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	18 great IT tools for Android These Android apps, from network sniffers to SNMP MIB browsers to SSH tools, will come in handy for network and IT pros 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 Oft-cited cybercrime cost estimates hosed down OpenStand: Internet standards groups embrace open process INSIDER Tech explainer: Software Defined Networking (SDNs) James Bond chooses Sony Xperia T over iPhone 5 VMworld 2012: Location data will be Holy Grail for real-time apps, tech CEOs say VMware will integrate Intel's TXT security tech into vSphere 5.1 Windows 8 is awesome... New BlackBerry 10 Devices Impress - But Can They Save RIM? Vizio jumps into PC market IFA 2012: Sony shows new tablet PC, smartphones How Dell and HP Can Avoid Being Dragged Down by PCs WHITE PAPER: Webroot Software Try the fastest business security ever. Online security is an increasing risk for businesses, but what is the best solution? Cloud-based SaaS security is an emerging trend for organizations looking to address today's security reality. Learn about the cloud-based SaaS security. Learn More. Oft-cited cybercrime cost estimates hosed down There is general agreement that the worldwide cost of cybercrime is in the hundreds of billions. But just how many hundreds of billions is a matter of debate, following a ProPublica report that questioned the most widely quoted estimates by two major security vendors. Read More OpenStand: Internet standards groups embrace open process Five leading Internet standards bodies have joined together to articulate a set of guidelines for the creation of open standards that they say will foster continued innovation, competition and interoperability in the Internet industry. Read More INSIDER Tech explainer: Software Defined Networking (SDNs) As is somewhat typical of emerging technologies, there isn't a universally agreed to definition of what is meant by software defined networking (SDN). Over the last year or two most of the definitions have focused on the decoupling of the network control plane from the network forwarding plane. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IBM InfoSphere: Solutions for Insurance By creating a single, 360-degree view of the customer with IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management, insurance companies can gain a deeper understanding of customer needs, develop targeted marketing campaigns, adapt to consumer trends and enhance the efficiency of operations. Learn More. James Bond chooses Sony Xperia T over iPhone 5 Much buzz has been made this week over whether the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 will boast near field communications (NFC) technology, with the latest rumors saying it will not. Maybe, just maybe, that's what swayed James Bond to go with a Sony Xperia T instead in his upcoming "Skyfall" movie. Read More VMworld 2012: Location data will be Holy Grail for real-time apps, tech CEOs say Big data could back a retail revolution for items as sophisticated as jet engines, a panel of CEOs from high-powered tech companies told a VM world audience. Read More VMware will integrate Intel's TXT security tech into vSphere 5.1 The latest version of VMware's vSphere cloud platform will integrate Intel's trusted execution technology (TXT), a Xeon server feature that provides a new layer of hardware-based security. Read More WEBCAST: HP Why IPv6? Why Now? Learn how your company can minimize the risks, costs, and complexities of transitioning to IPv6. Expert Yanick Pouffary, CTO within HP Technology Services. discusses how you can meet the challenges of today's dual-protocol world and how to develop a plan for phased deployment that meets your specific needs. Learn more. Windows 8 is awesome... Read More New BlackBerry 10 Devices Impress - But Can They Save RIM? You may not have noticed, but BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has been on a media blitz during the past few weeks, showing off its upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones to select reporters and bloggers in"off-the-record" demonstrations. Read More Vizio jumps into PC market The PC business isn't viewed as a growth industry these days. Even when sales (and the economy) were good, the PC business was basically HP, Dell, and a bunch of Chinese competitors in a race for the bottom on prices. So who in their right mind would enter the PC business in 2012? Well, Vizio, the Irvine, California-based maker of those low-cost HDTV sets you see at the entrance of every Coscto... Read More IFA 2012: Sony shows new tablet PC, smartphones Sony unveiled a new tablet PC, the Xperia Tab, and three new cell phones at the IFA Berlin show Read More How Dell and HP Can Avoid Being Dragged Down by PCs Neither Dell nor Hewlett-Packard is in danger of going under, but both are losing enough PC business to Lenovo to drag the rest of the company down. The choices that CEOs Michael Dell and Meg Whitman make in their attempts to cure what ails Dell and HP will define their legacies, CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle writes. Read More
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