SAP Unveils New Game Changing Approach to Midmarket
SAP unveils a next-generation solution and an additional business model that will reshape the way midsize companies purchase, adopt and finance software applications. Complementing SAPs existing portfolio for midsize companies, the solution will leverage a new "enterprise service-oriented architecture" (enterprise SOA) by design platform and will be available to customers through on-demand and hosted delivery for significantly lower total cost of ownership. To more efficiently reach untapped midmarket segments with the new solution, SAP detailed plans to invest in an additional business model which will operate in parallel with its established business.
SAP CEO Henning Kagermann outlined plans to introduce a new midmarket solution offering breakthrough innovations in faster, lower-risk implementation, continuous adaptability and easier user adoption. The new solution will deliver the benefits of enterprise SOA under a new "try-run-adapt" model leveraging the Internet and telesales, and can be managed entirely remotely, from day-to-day operations to upgrades.
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Microsoft to Release 12 Patches
Microsoft will be issuing twelve security bulletins during its monthly patch release, including a pair of fixes for vulnerabilities in Office that the company deemed "critical. Office has been hit especially hard with new attacks in recent weeks, with five flaws currently unpatched.
Other patches will be for Windows and Visual Studio; an important patch for Step-by-Step Interactive Training; a critical patch for Microsoft Data Access Components; and a critical patch concern the company’s OneCare, Antigen, Windows Defender, and Forefront security tools.
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RP, US Sign Agreement to Strengthen Intellectual
Property Rights The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IP Philippines) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) signed a cooperation agreement to further strengthen intellectual property rights in its acquisition, utilization and protection in both countries.
In the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the three main activities that the two offices will undertake are improving the administration of intellectual property (IP) protection system; identifying the effectiveness of legal protection for and in the use of IP and; developing professional skills through information sharing and exchange and capacity building.
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Norton 360 attracts 100,000 Beta Testers Worldwide
Symantec Corp. announced that its upcoming all-in-one consumer security solution, Norton 360, has secured more than 100,000 registered beta testers worldwide after just two months. Norton 360 brings together Symantec’s leading PC security, tuneup technologies, transaction protection, backup capabilities and embedded support. The highly anticipated solution helps protect consumers from evolving Internet threats, including online scams and identity theft. In addition, Norton 360 safeguards valuable documents, photos and music stored on users’ computers through its automated local and online backup features.
Users can download the free public beta of Norton 360 for Windows XP and Vista at http://www.norton.com/norton360beta/.
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STI Launches Mobile School
In an effort to help the government improve computer literacy among public high school students, STI today unveils its MOBILE SCHOOL. The STI MOBILE SCHOOL is a computer laboratory in a bus up for deployment in about 64 public high schools in Luzon. This should provide 12, 000 high schools computer training and access to the internet.
Through the roving computer laboratory, high school students will learn basic ICT tools. The computer training in the bus will also be supplemented by training in STI schools for free at the option of the participants.
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