SOA Will Kill the Offshore Model
I know what you're thinking: SOA hype has reached an absurd level and now someone is literally proclaiming that it will change the world - but bear with me for a minute. Anyone who has been around corporate IT for the last five years or so has seen an avalanche of development work sent offshore for two primary reasons: cheaper unit labor cost and the flat-out inability to find qualified American developers. Also, the mainstay system development model whereby business units built up app silos, which served to minimize reuse and increase integration complexity, demanded a way to deal with the cost of its own inefficiency.
SEO/SEM Journal: Yahoo Cyber Giving Week Tops $2.7 Million
The Cyber Giving Week sponsored by Yahoo had collected $2.7 million as of 7pm west coast time on January 30. The week opened on Christmas Day, and will last through the New Year. The total stood at $1.9 million on Friday morning, meaning that about $800,000 came in on Friday alone.
Number of Jobs Advertised Online Soar in January (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The number of jobs advertised online increased dramatically in January, due in part to a sharp increase in demand for workers in legal services and IT.
Mozilla Issues Fixes for Firefox Security Holes
Mozilla has released a security update that patches eight vulnerabilities in its Firefox browser. The company gave the flaws severity ratings ranging from "low" to "critical." The critical flaw could allow attackers to instruct a system to perform certain tasks on start-up without the user's permission, effectively allowing control of the system.
Microsoft Issues Warning for Mywife Worm (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft has published a security advisory to warn Internet users about a worm that could destroy their documents on February 3.
Yahoo's Semel Outlines Mobile, Internet TV Vision at CES
Go Mobile is designed to combine real-time connectivity with community, information and content services from across the web, Semel said. 'It integrates the company's familiar communications services with the phone's built-in e-mail, messaging, address book and calendar applications, giving consumers one reliable source for the information they find most vital. For example, if a user loses his or her mobile phone their contact information will not be lost -- it will still be available on the web and could be easily synched with a new mobile phone.'
File-Trashing Virus Set to Strike
Kama Sutra worm scheduled to delete data today, but experts say the damage forecast is low.
Blockbuster Online doubles in-store rental offer (Reuters)
Reuters - No. 1 U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. on Thursday said it was doubling the number of free in-store rentals given to subscribers to its online rental service, which it will promote with its second Super Bowl ad in as many years.
OpenPages Introduces Operational Risk Management Software Solution
OpenPages, the leading provider of governance,risk and compliance management (GRCM) solutions, today announced theavailability of OpenPages ORM, a software solution that enablesorganizations to identify, measure, monitor and manage operational risk on an integrated,company-wide basis. With OpenPages ORM, risk managers reduce the likelihoodof unexpected business events to improve operating margins, minimizeearnings volatility, increase efficiency, ease regulatory burdens andoptimize capital allocation reserves.
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