News Briefs for the Week Ending02/18/2011
Docid:00020009Publication Date: 1102Publication Type: NEWS
Citrix Closes Acquisition of Netviewer Citrix Closed its acquisition of Netviewer. The acquired company will become part of Citrix Online with the goal of enhancing the division’s global expansion and its market position in Europe. As part of the Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 HP to Purchase Real-Time Analytics Firm Vertica Hewlett-Packard (HP) signed an agreement to acquire Vertica, a privately-held firm that offers a real time analytics platform. HP believes the acquisition will extend its capabilities for information optimization, adding Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 L-1 Sells Intelligence Business to BAE L-1 Identity Solutions completed the sale of its intelligence services businesses to BAE Systems for $303 million. L-1 announced in September that it would sell off SpecTal, Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Motorola Mobility Acquires Mobile Enterprise Security, Software Firm Motorola Mobility announced that it has acquired Three Laws Mobility (3LM), a developer of mobile enterprise security software and solutions and mobile device management products for the Android operating Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Accenture Teams with NetApp for Two New Technology Agreements Accenture and NetApp expanded their relationship with a pair of new technology agreements. The first is a joint effort to develop, market, and deliver a set of solutions for data center optimization and Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Capgemini and Oracle Launch Analytics Service for Telecoms Capgemini and Oracle jointly launched a new analytics services for the telecommunications industry. The new Business Analytics for Telecommunications is designed to handle all Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 McAfee, RSA Team Up to Bolster Security McAfee and RSA have joined each other’s respective partner programs and announced that they will work together to combine applications in an effort to bolster IT security. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Morpho, CASSIS to Offer EMVco Standard Payment Offering Morpho and CASSIS International announced an alliance to provide advanced near field communication (NFC) offerings to European mobile operators and service providers. As part Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Nokia Siemens, MoreMagic to Provide Commerce Services Nokia Siemens Networks and MoreMagic Solutions announced an agreement to provide mobile commerce and financial services via the jointly developed Mobile Payment Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 CenturyLink Announces Reseller Deal with Verizon CenturyLink announced a reseller deal with Verizon that will allow it to offer Verizon Wireless services to its voice and broadband customers. CenturyLink said it will offer Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 ZTE Joins NXP Semiconductor for NFC Technology in New Phones ZTE has teamed with NXP Semiconductors to include Near Field Communications (NFC) technology in the next generation of ZTE handsets, the companies announced at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Phones with the new Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 BIOMETRICS
Lenovo PCs Protected with AuthenTec Biometrics, RSA Authentication Lenovo, AuthenTec, and RSA have joined forces to combine biometrics with strong authentication on select ThinkPad laptops. RSA’s Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 BUSINESS CONTINUITY
NASA: Solar Flare Disrupts Some Radio Communications NASA issued an update February 17 saying a wave of charged plasma particles from a huge solar eruption has glanced off the Earth’s Source: nasa, 2/17/2011 CARRIER SERVICES
Cricket Expands Availability of Muve Music Service No-contract wireless carrier Cricket Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless, announced the availability of its Muve Music service in 13 additional Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Deutsche Telekom Lays Out Plans for Improved Wi-Fi Offerings Deutsche Telekom detailed its upcoming initiative to make mobile Internet use via Wi-Fi easier for its customers. The planned components of the project include the expansion of its Wi-Fi hotspots, Wi-Fi interconnection Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Deutsche Telekom to Launch NFC-Based “Mobile Wallet” Service in 2011 Deutsche Telekom announced its “Mobile Wallet” phone-based payment service. The system will use Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to allow future devices on the company’s network to communicate with Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Deutsche Telekom Launches Travel & Surf EU-Wide Data Plans Deutsche Telekom launched its new “Travel & Surf” data plan for customers in the EU. Covering smartphones, tablets, and laptops, the new plan will features tiers ranging from EUR 1.95 for a 10MB day pass, to EUR 4.95 Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 States’ Cooperative Purchasing Group Extends Sprint Contract Sprint said the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) has extended its contract with Sprint through Oct. 31, 2012. The latest contract extension, worth an estimated $360 Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Telefonica O2 Ireland Launches O2 Money Pre-Paid Money Card Telefonica O2 Ireland launched a new pre-paid money card. The “O2 Money Card” marks the company’s first foray into the financial services market, and offers its users the ability to “load” the card with any amount Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Six Rural Telcos Join Verizon Wireless LTE Initiative Verizon Wireless announced that customers of six rural carriers in the US will be among the first in rural communities to have access to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks as part of the Verizon Wireless Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 CHIP TECHNOLOGY
Qualcomm Unveils Next Gen Mobile Chipset Family Qualcomm unveiled its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family. The new processor micro-architecture, code-named Krait, in the next-generation Snapdragon will offer speeds up to 2.5GHz per core Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 CLOUD COMPUTING
BroadVision Launches ClearVale PaasPort Express BroadVision launched its Clearvale PaasPort Express, a free, upgrade-able version of its Platform as a Service product. PaasPort Express allows the telecommunications company to build new businesses within the Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 CA Launches Increased Security Features for Cloud Service Computer Associates (CA) updated its CA Advanced Authentication Cloud Service with several new security features. These include tagless device identification, mobile authentication, and improved interoperability with CA Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 CA Launches CA Partner Solution Center Computer Associates (CA) launched the new CA Partner Solution Center, a new channel initiative for its CA Virtual Portfolio. The Center will offer Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 CSC Joins VMware vCloud Datacenter Service Program Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) joined the VMware vCloud Datacenter Services Program. This move means that the company’s CloudCompute and CSC BizCloud service will be available as VMware vCloud Datacenter Services. Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 RSA Establishes Cloud Trust Authority RSA has created the Cloud Trust Authority, a set of cloud-based services designed to facilitate secure and compliant relationships among organizations and cloud service providers. The purpose is for Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Trend Micro Adds New Functionality to Secure Data Trend Micro is expanding its Data Protection suite of products in an effort to secure data between the endpoint and the cloud. As a result of this initiative, Trend Micro has announced updates to various products Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS & EQUIPMENT
