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	Microsoft mum on whether it can tap Skype phone calls Microsoft may or may not have the ability to tap Skype phone calls, but the company just won't say, and it's not clear why. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: RIM Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue Wild and crazy patents INSIDER Free and cheap ways to study for IT certifications Black Hat makes light of accidental password-reset email Apple wants 'billions' from Samsung in patent case Apple to formally attend Black Hat Security Conference for the first time War policy makers could learn from these robots Clemson CIO tapped for new Internet2 post Trash can moves to where you toss the trash Battle of the Ultrabooks Analyzing VMware's Acquisition of Nicira Open Source In Politics: GOP Open Sources Their Platform YouTube asks nicely if commenters will use real names Watch Kim Dotcom's rap video RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant remote support with LogMeIn Rescue With LogMeIn Rescue, you can start a support session in just 60 seconds. Connect 24/7 to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. You'll get in, solve the problem and save the day without ever leaving your desk. Try it free today. Wild and crazy patents Patent protection has been granted over the years to some truly off-the-wall ideas, including a hair comb-over and basmati rice. Some that seemed like shoo-ins at the time were later overturned, including the famed ENIAC computer. Read More INSIDER Free and cheap ways to study for IT certifications Studying for and taking IT certification exams can be costly. These tips can help you find inexpensive study resources and ways to get hands-on experience with the technologies you're studying. Read More Black Hat makes light of accidental password-reset email In explaining email, Black Hat organizer quotes Murphy's Law joke Read More Apple wants 'billions' from Samsung in patent case Apple will seek billions of dollars in damages from Samsung when a high-profile patent lawsuit between the companies goes in front of a California jury next week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Splunk for Microsoft Exchange In today's highly competitive environment, IT departments need to deliver email services that are constantly available. Read this fact sheet on how Splunk App for Microsoft Exchange provides real-time monitoring and auditing for Microsoft Exchange. Read Now! Apple to formally attend Black Hat Security Conference for the first time For the first time, Apple will officially be in attendance at the annual Black Hat security conference which is scheduled to run through Thursday of this week. This is a notable development for two reasons. First, Apple has never formally attended the conference. Two, many of the more prominent stories to emerge out of previous Black Hat events have centered on Apple security. Read More War policy makers could learn from these robots The Boston Globe this morning reports that some 248 robots belonging to the Navy - specifically, 248 Man Transportable Robotic System MK 1 MOD 1 robots -- will be getting new software from their manufacturer, iRobot. The upgrade will cost taxpayers $7.7 million, which would seem a bargain considering the capabilities being touted. From that Globe story: Read More Clemson CIO tapped for new Internet2 post Clemson University CIO Jim Bottum has been named Internet2's first Presidential Fellow, a post that will entail serving as a liaison between Internet2 and the research community, other CIOs, government agencies and others. Read More Trash can moves to where you toss the trash Just in case you haven't quite gone paperless yet, here's a prototype trash can that moves to where you toss those scrunched up balls of paper over your shoulder. The invention, out of Japan, appears to use a Microsoft Kinect sensor system to spy incoming trash, including drink cans and stuffed animals. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Sales Effectiveness in the New Sales Paradigm In this webcast produced by the Sales Management Association (SMA), Forrester's Scott Santucci will explore the new sales paradigm and discuss how businesses must transform their selling models into dynamic, communications-intensive systems, empowering individual sellers to define, create and deliver value to customers. Learn More Battle of the Ultrabooks These 9 Windows laptops take on the MacBook Air with Intel's Ultrabook technology. Let the battle begin! Read More Analyzing VMware's Acquisition of Nicira While the dust isn't even close to settling, I've had some time to ponder VMware's acquisition of Nicira and discussed the deal with ESG networking guru Bob Laliberte. First, here are the positives: 1. VMware is showing a lot of chutzpah by putting its money where its mouth is. The vision is to virtualize the network just as VMware virtualized the server. VMware has been pushing this message... Read More Open Source In Politics: GOP Open Sources Their Platform Politics is one area not known for being free and open, but the Republican party has taken a step forward by open sourcing their platform process. They ar harnessing the power of the Internet and truly putting the power of the people in the people's hands by letting anyone submit their proposals for GOP platform. People can then second any proposal and depending on the amount of support it gets,... Read More YouTube asks nicely if commenters will use real names If the internet were a city, the comment sections of some of even the most popular websites would be the dregs, where parents wouldn't dare bring their children and even the most optimistic would feel hopeless. Racism, sexism, and outright bullying of absolute strangers - to the extent of encouraging suicide - isn't uncommon, and those who contribute to it protect themselves from retribution by denying... Read More Watch Kim Dotcom's rap video Yes, you read that correctly. Kim Dotcom has put out a rap video. It's really 4:00 long, and it's really bizarre. It's called Mr. President, and it's what I imagine an Occupy protestor's speech might sound like if it was remixed by the Black Eyed Peas. As painful as it might be, try to get through it all at least once, if for nothing than the very last words in the video: "If you can't Tweet, Like... Read More
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