Thursday, August 30, 2012

Tech CEOs’ first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more

  VMware joining OpenStack delayed, for now | Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech
 
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Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more
Before their corporate jobs, many tech CEOs got their hands dirty, scrubbing oils stains off asphalt, cleaning bathrooms, and shoveling monkey cages. Here are their stories. Read More


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Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion
Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion

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Demystifying Desktop Virtualization
Organizations faced with the growing costs and security concerns created by the quantity and diversity of personal computers and devices need a more secure, cost effective, flexible desktop environment. Now organizations can rapidly deploy a more secure, cost effective and flexible desktop environment. View Now

VMware joining OpenStack delayed, for now
The OpenStack Board of Directors met this week and on the agenda was a somewhat surprising action item: Vote on whether or not to accept VMware - once thought to be a competitor to the project - into the increasingly popular who's-who club of cloud computing. Read More

Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech
Juniper Networks is reportedly dropping the BitGravity content delivery networking (CDN) technology it licensed earlier this year and refocusing its CDN efforts. Read More

10 Cisco executive departures over the past year
High-profile Cisco officials who have left recently amidst shifting tides at the company Read More

Survey: One-third of Americans believe "the cloud" is related to the weather, not tech
Cloud seems to be a buzzword in tech, but it's misunderstood by a majority of regular Americans too, according to results of a new survey sponsored by Citrix. Read More


WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN

Traditional WLAN vs. ADTRAN's Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN)
The substantial differences between a traditional hardware controller-based wireless LAN and ADTRAN's virtual wireless LAN (hypervisor-based) are detailed in ADTRAN's WLAN vs. vWLAN comparison chart. Learn more.

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Tech explainer: Software Defined Networking (SDNs)
As is somewhat typical of emerging technologies, there isn't a universally agreed to definition of what is meant by software defined networking (SDN). Over the last year or two most of the definitions have focused on the decoupling of the network control plane from the network forwarding plane. Read More

Google adds enterprise social networking features to Google+
Google has started publicly testing an initial set of enterprise social networking (ESN) features for Google+, adding a key collaboration component for Google Apps customers. Read More

Citizen Lab discovers mobile malware: FinFisher spyware variants target smartphones
On the heels of the patent battle with Apple, Samsung surprised the world today by announcing in Berlin that it launched the world's first smartphone using Microsoft's latest mobile software. However, we're going to look at how the Gamma Group's FinFisher spyware has gone mobile to infect smartphones. The mobile surveillance malware targets Windows Phone, Apple's iPhone and iPad tablets, Google's Android,... Read More

Judge will hear Apple's request for Samsung injunction in December
A court in California has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 6 on Apple's request for a permanent injunction against eight Samsung phones, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Meanwhile, the court will hear next month Samsung's plea to vacate an earlier preliminary injunction against its Galaxy Tab 10.1. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Motorola

WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience
Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More.

Sprint follows along BYOD route
Following on the heels of our last newsletter covering AT&T's solutions for BYOD (bring your own device), today we take note of a recent announcement by Sprint also touting "BYOD Management." In a separate release, Sprint also announced it is providing cloud-enabled Microsoft Office 365 for small to mid-sized businesses (SMB), along with "Productivity Suites" which offers ongoing IT support. Read More

Second Java zero-day found: Time to disable it, say experts
Companies that want to avoid becoming victims of the latest zero-day Java vulnerability are being advised to disable the software platform's browser plugin until a patch is available. Read More

Supercomputers help New Orleans prepare for Hurricane Isaac
In the eight years since Katrina struck New Orleans, advances in computer power and storm surge modeling is giving the city detailed data about Hurricane Isaac's impact. Read More

INSIDER
12 career tips from tech CEOs
It's a long way from mowing lawns and washing windows to the CEO's office, but today's tech chiefs haven't forgotten where they started in the working world. Here's their advice for young employees just getting started in the working world. Read More

 
 
 

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