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What to expect when Apple finally "talks iPhone" Tuesday
For months, rumors and speculation have been obsessed with the next iPhone's hardware including the screen size, a processor upgrade, more memory, the shape of the case, the material used for the case. But Tuesday's announcement at Apple's California headquarters is more likely to show Apple's conviction that hardware is in a sense simply an "enabler" for software. iPhone 5 will be notable because of confluence of three software elements: version 5 of the iOS operating system, the services that make up Apple's new iCloud offering, and reportedly a sophisticated voice-powered user interface, dubbed "Assistant." Read More


WHITE PAPER: Intel

Raise QoS in vSphere*4 with Dell & Intel
The industry transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) is creating new quality of service (QoS) challenges. This paper examines best practices for analyzing, monitoring and controlling bandwidth in VMware vSphere 4.1 environments when using Dell servers and Intel Ethernet 10 Gigabit server adapters. Click to continue

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

Juniper unveils cloud-based lab for customer testing
Juniper is harnessing the cloud to make it easier and less expensive for customers to test its products. Read More

The Newest Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones
Can new designs and the latest OS spark buyer interest? Read More

Stop, Think, Connect: It's National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
As most football fans now know, October is national breast cancer awareness month. What everyone IT professional and vendor should know however is that October is also national cybersecurity awareness month. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Intel

Boost iSCSI throughput with Dell & intel
Internet SCSI (iSCSI) connectivity is a compelling option for enterprises building virtualized IT environments. This paper explains how to achieve enterprise-class application performance while benefiting from the cost- and labor-saving advantages of iSCSI connectivity using Intel Ethernet adapters and Dell servers. Click to continue

Google CIO: Don't Fight Consumerization of IT
In a Bloomberg Businessweek article, Google CIO Ben Fried reflects on the benefits of letting employees have their way with technology. Forrester Research agrees that IT managers should relinquish control, but not before methodically analyzing workers' wants and needs. Read More

Oracle rolls out 'Big Data' appliance
Oracle unveiled the Big Data Appliance, the newest addition to its line of products that combine software and hardware, during the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Monday. Read More

Massive Security Vulnerability in HTC Android Phones Claimed
Security researchers say they've uncovered a flaw in several smartphone models produced by HTC that gives any application that has Internet access the keys to a trove of information on the phone, including e-mail addresses, GPS locations, phone numbers, and text message data. Read More


WEBCAST: IBM

Using IBM Tivoli Security Management for z/OS
Administration can be a complex world where security is concerned. The resources spent on administration, management, auditing and compliance can be considerable. Watch the demo, "Using IBM Tivoli Security Management for z/OS," and see how IBM® can help you protect your business—simply, efficiently and more effectively. Learn More

Facebook adds protection against malicious links
Facebook is partnering with security firm Websense in an effort to protect its 700 million members from malware and malicious web sites. Read More

Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet, new e-readers
The $200 Android tablet will join a crowded market dominated by Apple's iPad. Read More

BlackBerry Media Card Encryption a Security Risk?
A Russian software vendor has released a product that it says can crack BlackBerry smartphone passwords, if the BlackBerry owner has enabled a media-card encryption security setting. Read More



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