Microsoft: Next step for Windows 7 is a release candidate

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE / more stories...

EHarmony finds data warehouse match with Netezza
The large online dating company eHarmony has forged a deal with Netezza for its data warehousing appliances.

SAP to cut staff as full-year net income dips 2%
SAP intends to reduce its global workforce to 48,500 staff from 51,500 by the end of this year.

CAREERS / more stories...

The IT job market is tanking — but not for everyone
The total number of IT jobs is declining because of the recession. But some vendors and users are still hiring tech workers — even Microsoft and IBM, despite their cutbacks.

Global Dispatches
Fujitsu plans to halt production of read/write disks in March; and SAP said it plans to cut 3,000 jobs as part of an effort to reduce operating costs.

DEVELOPMENT / more stories...

Windows 7 to be tested thoroughly
Technical advisers to the antitrust regulators monitoring Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will test Windows 7 'more thoroughly' than earlier versions of the operating system, according to papers filed with a federal judge.

Cost of Obama E-health Plan Could Reach $100B

GOVERNMENT / more stories...

Drive Makers Agree on TCG Encryption Standard
The six largest hard drive makers, acting as part of the Trusted Computing Group, have unveiled final specifications that will allow full-disk encryption on all consumer and enterprise-class devices.

Windows 7 to be tested thoroughly
Technical advisers to the antitrust regulators monitoring Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will test Windows 7 'more thoroughly' than earlier versions of the operating system, according to papers filed with a federal judge.

HARDWARE / more stories...

Job Cutbacks Continue To Escalate at IT Vendors
The list of IT vendors that are laying off workers continues to grow, with companies such as SAP and Sprint Nextel announcing cutbacks and IBM confirming that it's quietly letting employees go.

AMD set to release DDR3-capable chips ahead of schedule
Advanced Micro Devices will soon introduce processors that are capable of supporting DDR3 memory, earlier than the company had anticipated.

MANAGEMENT / more stories...

The IT job market is tanking — but not for everyone
The total number of IT jobs is declining because of the recession. But some vendors and users are still hiring tech workers — even Microsoft and IBM, despite their cutbacks.

Yes, you can
Change is IT's mission. But even though as CIO you are in a good position to recognize processes that should be improved, people may not want to listen. Here's how to initiate change your colleagues will support.

MOBILE AND WIRELESS / more stories...

Femtocells: Pros and Cons
Femtocells address the problem of poor cell-phone reception indoors by grabbing your carrier's cellular signal and boosting it for indoor use, routing your calls through the broadband connection rather than directly through the larger cellular network. Learn more.

Microsoft patent makes smart phones more like PCs
Patented Microsoft technology allows smart phones to connect to peripherals and networks the way PCs do.

NETWORKING AND INTERNET / more stories...

Google Extends Gmail To Offline Users
Google unveiled a new version of its Gmail e-mail service that lets users access the hosted application offline.

Microsoft's IE loses more share, slides to new low
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser lost market share again last month, although at a slower rate than in the previous two months, ending at a new low of 67.6% as rivals continued to steal users, a Web metrics firm reported Sunday.

OPERATING SYSTEMS / more stories...

Windows 7 to be tested thoroughly
Technical advisers to the antitrust regulators monitoring Microsoft's compliance with a 2002 antitrust settlement will test Windows 7 'more thoroughly' than earlier versions of the operating system, according to papers filed with a federal judge.

Jonathan Schwartz
Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz talks about the economy, disruptive technologies and necessity as the mother of invention.

SECURITY / more stories...

Banks, Customers Feel the Fallout of Heartland Breach
Banks and credit unions across the country have begun reissuing credit and debit cards to their customers as a result of the data breach disclosed Jan. 20 by payment processor Heartland Payment Systems.

Some Incidents Can Make Life Interesting
There's no such thing as a good security incident, but Mathias Thurman finds that some are more instructive than destructive.

SERVERS AND DATA CENTER / more stories...

The IT job market is tanking — but not for everyone
The total number of IT jobs is declining because of the recession. But some vendors and users are still hiring tech workers — even Microsoft and IBM, despite their cutbacks.

Job Cutbacks Continue To Escalate at IT Vendors
The list of IT vendors that are laying off workers continues to grow, with companies such as SAP and Sprint Nextel announcing cutbacks and IBM confirming that it's quietly letting employees go.

SOFTWARE / more stories...

Job Cutbacks Continue To Escalate at IT Vendors
The list of IT vendors that are laying off workers continues to grow, with companies such as SAP and Sprint Nextel announcing cutbacks and IBM confirming that it's quietly letting employees go.

Novell confirms layoffs
Open-source vendor Novell on Saturday confirmed reports that it laid off workers on Friday, though it said the cuts amounted to less than 3% of its workforce.

STORAGE / more stories...

Drive Makers Agree on TCG Encryption Standard
The six largest hard drive makers, acting as part of the Trusted Computing Group, have unveiled final specifications that will allow full-disk encryption on all consumer and enterprise-class devices.

Global Dispatches
Fujitsu plans to halt production of read/write disks in March; and SAP said it plans to cut 3,000 jobs as part of an effort to reduce operating costs.