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Sales of unused IPv4 addresses gathering steam

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Sales of unused IPv4 addresses gathering steam
A growing number of U.S. carriers and enterprises are hedging their bets on IPv6 by purchasing blocks of unused IPv4 addresses through official channels or behind-the-scenes dealmaking. Read More


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9 warning signs of bad IT architecture
Chances are someone at some point spent countless brain cycles planning your organization's IT architecture before handing the grand plan off to someone else to build it out, and then to someone else to maintain it as your computing environment inevitably grew. And, chances also are, somewhere along the line, best intentions faded in the face of expediency, departmental politics, and general mismanagement, eroding what was once a coherent architecture management strategy into an ongoing series of independent, case-by-base decisions about each technical component. How do you know if your organization has strayed from the path? Here are nine warning signs that bad IT architecture has taken hold of your organization. Read More

Study Finds 1 in 2 Americans are 'Clueless' about Webcam Hacking
I was surprised to see a CamPatch study that revealed "1 in 2 Americans clueless about webcam hacking." The release called webcam hacking "the latest trend in cybercrime" and stated 51% of laptop users did not know it was possible for a hacker to remotely access and turn on webcams - allowing cybercriminals to secretly watch and record unsuspecting victims." This made me suspiciously look up the company,... Read More

Cellphone vibration syndrome and other signs of tech addiction
There's a growing body of research on phantom cellphone vibrations and the other problems associated with technology obsession, and leading the way is Larry Rosen, the author of iDisorder. IN this Q&A, Rosen talked about how addicted we've become and what we can do about it. Read More


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Supercomputer to connect to 400PB of storage via Ethernet
The National Center for Supercomputing Applications has chosen a massive tape library and disk array system to support of Blue Waters, one of the world's largest supercomputers. Read More

Yahoo launches stand-alone mobile search app
Yahoo beefed up its search offerings on Wednesday when it launched Axis, an HTML5-based browser app that delivers search results as page previews rather than as links. Read More

10 terrific LTE smartphones for $150 or less
LTE on the cheap: Offerings from Apple, Samsung, Nokia and more make the Read More


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Is your dirty, nasty office making you sick?
A study out today confirms what some people may have suspected - your office environment is a dirty place - and we're not just talking about the usual suspect: the bathroom. According to Kimberly-Clark Professional the place where US workers eat and fix their lunch topped the list of office germ "hot-spots," with sink and microwave door handles found to be the dirtiest surfaces touched by office workers... Read More

The Byte - Google closes deal, Army spy blimp, cancer detection, Lenovo profits
The Byte - Google closes deal, Army spy blimp, cancer detection, Lenovo profits Google closed its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility. Nothrop Grumman is working on a spy blimp that will take flight later this year. A student who created a cancer detection tool won the Intel Science Fair. And more. From: networkworld Views: 56 5 ratings Time: 01:17 More in Science & Technology Read More

10 Social CRM Tools to Help You Keep Tabs on Your Customers
These 10 social customer relationship management (CRM) applications can help your organization monitor, manage and respond to what your customers are saying about you on popular social media sites (and elsewhere). Read More



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