years, this new policy is designed to increase the competition for new gTLD registrations. The resolution on this matter also included provisions which includes a new code of conduct, sanctions, auditing requirements, and a method for ICANN to refer competition issues to
governmental competition authorities.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Mozilla Launches New Firefox 4 Beta with Speed Boosts

Mozilla announced the latest release of its Firefox 4 browser beta. This newest edition of the delayed browser includes the J„gerMonkey just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler, support for hardware accelerated
graphics, and plug-in free 3d capabilities made possible by WebGL. Mozilla says the overall results is a speedier browsing experience, even on media-heavy sites. The latest beta is always available from Mozilla’s download page.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

MSN Teams with BermanBraun to Launch BLTWY Political Celebrity Site

MSN announced that it has teamed with BermanBraun to launch BLTWY, a new site dedicated to “the celebrity side of politics.” The site includes full screen photo galleries,
stories, and videos in a scrolling format, as well as interactive polls. BLTWY joins the previous joint effort between MSN and BermanBraun, Wonderwall, their generalized celebrity gossip site.

Source: Vendor, 11/6/2010

Pew Study: Only A Small Percentage Are Using Location-Based Services

According to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life project, the number of people using location-based services like Foursquare and Gowalla remains small, and does not appear to be growing. The study found that 4% of online adults say they use a service such as Foursquare or Gowalla that allows them to share their location with friends and to find others who
are nearby, and that on any given day, only 1% of Internet users are using such services. Location-based services such as Foursquare and Gowalla use Internet-connected mobile devices’ geolocation capabilities to let users notify others of their
locations by "checking in" to that location.

Source: Pew.org, 11/9/2010

Netscape Creator Launches New Social Network-Heavy Browser: Rockmelt

Netscape creator Marc Andreessen designed and launched a new Web browser with social networking in mind this week. The new browser integrates Facebook, Twitter, and numerous other social networks and sites directly into a cloud-friendly user interface.
The company says this prevents the need to use disparate sharing and chat systems from around the Web when users wish to share their activities. The Chromium based browser also includes site update alerts, RSS support, and built-in search functionality.
Rockmelt is currently in a closed beta phase. However, interested users can apply for early access at Rockmelt’s homepage

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Yahoo Launches Weekend Edition News Page with Buick

Yahoo, in collaboration with Buick, unveiled its new Weekend Edition, a news feature offering video and editorial content. Buick will be sponsoring the page, and
will be placing high-profile advertising in the Weekend Edition.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

LAPTOPS & TABLETS

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National Labor Board Steps in on Case of Firing over Facebook Comments

The National Labor Board has gotten involved in the case of a woman who was allegedly fired over derisive posts about her employer on Facebook, the New York Times reports. This
marks the first official acknowledgement of comments made on a social network being considered protected activity. The company, American Medical Response of Connecticut, says the firing was due to the employee violating a company policy which prohibits its
employees from mentioning the company on social media sites “in any way.” A spokesperson from the labor board says this activity would clearly be protected under the National Labor Relations Act in the same manner as a water-cooler conversation would be;
furthermore, the company’s social networking policy was overly broad, and limited its worker’s ability to discuss working conditions. For its part, the employer says the labor board’s accusations are without merit, and cites multiple complaints about the
employee in question as additional grounds for her firing. The case is scheduled to be heard in court on January 25, 2011.

Source: NYT, 11/11/2010

Toshiba Rolls Out 4G WiMAX-Backed Portege Laptops

The Toshiba Digital Products Division released new 4G WiMAX-ready models of its Portege R700 laptop. 4G WiMAX services are currently available in 54 US cities, with plans underway to expand into Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, and Pittsburgh by year’s end. The Intel based Portege R700 ultra-portable systems are less than an inch thick, and weigh three pounds. The models cost between $1,349-$1,699 USD
and are available via Toshiba’s Preferred Partner Program resellers and e-tailers.

