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5 reasons Android users won't switch to the iPhone 5

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5 reasons Android users won't switch to the iPhone 5
The hype around the upcoming iPhone 5 - which is rapidly approaching the hysterical peak that we've all come to expect every time Apple rolls out a new model - has already generated a number of possible reasons for Google and its Android partners to worry about the device's impact. Read More


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Why IPv6? Why Now?
Learn how your company can minimize the risks, costs, and complexities of transitioning to IPv6. Expert Yanick Pouffary, CTO within HP Technology Services. discusses how you can meet the challenges of today's dual-protocol world and how to develop a plan for phased deployment that meets your specific needs. Learn more.

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3 Main Factors Lowering WAN Throughput
Upgrading bandwidth does not help improve effective throughput when transferring large amounts of data over a high-capacity WAN. This NetForecast report details the problem's culprits and discusses the effectiveness of TCP acceleration, FEC, packet order correction, and WAN optimization. Learn more.

Hot Products at VMworld 2012
Click through all the products being released at VMworld in San Francisco this week Read More

How the cloud changes the virtual desktop landscape
While cloud computing and virtualization, along with a focus on small and midsize businesses, are expected to be major trends at this year's VMworld show, the virtual desktop infrastructure players are looking to make some news this week as well. Read More

Is your iPad keeping you up at night?
Researchers have discovered that relatively little exposure to tablets and other electronics with backlit displays can keep people up at night by messing with their circadian rhythms. Read More

Republican National Convention Info Wars: Anonymous, Anarchists, Protesters & Police
The 2012 Republican National Convention is being held in Tampa, Florida, with a slightly revised schedule due to the tropical storm. All of downtown Tampa is within the RNC security perimeter. There are about 90 high-definition cameras connected via a wireless network, according to Indybay. 31 surveillance cameras are fixed-point and about 63 surveillance cameras have pan/tilt/zoom capabilities that... Read More


WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Proven Techniques to Cope with Packet Loss
If you have a WAN link with an RTT of 100 ms and packet loss of 1% the throughput is virtually nil. Learn how to overcome this issue in this paper that highlights: - Key WAN characteristics of out of order and lost packets - Packet loss impact on data replication - How MPLS statistics fool network professionals Learn more.

FAA to reevaluate inflight portable electronic device use – no cell phones though
If you have been on a commercial airline, the phrase "The use of any portable electronic equipment while the aircraft is taxiing, during takeoff and climb, or during approach and landing," is as ubiquitous but not quite as tedious as "make sure your tray tables are in the secure locked upright position." Read More

Postini competitors go after Google's customers
E-mail security vendors are trying to lure Postini customers now that Google has announced plans to shut down the unit and migrate its customers to Google Apps. Read More

Apple's early iPhone prototypes
Among the more interesting products of the Apple-Samsung trial are Apple's early iPhone prototypes that never saw the light of day ... until now Read More

IBM to buy cloud HR software vendor Kenexa for $1.3B
IBM plans to boost its enterprise social line of software by acquiring Kenexa, a maker of cloud-based human resources applications, the companies said on Monday. Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

Advanced Global Name Recognition Technology
Despite advances in automation, matching of personal names in databases has languished. The IBM InfoSphere Global Name Management platform is designed to address challenges posed by large, multicultural databases in which both predictable and random name-spelling variations are present. Learn More.

Samsung wants Galaxy Tab ban lifted in the US after Apple patent verdict
Samsung Electronics asked a Californian court on Sunday to lift a preliminary ban on sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S., after a jury found that Samsung does not infringe on an Apple design patent. Samsung also said it wants Apple to pay damages for lost sales. Read More

12 IT Certifications That Deliver Career Advancement
In today's competitive IT job market having the right certification can help push your resume to the top of the stack or push you ahead of your colleagues when the opportunity for a promotion arises. Read More

Microsoft keeps customers in the dark over Windows 8 prices
With just two months to go before the retail launch of Windows 8, Microsoft has yet to price the new OS. Read More

Career Watch: New ways to find a job
Most jobs available today in the U.S. are posted to social networking sites; and the 'eHarmony of jobs.' Read More

'Big Security' a Natural, Necessary Extension of Big Data
Big data is poised to grow well beyond the enterprise - and anything we can imagine today. Think of how the assembly line changed the automobile and, consequently, our lives. Keeping big data secure will require an equally innovative approach. CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden calls it 'big security,' and he doesn't think the industry is ready for it yet. Read More

 
 
 

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