Turing Award goes to MIT crypto experts; Google acquires Toronto University startup

	Google acquires Toronto University startup focused on neural networks | Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US
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	Turing Award goes to MIT crypto experts Goldwasser and Micali A pair of MIT professors and security researchers whose work paved the way for modern cryptography have been named winners of the 2012 A.M. Turing Award, also known as the "Nobel Prize in Computing." Read More WEBCAST: Electric Cloud, Inc. Accelerating Software Delivery Brocade's 3-day Success Story Brocade's code has more than doubled in size as a normal part of business to deliver top-notch solutions. Read Now. In this Issue Google acquires Toronto University startup focused on neural networks Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US Microsoft to roll out Windows Store app patches quickly Security of open-source software again being scrutinized SIP pioneer Rosenberg returns to Cisco 4 Internet privacy laws you should know about Smartphone usage driving up greenhouse gas emissions: report Cross-platform malware that hit tech giants had specific targets Cisco adds app performance to branch routers WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now Google acquires Toronto University startup focused on neural networks Google has acquired a startup from the computer science department of the University of Toronto to get key researchers in the area of deep neural networks. Read More Pew: Teen smartphone use soars in the US The number of teenagers in the U.S. using smartphones has risen sharply, with half of them accessing the Internet mainly through the device, according to a recent study. Read More Microsoft to roll out Windows Store app patches quickly Microsoft will release security updates for applications in its Windows Store as those patches are available in order to speed up the updating process. Read More WHITE PAPER: InterMapper Top 8 Reasons SMBs Need to Monitor their Networks If you are responsible for administering the IT infrastructure at a small-to-medium size business (SMB), using network monitoring, mapping and alerting software can help you do your job better by maximizing network uptime and efficiency. These tools are generally powerful, easy to use and affordable. Learn More Security of open-source software again being scrutinized A recent round of flaws discovered in open-source software has reignited concerns that security is getting bypassed in the rush to continue expanding the large and extremely popular code base used by millions. Read More SIP pioneer Rosenberg returns to Cisco Jonathan Rosenberg has left Skype as chief technology strategist and returned to Cisco to help the company better compete against video and collaboration start-ups and consumer-oriented businesses that threaten its opportunities in those markets. Rosenberg, a pioneer is the development of the SIP protocol, left Cisco in 2009 as a Cisco Fellow in the Voice Technology Group. Read More 4 Internet privacy laws you should know about Last year after an outpouring of opposition, Internet advocates logged a victory when they defeated the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). 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. Smartphone usage driving up greenhouse gas emissions: report Exponential growth in the use of computers, smartphones and other networked devices could cause the environmental impact of the ICT sector to increase dramatically between now and 2020, according to a new report. Read More Cross-platform malware that hit tech giants had specific targets Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter acknowledge finding the Trojan in employee computers, but provide little information to security firms. Read More Cisco adds app performance to branch routers Cisco this week extended the software capabilities of its ISR branch routers with previously separate security and application performance features, including WAN optimization. Read More
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