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Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google

A pair of Microsoft-backed industry groups applauded the ultimatum European Union antitrust regulators issued to rival Google over alleged anti-competitive practices.

Consumerization trends hit IT service management

While the technology is moving forward, some still struggle with how to implement and integrate tools meant to help them get a grip on IT processes.

New healthcare rule to cut red tape, save up to $4.6B, says HHS

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule change to the Affordable Care Act that it estimates will eventually save healthcare providers and payers $4.6 billion by simplifying administrative chores.

5 signs that you've lost control over your cloud apps

CIOs are waking up to the reality that they've lost control over access to data stored in software-as-a-service applications purchased by other departments.

IETF explores new working group on identity management in the cloud

Proponents of a common scheme for managing user identity in cloud-based applications will pitch their idea to the Internet's premier standards-setting body at a meeting in Paris later this month.

Internet voting systems too insecure, researcher warns

Internet voting systems are inherently insecure and should not be allowed in the upcoming general elections, a noted security researcher said at the RSA Conference 2012 this week.

Supporters of SOPA, PIPA stick to their guns

Beleaguered supporters of two online antipiracy bills today downplayed widespread protests against the legislation and insisted the opposition is misguided and misinformed.

Facebook may take company public in May

Reports were circulating Tuesday that Facebook will launch its initial public offering in May.

Hospital electronic records adoption jumps, but still low

Hospitals that are prepared to adopt electronic medical records and achieve the government's "meaningful use" criteria have increased significantly, from 25% to 41%, according to new research.

Check Point buys compliance tech vendor Dynasec

Check Point Software is buying governance, risk management and compliance vendor Dynasec.

Accenture pays $63.7M to resolve gov't kickbacks case

Technology services and consulting company Accenture has agreed to pay $63.7 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that it participated in a large-scale kickbacks scheme involving U.S. government contracts.

New EU agency to manage large IT systems with citizen data

The European Union’s General Affairs Council on Monday approved plans to establish of a pan-European agency to manage its large-scale IT systems.

Start up offers Saas app to manage data-breach incidents

If your company suffered a data breach, would you know what to do to comply with state, federal and local law? Start-up Co3 Systems is offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application to tackle that unhappy task, tracking how a corporate data-loss incident is handled.

Google accuses Oracle of delay tactics in Android suit

Google is accusing Oracle of dragging its feet in providing a large volume of documents related to the companies' lawsuit over alleged Java patent violations in the Android mobile OS, including website pages from Sun.com.

Google, Oracle still battling over Android e-mail

Google and Oracle continue to tussle over a potentially damaging e-mail in the ongoing lawsuit over alleged Java patent violations in the Android mobile OS.

Black Hat: Apple does well, Microsoft better, with enterprise security

While still not great, the operating systems behind Apple desktops, laptops and phones are getting more secure, researchers at Black Hat say. While not recommended for corporate use unless it’s in islands within larger networks, the OSX operating system has made strides, says Alex Stamos, who lead a team of researchers from iSec Partners that researched the OSX and Windows 7 operating systems.

Judge OKs Google e-mail in Oracle trial

A potentially damning e-mail from a Google engineer will be permitted at trial in Oracle's lawsuit against the search giant, a judge ordered on Thursday.

Healthcare industry leads market in IT hiring

Experts are comparing the demand for workers in healthcare IT to the dot-com era or Y2K, where thousands of positions are in need of urgent filling and where now may be the time for healthcare workers to consider a change of career to IT.

Google cites Schmidt testimony in Android suit defense

Google wants a judge to throw out Java copyright infringement claims Oracle has lodged against the Android mobile OS, based partly on 17-year-old testimony from an unlikely source: Google executive chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt.

Judge: Email in Oracle-Google case will remain public

The judge overseeing the lawsuit Oracle filed over the Android mobile OS has denied Google's attempt to get a potentially damaging e-mail redacted.