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		Thursday, April 28, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY...

"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured." -- Mark Twain

TODAY'S TOP STORY

Schwartz On Security: Smile, Your Smartphone Is Watching

In the wake of revelations that Apple devices have been insecurely storing and transmitting location data, it's time for enterprise IT managers to being spying as well.

RELATED INSIGHTS

• Apple Explains iPhone Tracking, Promises Fix

• iPhone Tracking Only Tip Of Security Iceberg

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Is Government Inflating Cyber Threats?

A report from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University questions "alarmist rhetoric" and asks whether government agencies can meaningfully improve the security of critical infrastructure.

Amazon Cloud Outage Proves Importance Of Failover Planning

Contingency plans kept Bizo and Mashery up and running during the Amazon service outage, offering lessons to other cloud-based businesses.

Microsoft Heats Up IPv4 Market

The $7.5 million acquisition of 666,624 IPv4 addresses from Nortel shows that there's a growing market for the dwindling commodity.

RIM Acquires Cloud Calendar Startup Tungle

BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets will get enhanced scheduling and calendar capabilities in the wake of RIM's purchase of Tungle.

The Five Core Competencies For Developing IT Leaders

A 40-year IT veteran shares his framework for grooming high-potential directors for executive-level success.

Everyone Wants to Own Your Activity Stream

Enterprise collaboration tools are adopting activity streams a la Twitter or Facebook, but how many streams do you really need?

Time To Get Off The IPv6 Fence

We've known for almost 20 years that IPv4 addresses were a dwindling resource. Yet here we are.

Secret Storage Hides Encrypted Data In Plain Sight

Researchers identify new technique for disguising encrypted data as "noise" that looks like random disk fragmentation.

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Best Of Interop 2011 Finalists
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ALSO SEE

• Lookout Mobile Security Protects Android Smartphones

• RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Teardown

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VIDEOS

Sprint and HTC Go EVO 3D and EVO View Tablet
Sprint announced its 21st and 22nd 4G devices: the HTC EVO 3D, a 4.3-inch, stereoscopic display phone with dual core 1.2 GHz processors; and the HTC EVO View, a 7-inch tablet with a 1.5 GHz processor. Both offer hot spots that support 8 devices. Watch

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• 03.22.11 Is OTC Derivatives Reform In Jeopardy?

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