TechTarget News - Week of Feb 20, 2011
Sun Feb 20, 2011
Hero Honda upgrades SAP R3 to ECC6
The SAP R3 to ECC6 upgrade came about because the auto company wanted to use SAP for IFRS implementation
Mon Feb 21, 2011
RSA 2011: Top attacks business will face in 2011
Social networking will be the attacker platform of choice in 2011, says Ed Skoudis, founder and senior security consultant with InGuardians.
Mon Feb 21, 2011
RSA 2011: Microsoft promotes co-ordinated vulnerability disclosure
Software producers remain largely unresponsive to input from security researchers, according to Aaron Portnoy, manager of the security research team HP TippingPoint.
Tue Feb 22, 2011
UK cloud computing trends: Are IT shops buying in?
UK cloud computing trends show that IT shops are buying into the technology to complement in-house applications and that security is not the most pressing challenge.
Tue Feb 22, 2011
SAP BW aids enterprise-wide data management, reporting at Essar Steel
SAP BW helps Essar Steel form a common platform to stage and integrate data from all systems and present users with a one-stop solution to their data needs.
Tue Feb 22, 2011
Toyota takes dealer application to the cloud
Toyota Australia's Divisional Manager for Information Systems explains why he's placed an application in Fujitsu's cloud, instead of a "pure play" public cloud.
Tue Feb 22, 2011
Middle East governments stepping up internet control, study shows
The internet has proved to be a powerful tool for rallying social and political change, but Middle East governments have also recognised their capability to disrupt communications
Tue Feb 22, 2011
The CIO guide to being headhunted
Senior technology executives need to be aware of the pitfalls and best practices when dealing with recruitment agents and headhunters to find the best opportunity.
Tue Feb 22, 2011
Legacy kit and lack of skills hold back digital video surveillance
A huge legacy investment in analogue equipment and a lack of data integration skills are holding back more widespread adoption of fully digital video surveillance systems, according to research just published.
Thu Feb 24, 2011
Government pushes for open standards
Open standards should be sought in all government IT procurement specifications, says the Cabinet Office
Thu Feb 24, 2011
Microsoft fixes security flaw in malware protection engine
Microsoft has patched a flaw in its malware protection engine that could be exploited to gain control of victim's computer.
Thu Feb 24, 2011
Exxon, Shell, BP hacked in Night Dragon attacks
Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell and BP were among the oil companies targeted by hackers working through internet servers in China, say US reports.
Thu Feb 24, 2011
ISC releases security fix for Bind DoS vulnerability
The Internet Systems Consortium has published an advisory and an update for the Bind domain name system software versions 9.7.1 to 9.7.2-P3.
Thu Feb 24, 2011
Juniper aims to wrap Cisco with QFabric datacentre management
Datacentre operators and cloud computing suppliers could slash their power and space requirements while running up to 10 times faster
Thu Feb 24, 2011
IT freelancers turn recruiters to cope with SME demand
Freelance IT workers in the digital services sector are being forced to recruit other freelancers to help them keep up with large volumes of work. IT...
Fri Feb 25, 2011
Intel rolls out high speed cable 'Thunderbolt'
Intel has rolled out a high-speed PC connection technology named Thunderbolt, in collaboration with Apple.
Fri Feb 25, 2011
Huawei asks US to investigate it for threats to national interest
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, has called for the US government to make a formal investigation of the company to lay to rest allegations that it represents a threat to US national interests.