Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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How Microsoft can chase off your pesky co-workers
Workplace monitoring is nothing new. I saw back in 1995 that my employers were monitoring my time spent Web surfing. But Microsoft has a new twist on this activity, one we might like. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Raritan

What to Look for in Smart Card Readers
Deploy servers with PKI authentication without sacrificing convenience or security. Learn how modern KVM switches with smart card capabilities go beyond simply integrating card readers as an additional peripheral at the KVM workstation, but rather make necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: FireEye

5 Design Principles for Advanced Malware Protection
The 5 Principles discusses in more depth the technological shortfalls of current protections when trying to stop advanced malware and proposes a framework to better mitigate the threat of advanced malware, zero-day and targeted APT attacks. Read now.

Should Steve Ballmer go as CEO?
At Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting, which took place this past week at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Washington, Steve Ballmer received votes representing 92% of shares to keep him in place as the company's chief executive. Read More

Top IT Turkeys of 2011
Here are the people, companies and products that earned the label of 'turkey' over the past year. Read More

Gates to testify in Novell suit
Ex-Microsoft CEO and current Chairman Bill Gates is testifying in U.S. Federal Court in a seven-year-old, $1 billion antitrust lawsuit by Novell. Read More


WHITE PAPER: AMD

Make Virtual Desktops a Valuable Reality with AMD
This paper will explore how the fast-emerging trend of "desktop virtualization" is giving IT managers a potent solution for tackling the problems associated with PC sprawl. Read More!

Microsoft to help 10 Kinect startups
Microsoft announced a program designed to help 10 developers or startups launch businesses around products for Kinect, the controller that senses motion and voice. Read More

Cool Yule Favorites: 20 techie gifts we like
Hard to believe, but once again it's time to put together our holiday wish lists. Here are 20 of our favorite products submitted and tested and "Cool Yule Elf" approved. Read More

Got a spare $7,600? The Microsoft Surface 2.0 is for you
What a bargain! Microsoft will be releasing the second version of its touchscreen table, the Microsoft Surface 2.0, for pre-order in 23 countries in 2012. And it has reduced the price to a mere $7,600. When Microsoft first introduced the Surface back in 2007 (the first ones shipped in 2008), the price tag was $10,000. Read More


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Investment Protection and Elasticity for your Network
NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. Investment protection and elasticity for your network. Read more

Study: Companies using pirated software 'save' $2.9B
Pirated software saves its users in developing countries more than $2.9 billion annually. So finds a study of manufacturers in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific commissioned by Microsoft. Read More

Better Windows support due on IBM mainframes
IBM said its mainframes will soon be able to manage Windows applications, bridging one of the last major divides in data centers. Read More

Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members
Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft and Savvis are joining a voluntary program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance that provides public information about whether contributors comply with CSA-recommended cloud-security practices. Read More

Physicians using tablets to treat patients
The next wave of mobile adoption is well under way as healthcare providers increasingly turn to tablets, smartphones and apps to bolster patient care, according to a new survey of physicians in the U.S. Read More



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Geekiest holiday cards
Holiday decorations appeared before the last of the Halloween skeletons were even boxed up. An endless loop of seasonal music is already playing in stores. Retail commerce forecasts are piling up. The countdown is on, and it's not too early to start thinking about holiday cards. Here are some clever geeky options for inspiration.

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