Sequans, Alcatel-Lucent Partnering for TD-LTE Products Paris-based Sequans Communications said it is working with Alcatel-Lucent to ready TD-LTE solutions, in all frequency bands, to support large-scale trials and commercial Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Alcatel, China Mobile to Collaborate on Radio Access Network Alcatel-Lucent signed an agreement to develop a next generation radio access network (RAN) alongside China Mobile, an operator considered a leader in time division – Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Alcatel Launches Intelligent Traffic Management Software Alcatel-Lucent launched Intelligent Traffic Management, software that combines network intelligence, context, and policy control for corrective action. According to Alcatel, it provides a dynamic view of new Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Alcatel-Lucent Demos VoLTE Call on 4G-LTE Network Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated a Voice over longterm evolution (VoLTE) call – using a pre-commercial handset on its IMS and 4G-LTE network – to and from Verizon Wireless, GSM Association, and LG Electronics Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Alcatel to Upgrade Wireless Networks in Togo, New Zealand Alcatel-Lucent was selected to upgrade Togo Cellulaire’s 2G/3G wireless network in Togo. This extension is the new phase of a multi million EUR wireless broadband network transformation contract, awarded to Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Alcatel Selected for Small Cell Trial in Saudi Arabia Alcatel-Lucent was selected by Zain for a small cell trial in Saudi Arabia. Zain plans to address challenges such as better filling mobile coverage holes, increasing a network’s capacity to deal with mounting Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Cisco Announces New MOVE Framework for Service Providers Cisco Systems announced its new strategic Monetization, Optimization, Videoscape Experience (MOVE) framework, products for helping service providers manage growing volume of video and data traffic. Cisco said its Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Ericsson Demonstrates Voice Services on TD-LTE Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, and ST-Ericsson demonstrated voice services using an end to end, time division – longterm evolution Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Ericsson to Prepare Telstra’s Australian Network for 4G Ericsson reported an agreement to upgrade Telstra’s existing network with 4G / longterm evolution (LTE) technology in the central business districts of several Australian cities and regional centers. By the end of Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Ericsson, Verizon, Samsung Complete VoLTE Call Ericsson, Verizon Wireless, and Samsung Electronics completed what they said is one of the world’s first longterm evolution (LTE) Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Ericsson to Upgrade Yoigo’s 3G HSPA Network Ericsson entered an agreement with TeliaSonera subsidiary Yoigo to extend its 3G highspeed packet access mobile broadband network in Spain, to increase the operator’s network coverage and, ultimately, its ability Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Ericsson to Upgrade EMOBILE’s Services Network Ericsson signed a managed services agreement with EMOBILE – a Japanese mobile broadband operator – to upgrade its network with 42M-bps highspeed packet access technology. The upgrade will allow EMOBILE to better Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Frontier Upgrades Wireline Infrastructure in West Virginia Frontier Communications said it has invested nearly $60 million into upgrading its wireline telecommunications infrastructure in West Virginia since acquiring the assets from Verizon Communications last July. Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 HP Switch Technology Selected by CERN, Axcient HP Networking announced its switch technology was selected by research institute CERN to improve its Geneva campus network infrastructure performance. CERN’s research community includes more than 10,000 Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Huawei Introduces Products for Network Deployment, Migration Huawei Technologies introduced its new HetNet portfolio, for deploying a layered network – based on traffic distribution – and unveiled “Any Connection” Mobile Broadband Backhaul products for migrating to a LTE Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Juniper Announces MobileNext Software for HD Handoff Juniper Networks announced a MobileNext, software for 2G/3G and longterm evolution networks. MobileNext software provides a seamless high definition voice and video handoff between 3G and LTE, while integrating Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Juniper Provides STC with Technology to Upgrade Network Juniper Networks deployed its MX 3D Universal Edge Router and SRX 5800 Services Gateway for the Saudi Telecom Company, to provide IP services to upgrade its mobile network and accommodate future rich-media services Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 NEC to Provide Femtocell for MegaFon Indoor Mobile Services NEC Eastern Europe was selected by Russian mobile operator MegaFon to provide femtocell technology for future residential and enterprise indoor mobile services, planned for later in 2011. The femtocell technology was Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 NEC Developing SON Technology for LTE Networks NEC Japan is developing new self-organizing network (SON) technology for the heterogeneous longterm evolution (LTE) network. The small cell LTE SON technology allows mobile operators to install a new base station in Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 NSN Wins LTE Contract with Telefonica O2 in Germany Total Telecom reported that Telefonica O2 subscribers in Germany will be the first within the Telefonica group to enjoy ultra-fast mobile broadband services. The operator Source: TotalTelecom, 2/16/2011 Telstra to Upgrade to 4G LTE Before Year’s End Telstra revealed plans to upgrade its Next G network with 4G technology before the end of the year, at this year’s Mobile World Conference. The new network will use LTE technology to deliver increased speeds to “the Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 ZTE and KPN Team up for LTE Trials in Germany and Belgium ZTE and KPN jointly announced plans for LTE trials in Belgium and Germany. The program, beginning this year, is designed to test the limits of ZTE’s commercial equipment as a Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 CONFERENCING
