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In this Webcast you will learn the best applications for SaaS deployment and how to avoid SaaS pitfalls and cost overruns. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft can 'start printing money' as soon as it launches Office for iOS ITU group OKs H.265 video standard to cut bandwidth use in half INSIDER Lenovo ThinkServer: Fast, versatile, energy efficient Anonymous hits US government site, threatens release of secrets New server can be parachuted into extreme environments Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales Open letter to Microsoft calls for Skype transparency reports How to Spot a Social Media Scam IPv6 Certifications Now you can control a PC with your eyes Celebrating doomsday past and future RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar Final Day to Register! BYOD & Mobility Management Attend and learn how to use your organization's appetite for risk as the foundation of your enterprise mobility management policy. BYOD & Mobility Management Tech Seminar. 2/12 - Westin Hotel, Long Beach, CA Click to continue Microsoft can 'start printing money' as soon as it launches Office for iOS Microsoft will reap a windfall of revenue as soon as it introduces versions of its Office productivity suite for iOS and Android, but that window of opportunity is quickly closing, an analyst said today. Read More ITU group OKs H.265 video standard to cut bandwidth use in half An ITU group has approved a successor to the H.264 video encoding standard, opening the door to future video transmission using only half the bandwidth that's now required. 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 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG Research New Survey: Purchase Process of Enterprise Technologies Tell us about the buying process for enterprise technologies in Network World's Technology Influence Survey! This survey should take about 10 minutes of your time. To thank you, you will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win a $250 cash prize*! Please be assured your responses are confidential. To participate, click on the link below. *Due to regulations, prize sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. and Canadian (except Puerto Rico and Quebec) residents, age 18 or older. Anonymous hits US government site, threatens release of secrets Hackers working under the name of the Anonymous hacktivist collective hit a U.S. government website on Saturday, replacing its home page with a 1,340 word text detailing its frustrations with the way the American legal system works and a threat to release "secrets" gathered from U.S. government websites. Read More New server can be parachuted into extreme environments A rugged server from NCS Technologies introduced on Friday can withstand drops, will work in extreme temperatures and can be deployed via parachute into crisis areas or war zones if needed. Read More Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, unexpected results that did little to answer the question on analysts' tongues: How did Windows 8 perform in its first sales test? Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing In this eGuide, articles from Computerworld and InfoWorld offer case studies, examples and opinions of how HPC can be applied to real-world problems today, and what the future of the technology is likely to hold. Read Now! Open letter to Microsoft calls for Skype transparency reports Last week, in preparation for Data Privacy Day 2013, Microsoft released a privacy trends study and Privacy in Action video series. Read More How to Spot a Social Media Scam Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are breeding grounds for phishing, clickjacking and social engineering attacks. Here are nine tips for spotting a scam, plus advice for what to do if you fall victim. Read More IPv6 Certifications Many networking, systems and security engineers have been studying IPv6-related topics for many years. You may be wondering if you can get a certification to show for all the time and effort you have spent learning IPv6. IPv6 has been incorporated into vendor certifications and other non-vendor IPv6-specific certifications. You can work toward attaining these certifications to show your current... Read More Now you can control a PC with your eyes Now you can control a PC with your eyes Researchers at Fujitsu have developed a small, low-cost eye-tracking system that offers new ways to scoll around PC screens. From: networkworld Views: 21 3 ratings Time: 01:12 More in Science & Technology Read More Celebrating doomsday past and future A look at a couple other doomsday options and how people celebrated the last one. Read More
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