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26 October 2011
News: EFF, ACLU file lawsuits over Patriot Act data collection

Two civil liberties groups have filed lawsuits asking the U.S. Department of Justice to detail its collection of electronic data and other information under the 10-year-old counterterrorism law, the USA Patriot Act.
News: Target.com's second site crash could become e-comm nightmare

For the second time in six weeks, Target's Web site crashed Tuesday, and that is scary news for any major retailer heading into the holiday shopping season.
News: Car tech: The connected car arrives

Automobile technology has become so advanced that today's cars are essentially computers with wheels. So why aren't we using them to surf the Web, communicate with other cars or order food at nearby restaurants?
News: Citrix: Virtual desktops about to become cheaper than physical ones

Citrix says it's driven down costs to the point that next year it will be cheaper to deploy virtual desktops than traditional desktops.
News: Big boost in U.S. requests for Google user data

U.S. government requests for Google user data jumped nearly 30% in the first half of this year compared to the prior six months, the search vendor said this week.
News: Anglo American outsources application management

Mining company Anglo American has awarded a multi-year application development and management services contract to Accenture, in an effort to cut costs.
News: Apple launches in-store pick-up of online orders

Apple today kicked off in-store pick-up of orders placed at its online store, letting customers retrieve their goods at a trio of stores in San Francisco.
News: Chicago-area school district gives free iPads to freshmen

Freshmen in a Chicago-area school district now have a reason to be excited about coming to school: Free iPads.
News: Researchers find "massive" security flaws in cloud architectures

German researchers say they found flaws in Amazon Web Services that they believe exist in many cloud architectures and enable attackers to gain administrative rights and to gain access to all user data.
News: Commonwealth Bank rolls out iPhone app, CIO touts real-time platform

The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new mobile app which allows users to transfer funds to friends via their Facebook accounts or mobile device.
News: How to Email Like a Pro

Email often straddles a fine line between help and hindrance. It’s an invaluable tool, no doubt about it, but sometimes it can be a stubborn, unwieldy, and intrusive monster—maybe even a security threat.
News: SAP Q3 profits soar on reduction of TomorrowNow provision

SAP reported Wednesday a 14 percent increase in revenue in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, and said its business pipeline continues to remain very strong and companies continue to invest in IT. The business software vendor did not however revise its outlook for the full year 2011, citing the ongoing uncertain macroeconomic environment.
News: What Your Cloud Consultant is Trying To Tell You

Consultants have been a mainstay of IT departments forever. But in the cloud the commercial language is filled with a new set of euphemisms you need to understand. Here are some to look out for.
News: Credit Suisse fined £5.95m for systems and controls failings

Credit Suisse has been fined £5.95 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for IT systems and control failings that meant that customers were exposed to unacceptable risk.
News: Olympus replaces CEO as scrutiny of past deals grows

Olympus abruptly replaced its CEO on Wednesday after less than two weeks on the job, as pressure continues to build on the company over questionable deals in recent years.
News: Suse working on private OpenStack cloud

Attachmate's Suse division has announced plans to offer software based on the OpenStack platform for enterprises to build private clouds.
News: RIM delays BlackBerry tablet OS to February 2012

A week after promising the PlayBook OS 2.0 to developers in October, RIM cites quality issues and says it will drop a key feature
News: Japan foreign offices, parliament hit by virus attack

Computers at Japan's diplomatic offices abroad and its House of Representatives were infected by viruses during cyberattacks over the last several months, the country's top spokesman said.
News: China detains Internet users for spreading rumors

Chinese authorities have started to detain Internet users for allegedly spreading online rumors, in its latest measure to control the country's social media sites.
News: Government Digital Service on talent hunt

The government has announced a recruitment drive for new developers, designers and web operations staff to help transform its digital services.