Source: Vendor, 11/12/2010

LEGAL

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Microsoft Suing Motorola over Xbox 360 Technology

Microsoft is suing Motorola over technology contained within its latest Xbox 360 version, according to gaming blog Kotaku. The suit alleges that Motorola is charging “excessive and discriminatory” royalties for the technology it produced for the console. This includes the gaming system’s
wireless LAN capabilities, as well as its ability to play the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video codec. Microsoft is requesting that the court determine a more realistic royalty rate, and that it be compensated for Motorola’s alleged breach of contract.

Source: Kotaku, 11/10/2010

Motorola Files Complaints Against Microsoft in US Courts

Motorola Mobility filed complaints against Microsoft, alleging it infringed on 16 patents for PC and server software, Windows mobile software, and Xbox products. The Motorola
patents directed to PC and server software relate to Windows OS, digital video coding, e-mail technology – including Exchange, Messenger and Outlook – Windows Live instant messaging, and object oriented software architecture. The complaints were filed in
US District Court in Southern Florida and Western Wisconsin.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

EPIC Sues TSA to Stop Full-Body Scan Program

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) filed a petition for review and a motion for an emergency stay, asking the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to suspend the Transportation Security Administration‘s full body scanner program. EPIC said that the program is “unlawful, invasive, and ineffective.” EPIC argued that the federal agency has violated the Administrative Procedures
Act, the Privacy Act, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the Fourth Amendment. EPIC cited the “invasive nature of the devices, the TSA’s disregard of public opinion, and the impact on religious freedom.”

Source: EPIC, 11/9/2010

MALWARE WATCH

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Kaspersky: Malicious Attachments Still A Big Threat

Kaspersky Lab released a report on spam trends in the third quarter of 2010, revealing that messages with malicious
attachments more than doubled in the third quarter of the year, and averaged 4.6% compared to 1.9% in the second quarter. Overall, the amount of spam in the third quarter fell compared to the previous quarter and averaged 82.3%. This was due to the closure
of over 20 control centers used by the Pushdo / Cutwail botnet.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

McAfee Spots Facebook App that Links to Malware

McAfee researchers have discovered that a malicious Java applet is spreading via Facebook. When browsing to a specific Facebook application page displayed in an Eastern European
language, the page connects to a malicious site that hosts a signed Java applet that claims to be a Java update. The only indication of suspicious activity is the fact that the digital signature cannot be verified by a trusted source. The warning also
requests permission from the user to run the applet.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

MOBILE APPS

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Apple Announces iAd Upgrade Deal with Dentsu Group

Apple announced an agreement with the Dentsu Group to upgrade its iAd mobile advertising network by 2011. iAd – launched in the US last July – allows the user to stay within a current app while engaging with an ad,
watching a video, playing a game, or using in-ad purchase to download an app or buy iTunes content. It is built into iOS 4. Dentsu will be responsible for selling and “creative execution” of iAds, which Apple will host, target, and deliver to iPhone and
iPod touch users in Japan.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Ask.com Launches Q&A App for the iPhone

Ask.com announced that it is launching a new Q&A Service for Mobile Devices. Dubbed the Ask for iPhone app, the new software allows users to ask questions, or answer those posed by other users, directly from their
phones. Features of the application include voice recognition, question routing based on user expertise, and push notifications when a user’s question has been answered. The application is available now as a free download from the Apple App Store.

Source: Vendor, 11/5/2010

AT&T Rolls Out Hosted Mobile Sales Force Application

AT&T has launched SalesNOW, a fully-hosted mobile contact and deal management application designed for mobile sales teams using a range of mobile devices. AT&T said it is working with Interchange Solutions to support
the new application, which offers users the ability to manage leads and customer contact information, including capturing call notes in real time; track sales; and manage e-mail. SalesNow is available for $19.95 per user, per month. Supported devices are
the RIM BlackBerry and Apple iPhone; AT&T expects to add support for iPad, Android, and Windows in early 2011.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Google Launches Mobile Search App for the Windows 7 Phone OS

