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7 Ways To Save Microsoft In 2011
If Redmond can't adapt to the most competitive landscape in decades, it will fall further behind Apple and Google in key growth markets like phones and tablets.
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Attackers Broke Malware Records In 2010
Over the past year, online criminals created one-third of all viruses and 34% of all malware ever seen.
Global CIO: The Year Of iPad: Apple Booms In Business And In China
With 40,000 iPad-specific apps available, most of the Fortune 100 deploying iPads, and its China business soaring, Apple is becoming a huge force in enterprise IT.
Blu-ray Soars In Declining Video Entertainment Market
Consumers flocked to retailers to buy or rent Blu-ray discs last year, eclipsing all other video entertainment, including electronic delivery.
Citizens, Federal Employees Support Open Data Plans
Despite widespread backing, agencies say they need more technological and leadership support to achieve government transparency goals, finds Socrata survey.
AOL Taps Vertica Database
Column-store platform edges out IBM Netezza, Oracle and others to provide self-service data sets for advertizing optimization and internal traffic analysis.
Qualcomm To Buy WiFi Chipmaker Atheros
The $3.1 billion purchase will fill a crucial gap in Qualcomm's mobile processor portfolio.
Cloud Computing Baffles Midmarket
48% of IT workers didn't know the meaning of the term, while 54% of respondents that use apps like Gmail or Salesforce.com didn't recognize them as cloud-based, according to a Virtacore survey of midsize businesses.
White House Specifies Classified Data Assessment Requirements
In response to the WikiLeaks scandal, agencies must report by Jan. 28 how they manage and protect national security information.
Microsoft Denies Kinect-Related Xbox Failures
Software maker says any hardware glitches that occur after Kinect is plugged in are merely coincidental.
Amazon Readies Store For Android Apps
Developers can now sign up for the forthcoming Amazon Appstore through a new Web portal.
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15 Green Tech InnovationsCost-savings and energy efficiencies go hand-in-hand. The poor economy and a collective awareness of the finite resources available to the world are encouraging businesses to invest in green technologies. In fact, 60% of companies now have green criteria for their technology purchases, a Forrester Research study found. Cutting costs is the primary motivator, while real or anticipated regulatory issues and pressure from buyers also ranked high, the report said. Only 30% were driven by their desire for environmental stewardship, Forrester said. Economic realities and environmental commitments have spurred businesses to invest in green technologies and practices to boost the bottom line and appeal to increasingly eco-conscious customers. These 15 leading green technologies that have big potential or are already making an impact. View Now
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 Japan To Ban Virus Creation? Bad Idea
By George Hulme
The Japanese paper, the Yomiuri Shimbun, ran a story during the holidays about how the Japan Ministry of Justice wants to criminalize the creation of viruses. If they pursue this course, it's only going to get messy for security professionals there.
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iPad's Competition Is Junk
By Ed Hansberry
The iPad wasn't the first tablet available, but it has far and away been the most commercially successful model. This has prompted others to get tablets out the door as soon as possible hoping to ride the coattails of the iPad to riches.
Worthy New Year's Resolution - Don't Text And Drive
By Ed Hansberry
The New Year is just days away and people will be making all sorts of resolutions. Many won't make it a full month or even a full week before falling back to their old ways. One resolution that is worth making a serious effort to keep though is no texting while driving.
SCADA Security Heats Up
By George Hulme
The use of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) devices is growing. That growth is expected to continue to soar. According to research firm Frost & Sullivan SCADA revenues will grow from $4.6 billion last year to nearly $7 billion in 2016. Question is: What about security?
HTC Wants To Tweak Windows Phone 7 Interface
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Microsoft is trying to keep tighter control over what phone makers can do to the user interface of Windows Phone 7, but HTC wants to add its Sense special sauce to differentiate its phones from the competition. Will that be good for users?
Phony Phone Numbers
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How many Window Phone 7 units has Microsoft sold? For whatever reason, it's difficult for Microsoft to give a straight answer. That, of course, leads to industry speculation that things aren't going so well for Microsoft's new mobile platform.
Where is your Data Tonight? A Lesson in Avoiding Headlines, Fines or Worse
Since 2005, over 510,000,000 potentially sensitive records have been lost, stolen or mishandled. A slew of regulations now require breach notification, meaning enterprises must practice strong data protection. What role does encryption play in protecting data, and how is hardware-based encrypting different from alternatives? This session will review key concepts of encryption, industry standards from the Trusted Computing Group for hardware-based encryption, and deploying such drives in the enterprise.
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and how they might affect your enterprise? How can you
begin to build up your defenses? Join us for this executive
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and prioritize your security efforts.
Thursday, January 27th - San Francisco
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