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According to research firm Gartner, the global market for software security products will maintain an upward trend this year despite the continuing upshots of recession. 
 

Gartner estimates the security software market will account $14.5bn (£8.9bn) in 2009, gaining an eight percent increase from that of last year. A bigger boost is expected next year, with a 13 percent increase as the economy show signs of recovery. 

Analyst Ruggero Contu also predicted a...

The US Military has tapped Raytheon to create a critical technology, dubbed as MAINGATE, that will integrate discordant military wireless networks. The deal will last for four years, costing the government $155 million.
 

Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network GATEway or MAINGATE will be responsible in linking various tactical ground, airborne and satellite communications terminals owned by the government. It is also designed to allow composite radio groups to merge with...

BAA is set to cut a huge chunk of its budget for management systems and infrastructure transformation, amounting to £137 million. The revamp will run for five years, which will include enhancing its security and access control, queue management, asset management and terminal support.
BAA also plans to shell out £30 million scheme for the renovation of its datacentres, servers, wireless networking, network management and other infrastructure. The move aims to streamline operational...

The Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network or KTN is warning users about the risks of embracing virtual worlds. KTN’s recently assigned director Tony Dyhouse claims that companies are relatively exposing themselves to the virtual world threats by trying to cut cyber security costs.
Dyhouse pointed,  "An interface like Second Life could be the browser of tomorrow and it will bring a lot of challenges, so we need to start thinking of the problems that might...

According to a recent research from Nuance, more than half of UK citizerns prefer to use electronic customer service systems than having to interact with overseas call center representattives. 
 

The research studied around 200 consumers who are 18 years old and above, with experiences dealing with call center agents for the past 12 months. Of those polled, about 60 percent said they didn’t feel satisfied with the services they...

Microsoft is set to retrench around 1 percent of its workforce in India. The move is part of the firm’s aim to realign its business priorities across the globe.
 

Despite the job cuts, Microsoft will still be recruiting more workers in India. Some of the retrenched staff may be cross-trained to other divisions, reducing percentage of unemployed workers. 

Microsoft explained in a statement, "We are currently working with the concerned employees to evaluate...

AT&T will be offering a new prepaid cellular plan for its consumers starting this week. The company is bidding its subscribers to get the $3 a day plan, allowing them to take advantage of unlimited voice service. 
 

The plan is part of AT&T’s pay-as-you-go GoPhone program. Users will pay $3 dollars per day and get to call their loved ones countlessly without extra charge. 

AT&T is also giving out a...

 American cyber-security has received several criticisms from industry experts, describing it as “broken, childlike, and embarrassing.”
 

Several groups have expressed disapproval over cyber-security in the US, following President Obama’s plans to release review results he originally ordered. The review is slated to be opened for public comment by the end of April. 

President Obama is also anticipated to declare a new cyber-security tsar who will be carrying out the government’s pledge to prioritize...

For the first time in 23 years, Microsoft tasted the bitter upshot of recession, taking a sales drop of 6 percent from that of 2008.  The company reported a decline in profits by 32 percent, amounting to $2.98bn. Sales took the biggest dip at $13.65bn.

Many have viewed Microsoft as recession-proof, but apparently, even the biggest companies could not escape the ill effects of a bad economy.

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer said the fall was brought...

According to a research from consultancy firm Capgemini, retail banks are setting their eyes on IT optimization as a way to combat recession. Capgemini surveyed 200 banks across the globe, where 61 percent acknowledged that the speeding up of processes for building and selling new products was their major challenge. Thus, banks resorted to IT optimization to regain efficiency and speed. 
 

Of the banks polled, 20 percent said they intend to optimize...