Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine

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	Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine Physicians who use social networks to share clinical experiences risk violating patient privacy. A niche industry of private social network providers has cropped up to address the desire to communicate. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Infosim German Engineering delivers Unified NMS Infosim Unified NMS. Single solution Configuration, Performance and Fault Management for Enterprise Networks and Service Providers. SNMP, WMI, NetFlow, IPSLA, Syslog, VM, APM and more in one Tool with Device Discovery, Mapping and Config Management. Replace multiple tools and manual correlation with one GUI and Automated Root Cause Analysis. Join our Webinar on Thursday 24th May at 2pm EDT to learn how the World's largest Luxury Auto Company replaced 5 tools with Infosim to manage its 25,000 devices. In this Issue 5 desktops in the cloud VMware acquires desktop management company Wanova Study: Patriot Act gives US government no special acess to cloud data New Nmap probes IPv6 networks Sidecar app for iOS, Android seeks to give smartphone voice calls overdue respect Whose high-tech exec job hinges on the presidential election? Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance Cisco's wireless unit shifts emphasis to "mobility" Social networking security in the workplace WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerate WAN File Transfers by 50x According to Taneja Group research, 83% of IT managers are considering a move to the cloud a top priority. This paper highlights their research and provides guidance on how to overcome cloud adoption barriers and further leverage virtualization and consolidation efforts by strategically deploying WAN optimization. Read now! 5 desktops in the cloud Looking for a way to implement BYOD? Desktop-as-a-service offers a way to deliver Windows-based sessions to all manner of devices. In this test, we reviewed DaaS offerings from Desktone, dinCloud, Nivio, ICC Global Hosting and Applications2U. All are based on Citrix, but they differ in a variety of key areas. Read More VMware acquires desktop management company Wanova VMware has acquired Wanova, a developer of software used to centralize and simplify image management on physical and virtual desktops, the company said Tuesday. Read More Study: Patriot Act gives US government no special acess to cloud data An often-repeated concern that the U.S. Patriot Act gives the U.S. government unequaled access to personal data stored on cloud services is incorrect, with several other nations enjoying similar access to cloud data, according to a study released Wednesday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap Denver Your IT Career Roadmap This unique session is designed with you, the IT professional in mind. How can you build your personal brand, and properly design a career plan? How do you work with your staff to create a plan that retains your best talent? Come to IT Roadmap Denver for valuable information on how today's IT leaders build successful careers. Click to continue New Nmap probes IPv6 networks Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques. Read More Sidecar app for iOS, Android seeks to give smartphone voice calls overdue respect Sidecar, a born-again startup whose founders hail from Internet media services company RealNetworks, Tuesday is launching an eponymous app for iPhones and Android smartphones that's designed to make it easier for people to share videos, photos and more while talking on those devices. Read More Whose high-tech exec job hinges on the presidential election? There are a ton of high-tech managers and regulators in the federal government who may be changing jobs come November. Read More WEBCAST: SAP SAP Business ByDesign for Subsidiaries In just 3 minutes, discover how the cloud-based SAP Business ByDesign solution delivers the comprehensive business management software your subsidiaries need, and the streamlined data integration your parent company wants. Learn More Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service to improve mobile network performance Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday. Read More Cisco's wireless unit shifts emphasis to "mobility" Cisco's Wireless Networking Business Unit doesn't actually talk so much about wireless networking these days. Increasingly, its message aimed at IT groups is about the broader concept of "mobility." Read More Social networking security in the workplace At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites. Moments can stretch to minutes: A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 60 percent of social media users spend at least 30 minutes a day on these sites while at work. Read More
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