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	Coming soon: Certification for mobile app developers The next time you use an application on your smartphone, give this a thought: Did the developer who created the app build security in from the very start? Too often the answer is no. CompTIA and viaForensics are addressing this gaping hole with a new Secure Mobile App Developer certification. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try it free today. In this Issue Read up on best practices for UC deployment Cisco updates security certs CIOs Can Be Chief Innovation Officers, Too How to Successfully Bring Business Into IT LibreOffice 3.5: The best Office killer yet WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Data Protection and Recovery A comprehensive backup and recovery solution is one supporting a tiered-recovery model. This IDC Vendor Spotlight examines the forces driving the advancements in data protection technologies. Discover the benefits of a solution that works across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read it today. Read Now! Read up on best practices for UC deployment Today, we again showcase two papers available from Webtorials discussing unified communications (UC). The first paper, sponsored by 8x8, discusses UC's total cost of ownership (TCO) for the small business as it compares a hosted model to a premise-based solution. The second piece, sponsored by AT&T, is a discussion on the merits of incorporating fixed and mobile devices into a UC deployment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper 35% Virtual System Speed Boost - Try NEW V-locity 3 FREE! Virtual infrastructures must be dynamic, efficient and above all else, fast because they process the most critical company data. But underlying resource use must be optimized or the platform can slow to a crawl. V-locity 3 brings an unprecedented depth of resource awareness and new technology for peak performance in any virtual environment. Download Now! Cisco updates security certs Cisco this week updated its CCNA and CCNP Security certifications to keep certificates up-to-date on new security products and best practices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Gaining Total Messaging System Visibility Your company's multi-platform messaging systems are its lifeblood – so maximizing performance and keeping uptime high is critical. In this Quest business brief, see how your real-time communication systems can operate under the highest performance levels while staying healthy, available and secure. Read Now! CIOs Can Be Chief Innovation Officers, Too Call it "CIO squared." Companies are tapping savvy execs to handle two complementary roles at the same time: chief information officer and chief innovation officer. Read More How to Successfully Bring Business Into IT It's a tough time to be a CIO. The widespread glee over consumer technology has created your most demanding customers yet. The ease with which business leaders can adopt cloud services means less clout for your centralized IT structure. And the aging IT workforce means fewer bodies to do the additional work. Masochist that you are, no doubt, you love these new challenges, but you still need tools for dealing with them. Read More LibreOffice 3.5: The best Office killer yet Latest version of open source productivity suite brings better Office interoperability and improved user experience, but rough edges remain Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 15 worst data breaches Data security breaches happen daily in too many places at once to keep count. But what constitutes a huge breach versus a small one? CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Destroy digital evidence before it destroys you Top 25 iPhone & iPad apps for business How to catch an Internet cyber thief Hands-on with Windows Server 8 beta Windows 8 review: 'Mission accomplished', 'transcendent', 'unintuitive' How to protect your online privacy Windows 8: What you need to get started AT&T ups "unlimited" 3G throttling cap to 3GB Juniper targeting 7 key market segments Mozilla's 'modest proposal': Dump the smartphone OS
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