Cisco, Tata Introduce Public TelePresence in Kenya, Uganda Cisco Systems and Tata Communications unveiled public TelePresence suites for Safaricom, in Kenya and Uganda. The rooms are hosted at Serena Hotels’ luxury city suites Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 CONSULTING & MANAGED SERVICES
Dell Introduces New Enterprise Mobility Services Dell Services introduced new services for mobile device management, applications, and security. The Enterprise Mobility Services include enterprise scale, end to end Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 HP Providing Systems Integration for SK Telecom Companies Hewlett-Packard (HP) reported it is providing systems integration services to SK Telecom, Korean Telecom, and LG U+, three South Korean telecommunications companies. In 2010, the firms cooperated – through a consortium – Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 HP Unveils Critical Facilities Implementation Service Hewlett-Packard (HP) introduced a new service – including design, construction, and project management – for streamlining the data center design and building process. According to HP, the Critical Facilities Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Huawei Deploys Support Systems for South Africa’s Cell C Huawei Technologies deployed new business support systems for South Africa’s Cell C. The technology will allow Cell C to pool its resources to roll out future customer services by generating real time data-use Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 CRM
Microsoft Releases Dynamics CRM for On-Premises and Hosted Deployments Microsoft released Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 for on-premises and partner-hosted deployments. This new version delivers the Dynamics CRM software as an on-demand service via Microsoft’s datacenters. The new Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 CYBERCRIME
BT CSO Says Cyber Warfare Threat Exaggerated A BT security analyst says that threats of cyber warfare are highly exaggerated, according to the BBC. Bruce Schneier, the chief security officer at BT, believes that using metaphors Source: BBC, 2/16/2011 DATA BREACHES
Canadian Government Attacked by Chinese Hackers CBC News in Canada reported that a January cyber attack on the Canadian government allegedly from China has penetrated highly classified information. Canadian officials are trying to determine how much information Source: CBC News, 2/17/2011 1.7 Million Patients Affected by NY Hospital Data Theft eWeek has discovered that backup tapes containing the personal information of more than 1.7 million patients, staff, vendors, and other personnel at North Bronx Healthcare Network in New York City was stolen from an Source: eWeek, 2/16/2011 Report: Company Servers in China Used for Hacking Purposes The AP reported that a Chinese national whom McAfee named as a hacker preying on Western oil companies has admitted that his company rents out storage space to other hackers. Song Source: AP, 2/11/2011 DATA CENTERS
Level 3 Expands Data Center Networking Portfolio Level 3 has expanded its data center networking portfolio. The company said the enhanced portfolio now includes storage area networking fibre channel protocol, dark fiber, and a managed fiber solution for Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE
Adobe Releases Numbers on Flash 10.1, AIR Mobile Adoption Adobe released a report on the adoption of its AIR and Flash 10.1 platforms for smartphones. The company said that its AIR platform has been used on more than 84 million smartphones and tablets running either Android Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ENTERPRISE APPLICATION SOFTWARE
HP to Provide Exstream Software for State Auto Group Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced it will provide Exstream customer communications software for State Auto Group, an insurance company spanning 34 US states. Exstream should allow State Auto to better manage customer Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Infor Launches Sales and Operations Planning Software Infor launched its new Infor Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) version 1.0. The new solution was designed to provide manufacturers, Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Juniper Unveils Mobile Video Optimization Software Juniper Networks introduced Mobile Video Optimization, software for delivering video over mobile networks. It provides intelligent caching, compression, and transcoding to manage video flows for delivering premium Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Oracle Updates Communications Service Delivery Family Oracle released an updated version of its Oracle Communications Service Delivery family of products. The product line is designed to help service providers (CSPs) install Next-Generation Intelligent Network (NGIN) Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Oracle Releases Seibel Field Service Integration with Scheduler Oracle released its new Siebel Field Service integration with Oracle Real-Time Scheduler. The new solution is designed to help companies more efficiently manage their field workers by providing a scalable scheduling Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 FINANCIAL
Agilent More Than Doubles Profits on Regional Strength Agilent Technologies posted strong profits of $193 million USD, or $0.54 per share, for the 2011 fiscal first quarter ended January 31st, as all regions posted double-digit sales growth. This was up 144 percent from Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Allscripts Reports Fourth Quarter Results for Shortened Fiscal Year Allscripts reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2010. Revenue for the quarter totaled $337.1 million, a 10% increase over the $306.4 million taken in during the same quarter Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Capgemini Reports Revenue Gains, Impressive Profit Growth for 2010 Capgemini reported its financial results for the second half and full year ending December 31, 2010. For the half, the company’s revenue totaled EUR 4.48 billion, up slightly from the first half’s total of EUR 4.2 Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 CenturyLink Profit, Revenue Down in Fourth Quarter CenturyLink said its fourth quarter 2010 net income and revenue both fell as its wireline business continued to decline. President and CEO Glen F. Post III also said its pending purchase of Qwest Communications Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Cincinnati Bell Revenue Up Slightly Incumbent local exchange carrier Cincinnati Bell announced financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2010. For the year, revenue was $1.4 billion, an increase of 3 percent from 2009. Net Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Comcast Revenue, Profit Up for Fourth Quarter 2010 Comcast, the largest US cable TV company and major provider of Internet access services, said fourth-quarter 2010 revenue rose 7.2 percent to $9.7 billion compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter, and that its Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 comScore Posts Revenue Gains, Still Suffers Net Loss for 2010 comScore posted its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. For the quarter, the company’s revenue totaled $51.2 million, up 51.5% from $33.8 million reported for the same period in 2009. Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Dell Profits Up After Strong Commercial Business Results Dell reported profits of $927 million USD – or $0.48 per share – for the 2011 fiscal fourth quarter ended January 28, 2011, following stronger than usual performance from its commercial business. According to Dell, Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Lenovo’s Profits Climb on Notebook, Smartphone Sales Chinese PC manufacturer Lenovo reported profits of $127 million USD, or $1.03 per share, for the 2011 fiscal third quarter ended December 31st, as it increased market share in China with strong sales of laptops and Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Northrop Grumman Declares $0.47 Quarterly Dividend Northrop Grumman‘s Board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share of the company’s common stock. This amount will be payable on March 12, 2011, to all shareholders of record by February 28, Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 PAETEC Reports Increased Revenue, Losses for Q4 and 2010 PAETEC releases its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2010. For the quarter, the company’s revenue was $429 million, up significantly from the $390 million reported for the Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Qwest Revenue, Profits Down Qwest Communications reported fourth quarter 2010 operating revenue fell 3.2% to $2.90 billion from $2.99 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009. Net loss in the quarter was $161 million, or 9 cents per share, versus a Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Rogers Increases Annualized Dividend to $1.42 Per Share Rogers‘ Board of Directors increased the company’s annualized dividend to $1.42 per share of its Class A Voting and Class B Non-Voting, an 11% boost. This adjusts the quarterly dividends to $0.355 per share. This Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Rogers Extends Class B Share Repurchasing Program with $1.5 Billion Rogers successfully filed a document with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) extending its repurchasing program for Class B Non-Voting shares. The company says that it plans to maintain the program as a method of Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Rogers Posts Increased Revenue, Profits for 2010 Rogers posted its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. The company’s quarterly revenue was $3.1 billion, up from the $3.05 billion posted for the same period last year. Net income fell Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Sprint Reports Solid Customer Growth but Losses Persist Sprint reported that, during the fourth quarter of 2010, the company achieved its best total company wireless subscriber additions and net postpaid additions since the first and second quarters of 2006, respectively. Source: Vendor, 2/10/2011 Swisscom Posts Flat Revenue, Falling Income, Impressive TV Growth Swisscom posted its results for the 2010 fiscal year. The company’s revenue totaled CHF 12 billion, flat with 2009. Net income, however, fell slightly to CHF 1.8 billion, down from the CHF 1.9 billion reported for Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Telecom New Zealand Posts Lower Revenue, Profits for 2nd Half of 2010 Telecom New Zealand released its results for the half-year ending December 31, 2010. The company’s revenue fell slightly coming in at NZ$2.5 billion, versus the NZ$2.67 billion reported for the same half of 2009. Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 Telus Posts Impressive Q4, Flat Year in 2010 Results Telus posted its financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2010. For the quarter, the company’s revenue was CA$2.55 billion, up slightly from the CA$2.44 billion reported in the same quarter of 2009. Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 Telus Declares Quarterly Dividend of CA$0.525 Telus‘ Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of CA$0.525 per share of the company’s common stock, and CA$0.525 per share of its Non-Voting stock. This amount will be payable on April 1, 2011 to all Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 Vonage Posts Heavy losses for Fourth Quarter, Year Vonage released its financial report for the fourth quarter and full year 2010. For the quarter, the company reported a total revenue of $214 million, down slightly from the same quarter in 2009, when it took in $223 Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
CSC Receives $67 Million US Army Task Order Computer Services Corporation (CSC) received a contract from the US Army to provide support for the Program Executive Office Command Control Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T). The task order calls for CSC to provide Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 General Dynamics Signs $9.3 Million Contract for Marine IT Services General Dynamics signed a $9.3 million contract from the US Marine Corps Systems Command for the provision of network systems integration services. These will include engineering, design, and installation of Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Harris Corp Receives $11Million Air National Guard IT Contract Harris Corp received a contract to provide IT system standardization and upgrades from the US Air National Guard. The work will be performed at nine sites, and is designed to bring the facilities into compliance with Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 SAIC Receives $2.5 Billion Task Order from US Department of State Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) received the Vanguard 2, Task Order 2.2.1 from the US Department of State. The agreement calls on SAIC to engineer, design, secure, operate and maintain the Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
AT&T Wins Health System Contract AT&T announced that John Muir Health and MuirLab have signed a contract to deploy the AT&T Healthcare Community Online, the carrier’s flagship Health Information Exchange solution. The deployment will enable MuirLab’s Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 HP Expands Services Deal with OK Health Care Authority HP Enterprise Services extended a services agreement with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. It agreed to provide IT services to allow the agency to make new healthcare services more accessible to Oklahoma Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Northrop Grumman Launches National Level Repository for HER Northrop Grumman launched its new National Level Repository (NLR) to support the registration of eligible healthcare professionals and facilities with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS), and the Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 Oracle Launches Oracle Healthcare Provider Supply Chain Analytics Oracle launched Oracle Healthcare Provider Supply Chain Analytics, the newest component of its Oracle Enterprise Healthcare Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Sprint, BL Healthcare Partner for Telemedicine Solutions Sprint announced that announced that it has partnered with BL Healthcare to provide 3G connectivity to the healthcare company’s latest lineup of telemedicine solutions. The new embedded devices will provide remote, Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 INDUSTRY CONFERENCES