Google announced the launch of its Google Search App for the Windows Phone 7 platform. Although it may seem like an odd combination, Microsoft maintains a Bing app on the Android Marketplace as well. The application
supports searching the Web, images, local content, news, and more. It does not, however, have any of the voice search functionality of its Android and iPhone counterparts. The application is available now as a free download from the Zune Marketplace on all
Windows Phone 7 Devices.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Mozilla Launches Updated Firefox 4 Beta for Mobile

Mozilla announced the release of an updated version of its Firefox 4 Beta for mobile browser. The new edition, now available in 10 languages, includes improvements such as reduced memory usage, improved text
rendering, and a 60% reduction in installation size for Android devices, as well as numerous aesthetic improvements and UI tweaks. The latest Firefox 4 Beta for mobile edition is available from Mozilla’s beta page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Open Text launches Native Apps for iPhone, iPad

Open Text launched a pair of native Open Text Everywhere clients for Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The new apps allow users to
remotely access a full set of Open Text ECM Suite 2010 capabilities via the Open Text Content Server. This includes the ability to deliver all aspects of the ECM suite, including its permission model and audit capabilities to any supported device. These
new versions of Open Text Everywhere are available for download from the Apple App store.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Opera Announces Launch of Opera Mobile 10.1 for Android

Opera announced the launch of its Opera Mobile 10.1 beta for the Android operating system. Improvements made to this update include faster page loads, smoother scrolling and zooming, and Opera Turbo, a technology
which reduces the browser’s data usage by 80%. The newest version of Opera Mobile for Android is available for download from Opera’s mobile page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Polycom Announces Agreement for Video Apps on Samsung GALAXY Tabs

Polycom announced that it has signed an agreement with Samsung to provide pre-installed standards-based video applications to be embedded and distributed on the company’s GALAXY
Tab. Polycom says the software will support its standards-based network solutions, and will be available on both 3G and 4G versions of the device.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

MOBILE PLATFORMS

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Amazon Unveils New Royalty Plan for Periodicals on Kindle Platform

Amazon announced the launch of a new royalty pricing scheme for publishers of newspapers and periodicals on its Kindle e-book platform. The new option gives publishers a royalty of 70% of the retail price, net of
delivery costs. The new plan requires that customers must be able to read the published item on all devices supported by Amazon’s Kindle app ecosystem, and that it be readable in all geographies in which the publisher has rights. The new terms will be
available beginning December 1, 2010.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Microsoft Officially Launches Windows Phone 7 Mobile OS in the US

Microsoft officially launched its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system in the US. The company’s new OS is launching with devices made by HTC, Samsung, LG, and Dell. Handsets are now available on the AT&T and T-Mobile
networks, with Sprint expected to offer its first device in early 2011.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Manufacturing Company Deploys Sprint Mobile Integration

Sprint said BMW Manufacturing Company of Spartanburg, SC has implemented Sprint Mobile Integration for employees throughout its operations. Mobile Integration extends PBX functionality to Sprint mobile phones. With
Sprint’s integrated mobility solution, BMW employees now have a single voicemail, five-digit dialing within the operation, and one phone number from which they can be reached by on- or off-facility callers.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

OPERATING SYSTEMS

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Red Hat Launches Enterprise Linux 6

Red Hat announced the launch of its Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 software. The company says the latest version includes such updates as reduced cost of ownership, increased agility, and decreases IT complexity. Red Hat
says the newest version of its titular operating system is designed for future usage, including future-proofing its virtualization and cloud functionality. More information about the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is available from Red Hat’s Web site.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION

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Ask.com to Quit Search Business, Return to Q&A

Ask.com will soon be returning to its original business model of a question and answer service, the New York Times reported. In an interview with the Times, Doug Leeds, President of
Ask.com, said that the move was the “best use of our scarce resources.” The reallocation will include the layoff of 130 employees, and the closing of the company’s Edison, NJ, and Hangzhou, China offices. Ask.com will continue to offer search services on
its site but will switch to a third-party index provider for the results.

