Tuesday, February 26, 2013

10 tech company social media bloopers

West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy

MWC2013: Mobile World Congress in two minutes

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February 26, 2013
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Issue highlights

1. West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy

2. MWC2013: Mobile World Congress in two minutes

3. Can Microsoft beat Android at its own game?

4. Ken Segall says Apple needs to step up its ad campaign against Samsung

5. 5 reasons IT should choose a hosted UC solution

6. When did you learn how to code?

7. Ken Segall says Apple needs to step up its ad campaign against Samsung

8. Entrusting Cisco could cost you

9. Hospital unresponsive to multiple alerts about stolen data

10. 5 reasons IT should choose a hosted UC solution

11. 10 LinkedIn Tips to Boost Your Networking Success

12. Siri vs. Google Search

13. Forrester: 70% of "private clouds" aren't really clouds at all

14. INSIDER 5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance

15. FTC: Identity theft retains its throne as No.1 worst scourge in Top 10 consumer complaint list

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West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy

West Virginia wasted millions in federal grant money when it purchased 1,164 Cisco routers for $24 million in 2010, a state audit concluded. A report issued this month by the West Virginia Legislative Auditor found the state used a "legally unauthorized purchasing process" when awarding the router contract, paid for with federal stimulus funds, to Cisco. The auditor also found Cisco "showed a wanton indifference to the interests of the public" in recommending the investment in its model 3945 branch routers, the majority of which were "oversized" for the requirements of the state agencies using them, the report stated. READ MORE

MWC2013: Mobile World Congress in two minutes

MWC2013: Mobile World Congress in two minutes Speed through Hall 3 at Mobile World Congress in this video at 10x speed. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb From: networkworld Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:58 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

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Can Microsoft beat Android at its own game?

Microsoft may be going back to its old back of tricks with Windows Phone 8; if it can't buy the market, it'll give the product away until everyone uses it. Hey, it worked for Android. A few weeks back, Gizmodo published a harsh-but-true blog post that said Android is ubiquitous not because it's a great OS but because it's free, noting that a lot of the no-contract or pay-as-you-go phones are all Android.... READ MORE

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Ken Segall says Apple needs to step up its ad campaign against Samsung

It's hard to go anywhere these days and not see Samsung ads. The South Korean based tech giant is on an absolute spending spree trying to get its message across, and often times that message includes disparaging Apple and its fans. And you know what, it's working. READ MORE

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5 reasons IT should choose a hosted UC solution

Last week, I posted a blog that highlighted the top business reasons a company should consider a hosted UC solution. While these are important, there are also a number of benefits that are specific to the IT department. These reasons may fly under the radar of the C-level executives or line-of-business managers, but they are significant to the IT organizations. READ MORE

When did you learn how to code?

"I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer - because it teaches you how to think." --Steve Jobs READ MORE

Ken Segall says Apple needs to step up its ad campaign against Samsung

It's hard to go anywhere these days and not see Samsung ads. The South Korean based tech giant is on an absolute spending spree trying to get its message across, and often times that message includes disparaging Apple and its fans. And you know what, it's working. READ MORE

Entrusting Cisco could cost you

The State of West Virginia wasting millions by buying way more router capacity than needed; California State University saving $100 million through a competitive bid while San Jose State pays more for its own network than the entire university system through a non-bid contr READ MORE

Hospital unresponsive to multiple alerts about stolen data

Security experts trying to tell a rural hospital that a pile of its sensitive data belonging to staff and possibly patients sits exposed on the Internet have been stymied for five days now by the fact that no one at the medical facility will respond to their repeated warnings. Moreover, says one of the experts, this kind of situation happens with alarming regularity. READ MORE

5 reasons IT should choose a hosted UC solution

Last week, I posted a blog that highlighted the top business reasons a company should consider a hosted UC solution. While these are important, there are also a number of benefits that are specific to the IT department. These reasons may fly under the radar of the C-level executives or line-of-business managers, but they are significant to the IT organizations. READ MORE

10 LinkedIn Tips to Boost Your Networking Success

If you're reviving an old job search or looking to expand your LinkedIn savvy, take a look at these features and tips to get back on the right path. READ MORE

Siri vs. Google Search

Siri, are you the most amazing feature on the iPhone? If you've seen any Apple advertising at all, you may come to the conclusion that Siri is indeed the slickest feature available on any phone ever made. You may be surprised to learn, though, that Siri isn't the only speech-recognizing search-assistant available on the iPhone, and that it may not even be the best one. READ MORE

Forrester: 70% of "private clouds" aren't really clouds at all

If an enterprise data center has a highly virtualized environment, a web portal for business users to request and access virtual machines and a method for tracking how many of those resources are being used... that's not quite a private cloud. READ MORE

INSIDER

5 Things IT Pros Need to Know About SaaS Governance

Software as a service is here to stay. So CIOs need the tools to manage their sprawling portfolios of SaaS applications with the same rigor they use for on-premise software. READ MORE

FTC: Identity theft retains its throne as No.1 worst scourge in Top 10 consumer complaint list

Identity theft has been the top consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission now for 13 years running. READ MORE

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10 tech company social media bloopers

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