Mobile World Congress Kicks Off The GSMA Mobile World Congress conference and trade show was held this week in Barcelona, Spain. The conference focused on app development and the Android platform, and served as a platform for Source: GSMA, 2/14/2011 INDUSTRY GROUPS
SAP Joins Wholesale Application Community SAP joined the Wholesale Application Community (WAC), an alliance of major telecom industry players from around the Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 INTERNET
comScore Releases First Annual Mobile Year in Review Report for 2010 comScore released its first annual Mobile Year in Review report. The yearly paper is designed to inform Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ICANN Publishes Proposal for IANA Handling of IPv4 Reassignment The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) posted a proposal which would give the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) the task or reassigning returned blocks of IPv4 addresses to Regional Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ICANN Publishes Final Report of DRDWG Working Group The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released the final report of the working group on delegation, Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Comcast, Rackspace, Others Join Internet Society’s World IPv6 Day Comcast, Time Warner Cable, SoftLayer Technologies, and Rackspace Hosting have all joined the Internet Society‘s World IPv6 Day. The event, held on June 8, will Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 LAPTOPS & TABLETS
Acer Introduces New Touchscreen Tablets, Netbook Models Acer International introduced several new 10-inch high-definition touchscreen models of its ICONIA Tab tablets, including the new Windows 7 based W500, and Android Honeycomb A500 and A100 Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 NEC Previews New LifeTouchNOTE Mobile Terminals NEC Japan will launch three new Android mobile notebook terminals under its LifeTouchNOTE brand, starting March 11th. The systems – part of its Cloud Communicator series – have a seven-inch touch display and keyboard. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 RIM to Launch LTE, HSPA+ PlayBook Tablets this Year Research In Motion (RIM) announced plans for two new versions of its PlayBook tablet at the World Mobile Congress, even before it has starting selling its previously-announced Wi-Fi and WiMax models. RIM said at the Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Samsung Previews 10.1 Inch Galaxy Tab Tablet Samsung Electronics introduced the Galaxy Tab 10.1, its second Android tablet with a 10-inch touchscreen. It uses the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system and weighs just over one pound. The unit will ship this Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ViewSonic Introduces Portable Version of ViewPad Tablet ViewSonic introduced a new 4.1-inch touchscreen version of its ViewPad tablet, which will use Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The device resembles a smartphone, but does not offer voice-call functions. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 MALWARE WATCH
Boy-in-the-Browser Attacks Are Back, Warns Imperva Imperva is warning of a resurgence in “Boy-in-the-Browser” (BitB) attacks, which can reroute a user’s traffic to an attacker-controlled server. These attacks are especially targeting banks, but can also hit Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Spam Diminished in 2010, but US Still Top Producer, Says Kaspersky In its annual spam report, Kaspersky Lab found that the combined efforts of law enforcement, vendors, and security experts helped decrease the Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Kaspersky: Online Threats Skyrocketed in 2010 Kaspersky Lab‘s Threat Evolution Report for 2010, which was released this week, details how the number of online attacks jumped considerably in Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Lookout Mobile Security to Android Users: New Trojan Is Lurking A new Trojan that targets Android phones has been discovered by Lookout Mobile Security. The malware, known as HongTouTou, is making its rounds via packaged Android apps that are used by Chinese speakers. Lookout Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Sophos Finds New Trojan Weaving through Scandinavian Emails A Trojan horse, detected by Sophos, disguises itself in an email message that looks like it originated from a Scandinavian sender. The message comes with an attached file named Image123.zip. Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 MOBILE APPS
24/7 Customer Launches Wow!px, a Predictive Customer Service App 24/7 Customer launched what it says is the first online predictive customer service app on the iPad. The Wow!px app is part of the company’s B2B twitter analytics tool, 24/7tweetview. The application works by Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 AOL Launches Android Version of MapQuest App AOL launched an Android version of its MapQuest mobile app. The application has all of the same functionality as the previously launched iOS edition, but also adds the company’s OpenStreetMap (OSM) data to allow for Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 MSN Launches a Pair of New Mobile Entertainment Apps MSN launched a pair of new mobile apps: MSN Video for Windows Phone 7 and Mobile MSN Lifestyle. MSN Video gives Windows Phone 7 users access to videos on topics such as entertainment, news, sports, comedy, “how-to” and Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Telefonica of Offer Carrier Billing for BlackBerry App World Purchases Telefonica joined with Research in Motion (RIM), makers of BlackBerry smartphones, to give customers access to BlackBerry App World with integrated carrier billing. The alliance Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Telefonica O2 Launches Frigo Cloud-Enabled App Store Telefonica O2 launched a new application service called Frigo. The new offering allows customers on the carrier’s network to download apps to phones, tablets, netbooks, mobile PCs, and set-top boxes. Each customer’s Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Telefonica O2 Signs Agreement to Pre-Install eBay on its Devices Telefonica O2 signed an agreement with eBay which will see an app or link to its services pre-installed on Android, Windows Phone 7, Symbian, RIM and bada devices on the carrier’s Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Twitter Launches Updated App for Android Twitter launched a new version of its application for the Android mobile operating system. The company says the new app was redesigned to bring it Source: Vendor, 2/10/2011 MOBILE PLATFORMS
