Tech CEOs’ first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more

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	Tech CEOs' first jobs: Licorice maker, housekeeper, scuba diver and more Before their corporate jobs, many tech CEOs got their hands dirty, scrubbing oils stains off asphalt, cleaning bathrooms, and shoveling monkey cages. Here are their stories. 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 VMware joining OpenStack delayed, for now Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech 10 Cisco executive departures over the past year Survey: One-third of Americans believe "the cloud" is related to the weather, not tech INSIDER Tech explainer: Software Defined Networking (SDNs) Google adds enterprise social networking features to Google+ Citizen Lab discovers mobile malware: FinFisher spyware variants target smartphones Judge will hear Apple's request for Samsung injunction in December Sprint follows along BYOD route Second Java zero-day found: Time to disable it, say experts Supercomputers help New Orleans prepare for Hurricane Isaac INSIDER 12 career tips from tech CEOs WEBCAST: VCE/VMware Demystifying Desktop Virtualization Organizations faced with the growing costs and security concerns created by the quantity and diversity of personal computers and devices need a more secure, cost effective, flexible desktop environment. Now organizations can rapidly deploy a more secure, cost effective and flexible desktop environment. View Now VMware joining OpenStack delayed, for now The OpenStack Board of Directors met this week and on the agenda was a somewhat surprising action item: Vote on whether or not to accept VMware - once thought to be a competitor to the project - into the increasingly popular who's-who club of cloud computing. Read More Juniper dumps BitGravity CDN tech Juniper Networks is reportedly dropping the BitGravity content delivery networking (CDN) technology it licensed earlier this year and refocusing its CDN efforts. Read More 10 Cisco executive departures over the past year High-profile Cisco officials who have left recently amidst shifting tides at the company Read More Survey: One-third of Americans believe "the cloud" is related to the weather, not tech Cloud seems to be a buzzword in tech, but it's misunderstood by a majority of regular Americans too, according to results of a new survey sponsored by Citrix. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Traditional WLAN vs. ADTRAN's Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) The substantial differences between a traditional hardware controller-based wireless LAN and ADTRAN's virtual wireless LAN (hypervisor-based) are detailed in ADTRAN's WLAN vs. vWLAN comparison chart. Learn 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 Google adds enterprise social networking features to Google+ Google has started publicly testing an initial set of enterprise social networking (ESN) features for Google+, adding a key collaboration component for Google Apps customers. Read More Citizen Lab discovers mobile malware: FinFisher spyware variants target smartphones On the heels of the patent battle with Apple, Samsung surprised the world today by announcing in Berlin that it launched the world's first smartphone using Microsoft's latest mobile software. However, we're going to look at how the Gamma Group's FinFisher spyware has gone mobile to infect smartphones. The mobile surveillance malware targets Windows Phone, Apple's iPhone and iPad tablets, Google's Android,... Read More Judge will hear Apple's request for Samsung injunction in December A court in California has scheduled a hearing for Dec. 6 on Apple's request for a permanent injunction against eight Samsung phones, according to court papers filed Tuesday. Meanwhile, the court will hear next month Samsung's plea to vacate an earlier preliminary injunction against its Galaxy Tab 10.1. Read More WHITE PAPER: Motorola WiNG 5 Wireless LAN: Delivering Better Quality of Experience Can your wireless network infrastructure handle the growing numbers of mobile devices taking significant bandwidth bites out of your network? The good news is that with smart, cost-effective wireless infrastructure investments, not only can you scale quickly to secure the growing number of devices you serve, but also optimize their performance. Learn More. Sprint follows along BYOD route Following on the heels of our last newsletter covering AT&T's solutions for BYOD (bring your own device), today we take note of a recent announcement by Sprint also touting "BYOD Management." In a separate release, Sprint also announced it is providing cloud-enabled Microsoft Office 365 for small to mid-sized businesses (SMB), along with "Productivity Suites" which offers ongoing IT support. Read More Second Java zero-day found: Time to disable it, say experts Companies that want to avoid becoming victims of the latest zero-day Java vulnerability are being advised to disable the software platform's browser plugin until a patch is available. Read More Supercomputers help New Orleans prepare for Hurricane Isaac In the eight years since Katrina struck New Orleans, advances in computer power and storm surge modeling is giving the city detailed data about Hurricane Isaac's impact. Read More INSIDER 12 career tips from tech CEOs It's a long way from mowing lawns and washing windows to the CEO's office, but today's tech chiefs haven't forgotten where they started in the working world. Here's their advice for young employees just getting started in the working world. Read More
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