Archive for November 24th, 2008
McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft 
moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a security offering focused on protecting against malware. The software giant is addressing what it sees as a growing need for a security solution that meets the unique needs of emerging markets and smaller PC form factors.
“This could be third-time lucky for Microsoft in regards to an antivirus product,” said Graham Cluley, a senior security consultant at Sophos. “They tried with MSAV in Windows 3.11/MSDOS 6.2, which wasn’t terribly successful — especially when it detected Windows 95 as a virus.”
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November 24th, 2008
Nokia and IBM on Thursday launched IBM Lotus Notes support for Nokia’s S60-based mobile phones. That means millions of Lotus Notes users will be able to access their e-mail on Nokia devices in December.Lotus Notes has almost 140 million licensed users. The announcement opens the door for more than 80 million Nokia S60 3rd Edition devices to connect to corporate e-mail accounts through Lotus Domino Server software known as Lotus Notes Traveler. The software provides real-time access to e-mail, calendars, address books, journals and to-do lists.
According to Soren Petersen, senior vice president at Nokia, the deal with Big Blue is another affirmation of the company’s business mobility vision: To establish partnerships with the world’s leading enterprise vendors.
“This collaboration means nearly 90 percent of business e-mail can be mobilized with Nokia devices, without needing to purchase additional servers, middleware or licenses,” Petersen said. “With the presence, position and technology that IBM has in the corporate e-mail market, they are an essential partner for us in enterprise.”
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November 24th, 2008
The BlackBerry Storm has been debuting around the world, but rumors are spreading about a possible shortage in the U.S. News reports also indicate Research In Motion discovered a security flaw in the Storm that has left Verizon Wireless scrambling to update the firmware in the final hours before its U.S. release on Friday.Neither RIM nor Verizon were immediately available for comment. The much-anticipated BlackBerry Storm will be available exclusively from Verizon in the U.S.
“The BlackBerry Storm is big deal for Verizon Wireless customers,” said Avi Greengart, an analyst at Current Analysis. “There’s pent-up demand for a touchscreen BlackBerry and there’s pent-up demand for a touchscreen smartphone at Verizon, especially since AT&T has the corner on the iPhone.”
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November 24th, 2008
IBM , in collaboration with five universities, announced plans Thursday to create computing systems that simulate and emulate the brain’s abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition while rivaling its low power consumption and compact size. The goal is to solve the problem of information management.IBM and its collaborators — Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Cornell University, Columbia University Medical Center, and University of California-Merced — have been awarded $4.9 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the first phase of DARPA’s Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE) initiative.
According to IDC, digital data is growing 60 percent each year, giving businesses access to incredible new streams of information. But without the ability to monitor, analyze and react to this information in real time, most of its value may be lost. Until the data is captured and analyzed, decisions or actions may be delayed.
Cognitive computing offers the promise of systems that can integrate and analyze vast amounts of data from many sources in the blink of an eye, allowing businesses or individuals to make rapid decisions in time to have a significant impact.
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November 24th, 2008