Source: NYT, 11/10/2010

BT Opens Customer Innovations Showcase Centre in Beijing

BT announced the opening of its new Customer Innovations Showcase Center in Beijing, China. The new facility will offer video conferencing, IT networking, and other communications services. BT also plans on offering its
services to local Chinese businesses wishing to expand their communications capabilities.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Convergys Announces Jeff Fox to Remain President and CEO

Convergys announced that current president and CEO Jeff Fox has signed a renewal agreement to remain in his current positions with the company. Fox has been president and CEO since February 10, 2010, and a member
of the company’s board since February 2009.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Google Fires Employee who Leaked Internal Memo on 10% Pay Raise

Google has fired an employee accused of leaking the memo that revealed the company’s recent 10% universal pay raise, CNN Money reports. The raise is widely believed to have been a measure to curtail a recent trend of Google
employees leaving to work at othes Silicon Valley firms, particularly Facebook. Google has refused to comment on the incident, saying only that “competitive compensation plans are important to the future of the
company.”

Source: CNN Money, 11/11/2010

HP to Open Six New Service Delivery Facilities

HP Enterprise Services announced new global services delivery hubs in Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, India, Malaysia, and the Philippines, designed to address client demand for scalable services by offering
applications, infrastructure technology, and business process outsourcing services. The expansion is part of a $1 billion USD investment to grow its Enterprise Services business, announced last June.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

HP Announces New Directors for Cybersecurity Practice

HP Enterprise Services announced several new members of its US Public Sector Cybersecurity Practice. Appointees include: former US Air Force Colonel Ed Keegan, as director of Defense Cybersecurity Strategies;
former DARPA program manager Tim Gibson, as director of Cybersecurity Capability Development; and retired Navy Commander Al Kinney as director of Cybersecurity Capabilities. It says the additions will help bolster the unit’s strategic direction, while also
helping better address the needs of its US government clients. ;

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

IBM Launches New Solutions Specialty Partner Program

IBM announced the launch of its new Industry Solutions Specialty partner program. The program is designed to aid independent software vendors (ISVs) in a variety of industries by providing them with access to new IBM
technologies, IBM experts and technical advocates, business development funding, and opportunities for co-selling. Interested businesses can visit IBM’s Partnerworldpage
for more information about this new program, and IBM’s other business partner offerings.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Verizon to Open Customer Support Center in Pittsburgh

Verizon Communications said it plans to open a new customer service center in downtown Pittsburgh, PA to support its fiber-optic-based suite of services. Verizon expects the center, which will be staffed by
approximately 200 full-time employees, to open in late May 2011.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Yahoo Announces Appointment of Wayne Powers as SVP Ad Sales for NA

Yahoo announced that it will appoint Wayne Powers as its new senior vice president, Advertising Sales for North America. He will be reporting to the incoming Executive Vice President of the Americas, Ross Levinsohn.
Prior to this hiring, Powers served as President of the Time Inc Media Group.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

PUBLIC SAFETY

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CDC Issues Guidance for Emergency Terrorism Response

The US Centers for Disease Control published a report that provides recommendations for emergency personnel in the event an act of terrorism
occurs. The publication includes a description of system-wide and discipline-specific challenges for hospitals as well as recommended solutions to address these challenges.

Source: CDC, 11/9/2010

REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

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DHS Adds New Security Feature to E-Verify Program

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas have expanded the E-Verify program’s capabilities to include US passport photo matching.
This new capability will enable E-Verify to automatically check the validity and authenticity of all US passports and passport cards presented for employment verification checks.

Source: DHS, 11/10/2010

FBI Appoints Assistant Director for Counterterrorism

Mark F. Giuliano was named the new assistant director for the Counterterrorism Division at the FBI. He most recently served as deputy assistant director for the FBI’s Operations Branch II, Counterterrorism
Division.

