Weirdest, wackiest & coolest sci/tech stories of 2012

	EMC joins OpenStack, likens it to Linux development | Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire
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In this Issue EMC joins OpenStack, likens it to Linux development Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire Microsoft's beef with Apple over SkyDrive for iOS is justified 2012: The year in quotes 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird INSIDER How IT can become a driver of business growth ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' lead to hack The future of telepresence: It's virtual, mobile and social Avaya looks to next generation video conferencing Intel releases new 'smartphone class' server chip Dell Software CIO Says BYOD Is Not About Devices Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! EMC joins OpenStack, likens it to Linux development Looking to stay up to date on the latest trends in the cloud computing world, EMC today became an official sponsor of OpenStack. Read More Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire Sprint Nextel is in negotiations to acquire the remainder of Clearwire, its 4G WiMax network partner, according to news reports. Read More Microsoft's beef with Apple over SkyDrive for iOS is justified It's been a while since Apple and Microsoft took cheap shots at each other. I guess they got bored. One news outlet reports Apple is being difficult about approving the newest version of SkyDrive for iOS. Read More 2012: The year in quotes Some of the most memorable IT-related quotes were uttered in courtrooms this year, which involved a steady stream of legal challenges about intellectual property. In no particular order, these are some of the comments that stuck with us as 2012 winds to a close. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. 12/12/12 live blog: We're not sure what's going to happen, but it will be weird Rather than force our writers to scrounge up a bunch of 12.12.12 stories to commemorate Dec. 12, 2012, the last alliteration date of the century, we've turned to Storify to produce a live blog of any interesting coverage or commentary we come across. Enjoy! Read More INSIDER How IT can become a driver of business growth IT departments don't live up to business-driving potential. Read More ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' lead to hack A marketplace where security researchers can sell details on software bugs said it was compromised on Tuesday due to an "embarrassing oversight" that left its web server vulnerable. Read More The future of telepresence: It's virtual, mobile and social It wasn't so long ago that we were in awe of telepresence -- its ability to bend space and time to put people who are thousands of miles apart face-to-face instantaneously. Now that we've experienced the power of telepresence, we want more. We want telepresence all the time. We want it to be available and effortless to use like a mobile phone. In effect, we want telepresence to be taken to the next dimension, one that allows for high-intensity collaboration. Read More WEBCAST: HP Storage in the Cloud Cloud will impact your storage environment. Hear what a HP Storage expert has to say. View Now! Avaya looks to next generation video conferencing Following up on its purchase earlier this year of video optimization company Radvision, Avaya Wednesday announced enhancements to its Aura and Flare unified communications (UC) platforms that could signal the company's move into next generation videoconferencing for the enterprise. Read More Intel releases new 'smartphone class' server chip Intel announced a 64-bit, 32nm dual-core Atom processor, the S1200, which is designed for the emerging microserver market. Read More Dell Software CIO Says BYOD Is Not About Devices For Dell Software CIO Carol Fawcett, "BYOD" is not about being an expert on every mobile device in the world; it's about giving workers secure access to the apps and data they need on whatever device they are using. Fawcett reveals more BYOD tips in this CIO.com Q&A. Read More Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 Stuck for a last-minute gift? If your giftee is the proud owner of an iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch, there are plenty of gadgets to choose from. Here are some items that Apple fans will love. Read More
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