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	San Jose wireless net could mark rethinking of 'muni Wi-Fi' A new downtown Wi-Fi network being built in San Jose, Calif., could indicate a resurgence, based on new approaches, to the ill-fated and brief "muni Wi-Fi" fad of the past decade. The network is scheduled to go live this summer. Read More WHITE PAPER: Antenna Mobile strategy—what are 1,000 businesses planning for 2012 The Mobile Business Forecast 2012 surveyed 1,000 global businesses on their current/future plans for mobile. The report offers insight into how companies are using mobile to address the needs of consumers and their own employees. In addition, find tips on how to avoid chaos in the rush to mobilize. Learn More In this Issue Top tech M&A deals of 2012 -- so far Startup offers to buy Cisco's WebEx for $1 Reviewing Android's new Ice Cream Sandwich enterprise features Dell snaps up SonicWall security What's your favorite enterprise IT product? iPad demand surges in enterprise CanSecWest browser-hacking contests offer bigger bounties, get small results Report: Raspberry Pi creators 'punch-drunk' over device's wildfire success Unboxing video of new iPad surfaces ahead of official March 16 availability Identity theft reporting system needs improvements, victims say IT stressed over cloud and video bandwidth demands Apple's Lion Is a Resource and Security Nightmare WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Top tech M&A deals of 2012 -- so far Our ongoing compilation of network and computing company mergers and acquisitions Read More Startup offers to buy Cisco's WebEx for $1 A collaboration startup is offering to buy Cisco's WebEx conferencing platform for $1 and 15% equity in the acquirer. Read More Reviewing Android's new Ice Cream Sandwich enterprise features It's taken a while, but it looks like Android 4.0 ("Ice Cream Sandwich") is finally getting pushed out to devices that had previously run on Android 2.3 ("Gingerbread"). Samsung's Galaxy S II is getting the upgrade first and will be followed by other Samsung devices such as the Galaxy Note, the Galaxy SII LTE and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (and yes, that's a lot of Galaxies). Read More Dell snaps up SonicWall security Dell today said it acquired security vendor SonicWall for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the next 60 days. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Want to Make Compliance Easy? Get Proactive! Is your business reactively implementing compliance? If so, you're wasting time and money and destroying productivity. Get proactive! In this Quest white paper, see how centralized monitoring and reporting is more secure, saves money and helps you adapt and manage compliance needs today and tomorrow. Read Now! What's your favorite enterprise IT product? Do you have a favorite enterprise IT product you can't live without? Tell us about it and we'll share your raves with our readers. Please send your submissions to Ann Bednarz at Network World (abednarz@nww.com) by Wednesday, March 21. Please note: Submissions must be received directly from IT professionals, not through a third party. Items to address: Read More iPad demand surges in enterprise There is no competitive market for tablets in the enterprise since just about everyone wants the iPad. Read More CanSecWest browser-hacking contests offer bigger bounties, get small results Contest organizers this year increased sixfold the prizes given out for successful zero-day browser exploits during the CanSecWest security conference, but wound up with just one more exploit to show for it. Read More Report: Raspberry Pi creators 'punch-drunk' over device's wildfire success Widespread interest in the Raspberry Pi, a tiny but complete Linux computer that can be bought for as little as $25, caught the device's designers completely off guard, Reuters reported this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Phone Become the Leading Multi-Factor Authentication Device According to a leading analyst firm phone-based authentication will comprise 61% of the multi-factor authentication market by the year 2014. This paper will address the key drivers for this market shift away from security tokens and includes real-world case studies from organizations that have made the move to phone-based authentication. Learn More Unboxing video of new iPad surfaces ahead of official March 16 availability A Vietnamese blog has posted a video on YouTube that shows a new iPad being unboxed, ahead of the official March 16 availability date. Read More Identity theft reporting system needs improvements, victims say Unwanted pressure to buy protection services from credit reporting agencies and the inability to speak to a live person when reporting an identity theft situation were the two most annoying issues victims identified in a Federal Trade Commission report issued on the growing problem this week. Read More IT stressed over cloud and video bandwidth demands IT executives understand the value of cloud services and videoconferencing tools, but one of the chief concerns remains the strain those services put on network bandwidth, according to a study released today. Read More Apple's Lion Is a Resource and Security Nightmare As the Mac starts to make inroads back into the enterprise, Apple faces a major problem -- one that roars like a Lion. Its current operating system is a disaster from an IT management perspective. Read More
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