Source: FBI, 11/10/2010

FCC Investigating Google Street View Data Gathering

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed that it is investigating whether Google broke any federal eavesdropping laws when collecting data for its Street View mapping
service. Google admitted in October that Street View cars had unintentionally collected passwords, e-mails, and URLs from unprotected residential wireless
networks. A Federal Trade Commission investigation of the Street View controversy was concluded last month without taking any action against Google.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

NIST Software Spots Problems Via Combination Testing

Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST ) have released an updated version of a computer system testing tool called ACTS that shows that virtually all software failures appear to be
caused by six or fewer interactions. Based on studies of software crashes in applications, including medical devices and Web browsers, NIST determined that between 70 and 95 percent of software failures are triggered by only two variables interacting and
practically 100 percent of software failures are triggered by no more than six. NIST released the latest update of ACTS in October, which features a method of specifying relationships between parameters for testing.

Source: NIST, 11/9/2010

Gail Levario Named Federal Security Director at Sacramento Airport

The Transportation Security Administration named Gail Levario as the Federal Security Director for Sacramento International Airport.

Source: TSA, 11/4/2010

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

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Hughes Secures Financing for Jupiter Satellite Launch in 2012

Hughes announced the signing of a $115 million agreement with BNP Paribas and Societe Generale to finance the launch of its Jupiter satellite in 2012. The high-throughput satellite uses the Ka-band to provide speeds
of up to 20 Mbps download. This is as much as 10 times faster than the company’s current offerings, which top out at a download rate of 2 Mbps, but often provide much slowers connections. The financing agreement is still subject to regulatory approval, but
is still expected to close shortly.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

SEARCH

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Google Launches Mobile Version of Instant Search

Google announced that its new Instant search is now available for iPhones and Android devices. The company says the mobile version of Google Instant uses AJAX and HTML5 to generate new results for the user’s query
without having to reload the results page. Google has also included an option to turn Instant on or off, since it says the feature works best on Wi-Fi and 3G networks. Google Instant mobile can be accessed by visiting Google.com from an Android device
running version 2.2 or later, or an iPhone running iOS 4 or later.

Source: Vendor, 11/4/2010

Google Announces Instant Previews: Search Result Thumbnails

Google announced the latest improvement to its search technology, Instant Previews. This new feature is a “visual search” which presents users with a thumbnail view of the resulting pages when they click on the
magnifying glass next to any search result. Google says the new options allows users to make better decisions about which result to choose without having to take the time to load multiple Web pages. Instant Previews will be gradually rolled out in 40
languages over the next few days. Interested users can try the new technology now at Google’s preview page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

SECURITY FLAWS & FIXES

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Adobe Publishes Advisory on Reader Vulnerability

Adobe Reader has a memory corruption vulnerability that has been confirmed in version 9.4.0 and is also reported in version 8.1.7 and later. An advisory provides instructions to help mitigate the vulnerability.

Source: Secunia, 11/4/2010

Adobe Updates Flash Player

Adobe has issued an advisory after several critical holes were discovered in Flash Player. To mitigate risks, Adobe recommends updating to
Flash Media Server version 3.0.7, 3.5.5, or 4.0.1.

Source: Secunia, 11/10/2010

Massive Apple Fix Targets 131 Security Issues

Apple released an update detailing fixes for security problems with Mac OS X. Security Update 2010-007 patches a whopping 131 holes within Apple products. Users are
advised to apply the update immediately.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Flaw Found in Cisco Intelligent Contact Manager

A vulnerability alert was issued by Cisco for its Intelligent Contact Manager in versions 7.0 and prior. No patch is available yet to
resolve the flaw.

Source: Vendor, 11/3/2010

Microsoft’s Monthly Patch Fixes 11 Flaws in 3 Advisories

Microsoft released its Patch Tuesday Bulletin with three advisories to fix 11 security vulnerabilities encompassing Office,
PowerPoint, and the United Access Gateway. The bulletin for Office was rated "critical" while the other two were labeled "important." In addition, Microsoft updated an advisory from August that details an insecure library loading flaw.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Novell GroupWise Has 11 Flaws; Fix Is Available

Novell has released several advisories detailing 11 flaws in GroupWise. Users are asked to apply the hot patch via the vendor’s Web site to mitigate risks.

