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	Microsoft and TechStars team up; giving away free cloud services to fledgling startups. Microsoft and TechStars, a prominent startup accelerator which operates programs in Boulder (Colorado), Boston, New York, Seattle and Texas, just announced a new program in which high-potential startups could earn $60,000 worth of compute and storage Cloud Services on Windows Azure over a two-year period. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Integrate iPads with Ease Enterprise adoption of the iPad is growing at a rapid rate. Learn how to address the top five WLAN challenges of a high-density iPad deployment and see lab test results that demonstrate how to deliver scalable performance for all Wi-Fi clients, strong security, permit cross-IP mobility with ease, and conserve iPad battery life. Read now! In this Issue 5 key points from Google's privacy-policy letter to Congress BlackBerry OS achieves coveted government security clearance Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds Oracle outlines plans for RightNow integration Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app fights malaria Salesforce.com launches Desk.com help-desk service MetaFlows launches low-cost SaaS product that unifies network security Industry group makes fresh push to eliminate phishing WHITE PAPER: NetSupport Inc Reducing Hidden Operating Costs Through IT Asset Discovery After reductions in headcount and procurements have been made, cost-cutting strategies are now turning to internal operations, and many IT decision makers are taking a closer look at indirect, or "soft," costs within these departments. Learn More 5 key points from Google's privacy-policy letter to Congress Google sent a 13-page letter to Congress this week that can be summarized in a single sentence: "We're not being evil." Read More BlackBerry OS achieves coveted government security clearance Don't nail the coffin shut on RIM just yet. Following a shakeup of executive leadership, and the launch of BlackBerry Cloud Service and Office 365 integration, RIM announced today that the BlackBerry 7 OS has received FIPS 140-2 certification. Read More Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil My, how the tables have turned! Microsoft is apparently placing ads in major newspapers this week (I say "apparently" because no one reads newspapers anymore and I thus have no way of fact-checking) that call out Google for being too evil and not "putting people first." Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Big Data: Managing Explosive Growth Are you experiencing a data explosion? The trend toward leveraging Big Data for competitive advantage helps IT professionals successfully meet business goals. Learn how to reliably manage, store and access vast amounts of archived data while protecting it and keeping costs low. View Now HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud. Read More Oracle outlines plans for RightNow integration Oracle executives on Tuesday gave a more detailed picture of their plans to integrate technologies gained through October's US$1.5 billion acquisition of RightNow, maker of cloud-based software for customer service through the Web, social networks and contact centers. Read More Microsoft Windows Phone 7 app fights malaria Microsoft has awarded an Imagine Cup Grant to a team that developed a custom Windows Phone 7 and application that can diagnose malaria then upload the data to cloud servers that map the data to help track outbreaks. Read More WEBCAST: NetIQ Disaster Recovery Planning and the Cloud Find out how virtualization is the stepping stone to the cloud and how to leverage virtualization technologies today to reduce the cost and improve the performance of your disaster recovery plan. Learn More! Salesforce.com launches Desk.com help-desk service Salesforce.com on Tuesday unveiled a new SaaS (software as a service) help-desk application called Desk.com that can reach end users through social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Read More MetaFlows launches low-cost SaaS product that unifies network security Network security monitoring startup MetaFlows launched a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product that can be installed on low-cost hardware to monitor network traffic flow, detect possible intrusions and analyze event logs. Read More Industry group makes fresh push to eliminate phishing Companies such as Facebook, Google and PayPal are pushing for widespread use of a new technical specification, DMARC, that could make it harder for phishers to reach their victims. Read More
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