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	iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Dec. 23 The iOSsphere was roiled and roused this week by the stunning news that the iPhone 5 will drive higher Apple sales. Unless Apple releases the iPhone 4S-S instead. Read More WEBCAST: Quest Software Why User Experience Monitoring is Important Don't miss this informative webcast exploring the value of monitoring web application performance from the user perspective and gain access to a free whitepaper "Monitoring Web Application Performance from the User Perspective" at the end of the presentation! View Now! In this Issue Biggest Windows 8 news for week ending Dec. 23 The CIO's lament: 20-something techies who quit after 1 year 10 essential data center appliances NORAD brings Santa -- and elf tossing -- to iPads, iPhones, Android devices Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011 Specialty certification targets mobile app security Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 Go Daddy faces boycott threat from SOPA opponents Eight Signs Your Business is Tech-Illiterate Most Watched Videos of 2011 6 cool and retro gadgets for the Apple iPad 2 Cisco Catalyst 3560 and 3750 QoS Simplified... Seriously! Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year WHITE PAPER: AMD The Accelerated SMB: Moving at the Speed of Virtualization Mid-market corporations increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! Biggest Windows 8 news for week ending Dec. 23 The big news this week regarding Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 software was that it features picture passwords, something that drew widespread attention but also some skepticism. Otherwise it was a week of rumors about what other features Microsoft's next big software release might contain and devices that might be coming out specifically to support it. Read More The CIO's lament: 20-something techies who quit after 1 year Louis Trebino, CIO and senior vice president at the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) in New York City, is experiencing significant turnover on his Web development team. Read More 10 essential data center appliances WAN optimizers and application accelerators are vital pieces of the data center Read More NORAD brings Santa -- and elf tossing -- to iPads, iPhones, Android devices Santa Claus should take note that NORAD, the Colorado Springs-based military organization responsible for the aerospace and maritime defense of the United States and Canada, has been especially nice this year. The outfit has gone beyond its usual satellite-based Santa tracking by delivering free mobile device apps and games. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Next-Gen Firewall Market Analysis: The SonicWALL Difference The Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) is rapidly becoming an essential element of the modern organization's information security strategy. Not only does it restore control over network activity and provide protection against dynamic threats, it also does so while reducing the cost and complexity of network security infrastructure. Learn more. Murder, IT security and other mysteries: The stories of Layer 8 in 2011 Today we take a short look back at the most popular stories posted in my Layer 8 column in the past year. The FBI story looking for help from the public was by far the most popular of the year. Read on: FBI wants public help solving encrypted notes from murder mystery Read More Specialty certification targets mobile app security Mobile application development is among the hottest jobs these days, and talent will be in high demand in 2012. As IT pros with programming skills weigh the job opportunities, CompTIA is working on a specialty certification to help ensure that security is given due attention in the mobile apps gold rush. IT CAREERS: 7 hot jobs for 2012 Read More Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012 Workers bringing their own devices to work was one of the biggest challenges IT departments faced in 2011, in 2010 and in 2009 as well. And guess what? It's going to be one of the biggest challenges in 2012 too. Read More Go Daddy faces boycott threat from SOPA opponents Internet domain registrar Go Daddy is facing a boycott threat after it figured in a list of supporters of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications This whitepaper gives a broad overview of the ways in which Akamai can help organizations bolster the security of their Web-based assets, with capabilities ranging across the application, network, and DNS layers, as well as solutions focused on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation and business continuity. Learn more Eight Signs Your Business is Tech-Illiterate Do your clients point and laugh when you pull out your circa-2008 cellphone? Was your computer OS released before Obama came to office? It's time to pass the upgrade hat if your office exhibits any of the following symptoms of extreme technical illiteracy. Read More Most Watched Videos of 2011 Read More 6 cool and retro gadgets for the Apple iPad 2 Go on, take a break from reading those Samsung vs. Apple legal reports and sifting through the cries and clamor claiming Apple plans to open a shop at a railway station and take a glance at this short list of six fabulously fun and ever so slightly retro iPad accessories for the gadget-loving human in your life. Read More Cisco Catalyst 3560 and 3750 QoS Simplified... Seriously! Read More Apple in 2012: 5 Reasons It Will Be a Tough Year Even though Apple's competition will not catch up next year, expect an exodus of talent in Cupertino in 2012 and perhaps some internal drama at the top of the Apple organizational chart, say tech analysts. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Windows 8 picture password is 'Fisher-Price toy' Dem PAC buys newtgingrich.com, wallops him with it DHS sued for Big Bro fake 'friends' monitoring social media iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 20 Data center, cloud fabrics to heat up in 2012 25 useful iPad business apps IPv6 due for wide deployment in 2012, experts say Extreme CEO: New products in 2012, growth in 2013 25 top network and IT industry news stories of 2011 Top security incidents of 2011
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