Source: Secunia, 11/9/2010

SECURITY PRODUCTS & COMPANIES

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AuthenTec Security Integrated into Applied Micro Processors

Applied Micro has selected AuthenTec‘s Embedded Security for integration into its new PacketPro multicore process System-on-a-Chip family. The PacketPro family incorporates AuthenTec’s SafeXcel EIP-96 Inline
Packet Engine, SafeXcel EIP-28 Public Key Accelerator, and SafeXcel EIP-75 True Random Number Generator, removing processor load from the PacketPro and providing security for various applications in wireless and wired networking, multi-function printer,
industrial and access point markets.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Cisco Announces Rugged Router for Public Safety Vehicles

Cisco Systems announced its new 5940 embedded services router, a ruggedized router for mobile and embedded networks requiring IP routing and services. It was developed for first responder vehicles, armored vehicles,
and passenger and freight trains, especially in the public safety, transportation, construction, mining, and defense sectors.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Dell to Add Symantec E-Mail Security to EMS Portfolio

Dell Services extended an existing partnership with Symantec, through which it will utilize Symantec’s e-mail security platform as
the security engine for its E-mail Management Services (EMS) portfolio of Software as a Service (SaaS) products. The platform will provide multi-layered, anti-virus and anti-spam coverage to, they say, provide “always on” network protection. Dell’s EMS and
EMS E-mail Archive SaaS are currently offered to Symantec customers and channel partners.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

F-Secure Rolls Out New Version of Security Offering for Businesses

F-Secure released the newest version of Protection Service for Business, which features a Web-based management portal for resellers. The latest version also allows for the set-up of email alerts, to warn users
when viruses are spotted.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

March Networks Secures Critical Infrastructure in Oregon

Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District in Columbia County, Oregon, has standardized on a March Networks video surveillance application to provide security to the communications infrastructure it relies upon
to coordinate fire, police and paramedic response services. The application enables the 9-1-1 district to utilize less resources to protect and maintain its remote sites.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Morpho, Cascade Testing New Type of Detection System

Morpho and Cascade Technologies have installed a security offering for a field trial at Glasgow Airport. The walk-through portal system allows detection of
`home-made’ explosives and Improvised Explosive Devices in real-time via analysis of air samples, without using ionizing radiation or capturing passenger images.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Norton Online Family Premier Provides Video Monitoring Capability

Symantec announced the availability of Norton Online Family Premier, which includes such new features as online video monitoring, 90-day histories and automatic usage reports. Norton Online Family Premier is
available for a one year subscription at just $29.99 USD.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Symantec Strengthens Partnership with Dell

Dell Services and Symantec expanded a strategic partnership under which Dell Services will utilize Symantec’s email security platform
as the security engine for its Email Management Services (EMS) portfolio of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. Dell Services’ EMS Email Continuity and EMS Email Archive SaaS offerings are currently offered to Symantec’s customers and channel partners,
but the announced enhancements enable Symantec to add more capabilities for hosted email products.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

UTC Fire & Security Announces Joint Venture in UAE

UTC Fire & Security created a joint venture in the United Arab Emirates with Muneer Ahmad Al-Sheikh Mohammed Sharif Al Olama of Zener Group. The joint venture, Zener Fire and Security, will offer a range
of fire and security products to the Middle East.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

VERIS Community Web Site Logs Security Incidents

Verizon has launched the VERIS Community Web Site, which has been set up to collect and share information about security incidents that are
voluntarily and anonymously reported by participating organizations around the globe. Each person who submits data about a security incident will receive a customized, mini “Data Breach Investigations Report” from Verizon that analyzes the incident and
compares it with similar incidents that occurred at other participating organizations. The VERIS Web site – which is hosted by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business – will also provide access to
other security resources, including the VERIS Wiki, reports about sample incidents, white papers, and a link to the full Verizon Business
2010 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

