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Google Study: Social Media Enhances Privacy
Sharing can shape your reputation, thereby building trust and privacy, Google research says. "Clean coal," meet "privacy-aware sharing." Let the...
9 Ways To Minimize Data Breach Fallout
Symantec just revealed that attackers stole source code to its flagship Norton software in 2006, highlighting today's array of sharply different...
SOPA: Stop Grandstanding, Start Crafting An Alternative
If Congress is so clueless about Internet dynamics, it's up to SOPA opponents to create a workable alternative for stopping online content piracy.
Wireless Spectrum Doomsday Looms
For now, tiered plans are keeping carrier networks from melting down. But demand for mobile broadband means the current system is unsustainable.
Will Biometrics Go Mainstream In 2012?
IBM thinks so, and the US-VISIT program may give a glimpse into the future. But what about data theft?
Microsoft's Droidrage WP7 Giveaway Heats Up
Malware-infected Android owners offered chance to win a free Windows Phone 7; more than 3,200 entered.
Carrier IQ: What Carriers, Device Makers Must Do Next
Let smartphone users opt into how their devices and related data get tracked, preferably from handsets. Otherwise, carriers and manufacturers will...
RIM's PlayBook Security Patch Doesn't Last Long
Research In Motion hoped to close a security breach with a software update to its PlayBook tablet, but coders cracked the patch in only a few hours.
Carrier IQ: Just A Little Evil?
Carrier IQ software may collect far less data than first reported, but Pandora's out of the box, and it's time for carriers to disclose all...
4 Steps To Assess Mobile Security Risk
Analyzing how mobility could lead to data loss feels like taking a shot in the dark. At a moving target, with a blindfold on. But there are ways...
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Jive Financials Show Social Software Momentum
February 08, 2012Following IPO, Jive reports a bigger loss but also bigger deals--and a new user self-provisioning cloud option on the horizon.
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Oracle Rejects $272 Million TomorrowNow Verdict, Demands Retrial
February 08, 2012Five-year-old copyright infringement lawsuit will continue, as Oracle seeks to put SAP execs back on the witness stand.
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Have Your Users' Passwords Already Been Hacked?
February 08, 2012If employees use their same password at work and in their personal lives, another company's breach may weaken your security. Five steps to...
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Altaro Rolls Out Enhanced Backup For Hyper-V
February 08, 2012New software allows backup of virtual machines in clusters, external drive support.
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iPhone Subsidies Hurt Sprint's Bottom Line
February 08, 2012Sprint broke its own records for new subscribers and revenue per user, but still lost $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter, thanks in part to iPhone...
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Nokia To Cut 4,000 Manufacturing Jobs
February 08, 2012Microsoft’s mobile partner says it will move smartphone assembly to Asia to better compete with rivals like Apple and Google.
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Amazon Drops S3 Storage Pricing
February 08, 2012Amazon Web Services' users will get up to 13.5% off their bill, depending on how much they store.
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8 Features That Could Make Windows 8 Great
February 08, 2012Microsoft's next OS is loaded with features like eight-second boot times and better file management that could make it the best version of Windows...
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Oracle Analytics Package Expands In-Database Processing Options
February 08, 2012New Oracle Advanced Analytics package speeds and scales R-language-based analyses inside the 11g database.
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3 Things To Remember Before Investing In Facebook
February 08, 2012Zuckerberg letter makes one thing perfectly clear: Investing in Facebook is about more than business--it's about funding a new worldview.
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Tablets In Business: Hard Lessons From Early Adopters
February 08, 2012From garbage trucks to cruise ships, companies are putting iPads and Android tablets to work. Here's what they're learning.
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6 Steps To Maximize Your Unified Communications ROI
February 08, 2012UC vendors don't like to admit how complicated it is to deploy today's systems. Follow our plan to get the most out of your UC deployment.
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10 Strategies To Fight Anonymous DDoS Attacks
February 08, 2012Preventing distributed denial of service attacks may be impossible. But with advance planning, they can be mitigated and stopped. Learn where to...
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CIO Profiles: Steve Haindl Of Automotive Resources International
February 08, 2012Technology is giving fleet managers more access to real-time data, says this CIO.
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Project Management Gets Lean
February 08, 2012IT can't afford to do projects the old way. Lean project management gives a better picture of success or failure.
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Smartphone Owners Lament 4G Battery Woes
February 08, 2012As we transition to 4G mobile, many people are having problems with battery life. Come see what TeamBYTE has to say about it all.
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App Stores Create 500,000 U.S. Jobs
February 07, 2012Almost half a million Americans can thank the rise of the "app economy" for their jobs, according to TechNet study.
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Feds To Employees: Use Your Own Devices At Work
February 07, 2012Survey finds that 62% of agencies encourage staffers to bring their own mobile devices to work to save the agencies money. Close to half of...
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Federal Standards Body Focuses On Big Data, Cloud
February 07, 2012National Institute of Standards and Technology's new IT Lab Director Chuck Romine says agency is focusing on big data, cloud computing, mobility,...
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Google Releases Chrome For Android
February 07, 2012Google says mobile version of Chrome delivers more speed and access to desktop browser data.
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Google Bouncer Won't Block All Android Malware
February 07, 2012Security expert says Google Bouncer malware checks are a step in the right direction, but not a complete solution. Meanwhile, Google excised more...
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Air Force Command To Buy Tablets
February 07, 2012Military unit will replace paper manuals and navigational charts with up to 18,000 iPads or other tablet devices.
