AT&T brings online banking to cell phones
AT&T Tuesday unveiled a mobile banking platform that could allow users to carry out banking transactions from their cell phones.
IBM: Most Symphony users are Microsoft customers
IBM Tuesday released the second beta of its Symphony rival suite to Microsoft Office, claiming that 88% of its users are Microsoft customers.
Google Android gets positive early reviews
While Google’s Android announcement generated a lot of hype last week, developers had to wait until yesterday to see whether the company had actually developed a good platform.
Taking business and IT alignment to the next level
You’ve heard that IT must align itself with business goals, but that’s just the beginning: IT and business users must in some cases merge operations and become experts in each other’s fields, technology executives and analysts said Tuesday.
Foreign Office breached Data Protection Act
The Foreign Office has been slammed for breaching the Data Protection Act after a probe by the Information Commissioner into a security flaw on a website used by people applying for U.K. visas.
Microsoft fixes URL problem in Windows
Microsoft has released its November security updates, fixing a critical Windows bug that has been exploited by online criminals.
Pharmacy software vendors embrace e-prescribing
Thirteen U.S. pharmacy software vendors have expressed support for electronic prescribing efforts, each committing to a formal campaign to educate pharmacists on the benefits of e-prescribing, an operator of an electronic network announced Tuesday.
Back up e-mail, judge tells White House
The White House must preserve e-mail and maintain copies of millions of backup e-mail messages that were allegedly deleted improperly from servers, according to a temporary restraining order issued Monday by a U.S. judge.
Consumer groups oppose telecom-deregulation requests
Eight public-interest and consumer groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reject requests by two large telecommunication providers to close off their copper voice and data networks to competitors in 10 U.S. cities.
New broadband data: The U.S. is still behind
Japan’s average broadband speed is more than 10 times that of the U.S., while its subscription prices are only about 50% higher, according to new data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Stuffing 10 pounds of data in 5-pound pipe
How did First Command Financial Planning Services manage to pack 70 megabytes of data through a 22 megabyte pipe to speed disaster-recovery systems? Kevin Dunn, director of network operations, First Command Financial Planning, explains on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap. (9:08)
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New Zunes out from Microsoft
Microsoft is releasing three new Zune portable media players this week along with tighter integration with Windows and a new Zune Marketplace.
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Today on Cisco Subnetis it good to give end users such control? Wendell Odom asks if you need certs for a job inside your company – and outside. Cisco working on open source database connectivity protocol.
Cisco’s latest NAC service lets end users set up guest access to the corporate network –
Today on Microsoft SubnetOverpopulation, says blogger Mitchell Ashley. Plus, a mild Patch Tuesday, the lowdown on revisions to the MCSE program. And Bill Gates donates $50 million to fight AIDS in China.
What’s the biggest problem with virtualization?
Buzzblog: 10 reasons you shouldn’t believe in UFOs
Former Arizona Gov. Fife Symington and his band of others are out beating the drums so loudly about UFOs that they might be heard on another planet. Do you believe in alien visitors? Here are 10 reasons why you shouldn’t.
Today on Layer 8, where we wonder if the South Koreans ever saw Westworld:
Call it Westworld Lives! South Korea officials said they hope to build two robot theme parks for $1.6 billion by 2013.
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