Smartphones and tablets create huge corporate security challenge

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	Smartphones and tablets create huge corporate security challenge Adapting security and management for the new generation of mobile devices -- everything from the Apple iPhone and iPad to Google Android devices to name a few -- is turning out to be a huge corporate challenge. Read More WHITE PAPER: Belden Going Green With Physical Layer Components IT companies are keeping a keen eye on data center energy efficiency, space savings and the movement to build sustainable LEED-certified, "green" facilities. However, "green" can be difficult to measure at the physical layer. This white paper discusses how physical layer components with innovative, "green" features can lower costs while increasing productivity and health. In this Issue Microsoft issues first patch for IE9 amidst 34 holes closed Verizon's latest LTE expansion: 5 things you should know 10 IBM design gems Adobe patches second Flash zero-day in 9 days 10 iPhone passcodes to pass on Daily innovation smackdown: Marc Andreessen vs. Scott McNealy Comcast bringing Skype to bring HD video calling to your TV Democrats seek major H-1B, green card reform Metasploit launches cash-for-exploits Bug Bounty program Obama: 'We don't have enough engineers' Ethernet vendors racing to meet demand 'Hold on -- my WLAN is tweeting me' First, Fire the Executives: iGate Patni CEO on His Merger of Unequals WHITE PAPER: IBM Distributed Virtualization Management from Big Iron Many enterprises started virtualization efforts to reap the benefits of consolidating their distributed infrastructure. This consolidation, however, has not ended datacenter infrastructure heterogeneity since enterprises seem intent on acquiring different virtualization platforms as well as heterogeneous hardware platforms. Read Now Microsoft issues first patch for IE9 amidst 34 holes closed As expected, Patch Tuesday was a whopper. Microsoft released 16 security updates (nine critical and seven important) addressing 34 vulnerabilities, including the first patch for Internet Explorer 9 and a rare patch for Hyper-V. Read More Verizon's latest LTE expansion: 5 things you should know Now that Verizon has fired up its LTE network in the major U.S. cities, the carrier can now concentrate on the midsize metropolitan areas. Read More 10 IBM design gems IBM's corporate design program spans architectural, graphic and industrial design. Read More Adobe patches second Flash zero-day in 9 days For the second time in nine days, Adobe on Tuesday patched a critical vulnerability in Flash Player that hackers were already exploiting. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now! 10 iPhone passcodes to pass on Attention iPhone users: You're not fooling anyone if you're using 1234, 0000, 2580, 1111, 5555, 5683, 0852, 2222, 1212, 1998 as your smartphone passcode. Read More Daily innovation smackdown: Marc Andreessen vs. Scott McNealy On paper this seems like an easy win for Marc Andreessen, but Scott McNealy already pulled off the upset of Larry Ellison. So why not one more? Vote now! Read More Comcast bringing Skype to bring HD video calling to your TV Comcast has reached an agreement with Skype to bring its HD video calling capabilities right into your living room television. Read More Democrats seek major H-1B, green card reform Silicon Valley's U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has proposed a sweeping reform of the H-1B visa and green card in a new bill released Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Six Advantages of a Cloud-Based Help Desk Small and midsize companies shouldn't have to use less efficient, limited-functionality service desk solutions. Today's cloud-based help desks pack the same punch as on-premise enterprise solutions, without a large up-front investment or long installation time. Read more to find out how to get started with a cloud-based help desk today. Read More Today! Metasploit launches cash-for-exploits Bug Bounty program If you've got a way to crack Google Chrome, the Metasploit team wants to pay you for it. Today Rapid 7 announced that it has a total of $5000 in cash to reward to contributors who send in exploits for its Top 5 or Top 25 vulnerability lists. The exploits have to be submitted, and accepted, as modules under its standard Metasploit Framework license. Read More Obama: 'We don't have enough engineers' President Barack Obama is making a push to train 10,000 new American engineers a year, primarily with the help of the private sector. Read More Ethernet vendors racing to meet demand Ethernet vendors will need to develop faster products more quickly to keep up with the demand being created by mobile and cloud computing, some participants at an industry group meeting said on Tuesday. Read More 'Hold on -- my WLAN is tweeting me' Several network vendors have built network management applications for popular smartphones and tablets. Enterasys Networks is one such vendor, but it also went a step further recently when it announced Project Isaac, which integrates its NMS with your favorite social media interfaces. Read More First, Fire the Executives: iGate Patni CEO on His Merger of Unequals iGate Patni CEO Phaneesh Murthy addresses his controversial acquisition of a much larger IT outsourcing company, the debt the combined company has incurred and the way Patni executives were treated during and after the deal. Read More
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