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What's missing from Apple's big enterprise deal with IBM?
Apple and IBM get together to boost iOS in the enterprise. But there's one huge omission in the deal. Read More
 


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Owning vs. Outsourcing Data Center Physical Infrastructure
When faced with the decision of upgrading an existing data center, building new, or leasing space in a retail collocation data center, there are both quantitative and qualitative differences to consider. This paper discusses how to assess these key factors to make a sound decision. Learn more!

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Swiss Nuclear Power Plant Improves Business Continuity
This case study explains why KKL chose VCE VblockTM Systems, how they configured the system, and how they were able to transform their twin data centers to ensure a highly-available, resilient operation in just two months. Learn More

Microsoft trots out tired euphemisms for '18,000 people are losing their jobs'
When weighed against the fact that 18,000 human beings are going to lose their Microsoft paychecks – two-thirds of them from Nokia -- the gobbledygook of euphemisms used by CEO Satya Nadella to describe the carnage is of little significance. Read More
 

How the FCC's in-school Wi-Fi program could affect vendors
With the FCC pushing to increase Wi-Fi investments in schools, these vendors could step up to fill the need. Read More
 

The FBI is both worried and excited about driverless cars
In a report recently obtained by The Guardian, the FBI expressed both concern for driverless cars being used as weapons in drive-by shootings or unmanned bombings and excitement about its potential use for surveillance and pursuit of suspects. Read More
 

Why password managers are not as secure as you think
University researchers have raised concerns about the security of web-based password managers that free people from the burden of having to remember website credentials. Read More
 

How smuggling is behind the latest spec in smartphones
Why a return to the primitive microSD card-slot in smartphone design might beat out cloud offerings. Conveniently, book-burner regions echo smartphone growth areas. Read More
 


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The Cornerstone of New In-House IT Operation for CP Railways
As part of this sweeping transformation, Canadian Pacific Railways (CP) took a fresh look at its outsourced IT and decided to bring the entire operation in-house. After evaluating various options, CP chose Vblock™ Systems from VCE to virtualize its extensive suite of business-critical SAP applications and other business solutions. Learn More

'Six Californias' lunacy looks headed for ballot
An earthquake will drop California into the Pacific Ocean before Congress agrees, as it must, to carve the state into six separate mini-Californias. Nevertheless, an inexplicably wasteful effort led by billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper, dubbed Six Californias, is reported to have collected the signatures necessary to place Draper's pipe dream on the ballot. Read More
 

Would Jobs have made IBM deal? Not in '95
How might Steve Jobs have viewed the major enterprise partnership announced yesterday by Apple and IBM? Read More
 

Google's smart contact lens is not what it sounds like
Google and Novartis are developing smart contact lenses designed to monitor blood sugar levels and help correct the wearer's vision. Read More
 

Bitcoin company bought Buttcoin.org site just to delete critical reviews
Butterfly Labs allegedly bought a site just to remove content that criticized it, a move that will only make its reputation worse. Read More
 

Oracle saddles up with OpenStack distributor Mirantis
Joining a plethora of other vendors to support the open source cloud computing platform, software giant Oracle this week announced a partnership with pure-play OpenStack distributor Mirantis, blessing this company's open source software to support Oracle Linux and Oracle VMs. Read More
 


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Classification of Data Center Infrastructure Tools
This paper divides the realm of data center management tools into four distinct subsets and compares the primary and secondary functions of key subsystems within these subsets. Learn more!

How a '70s technology is stopping smartphone progress…and why that might change soon
An apparent breakthrough in lumbering battery innovation could quickly change the number-one issue for smartphone users… battery life. And in-turn, kick start the Internet of Things. Read More
 

Microsoft to axe Nokia feature phones amid massive layoffs
In the wake of Microsoft axing 18,000 employees (12,000 of them coming from the Nokia acquisition), Redmond will also be discontinuing Nokia's feature phone lineup. Read More
 

Microsoft researchers: Re-use the same password across sites likely to be hacked
Microsoft researchers suggest that as part of your password portfolio strategy, you should group together your low-value accounts that have a high probability of being hacked, and then re-use the same password on those similar sites. Read More
 

Everyone - not just IBM and Apple - is talking about mobile apps
IBM-Apple partnership sense ripples far and wide across the tech industry Read More
 

Russian hackers breach CNET, steal one million usernames, passwords & email addresses
The Russian hacker group that goes by w0rm breached CNET and pilfered a database containing usernames, emails, and encrypted passwords for more than a million registered users. Read More
 

Researchers: 'Untraceable' and 'unstoppable' attacks on the Internet through TVs
At the 23rd USENIX Security Symposium, Columbia University researchers will present new 'invisible' and 'unstoppable' attacks on the Internet by attacking through Smart TVs. Read More
 

SpeechTrans Wristband Watch : A small step towards the Babel Fish
SpeechTrans' Bluetooth Wristband Watch is almost exactly not like having a Babel Fish stuck in your ear. Read More
 

 

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