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05/25/2013 04:03:45 Daily, March 21Microsoft's Going Broader, Google's Going Deeper--And Some Mobile Services May Not Go At All
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1. Editor's Note: Microsoft's Going Broader, Google's Going Deeper--And Some Mobile Services May Not Go At All
2. Today's Top Story
- The High Cost Of Data Loss
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- Personal Data Sieves: An Interactive Graphic Presentation
- Visa's Blaming Of Fujitsu In Debit Card PIN Breach Draws Ire
- Many Data Centers Still Have No Risk Management Plan
3. Breaking News
- Microsoft Delays Consumer Version Of Vista Until January
- Firefox 2.0 Alpha Imminent
- Microsoft Refreshes Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview ...
- ... And Touts SharePoint As Development Platform
- Novell Plans SUSE Linux 11 For 2008
- Vendor: RFID Can Solve Lost Baggage Problem
- IEEE Head Questions Expanding H-1B Program
- Disney's Iger: No Net Neutrality Laws Needed
- Microsoft Readies Windows Live Shopping
- VeriSign Service Catalogs, Ranks Cyberthreats
- CA Upgrades Desktop And Server Management r11
4. Grab Bag: News You Need From Around The Web
- Review: Online Front Page Morgue Is Intriguing But Incomplete (Washington Post)
- EU Urges More Broadband Internet Access (AP)
- Software Notebook: Microsoft's Other Secret Hardware Project (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
5. In Depth: Personal Tech
- MySpace, Verizon Music-Video Event Draws 4,300 Bands
- AirPlay Hopes To Merge Live TV With Mobile Phones
- Akimbo, Movielink Add Personalization
- Red Bend To Upgrade Sharp 3G Phones
- Brief: Sony BD-ROM Player To Debut In July
- ITunes Gaining On RealPlayer
6. Voice Of Authority
- Has Google's Privacy Policy Protected Us From Government Surveillance?
7. White Papers
- Remote Control: Use Gartner's Decision Framework To Protect Your Perimeter
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Quote of the day:
"I skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has
been." -- Wayne Gretzky
In my opinion, Google has tipped its hand big-time as to where
its next major growth spurt will come from: delving deeper into
specific market segments. The company has announced an
invitation-only soccer site with an assist from Nike, as well as
a financial news site in conjunction with other content providers.
Google's Joga.com is providing soccer-related content, games, and other information. Most importantly, the site will serve as a social
network for soccer fans to upload their own stories, photos, and
really make it into a kind of MySoccerSpace.
As interesting and cool as this site seems--and the possibilities
of other themed social-networking sites are racing through my
mind--perhaps the project with the deeper pockets is the financial information site Google also recently announced. Unlike Joga.com, it's open to all comers and doesn't
require an invitation. It also taps into the powerful baby-boomer
market for financial services and advice--and who wouldn't want a
piece of that pie?
So what's next for Google? I'm thinking perhaps a health-related
site, maybe one that caters to eldercare, retirement communities,
leisure pastimes for the newly or about-to-be retired set, and so
on. Then there's the other end of the spectrum--the young-adult
crowd, which has grown up with social networking sites as part of
their DNA.
The possibilities are endless, and I think Google's really onto
something here.
As for Microsoft, the company has long been a player in the
consumer software market. But that's just the tip of the
proverbial TV tube compared to what the firm has been up to
lately. Deutsche Telekom will use Microsoft's software to deliver television and video on demand over its upgraded Internet Protocol network
starting this summer. Significantly, this is Microsoft's 13th
such contract, along with AT&T here in the United States and
Alcatel in France. The company expects that many trial projects
will be going into full production mode in the second half of
this year.
If this succeeds, Microsoft will be "inside" our television sets.
Talk about broadening your base.
Other consumer trends aren't so clear. In one recent survey, more
than a third of North American consumers polled said they wouldn't pay a premium for extras--including music and video downloads--on their cell phones. Note to global telecom
execs who have been banking on this as a way of making money: You
might want to figure something else out.
Whatever happens, it's going to be fun to watch.
What do you think about where Google and Microsoft are headed?
And would you pay extra for mobile music and video on your cell
phone? To read more, or to comment, please read my blog entry.
Johanna Ambrosio
The High Cost Of Data Loss
Related Stories:
Personal Data Sieves: An Interactive Graphic Presentation
Many Data Centers Still Have No Risk Management Plan
Microsoft Delays Consumer Version Of Vista Until January
Firefox 2.0 Alpha Imminent
Microsoft Refreshes Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview ...
... And Touts SharePoint As Development Platform
Novell Plans SUSE Linux 11 For 2008
Vendor: RFID Can Solve Lost Baggage Problem
IEEE Head Questions Expanding H-1B Program
Disney's Iger: No Net Neutrality Laws Needed
Microsoft Readies Windows Live Shopping
VeriSign Service Catalogs, Ranks Cyberthreats
CA Upgrades Desktop And Server Management r11
John Soat With 'Time's Up!'