WSJ: ZTE, Huawei Excluded from Sprint Contract

The Wall Street Journal reported that Sprint Nextel has excluded China-based telecom equipment suppliers ZTE and Huawei from a multi-billion dollar contract to upgrade its carrier network at least partly because of national security concerns expressed by the Pentagon and some US lawmakers. Sprint has not commented on the Journal
report. Citing “people familiar with the matter,” the Journal said the Defense Department and lawmakers are concerned about the security implications of letting Huawei and ZTE equipment into critical US infrastructure. The report also quoted an
unidentified source as saying security concerns played a key role in Sprint’s decision to exclude Huawei and ZTE but that there were also doubts about the ability of the companies to execute the job. The Chinese firms, according to the Journal report, had submitted lower bids than their competitors, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, and Samsung. Sprint reportedly plans to award the project contract by
year’s end.

Source: WSJ, 11/8/2010

SERVERS

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Sybase Launches beta of Sybase IQ 15.3 with PlexQ

Sybase announced the release a beta version of its Sybase IQ 15.3 software. The newest version integrates the company’s new PlexQ Distributed Query Platform, a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) technology designed
to accelerate high complexity queries by distributing the processing load among a grid of computers. Sybase says the new solution surpasses competing MPP solutions by offering better concurrency, self service ad-hoc queries, and independent scale out of
compute and storage resources. More information about this beta release is available from the Sybase IQ product page.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

SMARTPHONES

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Fujitsu, Sharp Introduce Symbian Based Smartphones

Fujitsu Japan and Sharp Electronics unveiled new smartphones in Japan that run Symbian software, Nokia’s waning software platform. Symbian is the world’s largest smartphone
operating system, with a presence in more than 400 million since 2000. Since 2007, it has been losing ground. The news follows Nokia’s recent announcement it would take over development of the platform, from April 2011, resuming management of an asset it
previously gave to the independent Symbian Foundation to run.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Verizon Wireless to Sell Samsung’s Continuum Smartphone

Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Continuum, a Galaxy S smartphone. Verizon said the Continuum is the world’s
first smartphone designed with a dedicated ticker display, which provides users with up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance, and social networking updates.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

Verizon Wireless Launches Motorola CITRUS Smartphone

Verizon Wireless and Motorola announced that the Motorola CITRUS smartphone is available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $49.99, after a $100
mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. CITRUS runs Android 2.1 and is described by Verizon as an entry-level, customizable smartphone.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

ZTE Launches New Android Smartphone in France

ZTE announced the launch of its ZTE Blade Android-based smartphone for the French market. The features of the phone include a 3.5-inch screen with a 480×800 resolution, a 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and FM
Radio. The phone will also be shipped with a pre-installed 2GB microSD card. This is the third smartphone the company has launched in the French market.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

SOCIAL MEDIA

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Google and Facebook Battle over Exporting Contacts

Google and Facebook have been exchanging blows in a fight over the exportation of Gmail contacts this week, TechCrunch reported. The
problems began when Google blocked the export of contact lists to Facebook’s tool for letting users search for friends based on their email addresses. Facebook counteracted this by replacing that system with a tool that let users upload the Gmail contact
list that Google allows them to download for personal use. This circumvention of its intent did not go unnoticed by Google, who released a statement calling Facebook out for freely using data stored by other entities while being so closed with its own data. It remains unclear
whether Google intends to pursue any additional methods of blocking Facebook, as of the time of writing.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

IBM Launches Social Networking Initiative, Lotus Connections 3.0

IBM announced a new Global Business Services Initiative that is focused on helping customers understand how social networking can benefit their businesses. The main feature of the initiative will be the launch of
IBM’s Lotus Connections 3.0 software. The new social networking platform uses advanced analytics to help users gain insight to relevant information that can help them
improve productivity, IBM said.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

