SAP readying potential Google Wave rival
SAP is planning to release a “virtual war room” decision-making tool dubbed Constellation, which could be a potential rival to Google’s heralded Wave collaboration platform.
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IT Blogwatch: Did Sprint violate customer privacy 8 million times?
A blogger alleges that phone companies and ISPs are routinely providing data on their customers’ activities to law enforcement… without a warrant. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers search for the truth.
IBM’s analytics center focuses on financial services
IBM has opened a business analytics center in London to focus on services for the U.K.’s financial sector, which drives a major portion of the nation’s economy.
Switching to a solid-state drive
Prices on solid-state drives are dropping, and operating systems (particularly Windows 7) are beginning to take advantage of the potential higher speeds of SSDs, so it’s a good time to consider slapping one in your computer.
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Not likely to survive on its own, Sun would need a new buyer for itself or its technologies.
IBM offers Tivoli Monitoring for Amazon cloud deployments
Companies running applications on Amazon Web Services can now monitor their environments using IBM’s Tivoli Monitoring software.
IBM buys database security firm Guardium
IBM has acquired database security vendor Guardium, it said Monday, confirming earlier reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Europe extends antiterrorist data-sharing deal with U.S.
Europe’s Council of Ministers extended a controversial program that hands over information on international financial transactions to the U.S. for antiterrorism purposes.
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Twitter’s dirty laundry
Despite often being a waste of time, Twitter does has value, such as providing Iranians with an outlet during this past summer’s elections. Turns out Twitter can be used to keep you apprised of more domestic developments as well …
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