Larry Greenemeier With 'Physical Security'
Lori MacVittie With 'Spam Tax'
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Review: Online Front Page Morgue Is Intriguing But Incomplete
(Washington Post)
EU Urges More Broadband Internet Access (AP)
Software Notebook: Microsoft's Other Secret Hardware Project
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
MySpace, Verizon Music-Video Event Draws 4,300 Bands
AirPlay Hopes To Merge Live TV With Mobile Phones
Akimbo, Movielink Add Personalization
Red Bend To Upgrade Sharp 3G Phones
Brief: Sony BD-ROM Player To Debut In July
ITunes Gaining On RealPlayer
Has Google's Privacy Policy Protected Us From Government Surveillance?
Remote Control: Use Gartner's Decision Framework To Protect Your Perimeter
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1. Editor's Note: Microsoft's Going Broader, Google's Going Deeper--And Some Mobile Services May Not Go At All
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Sensitive personal data has been misplaced, lost, printed on
mailing labels, posted online, and just left around for anyone to
see. The situation has become untenable. Here's the ugly truth
about how it keeps happening, who's been affected, and what's
being done about it.
Visa's Blaming Of Fujitsu In Debit Card PIN Breach Draws Ire
One Gartner analyst suggested the PIN problem was probably a
combination of an inside job and outside hacking help, and
estimated that there are at least 30 gangs worldwide
sophisticated enough to pull off such a heist.
More than 75% have experienced a business disruption in the past
five years, including 20% who say the disruption had a serious
impact on the business, according to a recent survey of data
center managers.
Versions for business will be available by November, but
Microsoft will miss holiday consumer sales.
The new software is likely to appear this week, with improvements
to bookmarks, tabs, and extensions.
The rendering engine is now complete, meaning Web site owners can
begin testing sites using IE7.
The upcoming SharePoint Server 2007, due late this year, sports
new connectivity services and will act as Microsoft's preferred
foundation for collaborative apps, company executives said Tuesday.
Just as version 10 began shipping, a Novell exec provided a sneak
preview of the next version. It will offer virtualization for
servers and storage, enhanced security, a compiler and run time,
and identity management and provisioning.
This year will reach the two billion airline passenger landmark,
an IT services company says, which given current trends will
translate into 30 million pieces of mishandled baggage.
The president of the IEEE-USA is wondering why Congress is
considering increasing the H-1B visa cap from 65,000 to 115,000
when he says there's no real need to do so.
The Disney CEO also said his company supports a national
franchising plan to make it easier for telcos to get into the
video delivery business, while "also supporting a level playing
field for cable companies."
In seeking developers for its service, Microsoft said it's
building "the largest structured commercial catalog in the world,
ingesting data from hundreds of thousands of retailers."
The Security Risk Profiling Service delves down to the device
level, including firewalls and routers, and fingers the threats
to the network. The service then cranks out a risk score at the
device, business unit, or enterprise level.
The software has a new architecture and patch manager.
Visa may be storing PIN numbers, Microsoft plans to sue phishing
scammers, and Oracle posts increase in profit and revenue.
Firewall, the "IT Security Dog," says as IP networks spread, they
will play a big role in IT and physical security convergence.
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A Web site called NewspaperArchive.com has created a searchable
database of nearly 29 million pages of microfilmed newspapers
from hundreds of U.S. (and a few foreign) publications,
stretching in some cases back to antebellum times.
The European Union's executive office has called on the
governments of member nations to do more to get people online,
saying only 13% of the Union's 450 million people have broadband
Internet access. If governments act now to boost investment in
high-speed networks in remote and rural areas, all EU citizens
could have such access by 2010.
Transmeta, which specializes in microprocessors for handheld
computers and other machines, disclosed in a regulatory filing
last week that it had "substantially completed" the work required
under a series of "development services agreements" it signed
with Microsoft last year.
The companies opened "Calling All Bands," a promotional contest,
last month. They allowed any band with a MySpace profile--and
without a record company deal--to enter.
The service would allow viewers to use their cellular phones as
gaming devices to, for example, choose winners and losers in
reality TV programs, compete against contestants in game shows,
and predict plays in football games and other sporting events.
The idea is to let people look for what they want and also
discover content they may not have known about in the growing
inventory of digital movie titles.
This function will let Vodafone 904SH customers get the latest
features without having to visit a service facility.
It will be Sony's first to include the Blu-ray disc format;
desktop and portable computers will follow shortly after.
While the number of RealPlayer users has remained about the same
for the last three years, iTunes' user base has more than tripled
from 2005 to 2006, Nielsen/NetRatings said.
The District Court ruling that Google doesn't have to turn over
any search records to the Bush administration isn't just a
victory for Web surfers who don't like the thought of being
tracked by the government, Andy Dornan says. It's a victory for
anyone who stores data and doesn't want to be harassed by lawyers
or federal agents.
This complimentary report explains that remote control of
workstations and servers is becoming increasingly attractive to
users, but personal remote control could dismantle a company's
perimeter security. Use Gartner's two-part decision framework to
determine what type of remote control is best for you.
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