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	Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system Cisco chose the eve of Microsoft's first Lync conference to attack the Microsoft unified communications platform as incomplete when compared to Cisco's enterprise UC offerings. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Top Ten Reasons to Use Steelhead Cloud Accelerator Steelhead Cloud Accelerator is a unique technology integration that can offer performance improvement for SaaS applications consumed by enterprises. It combines the best of WAN optimization with the best of Internet optimization to provide a seamless transition for users between private and public clouds. Learn more. Learn more. In this Issue Firefox for Windows 8 6 Innovations That Will Change Healthcare Oxford temporarily blocks Google Docs Apple has 100 employees working on the rumored iWatch Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers Essential Mac management tools HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade BYOD boosts Macs vs. PCs Cisco puts a huge value on the 'Internet of everything' Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17% The lazy geek's guide to building a home media center WHITE PAPER: AccelOps Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring -- How IT Organizations See the Big Picture of Their Infrastructure Using AccelOps' Unified SIEM, Performance and Availability Monitoring Software. Read Now Firefox for Windows 8 Read More 6 Innovations That Will Change Healthcare When economists, data scientists and medical professionals team up, the result is often remarkable innovation. These six examples from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Future of Health and Wellness Conference could change the way patients interact with hospitals, physicians and each other. Read More Oxford temporarily blocks Google Docs Fed up with phishers using Google Forms to commandeer campus email accounts as spam engines, Oxford University recently blocked access to Google Docs for two-and-a-half hours in what it called an "extreme action" designed to get the attention of both its users and Google. The ill-conceived move has generated attention, all right, mostly in the form of widespread complaints from those affected, as... Read More Apple has 100 employees working on the rumored iWatch It's an interesting time in the tech world these days. While there is still plenty of room for smartphone growth, it goes without saying that tech companies are already looking ahead to the next big thing. The only problem is, what the "next big thing" is is really anybody's guess. Read More Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon's cloud in performance test Microsoft Azure's cloud outperformed Amazon Web Services in a series of rigorous tests conducted by Nasuni, a storage vendor that annually benchmarks cloud service providers (CSPs). Read More Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers This week's exposing of a cybersecurity threat group linked to China's People's Liberation Army has thrust Mandiant, the source of a self-described "unprecedented report" and a video about the cyber-espionage campaign, into the security spotlight. Read More Essential Mac management tools Read More HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade Hewlett-Packard is set to deliver a new blade that will quadruple the virtual desktops that can be deployed from one server compared to the company's previous offerings. Read More BYOD boosts Macs vs. PCs The emergence of BYOD policies and virtual desktop platforms, plus new integration and management tools, have removed the final barriers to widespread Mac adoption in the enterprise. Read More Cisco puts a huge value on the 'Internet of everything' The so-called "Internet of everything," the rapidly approaching world where objects from refrigerators to factory robots can talk to people and other machines, will create a massive business opportunity worth $14.4 trillion over the next decade, according to a new study from Cisco Systems. Read More Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17% Microsoft has quietly raised prices of Office for the Mac as much as 17% and stopped selling multi-license packages of the application suite. Read More The lazy geek's guide to building a home media center Anything less than a DIY digital home entertainment project means making the most of Apple TV Read More
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