IBM, WAC Launch App Store Platform for Mobile Operators IBM and the Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) announced the availability of a new cloud-based “white label” mobile app store. The store is designed to help mobile operators Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Juniper, BullGuard Announce Co-Branded Software Deal Juniper Networks announced an agreement with BullGuard to allow it to co-brand and sell BullGuard Security 10, based on the recently updated Junos Pulse Mobile Security Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Motorola Mobility Unveils New Android Device Management SW At the same time it announced the acquisition of 3LM, Motorola Mobility unveiled a new mobile management solution for Android devices that uses technology from 3LM and Motorola’s Ready for Business Suite. Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ZTE Debuts Cloud-based App Marketplace Platform for Mobile Operators China-based networking company ZTE introduced its cloud-based applications platform, called iMarket, at the Mobile World Congress. iMarket will be sold to telecom operators, offering them a converged trading and Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION
Booz Allen Hamilton Appoints Roger W. Cressey as SVP of Security Booz Allen Hamilton appointed Roger W. Cressey as its new Senior Vice President, supporting its security business. Cressey has experience in both cyber-security and counter-terrorism, and is a former member of the US Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Charter Announces Departure of EVP of Operations and Marketing Charter announced that Ted Schremp, Executive Vice President of Operations and Marketing, is leaving the company. Schremp has been with the company since 2005, originally serving as Senior Vice President and Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 DIRECTV Appoints Lorrie Norrington to Board of Directors DIRECTV appointed Lorrie Norrington to its Board of Directors. Norrington filled numerous positions at eBay prior to joining DIRECTV, most recently serving as President of eBay Source: Vendor, 2/10/2011 Harris Corp Appoints Sherry Covell as VP of Intel Programs for IT Harris Corp named Sherry Covell vice president of Intel Programs for its IT Services business. The new role gives her responsibility for client satisfaction, service delivery, and growth of IT services across the Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 ISYS Appoints Mark Vadagama as new Chief Marketing Officer ISYS appointed Mark Vadagama as its new Chief Marketing Officer. In the new position, Vadagama will report directly to CEO Scott Cole. Vadagama joined ISYS from his previous role as Planning Director at M&C Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Nokia Siemens Announces New Chief Financial Officer Nokia Siemens Networks announced Marco Schroter will join the company as CFO and a member of its executive board, starting March 14th. Schroter has more than 20 years of management and financial Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 EMC’s Tom Heiser Takes the Helm at RSA Tom Heiser, who has more than 25 years’ experience with EMC, has been named president of RSA. Heiser recently served as RSA’s COO. Source: Vendor, 2/10/2011 SAP Plans New Innovation Center in Potsdam, Germany SAP announced plans to build a new innovation center in Potsdam, Germany. The new EUR 14.3 million facility will house more than 100 employees, and will focus on developing new software in collaboration with customers. Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 Swisscom Announces Hansueli Loosli to Replace Anton Scherrer as Chair Swisscom announced that Hansueli Loosli will replace Dr. Anton Scherrer as Chairman of its Board of Directors. The date of the transition, which was intended to take place at the Board’s April meeting, was Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 PUBLIC SAFETY
NBA and DHS Team Up for Public Awareness Security Campaign In an effort to increase security at professional basketball games, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has partnered with the NBA to launch the “If You See Something, Say Something” public awareness campaign. The Source: DHS, 2/15/2011 New Report Details Risks Fire Poses to Children FEMA and the National Commission on Children and Disasters have launched a public awareness campaign to protect families from the dangers of fires. In addition, the US Fire Source: FEMA, 2/14/2011 Verizon, Intrado Partner for Next Gen, IP-based 911 Emergency Services Verizon Communications announced a partnership with Intrado to deliver next generation 911 emergency services in the US. Under a strategic business agreement, the two companies Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Carriers Support USF, Intercarrier Compensation Reform CenturyLink, Frontier Communications, Windstream Communications, and Qwest Communications Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 US, Croatia Join Forces in Fighting Crime, Terrorism The US and Croatia signed an agreement to work together in combatting crime and terrorism. The Agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime is expected to bolster the relations between the two countries while collaborating on law enforcement and Source: DHS, 2/16/2011 Feds Shut Down Web Domains Involved with Child Porn The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) executed seizure warrants against 10 domain names of Web sites engaged in the advertisement and Source: DHS, 2/15/2011 Napolitano Outlines FY 2012 Budget Request for Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano unveiled a $57.0 billion USD fiscal year 2012 budget request, outlining Source: DHS, 2/14/2011 GAO Releases Preliminary Observations on Border Security The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released preliminary testimony regarding how well the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Border Patrol has been able to detect and respond to illegal activity along the Southwest border with Mexico. In Source: GAO, 2/156/2011 NIST to Co-Host Cybersecurity Conference in March The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA) will co-host a cybersecurity conference Source: NIST, 2/15/2011 SEARCH
Google Launches Personal Site Blocking Extension for Chrome Google released an experimental extension for the Chrome browser designed to enable users to block specific sites from Google search results. The extension, called Personal Blocklist, lets users block malicious and spam-ridden sites such as content farms and fake download pages from appearing in their future results by blocking Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 SECURITY FLAWS & FIXES
Kaspersky will Support VMware vShield Endpoint VMware vShield Endpoint will be released later on this year, and Kaspersky Lab announced that its products will support it. Upon its future release, VMware vShield Endpoint Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Microsoft Revises Earlier Security Bulletin Microsoft updated a critical security bulletin from earlier in the month for a flaw in the Windows Shell graphics processor. The Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for Java SE, Java for Business Oracle released its critical patch update for Java SE and Java for Business, fixing 21 issues. The vendor advises that users Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 VMware Releases Advisory for Oracle JRE, Other Products VMware is advising users about an exploit affecting Oracle (Sun) JRE, vCenter Server, Update Manager, Source: Secunia, 2/11/2011 VMware Offers Fixes for View Client for Windows 7 VMware released an article to address connection problems with its View Client for Windows 7 due to Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 SECURITY PRODUCTS & COMPANIES