Novell Launches Beta for Novell Vibe Social Collaboration Platform

Novell announced the beta availability of its social collaboration platform, Novell Vibe. The new solution, available in cloud-based or on-premises versions, allows customers to generate direct messages, hold chats,
create blogs, and maintain wikis, all from a single messaging stream. Vibe also supports co-editing, file sharing, and cloud synchronization. The on premises version will be available in late 2010, while the cloud-based edition will be released during the
first half of 2011. Interested parties can sign up for the beta at Novell Vibe’s product page.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Twitter Launches Ping Integration with Song Previews

Twitter launched a new method for users to link their Apple Ping accounts with their Twitter profiles. The new service allows Ping users to automatically post a related tweet whenever
they post, like, or review any song on iTunes, as well as when they purchase a single track or entire album. The tweets generated in this way will also include playable song previews of the tracks purchased. Interested users can link their Twitter account
to Ping via the account management page in Apple’s iTunes software.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

STANDARDS

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NIST Paper Provides Security Guidance for WiMAX

A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology provides technical guidance to government agencies and other organizations
interested in mitigating risks with WiMAX networks. Special Publication 800-127 “Guide to Security for WiMAX Technologies” discusses WiMAX technology’s topologies, components, certifications, security features, and specific security concerns.

Source: NIST, 11/9/2010

STORAGE

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AWS Launches Multipart Uploads for Amazon S3

Amazon Web Service (AWS) announced the launch of multipart uploads for its Amazon S3 storage service. The new offering allows for the upload of a single object as a set of smaller parts, which are then reconstructed on
the Amazon servers. AWS says this creates support for tasks such as parallel uploads, pausing and resuming of uploads, and uploading before a final file size is determined. More information about this new tool is available from the Amazon S3 Developers Guide.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

Toshiba Announces 2-MM Solid State Drive Modules

Toshiba Japan announced the Blade X-gale series of thin solid state drive (SSD) modules, drives created for space sensitive products such as mini mobile and netbook PCs. The 2.2-millimeter drives are available in
64-GB, 128-GB, and 256-GB capacities.

Source: Vendor, 11/8/2010

STREAMING MEDIA

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AOL Signs with Michael Eisner’s Vuguru for 6 90-Minute Web Series

AOL signed an agreement with independent studio Vuguru, founded by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, to produce a minimum of six original scripted series to appear on AOL properties. Each project will be produced as a 90
minute story, which will be broken into smaller episodic portions for distribution. No specific date was announced for when these series would be available on the AOL network.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

Apple Adds 1,000+ Movies to iTunes Store Japan

Apple added more than 1,000 movies to its iTunes Store in Japan. The films – from 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, and several Japanese studios –
will be available to stream using an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV (which began shipping this week in Japan). The content is available to either rent or purchase.

Source: Vendor, 11/11/2010

WEB COMMERCE

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Google Revamps Ad Publisher Interface for AdSense

Google launched a completely redesigned AdSense interface for all AdSense publishers. Features of the new interface include more ad insights, including graphical reporting, and customizable data slices; simplified ad
controls; and a revised user interface designed to expedite all functions of the software. More information on the changes is available from Google’s Inside AdSense
Blog.

Source: Vendor, 11/10/2010

WIRELESS

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Google Offering Free In-flight Wi-Fi over Holidays

Google announced that it will offer free in-flight Internet access on three US airlines over the upcoming holiday season. Passengers on AirTran, Delta, and Virgin America will be able to access Google’s Gogo Wi-Fi
Internet service for free between Nov 20 and Jan. 2, 2011. When signing in, users will be greeted by an ad page sponsored by Google’s Chrome browser. The three airlines have outfitted their entire domestic fleets with in-flight Wi-Fi equipment, and the
promotion will be available on more than 700 planes and to about 15 million expected passengers during the holiday season, Google said. Gogo normally costs $12.95 a day for flights longer than three hours.

Source: Vendor, 11/9/2010

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