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	Private social networks playing Facebook role in more workplaces From retail chains to electric utilities to manufacturers, a growing number of U.S. corporations are harnessing the power of social networks to modernize how their employees communicate with each other, business partners and customers -- making these firms more nimble in the marketplace and leaving their less Facebook-savvy rivals trailing. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle Database Security What to Look for With this paper Tanya Baccum, SANS Institute analyst, examines these measures for holistically protecting Oracle database from the inside out. Learn More Today! In this Issue By the numbers: The impact of data breaches FAQ on Son of Stuxnet Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags Economy delays Windows 7 implementation What's OpenFlow's killer app? Adobe to fix Flash flaw that allows webcam spying iPhone 4S debut boosts phone trade-in business VMware hopes to boost VDI popularity with new program Thought-controlled computers may soon be a reality RIM co-CEO addresses Blackberry outage, touts new software. Google+ Traffic Plunges, Are Its Days Numbered? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SonicWALL SonicWALL Secures the Enterprise. Secure network optimization that minimizes complexity and latency is now within reach. SonicWALL's advanced platform consolidates Next-Gen Firewall application control, gateway protection, and SSL inspection for enterprises along with WAN acceleration for distributed offices delivering security, control and bandwidth optimization. Learn more. By the numbers: The impact of data breaches Websense 'Security Pros and Cons' survey of 1,000 IT managers confirms that data breaches are widespread. Here's a look at how organizations are responding. Read More FAQ on Son of Stuxnet Duqu is primarily a remote-access Trojan targeted at a limited number of organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East to gather intelligence that can help plan a future attack. Read More Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags Colleges and universities have been aggressive in expanding campus mobility, but slower in shifting key systems to cloud computing, according to a new survey of IT in higher education. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Sainsbury's Safeguards Supply Chain for over 800 Stores Sainsbury operates the second largest online food retailer in the U.K. See their approach to gain better visibility to 1,800 devices and ensure high-availability of its network to safeguard the supply chain for over 800 stores and 100,000 online shoppers per week. Read now Economy delays Windows 7 implementation Computerworld's survey about corporate Windows 7 implementation plans ran online from August 11, 2011 to September 14, 2011. Most of the questions and answers appear below. (The main story about Windows 7 implementation plans being delayed appears here.) Read More What's OpenFlow's killer app? As most participants at the inaugural Open Networking Summit extolled the virtues of software-defined networking (SDN) and the OpenFlow protocol, others are waiting for key features to emerge before considering it for their networks. Read More Adobe to fix Flash flaw that allows webcam spying Adobe is working on a fix for a Flash Player vulnerability that can be exploited via clickjacking techniques to turn on people's webcams or microphones without their knowledge. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Delivery 2.0 Handbook This comprehensive handbook offers guidance on ensuring application delivery with a systematic approach. Read More iPhone 4S debut boosts phone trade-in business Users are continuing to sell older iPhones in record numbers to get cash for Apple's newest iPhone 4S, a pair of buy-back firms said today. Read More VMware hopes to boost VDI popularity with new program VMware is launching the Rapid Desktop Program, which allows OEMs to build pre-configured appliances for desktop virtualization, making it easier for enterprises to start using the technology, the company said at VMworld in Copenhagen. Read More Thought-controlled computers may soon be a reality Neurotechnology is evolving to the point where humans will be able to communicate with computers through thought, allowing us to navigate the web just by thinking what we want. Read More RIM co-CEO addresses Blackberry outage, touts new software. Disappointed Blackberry users heard from Research in Motion founder and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis at the start of Blackberry's developer conference in San Francisco Tuesday.Lazaridis offered a quick, apologetic reference for the service outage. Read More Google+ Traffic Plunges, Are Its Days Numbered? According to a new report, Google+ traffic has dropped 60 percent. Could this spell the end of yet another social networking attempt by Google? Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2011 tech industry graveyard Fortunately for the tech industry, there's a lot more living than dying, with 2011 seeing the birth of everything from Apple's iPad 2 to the Google+ social network. But inevitably, 2011 has also seen its share of dead, killed, murdered, offed, obliterated companies, technologies and ideas as well. Here's your chance to pay last respects, and who knows, maybe a few of these will sprout back to life. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Cheap power: An overnight revolution 'You have to be masochist to be an IT person': FedEx CIO Android smartphone smackdown: Droid Razr vs. Galaxy Nexus Gartner: 16 long-held IT business practices you need to kill Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012 Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012 SQL injection attack has compromised nearly 200,000 ASP.Net sites Day 1: Giving up Windows 7 for Ubuntu 11.10 for two weeks OpenFlow and SDN: Networking's future? BlackBerry losing sway in enterprise, study finds
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