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Utilities Facing Brute-Force Attack Threat
February 07, 2012SSH attack warning from ICS-CERT just the latest in a series of high-profile vulnerabilities affecting critical infrastructure of power plants,...
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Siemens Targets North American Unified Communications Market
February 07, 2012Siemens Enterprise Communications challenges market leaders Cisco, Avaya as revamped company pushes corporate networking and communications gear...
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Wajam: New Alternative To Google Social Search
February 07, 2012Google factors Google+ into search results, but Wajam makes connections with all of your social networks
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VeriSign Breach May Reaffirm Certificate Authority Security Model
February 07, 2012Alternative Internet security proposals simply just transfer trust to entities equally vulnerable to attack, experts say.
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Award-Winning Healthcare CIO Rick Schooler Honored
February 07, 2012Hospitals still ran on mainframes when Rick Schooler, named CIO of the Year by CHIME and HIMSS, started in healthcare. Now, business analytics and...
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Extortion Plot Behind Anonymous Release Of pcAnywhere: Symantec
February 07, 2012Symantec says Anonymous hackers tried to carry out an extortion plot before releasing source code to pcAnywhere; law enforcement agencies involved...
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Halliburton Adopts iPhone, Casts BlackBerry Aside
February 07, 2012A big and important, long-time customer abandons RIM's BlackBerry in order to standardize on iPhones for employees.
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RIM To Developers: You'll Make Money With Us
February 07, 2012Research In Motion touts profitability, Qt developer framework, as it woos devs to build the apps that draw smartphone, tablet buyers.
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E-publishing, Part 3: E-looters 101
February 07, 2012The moral simpletons who copy other people's intellectual property don't appreciate that anything they'd want to copy is the result of someone's...
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SMB Builds $10 Million Business With No Marketing
February 07, 2012ConnectAndSell used its own "live conversation automation" service to go from zero to $10 million in annual revenue without spending a dime on...
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iPhone 4S Propels Apple To Smartphone Lead
February 07, 2012Device launch helped Apple surpass Android specialist Samsung in the fourth quarter, which proved to be a rough period for Nokia and RIM.
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Verizon, Health Evolution Partners To Promote Health IT
February 07, 2012Communications giant teams with Health Evolution Partners, a healthcare buyout company, to sell Verizon's data-management technologies to health...
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Health IT's Newest Ideas: HIMSS12 Preview
February 07, 2012Take an early look at 14 of the most interesting health IT products and services that will be displayed at the annual HIMSS conference, happening...
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IBM Adds Speed, Flexibility To Big Data Storage
February 07, 2012XIV Storage Systems, tuned for cloud, virtualization, big data implementations, get solid state drives to triple storage speed, plus iPhone app...
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Tablet Shootout: Which Fits Your Enterprise?
February 07, 2012Take a close look at six tablet options, from Apple to Android, with a focus on pros and cons for enterprise users.
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Socialcast Brings Fast Answers To Far-Flung Nonprofit Workers
February 07, 2012Enterprise social network enables international health agency workers to get immediate answers from peers, rather than waiting for the home office...
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VMware Rapidly Expands Cloud Partner Network
February 07, 2012VMware users who want to run virtualized workloads in the cloud now have 94 cloud service providers to choose from in a wide variety of worldwide...
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Wolfram Alpha Learns Image, Data Tricks
February 07, 2012Wolfram Alpha adds paid subscription service that provides new image and data analysis capabilities.
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Qualcomm's Vision For Next-Gen Airplane Wi-Fi
February 07, 2012Qualcomm is pitching the idea of "4G on a plane" to the U.S. government. But its 300Gbps Next-Gen AG has some hurdles to clear before takeoff.
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Windows 8: Your Chance To Preview Coming Soon?
February 07, 2012Computer users may soon get a chance to kick the tires on a trial version of Microsoft's radically overhauled Windows OS.
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Who Is Anonymous: 10 Key Facts
February 07, 2012Anonymous 'hacktivists' aim to expose what they call government and establishment hypocrisy. Take a closer look at the group, its offshoots, and...
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Kinect For Windows: Beyond Games And Gorilla Arms
February 07, 2012Interact with your PC as you do your XBox. Check out Kinect for Windows PC in this informative introduction to this game changing technology.
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Google Unveils 'Secret Lab' For Radical Ideas
February 06, 2012What 'skunkworks' projects are underway at Google? New website aims to bring together big thinkers and big problems, such as climate change and...
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Banks Use Hadoop To Unlock Big Data Secrets
February 06, 2012When Zions Bancorporation felt limited by traditional database technologies, it used Hadoop tools for deeper analysis of its big data.
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ICD-10 Conversion: Do Or Die
February 06, 2012Failure to meet upcoming deadlines could mean major disruptions in claims payments for healthcare organizations.
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3 Ways To Get More From Google Docs
February 06, 2012Check out three creative tips for small and midsize business users who want to get added value from Google's productivity suite.
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NASA Seeks Smaller, Better Satellites
February 06, 2012Agency puts out call for flight demos of small satellites that can do more, while being launched more quickly and more cheaply, to provide new...
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Windows Phone 8 Bodes Well For Customers
February 06, 2012The next version of Windows Phone will be based on the same kernel as Windows 8. This is good news for everyone.
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- How To Regain IT Control In An Increasingly Mobile World - by BlackBerry
- The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's Good Bones - by BlackBerry
- Red Alert: Why Tablet Security Matters - by BlackBerry
- New Visual and Wizard-Driven Paradigms for Exploring Data and Developing Analytic Workflows
