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Global IT Spending Projections Down Slightly For 2011
Forrester Research predicts that global spending will increase 7.1% this year, down from 7.2% in 2010, and pick up speed in 2012 to 8.7%.
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Microsoft To Patch Three Vulnerabilities Tuesday
January's software update won't fix two zero-day bugs being exploited by attackers.
Mac App Store Attacked By Hackers
Internet thieves say they'll wait until the store is fully stocked before distributing their code on the Internet.
Slideshow: CES: What Gina Wants For Her Birthday
I love the Showstoppers event my old friend Steve Leon puts on every year. All the hot tech products show up, it's never too crowded and it's an amazing way to catch up with old contacts and colleagues you missed on the show floor.
Federal CIO Kundra Reinforces IT Procurement Neutrality
A memo from the OMB comes a day after Google won an injunction preventing the Department of Interior from awarding a contract to Microsoft due to alleged unfair technology acquisition practices.
Verizon Schedules Suspicious Press Conference On Jan. 11
In a move that could herald the "Verizon iPhone," Verizon has scheduled a special press conference in New York City on January 11.
CES: Innovation Under Threat
The CEOs of GE, Cisco, and Xerox say America's K-12 education system, immigration policy, and tax rules need to be fixed, fast.
NASA Stumped By Cracks In Space Shuttle
Discovery is grounded until engineers at the space agency can determine what caused the flaws to appear during a launch attempt last year.
Homeland Security Strikes Global Partnership For Cargo Security
Government-industry partnership will use technology to protect against terrorist threats in the international supply chain, announced DHS Secretary Napolitano.
NSA Breaks Ground On $1.2 Billion Cybersecurity Center
The National Security Agency data center will protect both military and civilian government systems, and possibly private sector critical infrastructure.
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Hardening Next-Gen Web Applications
Slick interactive applications have opened up new vistas of opportunity for businesses--and for attackers seeking to make off with data. In this report, we provide an in-depth analysis of the challenges around secure dynamic apps without stifling the very attributes that make them so popular with end users and customers.
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 Can A Kindle Be An SMB Tool?
By Lamont Wood
Considering its long battery life, its portability, its legibility, and the fact that it can display PDFs from a PC, it really looks like it ought to have some business use.
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Its Not 4G, Its Faux G
By Ed Hansberry
The carriers continue to change the definition of 4G to make their marketing pitch better. Numbers followed by the letter G are becoming as entrenched in the consumer's mind as processor speeds were in the 90's. While processor speeds didn't tell the whole story, they were at least accurate. The same cannot be said for the names used to describe the generation a particular network is. Marketing has won. Truth in advertising has lost.
Virtual WAN Optimization
By George Crump
Returning to our discussion on virtual appliances one of the areas where we are seeing a lot of use of virtual appliance technology is in the WAN optimization market. WAN optimization has been atop the project list whiteboard for many data center managers. WAN connectivity is expensive. By optimizing utilization of the WAN you can either lower your WAN connectivity bill or at least delay the need to upgrade it.
Can A Kindle Be An SMB Tool?
By Lamont Wood
Considering its long battery life, its portability, its legibility, and the fact that it can display PDFs from a PC, it really looks like it ought to have some business use.
Six Keynote Speakers Highlight HDI's 2011 Annual Conference
By Daniel Orley
IT service and technical support pros -- from seasoned directors to frontline analysts -- will discover valuable insights about how formal procedures, processes, and industry tools can improve service and support performance at the annual event headlined by these six dynamic speakers.
NetGear Beefs Up Wireless Router Line
By Paul Korzeniowski
Competition in the wireless access market has intensified as it has matured. To try and maintain its current momentum, NetGear rolled out four devices, with an emphasis on support for higher transmission speeds and a wider variety of connectivity options.
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