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IT Outsourcing Firm CSC Launches Cloud Computing with Security Focus
IT consulting services company CSC (NYSE: CSC) is getting into the cloud computing game with a three-part offering for companies looking to send some of their computing into the cloud. Partnering with Cisco and its Unified Computing effort, EMC, and VMware, CSC will offer what it is calling “Cloud Orchestration” and “Trusted Cloud” services, designed…
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Hacking Threat Faces Mobile Phone Users, Experts Say
(Reuters) – Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider. People in the industry aware of the risk see it as extremely small, as only a few people use handsets to access…
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Will Netbook Ubiquity Hurt or Help Major PC Vendors?
The blossoming netbook or mini-PC notebook market has vendors ratcheting up efforts to capture a larger slice of the market pie. One of those top PC vendors, Hewlett-Packard, is leading the charge with respect to consumer brand recognition. And that recognition carries power at the retail level. So it’s fair to say a behemoth vendor…
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IT Bought by the Sip
Here’s an interesting factoid: India has more middle-class citizens than the United States has workers. India, one of the fastest growing economies, will one day even surpass China in economic strength, and is building its entire economy of the future on predominantly white-collar, innovative technology jobs. But India is still largely a third-world nation. Despite…
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Microsoft Won’t Limit Apps on Windows 7 Starter Edition
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would not limit the number of applications available at one time on the Starter edition of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, reversing its earlier strategy of limiting its capabilities and urging users to upgrade. The move is a significant climbdown for Microsoft as it…
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Fed Video on Cybersecurity States the Obvious
President Obama didn’t announce the next cybersecurity czar, as speculated he would last Friday. However, the White House did unveil the ineptly named "Cyberspace Policy Review: Assuring a Trusted and Resilient Information and Communications Infrastructure." Accompanying the report was this video highlighting the need for better, coordinated government and private sector efforts to protect the…