AVG Study: Smartphone Users Na‹ve in Terms of Security Risks A new study from AVG found that more than one-third of the 734 US-based smartphone users surveyed are unaware of the risks involved with using the devices for financial purposes or to store personal information. Of Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 AWS Launches Identity Access Management Support for AWS Console Amazon Web Services (AWS) updated the AWS Management Console to include support for user accounts created via its Identity and Access Management (IAM). The new protocol also allows for the use of individual Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 FLIR Introduces Two New Thermal Imaging Cameras FLIR released the T620 and T640 thermal imaging cameras which offer infrared high resolution imaging, a 4.3″ touchscreen, Wi-Fi connectivity to iPhones and iPads, and digital zoom. These new cameras are designed for Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 HP Updates Reputation Digital Vaccine Service Hewlett-Packard (HP) extended its TippingPoint Reputation Digital Vaccine (Rep DV) service, for monitoring malicious activity on the corporate network. This service delivers a list of malicious or suspicious Web sites – Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 HP, VMware Developing Integrated IPS for vSphere Hewlett-Packard (HP) and VMware reported they will collaborate to develop and market a new Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for VMware vSphere based virtual and cloud environments. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Huawei Introduces Eudemon Firewall for the Cloud Huawei Technologies unveiled Eudemon 800E, a firewall offering Terabit processing. It was created for cloud computing applications. It uses a multi-level, multi-core distributed architecture with isolated forwarding, Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 IBM Launches New Network Intrusion Protection Security Appliance IBM launched its new IBM Network Intrusion Protection System (IPS) GX7800. Features of the new security appliance Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Kaspersky Adds Support for Blackberry, Android with New Release Kaspersky Lab is offering new protection for smartphones with the release of Mobile Security 9. The new version now supports the Android and BlackBerry platforms alongside Symbian and Windows Mobile. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Lenovo Brings WinMagic SecureDoc to Think Systems Lenovo and WinMagic – a full-disk encryption technology vendor – announced SecureDoc for Lenovo, technology for centrally managing new self encryption hard drives. Lenovo Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 McAfee Secures French Smartphones with New Service McAfee will provide a mobile security application for French SFR customers. The service, called “SFR S‚curit‚ Mobile,” protects users’ devices in the event their smartphone is stolen. Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 McAfee, Wind River Partner for Mobile Security McAfee and Wind River are partnering to develop, market ,and support security applications for non-PC gadgets, specifically embedded and mobile devices. Since embedded devices Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Morpho Aligns with Think&Go NFC to Boost Mobile Options Morpho (Safran Group) and Think&Go NFC have teamed up to enable the deployment of near field communication (NFC) applications on Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Morpho and SIMLINK Add New Functionality to Key Fob Morpho and SIMLINK have created a new key fob providing both near field communication (NFC) and Wi-Fi access. The key fob is a device that brings NFC technology to all mobile Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Morpho and TazTag Create Contactless Phone Services Morpho and TazTag, a company that specializes in contactless technology, have created TazBox, which provides the infrastructure for new contactless services and near field Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 TSA Gives Nod to Morpho’s High Speed Security System Morpho Detection‘s CTX 9800 DSi explosives detection system (EDS) has received certification from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in a high-speed Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Symantec Boosts Security for New MasterCard with Authentication NagraID Security, MasterCard, and Symantec will jointly introduce the MasterCard Display Card, which offers strong authentication Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 NetSTAR Launches Fourth Generation inCompass Web-Filtering SDK NetSTAR launched its new NetSTAR inCompass Web-filtering SDK. The company is calling this new product the “first 4th generation Internet content and categorization filter specifically designed for the OEM Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Oracle Launches New Database Firewall Oracle launched its Oracle Database Firewall. The new security product is designed to maintain a defensive barrier around a Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 RSA Unveils Incident Management Application RSA rolled out its Solution for Security Incident Management, an application that was created to automate the identification, prioritization and resolution of enterprise security incidents. The new offering will Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Brief Offers Model for Thwarting Attacks on Operations Centers A new security brief from RSA offers a model for organizations to use in an effort to deflect new and sophisticated security threats. In Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 SAIC Subsidiary CloudShield Technologies Launches CloudSentry Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) subsidiary CloudShield Technologies launched CloudSentry, a new active threat detection application. The company says the new security tool combines the deep packet Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Symantec Updates Endpoint Protection Products Symantec announced new versions of Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, which is currently in beta. Symantec Endpoint Protection 12 is designed to detect and block sophisticated new Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Shoppers Get Symantec Security when Making Purchases via Facebook Milyoni, a social commerce company, has teamed up with Symantec to offer VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates to merchants aiming to reach customers via Facebook and other social networking outlets. SHOP HEAT, the Miami HEAT’s fan store, has implemented Symantec’s VeriSign SSL security through Milyoni’s Conversational Commerce application, the first shopping cart that Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Symantec Gets Approval to Issue PIV-I Smart Cards The Federal PKI Policy Authority (FPKIPA) has certified Symantec to issue Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable (PIV-I) smart cards. By earning FPKIPA certification, Symantec can issue identity credentials Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Before You Surf, Check Norton’s Cybercrime Index for Threats Symantec introduced the Norton Cybercrime Index, which tracks and warns computer users about daily cybercrime risks globally. This free tool alerts users to dangerous Web sites and online trouble spots and includes Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Morpho Provides Telefonica with More Customer-Centric Options Telefonica said that it will now use Morpho‘s ConnectSIM WLAN-enabled SIM card to develop new TV/video value-added services for customers. ConnectSIM authenticates users in Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Verizon Unveils New Enterprise Identity Management Offerings Verizon announced new Enterprise Identity Management offerings that can be used to authenticate the identities of employees, partners, and customers. Verizon said the new offerings build on its existing enterprise Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 SERVERS
