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	Kids dive into tech at summer camp Getting kids comfortable with and curious about technology -- that's the goal of the Geek Squad Summer Academy. Now in its sixth year, the summer camp launched its 2012 season in early June in Bladensburg, Md., and will cover 40 cities before it wraps up in late August. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. WAN Optimization eGuide In this eGuide, articles from Network World examine the maturing WAN optimization market, collect advice from experts and users on how best to implement these products, and look at new trends. Read on to discover how to make the most of WAN optimization in enterprise networks. Read now. In this Issue Geek Squad exec: 'What happens if more of our innovators are women?' Have a bright idea? You could get $25,000 from Lockheed-Martin Inside the IT challenges of sports and entertainment Web applications are attacked one out of three days, report says Largest IT employment gains in four years reported Smart devices in the enterprise to double by 2014 Are enterprise collaboration tools all the rage? Brocade awarded $112 million verdict in dispute with A10 Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Sophisticated Simplicity The key is to build simplicity and ease of use into these solutions from Day 1. This white paper will demonstrate a clear path to UC simplicity, and to overall success of UC deployments. Learn more. Geek Squad exec: 'What happens if more of our innovators are women?' "Technology is great, but what happens if more of our innovators are women? Or come from economically disadvantaged areas?" says Moira Hardek, senior manager of Geek Squad Academy. "The tech field as a whole definitely needs a different point of view, it needs new innovators, and it needs its innovators to look different from the innovators we've seen in the past." Read More Have a bright idea? You could get $25,000 from Lockheed-Martin Contests and challenges are all the rage and wanting to jump on that intellectual capital bandwagon, Lockheed Martin today announced the "Innovate the Future" contest that could net one person $25,000 for a really cool idea. Read More Inside the IT challenges of sports and entertainment At the same time sports and entertainment organizations are being inundated with data, they're trying to figure out how to boost connectivity within their venues, but also how to monetize the treasure trove of attendee information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cisco Bring Your Own Device This paper explores the challenges mobile devices create for IT, offers key considerations before adopting a BYOD strategy and highlights a comprehensive architecture from Cisco that enables freedom of choice for users while affording IT security and control. Learn more. Web applications are attacked one out of three days, report says A typical Web application is the target of an attack at least one in three days on average, according to a report released by data security firm Imperva. Read More Largest IT employment gains in four years reported The nation's employment outlook for IT professionals has suddenly surged, gaining 18,200 jobs, the largest monthly increase since 2008, according to tech employment-research firm Foote Partners. Read More Smart devices in the enterprise to double by 2014 The number of employee owned smartphones and tablets used in the enterprise will more than double by 2014, reaching 350 million by 2017, according to a recent report by analyst firm Juniper Research. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Bring Your Own Mobile Devices to School In today's educational environments, more and more students, guests, and faculty are bringing in their own Wi-Fi devices into the school's network. This paper discusses the challenges and solutions IT administrators are facing and how to address the security and management of the multiple devices being introduced into the wireless/wired network. Learn more. Are enterprise collaboration tools all the rage? Talk to Dan Schoenbaum, the newly announced CEO of enterprise collaboration company Teambox, and he'll tell you the market for applications that let workers share files using cloud-based tools, collaborate instantaneously and access the software anywhere is ripe to take off. Read More Brocade awarded $112 million verdict in dispute with A10 Networking equipment company Brocade Communications says that a jury in California found competitor A10 Networks responsible for intellectual property infringement and unfair competition, awarding the company a $112 million verdict. Read More Survey: About half of organizations use cloud-based services for sensitive data Responses, based on over 4,000 IT professionals in seven countries, shows encryption approach varies. Read More
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