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	RIM's new BlackBerry Torches: Specs are right, but what about the OS? The two new BlackBerry Torch models unveiled by RIM today feature impressive specifications, but their success may hinge on how well RIM's new operating system functions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! In this Issue McAfee on mammoth cyberattack: Hackers compromised 72 organizations since 2006 Tech media fooled by 'study' claiming IE users have low IQ Network World's Products of the Week slideshow Salary budgets grew less than inflation Pheeeew! I dodged the 'IE users are dumb' hoax story US wants to build cybersecurity protection plan for cars Google hires intellectual property expert away from FTC Japanese robot can lift patients from bed to wheelchair Nodeable working on 'Twitter for machines' ENIAC Still Influencing Enterprise IT 68 Years Later WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Security and Compliance in the Cloud Discover how to handle today's biggest challenges: coordinating user credentials and identities, controlling unmanaged user devices; and providing security when the datacenter,network and server assets exist in the Cloud. Compliments of Citrix. Read now! McAfee on mammoth cyberattack: Hackers compromised 72 organizations since 2006 Security vendor McAfee published a detailed report on Tuesday about a hacking group that penetrated 72 companies and organizations in 14 countries since 2006 in a massive operation that stole national secrets, business plans and other sensitive information. Read More Tech media fooled by 'study' claiming IE users have low IQ "Research" claiming Internet Explorer users are dumb contained no actual research. Read More Network World's Products of the Week slideshow Our round-up of intriguing new products from Fortinet, DotNetNuke, eEye among others. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 2011 CIO 100 Awards Ceremony Join us at the 24th annual CIO 100 Awards as we celebrate 100 organizations (and the people within them) that are using information technology in innovative ways to deliver business value, whether by creating competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, enabling growth or improving relationships with customers. Register today! Salary budgets grew less than inflation Here's a sobering thought for today's U.S. workforce: For the first time since 1980, the U.S. rate of inflation is higher than the average total salary budget increase. And until employment levels fall, there's little incentive for companies to bolster their salary budgets. Pay increases haven't kept up with the rate of inflation across nearly all industries, says WorldatWork, a nonprofit organization... Read More Pheeeew! I dodged the 'IE users are dumb' hoax story Regular readers know my quirks, pet peeves and phobias, with the latter list - at least professionally speaking - topped by a paralyzing fear of falling for and helping to spread one of those hoax news stories. Read More US wants to build cybersecurity protection plan for cars As cars and other forms of transportation increasingly rely on online systems for everything from safety to onboard entertainment, the cybersecurity threat from those who would exploit such electronic control packages has also Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Networks in Motion Download this whitepaper today and discover how you can cost-effectively optimize your network for the mobile demands of today's business. Examine how IT can provide: * Personalization and intelligence. * Ease of operation. * Seamless quality of user experience. * Secure on-the-go access to public and private networks. Read now! Google hires intellectual property expert away from FTC Another way to think about the headline on this post is that Google - increasingly embroiled and active in patent machinations -- has hired an intellectual property expert away from us; you, me, the public at large. Read More Japanese robot can lift patients from bed to wheelchair This is "RIBA-II," a robot designed to help with the tough task of lifting patients from their futon matress into a wheelchair. Read More Nodeable working on 'Twitter for machines' IT departments these days must cope with the growing popularity of social platforms among enterprise users, whether it's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or LinkedIn. Read More ENIAC Still Influencing Enterprise IT 68 Years Later What does the world's first electronic computer contribute to today's enterprise IT environment, almost seven decades after its first parts were being assembled? Plenty, including many of the foundations we still use today, says a University of Pennsylvania computer science professor. Read More
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