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Review: HP's new thin client raises the bar

How to avoid BYOD disasters

10 rugged gadgets for surviving dirty, dangerous jobs

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March 11, 2013
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Review: HP's new thin client raises the bar

Thin clients can't be cracked or hacked; they don't have fans or disks to fail; they don't need to be patched nearly as often as Windows; they don't draw much power; and they don't cost a whole lot of money to buy or maintain.

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Issue highlights

1. How to avoid BYOD disasters

2. 10 rugged gadgets for surviving dirty, dangerous jobs

3. Samsung Galaxy S4: What to expect and what really matters

4. INSIDER Fave-Reads: 6 must-read books to ignite your IT career

5. Where's Apple's next OS X?

6. UX specialists are hot commodities

7. Big data the security answer?

8. Video of Steve Jobs' funniest moments on stage

9. SXSW show floor: Beam videoconferencing device takes a spin

10. China calls for cooperation rather than war in cyberspace

11. Twitter hack pays off, brings Burger King 60K new followers

12. Intel promotes next-gen app development

13. Hoping to quell uproar, Yahoo downplays impact of telecommuting ban

14. HP has 'no plans to break up,' Whitman claims

15. Verizon non sequitur as puzzling as Y-shaped bridge

16. Wicked cool 3D printer creations

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Why Complexity is IT Security's Worst Enemy

This white paper looks at the real challenges faced by organizations, and what new IT security threats and issues have arisen as a result. Increasingly, anti-malware alone is not enough, so this white paper investigates what new IT security approach is required to effectively respond to the changing threat landscape and new ways of working. Learn more.

How to avoid BYOD disasters

Imagine an organization where employees are given several consecutive months of vacation every year. It sounds like a dream, but in the era of BYOD, it could also be an IT exec's worst nightmare. READ MORE

10 rugged gadgets for surviving dirty, dangerous jobs

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Samsung Galaxy S4: What to expect and what really matters

Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S4 smartphone, to be unveiled Thursday in New York City, will reportedly have a larger display with ultra-high resolution, a faster processor, and Eye Scroll software that tracks a user's eyes to determine when to scroll through pages on the display. READ MORE

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Fave-Reads: 6 must-read books to ignite your IT career

With companies running lean and mean, professional development has increasingly become an individual sport. IT workers have learned to fend for themselves to develop needed skills and gain new mindsets for managing more effectively and adding more value to the workplace. READ MORE

Where's Apple's next OS X?

Last year, Apple surprised developers and analysts alike by debuting a preview of OS X Mountain Lion, then announcing it was shifting to an annual release schedule for its Mac operating system. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink Communications

Achieving True Enterprise Mobility

Download MDM Is Only Half the Battle from CITO Research to learn the tenets of effective Mobile Device Management (MDM) and the need for the same conversations to take place around Mobile Application Management. Learn More

UX specialists are hot commodities

Blame Apple's aesthetic: Even the stodgiest enterprise shops are engaging user experience experts who can design logical, beautiful interfaces for mobile computing's limited spaces. READ MORE

Big data the security answer?

The recent RSA conference in San Francisco was awash in talk of big data, but it was clear there was some disagreement about what people mean by big data and some outright skepticism about it being the answer. READ MORE

Video of Steve Jobs' funniest moments on stage

Steve Jobs was a consummate showman, announcing new products with a flair and genuine enthusiasm that is rarely seen in tech. What made Jobs' product announcements so great is that you really got the distinct impression that Jobs himself firmly believed in what he was saying. When he said the iPhone was like magic, he wasn't kidding around. That's how he really felt. In short, Jobs was a master showman... READ MORE

SXSW show floor: Beam videoconferencing device takes a spin

Tech enthusiasts at South by Southwest Interactive exploring the exhibit hall's gizmos and apps on Sunday were greeted a little differently at one booth -- the figure approaching them was not a person but a television-sized monitor mounted to a sleek base on wheels. READ MORE

China calls for cooperation rather than war in cyberspace

China's foreign minster on Saturday called on nations to cooperate on Internet security, rather than wage cyberwarfare, as he denied accusations in a recent report that the country's military was behind hacking attacks. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation

Maximizing enterprise resource planning ROI

In this paper, we highlight the common reasons why midsize companies often do not realize significant ROI with their ERP system implementations and suggest solutions for getting the most value from their applications. Learn More.

Twitter hack pays off, brings Burger King 60K new followers

Burger King saw a surprising upside after its Twitter stream was recently compromised: Tens of thousands of people began following its account. READ MORE

Intel promotes next-gen app development

Software engineers are using Intel tools to explore new ways people can use their voices, hand gestures and head-and-eye movements to operate computers. READ MORE

Hoping to quell uproar, Yahoo downplays impact of telecommuting ban

Yahoo is trying to quell the furor that arose in the wake of its decision to call telecommuters back into the office. READ MORE

HP has 'no plans to break up,' Whitman claims

Struggling Hewlett-Packard has taken several steps this year to assure users and investors that it's working to put past distractions behind it while bolstering its full product line. READ MORE

Verizon non sequitur as puzzling as Y-shaped bridge

This tweet from Verizon Wireless made me chuckle: Sort of like: Famous for its prognosticating rodent, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania is now recognized for finally getting a Wal-Mart. READ MORE

Wicked cool 3D printer creations

3D printing can invite rapid development of technical and not to technical inventions READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Claimed Proof-Positive of Network Virtualization's Agility

See what 451 Research thinks of these claims, this new technology and the competition in this analyst report. Learn more.

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