http://www.infoworld.com InfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & Security http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Google_deal_to_buy_Twitter_in_the_works_1.html The rumor mill is in full gear over speculation that Google may acquire Twitter. The news comes from two separate and unnamed sources that claim talks between Google and Twitter are in the late stages, according to TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:05:24 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Google_deal_to_buy_Twitter_in_the_works_1.html 2009-04-03T16:05:24Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/How_bad_off_is_tech_1.html Until this week, the major analyst houses have said the current recession is not as bad as what the tech sector suffered though in 2001 and 2002 after the dotcom bubble popped. Forrester, IDC, and Gartner still all agree that IT spending is down, but whether this recession is worse than the dotcom fallout is now a matter of debate. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:35:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/How_bad_off_is_tech_1.html 2009-04-03T14:35:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Linux-Windows-Server-both-hit-by-economy_1.html An industry analyst forecast has Linux shipments slipping a bit more percentage-wise than Microsoft's Windows Server, but Microsoft is feeling the pain of the economy, too, said an analyst who worked on the report. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Linux-Windows-Server-both-hit-by-economy_1.html 2009-04-03T14:15:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Report_IBM_Sun_deal_said_to_be_close_1.html IBM and Sun Microsystems are close to a deal under which IBM will acquire Sun Microsystems for about $9.50 per share, The New York Times reported in its online edition Thursday afternoon. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:45:43 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Report_IBM_Sun_deal_said_to_be_close_1.html 2009-04-03T11:45:43Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Apple_hints_at_launch_of_Nehalembased_Xserve_1.html An Apple online store is set to take preorders of new Xserve servers carrying Intel's new Xeon chips, hinting at launch of the devices in the near future. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:29:48 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Apple_hints_at_launch_of_Nehalembased_Xserve_1.html 2009-04-03T11:29:48Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/IBM_sees_Conficker_hitting_4_percent_of_PCs_1.html IBM is the second company in two days to suggest that the number of computers infected by the Conficker.C worm may be higher than previously thought. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:12:12 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/IBM_sees_Conficker_hitting_4_percent_of_PCs_1.html 2009-04-03T11:12:12Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Hackers_seize_on_0-day_flaw_in_Microsofts_PowerPoint_1.html Microsoft warned Thursday that hackers are actively exploiting a software vulnerability in PowerPoint, the company's presentation application. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:46:07 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/Hackers_seize_on_0-day_flaw_in_Microsofts_PowerPoint_1.html 2009-04-03T10:46:07Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/13FE-news-quiz-tease_1.html Any week in which April Fool's falls is deeply suspect in terms of news. But we're pretty sure we weren't hoodwinked in this week's quiz, which covers topics from the dark (worms, botnets, spammers) to the light (dating services, IPOs, and dishy redheads). Can you tell the real news from the fake? Give yourself 10 points for each correct answer. No foolin'. OK, let's go. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/03/13FE-news-quiz-tease_1.html 2009-04-03T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Adobe_Nokia_outline_planned_ventures_at_Web_20_show_1.html Officials from Adobe Systems and Nokia emphasized endeavors in the application design and form factor spaces in presentations at the Web 2.0 Expo conference Thursday in San Francisco. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:59:21 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Adobe_Nokia_outline_planned_ventures_at_Web_20_show_1.html 2009-04-02T23:59:21Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Central_Desktop_delivers_Outlook_plugin_1.html Central Desktop has enhanced its eponymous Web-hosted collaboration suite with a plug-in for Outlook that the company believes increases its viability as a SharePoint alternative. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:29:22 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Central_Desktop_delivers_Outlook_plugin_1.html 2009-04-02T22:29:22Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/IBM_continues_push_for_Sun_but_will_the_deal_kill_Solaris_1.html The high-stakes, but still under-the covers battle by IBM to take over Sun Microsystems is still in play, but IBM may be rethinking what it is willing to pay for the enterprise vendor. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:08:12 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/IBM_continues_push_for_Sun_but_will_the_deal_kill_Solaris_1.html 2009-04-02T21:08:12Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/iTKO_touts_Web_20_virtualization_in_test_product_1.html iTKO on Thursday is offering an upgrade to its Lisa product for services testing, validation and governance, touting capabilities for Web 2.0 applications and virtualization. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:46:53 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/iTKO_touts_Web_20_virtualization_in_test_product_1.html 2009-04-02T19:46:53Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Dell_frees_latest_Vostro_laptops_of_bloatware_1.html Dell on Thursday introduced small-business laptops that will be free of bloatware, which could help improve system performance and protect storage space. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:43:54 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Dell_frees_latest_Vostro_laptops_of_bloatware_1.html 2009-04-02T19:43:54Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/IBM_Mayo_form_opensource_health_IT_consortium_1.html Biomedical informatics researchers at IBM and the Mayo Clinic have launched a new open source consortium focused on natural language processing (NLP), in an effort to help doctors share diagnosis and treatment information. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:25:17 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/IBM_Mayo_form_opensource_health_IT_consortium_1.html 2009-04-02T19:25:17Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Longjump_brings_saas_inside_firewalls_1.html Platform-as-a-service provider Longjump announced this week that its on-demand Business Applications Platform can now be licensed and used within a customer's four walls. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:35:06 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Longjump_brings_saas_inside_firewalls_1.html 2009-04-02T18:35:06Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Amazon_automates_Hadoop_use_for_developers_1.html Amazon.com has launched a hosted service designed to simplify for developers the use of the Hadoop implementation of the MapReduce programming model for processing large data sets in processor clusters. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:01:49 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Amazon_automates_Hadoop_use_for_developers_1.html 2009-04-02T18:01:49Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/EMC_unveils_SourceOne_archiving_compliance_software_1.html EMC on Thursday unwrapped the SourceOne product family of enterprise archiving, compliance, and e-discovery software. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:58:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/EMC_unveils_SourceOne_archiving_compliance_software_1.html 2009-04-02T16:58:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Microsoft_Office_coming_to_the_iPhone_1.html Workaholics tethered to their smartphones have another reason to switch to Apple: Rumors that Microsoft's Office Suite is coming to the iPhone are inching towards reality, and iPhone apps with document and spreadsheet editing capabilities are also on the way. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:38:16 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Microsoft_Office_coming_to_the_iPhone_1.html 2009-04-02T16:38:16Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Palm_opens_opens_Pre_mobile_phone_to_developers_1.html Palm is taking what it hopes is the next step in to make its Palm Pre a viable iPhone competitor. On Wednesday, at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Palm opened up its Mojo Software Development Kit (SDK) program to a "broad group of developers." Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:49:16 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Palm_opens_opens_Pre_mobile_phone_to_developers_1.html 2009-04-02T15:49:16Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Users_to_SAP_Enterprise_support_KPIs_need_more_work_1.html SAP and its customers disagree not just about the value of its Enterprise Support service, but also about how to measure that value -- and now, it seems, about how close they are to agreeing on how to measure that value. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:11:33 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Users_to_SAP_Enterprise_support_KPIs_need_more_work_1.html 2009-04-02T15:11:33Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Bill_would_give_feds_role_in_private_sector_cybersecurity_1.html Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation that would give federal officials significant new authority to create and enforce data security standards both for government agencies and key parts of the private sector. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:52:05 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Bill_would_give_feds_role_in_private_sector_cybersecurity_1.html 2009-04-02T14:52:05Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/NetSuite_talks_up_integration_with_Salesforcecom_1.html Hoping to score new business among a rival's customer base, SaaS ERP vendor NetSuite on Thursday pushed its ability to integrate with on-demand CRM vendor Salesforce.com. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:50:26 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/NetSuite_talks_up_integration_with_Salesforcecom_1.html 2009-04-02T13:50:26Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Intel_CEO_Otellini_joins_call_for_action_on_climate_change_1.html Intel CEO Paul Otellini joined a call on Thursday for Group of Twenty (G-20) finance ministers and central bank governors to implement policies that encourage investment in environmentally friendly technologies and agree on a more effective climate treaty, the only head of a major high-technology to sign the letter drafted by the Copenhagen Climate Council. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:17:26 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Intel_CEO_Otellini_joins_call_for_action_on_climate_change_1.html 2009-04-02T13:17:26Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Developers_stunted_by_fragmented_mobile_market_1.html Reducing the number of mobile software platforms, but not by too much, is the key to unleashing pent up creativity in the mobile market, executives said on Wednesday. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:41:26 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Developers_stunted_by_fragmented_mobile_market_1.html 2009-04-02T12:41:26Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Atom_netbook_chip_propels_Intel_to_top_of_market_1.html The success of Intel's Atom microprocessor, used mainly in netbooks, helped the chipmaker gain market share in every quarter of 2008 and could carry the company this year as well. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:14:26 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Atom_netbook_chip_propels_Intel_to_top_of_market_1.html 2009-04-02T12:14:26Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Worlds_most_efficient_supercomputer_gets_to_work_1.html Satellite launches are a noisy affair especially for the satellite atop the rocket. Vibration and noise, unless compensated, could render it useless before it reaches orbit so researchers spend a lot of time on complex computer simulations that help them insulate the delicate craft. Now those simulations are about to get much more accurate thanks to a new supercomputer that began work this week in Japan. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:24:21 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Worlds_most_efficient_supercomputer_gets_to_work_1.html 2009-04-02T11:24:21Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Conficker_may_be_more_widespread_than_previously_thought_1.html The Conficker worm may have infected more machines than previously thought, according to Internet infrastructure provider OpenDNS. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:06:33 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/Conficker_may_be_more_widespread_than_previously_thought_1.html 2009-04-02T11:06:33Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-tips_1.html Long-life batteries from Dell and HP can keep laptops running for as many as 20 hours at a stretch. But you don't need a powerful external battery to get more use out of your current battery. There are several things you can do now to extract precious additional minutes from the basic six-cell battery found in most laptops. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-tips_1.html 2009-04-02T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-boosters_1.html Many competing factors enter into the choice of a specific laptop: weight, size, price, battery life, expandability, and so on. Of these, battery life is rarely a primary concern until the system is actually purchased. The unspoken expectation is that standard batteries will get 3 to 4 hours of useful life from a single charge, while batteries with more cells can add a couple of hours of working time to this number. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-boosters_1.html 2009-04-02T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/MindTouch_rides_the_bus_in_collaboration_platform_1.html MindTouch is releasing on Thursday MindTouch 2009, extending the development platform's collaboration capabilities through a bidirectional message bus, the company said. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/MindTouch_rides_the_bus_in_collaboration_platform_1.html 2009-04-02T10:00:00Z