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	Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch on Monday Microsoft will release a patch on Monday for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, deviating from its normal repair schedule due to the seriousness of the problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers Gartner's 2012 Magic Quadrant for CRM Customer Service Contact Centers looks at vendors responding to the challenge of "any channel" customer engagement. Follow the leaders and find out why more than 100,000 customers worldwide rely on Salesforce CRM applications to transform their businesses. Read More! In this Issue VMware one-ups Microsoft with vSphere 5.1 INSIDER Lenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient 5 takeaways from CES 2013 Worldwide IT spending to grow this year, Gartner says INSIDER IT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received Workers strike at Foxconn supplier in China Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java Cisco/ECU: Tomorrow Stops Here? Converging forces that will shape 2013 Chrome 24 vs. Firefox 18 - head to head MIT to probe its role in Aaron Swartz's suicide Best of CES 2013: In pictures WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP 3PAR Storage: Optimizing I/O Service Levels According to ESG, making solid-state usable is "job number one." This report explores how 3PAR Storage optimizes the SSD tier with multiple, smaller-capacity that can be characterized as a clustered SSD implementation. Learn how this architecture spreads SSD benefits across more data to improve service level and I/O costs. Learn more. VMware one-ups Microsoft with vSphere 5.1 The race for virtualization dominance between Microsoft and VMware has become more interesting with VMware's recent release of vSphere 5.1. We obtained vSphere around the same moment as the final release of Windows Server 2012, whose newly included virtual switch and enhanced Hyper-V features were designed to clobber VMware. Read More INSIDER Lenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient We tested the Lenovo ThinkServer RD630 in our network operations center cabinet at nFrame in Carmel, Ind., and found that it fits the bill if you're looking for a powerful, versatile 1/2U server. Read More 5 takeaways from CES 2013 CES 2013 has come and gone. In addition to "wear more comfortable shoes next time," here's what we learned at this year's premier consumer technology conference. Read More Worldwide IT spending to grow this year, Gartner says Enterprises that buy new mobile devices and invest in security and storage management will give worldwide IT spending a boost this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel On the Fast Track to Data The ongoing data explosion puts organizations in a unique situation. Not only do they operate in a world where information is power, the number of sources and volume of relevant data continues to multiply at unprecedented levels. Read Now! INSIDER IT pros reveal the best career advice they ever received In today's culture, advice on nearly any topic - relationships, health, career - is just a mouse click, touchscreen tap or Siri query away. There's even a Web site called shouldidoit.com that promises to help you make decisions in your daily life. But while you can get some good insights on the many expert and general discussion forums that pop up on the Web, there's often a sense that something is missing from that experience. Call it the human touch. Read More Workers strike at Foxconn supplier in China More than 1,000 workers reportedly went on strike at a Foxconn supplier in China demanding better pay. Riot police are said to have responded by suppressing the protest. Read More Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java Oracle released two out-of-band patches on Sunday for vulnerabilities in its Java programming language, both of which pose a high risk to users browsing the web. Read More Cisco/ECU: Tomorrow Stops Here? Cisco is usually at the forefront of advancements in Internet technology. In branding slogans, not so much. East Carolina University is suing Cisco "in federal court," according to a statement from the school, for trademark infringement. ECU alleges the networking titan's new "Tomorrow Starts Here" campaign steals a slogan the school's been using for a decade. Read More WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Solve QoS Problems in VoIP Call Centers View this short video "Maintaining High VoIP Quality for Call/Contact Centers with Network Time Machine", to learn more about how carrier and call center customers are using Network Time Machine to rapidly determine problem domain and identify choke points in the network. View Now! Converging forces that will shape 2013 Change is a given in this business, but 2013 promises to be particularly interesting because of the convergence of multiple, transformative developments, none of which are new, per se, given we have been tracking them in depth for some time, but each of which is forcing us to rethink long held conventions. Read More Chrome 24 vs. Firefox 18 - head to head With major new releases of both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox happening within days of each other, it's been a big week for the browser market. Chrome 24 began to be rolled out to stable channel users via Google's automatic background updater on Thursday, while Mozilla announced the release version of Firefox 18 on Tuesday. Read More MIT to probe its role in Aaron Swartz's suicide The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is conducting an inquiry into its role in the legal struggles that are believed to have lead to the suicide Friday of Internet activist Aaron Swartz. Read More Best of CES 2013: In pictures Here's what's grabbing our attention right now at the sprawling CES 2013 gadget show in Las Vegas Read More
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