http://ciopakistan.com CIO Pakistan, an IDG Partner publication, generates and publishes content about the local technology-savvy business and technology community Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:53:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets. No related posts. http://ciopakistan.com/2009/07/us-court-rejects-ibm-appeal-in-executives-move-to-dell/ Due to a reporting error, the story "Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone," posted on July 2, incorrectly reported that Apple is fixing a flaw in the way the iPhone handles SMS messages. There is no confirmation that such a fix is in the works, although the researcher who ... http://ciopakistan.com/2009/07/apple-patching-serious-sms-vulnerability-on-iphone-2/ In the story "Ask.com bets on semantic search, targeting special audiences," posted on Thursday, the last name of Ask Networks President Scott Garell was misspelled. No related posts. http://ciopakistan.com/2009/07/askcom-bets-on-semantic-search-targeting-special-audiences-2/ ACTIVISM Cyber activism through Twitter has provided a new forum in cyberspace to draw attention to a cause or event. The most recent case in point relating to Pakistan was the Twenty20 World Cup Finals when Pakistan Cricket made it to the trending topics on  Twitter, the term used to ... http://ciopakistan.com/2009/07/a-little-birdie-told-me%e2%80%a6/ Outremer Telecom's plans to expand into Mauritius by the end of the year have been dashed after the country's Information & Communication Technology Authority (ICTA) refused to grant the company a mobile license. No related posts. http://ciopakistan.com/2009/07/outremer-telecoms-mauritius-plans-on-hold-2/