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25 must-have technologies for SMBs

McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw

Climate change pushes some companies to go green

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April 29, 2013
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25 must-have technologies for SMBs

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Issue highlights

1. McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw

2. Climate change pushes some companies to go green

3. Spanish police say DDoS suspect used a van as a mobile office

4. Apple posts new iPhone commercial, "Photos Every Day"

5. Computer interaction conference promises cutting-edge demos

6. Smart gun company aims to begin production soon

7. Google to discontinue Meebo social toolbar in favor of Google+

8. Intelligence system FAIL, Tsarnaev wiretapped & listed in terrorism database

9. Future of computer interaction on display in Paris

10. Google backs off redesign of Chrome's New Tab Page

 

McAfee spots Adobe Reader PDF-tracking flaw

McAfee said it has found a vulnerability in Adobe Systems' Reader program that reveals when and where a PDF document is opened. READ MORE

Climate change pushes some companies to go green

Severe weather shifts are forcing companies to rethink their energy strategies; they're using both technology and geography to become more energy independent. READ MORE

Spanish police say DDoS suspect used a van as a mobile office

The man suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on an antispam organization that caused intermittent Internet hiccups drove around Spain in a van he used as a mobile office, Spain's Interior Ministry said Sunday. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com

Service Cloud: Deliver Next Generation of Customer Service

Realize the value and operating challenges of online support communities. Chatter Communities for Service solves nearly all of the traditional problems of online communities. Use it as a force multiplier for your support organization, and revenue generator for your sales and marketing teams. Read Now!

Apple posts new iPhone commercial, "Photos Every Day"

Apple last night posted a brand new iPhone commercial which, per usual, focuses on how people use the iPhone everyday rather than focusing on specs and what not. The following commercial is one of Apple's best in recent memory, eliciting an emotional reaction from viewers. READ MORE

Computer interaction conference promises cutting-edge demos

There will be a ton of interesting research and prototypes on display at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference in Paris this week. READ MORE

Smart gun company aims to begin production soon

Smart gun company SGTi is ready to begin production of a new prototype technology that would use a fingerprint scanner to enable a weapon to fire. But like similar ventures, the company is struggling for financial backing. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

Easing the Online Overload

Many transaction processing systems have reached their capacity limits, so the time is right to consider the potential for running tier 1 mission-critical workloads on opens standards. This white paper highlights the key components of a properly structured and highly optmized SQL Server OLTP reference architecture. Read Now!

Google to discontinue Meebo social toolbar in favor of Google+

Google plans to shut down in June the Meebo Bar for receiving and sharing personalized content from websites in favor of Google+ tools for interaction between websites and users. READ MORE

Intelligence system FAIL, Tsarnaev wiretapped & listed in terrorism database

The Associated Press reported that Tamerlan Tsarnaev showed up on US intelligence's radar about 18 months ago. The CIA wanted Tsarnaev's name added to the terrorist database, which is "called TIDE, the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment," after the Russian government contacted the agency in September 2011 with concerns that he had become a follower of radical Islam." READ MORE

Future of computer interaction on display in Paris

The future of computing comes to Paris this week with the annual Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference, which showcases new approaches to the way users connect with electronics. READ MORE

Google backs off redesign of Chrome's New Tab Page

Google has apparently rethought a change to its Chrome browser that had users up in arms and has restored an older design of its popular New Tab Page in the newest beta of Chrome 27. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: VCE

Rompetrol Case Study

Vblock Systems enable operational excellence and the birth of a new business. Learn More.

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