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	Cisco wants to be the standard The first question that comes to mind when Cisco introduces a new technology that is similar to a standard being worked on in the IETF or IEEE is, why? Why release something well ahead of a standard that addresses the same requirement? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T AT&T Enterprise Embrace Rich Media Development with ECDNs Click to continue In this Issue "Help, I am stranded!" scam haunting social networks Forget Apple. RIM should fear Cisco's Cius REVEALED! Windows Phone 7 phones coming....this Fall! Planning to upgrade to newest iPhone or Android? Resell your used phone Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues Kicking distracted driving up a notch Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official Many companies distributing open source software don't know it Open source helps those who…get a little help from their friends WEBCAST: IBM Corporation 3 Reasons You Need a Comprehensive Smart Archive Strategy Learn how enterprises can combine SAP and IBM's Smart Archive to craft content collection, archiving and compliance strategies. Learn More "Help, I am stranded!" scam haunting social networks The FBI and its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) today said they are seeing an uptick in the complaints about online scammers trying to steal your money posing as a good friend left stranded somewhere in need of quick cash. Read More Forget Apple. RIM should fear Cisco's Cius Forget Apple and the iPad - it's Research in Motion that should be paying close attention to Cisco's new Cius tablet. The Cius is designed specifically for business collaboration, whereas the iPad straddles the consumer/workplace line and features little, if any, collaboration capabilities. Read More REVEALED! Windows Phone 7 phones coming....this Fall! Someone sent Engadget.com what looks like an internal AT&T document. It seems to be a kind of template to guide AT&T retail store staff in setting up displays for their smartphone offerings. Here's the link to the document. It shows rectangular blocks, each labeled with a smartphone OS. At bottom right there is one labeled Windows Phone 7. At the very bottom you can make out "Questions concerning... Read More E-BOOK: IBM Corporation The IBM Guide to Smart Archive The IBM Guide to Smart Archive is an interactive collateral and video tool that helps explain in a unique way IBM's Smart Archive strategy. Learn More Planning to upgrade to newest iPhone or Android? Resell your used phone Thinking of buying the latest iPhone 4 or Android handset? Wondering what to do with your old one? You might be able to sell to a Website like Gazelle.com, which buys used electronics for resale. Recently, the site was offering $83 for a 3-year-old iPhone. And you can thank Apple. Read More Cloud computing exacerbates government security issues While it is the same in many public and private corporations, government cloud computing projects can be a double-edged sword: while cloud computing offers many benefits, it can also create numerous information security risks. Read More Kicking distracted driving up a notch Headed west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, I pass a car being operated by a young woman who has both hands firmly on the steering wheel, just like they teach when you get your license. Rather than the classic 10 o'clock-2 o'clock positioning, however, hers are clamped more like 11:45 and 12:15, or the optimum setup for thumb-texting on whatever device it was she had balanced in between. And texting... Read More WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Take a Smarter Approach to Archiving Examine strategies and tactics for unifying data and content. View an e-discovery calculator and go inside a 3-year ROI model. Learn More Publicly expose library porn peepers, says city official Libraries should be doling out books, not scarlet letters. Nevertheless, a city councilor in Quincy, Mass., has convinced his fellow board members to consider public shaming as a means to deter patrons from viewing pornography over municipal Internet connections. Read More Many companies distributing open source software don't know it Too many companies have no idea that they're distributing open source software and therefore violating the GPL, a survey by OpenLogic found. Read More Open source helps those who…get a little help from their friends Whereas most developers have familiarity with open source, fewer of their managers and even fewer senior execs have much experience with it, especially when it comes to corporate policy or governance. Thus, it's good news that there are organizations and resources that can help companies get their collective heads around the issues and best practices for managing them. Read More
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