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White House pushes for new privacy codes of conduct

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White House pushes for new privacy codes of conduct
The White House will push for online businesses to adopt new privacy codes of conduct, including consumer rights to control what information websites collect about them and a right to see what data is being collected, officials there said. Read More


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RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: RIM

Introducing BlackBerry Mobile Fusion
Now all personal and corporate-owned BlackBerry® smartphone and BlackBerry® PlayBook™ devices can seamlessly access business data and applications on a single, secure management platform. Soon, Apple® iOS and Google® Android™ devices will be able to do the same. Learn how this new approach will end mobile chaos at blackberry.com/mobilefusion.

Pinterest takes on social, e-commerce worlds
Move over Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. There's a new social site stealing some of your buzz: Pinterest. Read More

Zettaset to offer role-based access control for Hadoop
Zettaset, which makes tools for managing big data, has unveiled its SHadoop security initiative to help companies better control access to data in Hadoop. Read More

Toshiba and SanDisk shrink 128Gbit memory chips
Toshiba said Thursday it has shrunk the size of its 128Gbit NAND flash memory chips, in the race to bring more and tinier storage to products like USB storage and memory cards. Read More

From CIO.com: How and When to Build a Mobile Website
Mobile technology experts discuss which enterprises need a mobile presence, the important questions to ask when developing a mobile website, what pitfalls to avoid and what to expect to pay. Read More

BYOD: Good for whom exactly?
What we usually hear is that the 'bring your own device' concept brings problems for IT but is cool for users. But is it really that good an idea for them? Insider (registration required) Read More

HP profit falls 44% amid weak PC sales
Hewlett-Packard's profit dipped sharply in the first quarter as consumers slowed spending on its PCs and printers, HP announced Wednesday. Read More

Whitman gives HP harsh report card, outlines recovery plan
Hewlett-Packard has underinvested in its business and become "too complex and too slow," President and CEO Meg Whitman said Wednesday, offering a three-part turnaround plan to get the ailing company back on track. Read More

Mobile app stores to require, disclose privacy policies
Apple, Google and other mobile platform providers will present privacy policies for all the apps offered in their stores as part of an agreement with the state of California. Read More


WEBCAST: Autonomy

Understand Your Data: The Future of Backup and Archiving
Join us to hear the impact of private and public cloud solutions, "big data" and your choices while market evolves. Learn More

Microsoft is building a new datacenter in Dublin
Microsoft is spending about $130 million to build a new datacenter in Dublin, as it needs more room to run cloud services there, the company said on Thursday. Read More

Apple to open another data center in Oregon
Apple has bought a vast sprawl of land in Prineville, Oregon, where it will open a data center, the company said on Wednesday. Read More

Oracle lawsuit alleges 'gray market conspiracy' over support services
Oracle is alleging that two companies violated its intellectual property as part of a "gray market" conspiracy to provide support for Oracle's Sun Solaris OS and hardware, according to a lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Read More

Next round of 'meaningful use' rules for eHealth records expected Thursday
The second of three sets of rules established by the federal government for attaining 'meaningful use' of electronic medical records by healthcare facilities is expected to be published online Thursday. Read More

Google updates Docs on Android and improves presentation app
Google has expanded the functionality of its Docs word processing application on Android devices while simultaneously improving the Docs presentation application for desktop browsers. Read More

The Byte - Megaupload, Dell 4Q, SMS revenue decline, Latitude Leaderboards
Megaupload founder receives bail. Dell's 4Q earnings impacted. SMS revenue decline. Google Maps launches Latitude Leaderboard. Read More

Jean-Marc Seguin: Considerations for catalogs, controls, compliance in private clouds
Last time we met in this space, we talked about the importance of management and resource optimization planning in the path toward private cloud computing (see my last blog: Moving Forward Toward Private Cloud). Today, I want to examine two other important areas for consideration as you plan for more mature processes and technology: service catalogs and controls, compliance and governance functionality. Read More

Jonny Evans: Apple, Google reach privacy deal, but is it enough?
Apple, Google, Microsoft and three other major tech firms have agreed a deal which means in future apps on their platforms must "provide greater privacy disclosures." The deal's a move in the right direction, but is it enough? Read More

IT Blogwatch: Run Windows with Flash on your iPad, in the cloud
OnLive has launched the latest version of its cloud-based Windows thin-client doo-hickey. It adds support for Flash and other exciting things on your iPad (Android and other platforms coming soon). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers remember the Network Computer. Read More

 
 
 

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