20 percent of Android apps can threaten privacy, says vendor
Twenty percent of applications on Android Market let third parties access private or sensitive information, according to a report from security vendor SMobile Systems.
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IBM courts finance market with new framework
IBM unveiled on Tuesday a new package of pre-integrated software applications, called the Financial Markets Industry Framework, configured for the financial services market.
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Apple headed for privacy row with iOS 4 update
Apple may be about to get roped into the privacy policy debate> that has dogged other technology companies like Facebook and Google over the past few months.
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A 'fat-free' programming framework for the cloud
Researchers in the U.K. are developing a lean-and-mean programming framework called Mirage that is designed specifically to support applications running on cloud infrastructure platforms such as Amazon Web Services and Google App Engine.
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Multitasking With iOS 4 is Horrible: Apple Blew It
Alright Apple, you win. You don't really want multitasking on the iPhone, and iOS4's halfhearted attempt proves it.
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Testing reveals security software often misses new malware
New research has further confirmed the difficulties security software companies are having keeping up with an explosion in malicious software programs on the Internet.
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New security/management software targets enterprise smartphones
A new client-server software product is designed to secure and manage smartphones and other mobile devices in the enterprise, including iPhones. The vendor, Mobile Application Development Partners, says the software can be installed with no changes to existing network or security infrastructures.
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NetSuite takes a crack at discrete manufacturing
NetSuite is stepping up its vertical strategy with an on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) edition aimed at discrete manufacturers, the term for companies that create customizable products by assembling parts.
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IBM, Sybase upgrade analytics capabilities
Both IBM and Sybase have updated their lines of analytics software, optimistic of the growing market for such tools.
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Juniper seeks to out-virtualize Cisco in data centers
Juniper Networks' <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/051710-juniper-collapses-data-center.html">announcement</a> this week of switches and routers designed to flatten and simplify legacy networks is the latest sign that this company has no intention of backing off in the face of ever stiffer data center competition from Cisco, HP and others.
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Venture capitalist forum pegs the top tech trends
According to a group of venture capitalists, technology trends to watch for range from social networking to health maintenance and an emergence of new companies.
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Microsoft settles VPN patent case for $200M
Microsoft today said it will pay communications software maker VirnetX $200 million to settle a three-year-old patent infringement case.
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EMC 'Boosts' Data Domain de-duplication speed by 50%
BOSTON -- <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138245/EMC_Update">EMC</a><a href="http://canada.emc.com/about/news/press/2010/20100511-01.htm">announced at its annual user conference</a> here on Tuesday a new software add-on that increases the performance of its Data Domain appliance by an average of 50%.
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SAP, Waste Management settle lawsuit
The rancorous lawsuit between SAP and Waste Management has been settled, with the software vendor making an undisclosed, one-time cash payment to the trash hauler, according to court documents and a regulatory filing.
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Palm's software chief quits
Michael Abbott, the head of Palm's software and services team, will leave the company at the end of next week, according to a regulatory filing Palm made on Friday.
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