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BlackBerry responds to Gartner's call for clients to ditch BB products


HP opens up on SDNs

Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand

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September 30, 2013
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BlackBerry responds to Gartner's call for clients to ditch BB products

BlackBerry this weekend defended its ability to continue serving enterprise customers with smartphones and secure mobile management software, responding to a Gartner report recommending that its corporate clients stop using the Canadian vendor's products.

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Issue highlights

1. HP opens up on SDNs

2. Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand

3. Debunking data breach myths

4. It's official: Nirvanix is closing

5. Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil

6. EMC Bets Big on Flash Storage

7. Is that hotspot safe to use? Wi-Fi Alliance wants to help

8. Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers

9. Products of the week 9.30.13

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HP opens up on SDNs

HP this week is establishing an "open" approach to SDN intended to accelerate programmable network deployments and stimulate demand for its switches and routers. READ MORE

Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand

Apple has emerged as the most valuable brand in the world, passing Coca-Cola which held the top position for 13 years, according to a report released by brand consultancy Interbrand. READ MORE

Debunking data breach myths

We live in the age of the data breach. It seems every newspaper and newscast reports yet another breach every day. The media outlets themselves have even become the targets of these attacks and data breaches. READ MORE

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It's official: Nirvanix is closing

For weeks reports have swirled that cloud storage provider Nirvanix is closing. Today that became official. The company's website has been replaced with a notice that reads: Nirvanix Customers, READ MORE

Microsoft to pay execs who stay, pay those culled during reorg turmoil

Microsoft handed out nearly $60 million in stock grants to eight executives on the same day it filed papers with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that the board had authorized special incentives to keep senior management from jumping ship. READ MORE

EMC Bets Big on Flash Storage

The vendor gets aggressive about enterprise flash arrays, but faces challenges in the data center READ MORE

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Is that hotspot safe to use? Wi-Fi Alliance wants to help

Security-savvy mobile-device users are increasingly casting a skeptical eye on public Wi-Fi, and now the vendor consortium behind the wireless standard wants to make logging in via that coffee shop network a bit safer. READ MORE

Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers

A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also attack email and FTP servers. READ MORE

Products of the week 9.30.13

Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Defense.net and Zyxel READ MORE

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