Dell Introduces Hyper-Scale PowerEdge Server Dell debuted what it is calling a hyper-scale inspired server – the PowerEdge C6145 – with 96 cores of processing power. The 2U server allows the organization to prioritize its server platforms, balancing computational Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 SMARTPHONES
Acer Multi-Touch Android Smartphones Introduced Acer International introduced new ICONIA SMART, liquidmini, and beTouch E210 multi-touch, Android smartphones. SMART offers a 4.8-inch widescreen display Acer with tablet PC-like capabilities; Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Bell Canada Launches HTC HD7 Windows 7 Phone Bell Canada launched the HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7-powered smartphone on their network. The phone, exclusive to Bell in Canada, features a 4.3″ high resolution screen, a 720p video Source: Vendor, 2/11/2011 HTC Debuts Two New “Facebook Phones” HTC unveiled two new smartphones that feature dedicated Facebook buttons for easy access to the popular social networking site – the HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. Both phones have a Facebook button that lets users easily Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 Huawei Introduces IDEOS Android Smartphone Huawei Technologies introduced an Android Gingerbread smartphone – the IDEOS X3 – with 3.2 inch touchscreen. It will first be introduced in Japan in the Spring, via SOFTBANK MOBILE. Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 LG Debuts First Tablet Device, New 3D Smartphone LG Mobile Communications unveiled a new smartphone, the Optimus 3D, and its first tablet device, the Optimus Pad. Both Android devices run on Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Microsoft Lays Out Plans for Windows Phone 7 Updates in 2011 Microsoft revealed some of the new features of its planned 2011 updates for the Windows Phone 7 operating system at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The first update, scheduled for some time in mid-March, is Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Motorola Announces New Motorola PRO Smartphone Motorola Mobility announced its new Motorola PRO, an Android smartphone that will be rolled out in Europe. It offers 3G mobile hotspot support for up to five other Wi-Fi enabled devices or laptops. It also Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Rogers to be Exclusive Carrier of Sony Experia PLAY in Canada Rogers announced that it will be the exclusive carrier for the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY in Canada. The new phone is designed to be a mobile gaming device, including having been certified by Sony’s Playstation Source: Vendor, 2/13/2011 Sony Ericsson Adds New Smartphones to Xperia Family Sony Ericsson has added three new smartphones to its Xperia family, including the new touchscreen Xperia Neo. The 3.7-inch Neo smartphone has a capacitive touchscreen with a 854-by-480 display. It will run Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 Verizon Wireless to Offer New Sony Ericsson PLAY Device Sony Ericsson announced that its new Xperia PLAY, a “PlayStation certified” smartphone, will be available on the Verizon Wireless network this Spring. The combination smartphone/gaming device runs on the latest Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ZTE Launches “Skate” Flagship Android Smartphone ZTE launched its new flagship Android smartphone at this year’s Mobile World Congress. The device, called the Skate, is designed to be light and thin, weighing 120g, and featuring a 4.3″ touchscreen. The smartphone Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Announces Quartet of Upcoming Facebook Integrated Phones Facebook announced its integration with the upcoming generation of phones from INQ and HTC. The pair of upcoming devices from INQ, the Cloud Touch and Cloud Q, feature full Source: Vendor, 2/17/2011 Twitter Launches Crowdsourced Twitter Translation Center Twitter launched the Twitter Translation Center. The new project is designed to expedite Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 STANDARDS
NIST Seeks Comments on BIOS Protection Guide The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft, identified as draft NIST SP 800-147, as a guide intended to Source: NIST, 2/11/2011 NIST Issues Draft of Secure Hash Standard A draft of the Secure Hash Standard (SHS), identified as Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-4 has been released by the National Institute of Standards and Source: NIST, 2/11/2011 STREAMING MEDIA
Alcatel, NTT DoCoMo Developing Live Streaming Technology Alcatel-Lucent is working with DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe – the German research center of Japanese service provider NTT DoCoMo – on a joint project expected to allow end users to broadcast live video streams to social networking sites, using a mobile device. Streamed content can be automatically tagged using facial recognition Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 blinkX Allies with woomi to Bring its Library to IP-Enabled TVs blinkX announced an alliance with woomi, a connected TV service from Miniweb Technologies. The agreement will place all 35 million hours of online video from the blinkX library on woomi’s service. The collaborative Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
Cisco Provides UC Technology for Kuwait Nat’l Petroleum Cisco Systems announced it deployed Unified Communications (UC) technology for Kuwait National Petroleum Co. (KNPC), at its headquarters – and refineries and marketing officers throughout Kuwait – to accommodate 8,500 Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 WEB COMMERCE
Deutsche Telekom Announces Plans for Expanded Mobile Advertising Deutsche Telekom announced plans to expand its mobile advertising offerings at this year’s Mobile World Congress. Part of its Telco Plus strategy, the expansion will offer customers new ad formats, new advertising Source: Vendor, 2/15/2011 Google Launches One Pass Payment System for Digital Content Google launched its new One Pass payment system for digital content. The system offers “purchase-once, view-anywhere functionality” designed to let buyers port Source: Vendor, 2/16/2011 WIRELESS
Alcatel Launching New 3G Small Cells Technique with Metro Cells Alcatel-Lucent is launching a new 3G “small cells” technology for indoor and outdoor high-traffic metro areas such as shopping malls, airports, and railway stations, as well as a second generation of its Source: Vendor, 2/14/2011 ©2011 Faulkner Information Services |
