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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Extreme, Brocade bring fabrics to the enterprise edge

The worst data breaches (so far) | "Fantastic Voyage" microrocket technology coming to a body near you -- maybe yours

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Extreme, Brocade bring fabrics to the enterprise edge
Extreme Networks and Brocade this week separately announced products and strategies to tightly integrate IT resources in the enterprise campus. Read More

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WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel®

Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing
In this eGuide, articles from Computerworld and InfoWorld offer case studies, examples and opinions of how HPC can be applied to real-world problems today, and what the future of the technology is likely to hold. Read Now!

The worst data breaches (so far)
It's early but it has been a bad year for personal data exposure already Read More

"Fantastic Voyage" microrocket technology coming to a body near you -- maybe yours
In the 1966 science fiction classic "Fantastic Voyage," a tiny submarine with a crew of five is miniaturized and injected into a comatose man to surgically laser a blood clot in his brain and save his life. At this week's American Chemical Society Nanoengineering expert Joseph Wang detailed his latest work in developing micromotors and microrockets that are so small that thousands would fit inside... Read More

Iowa State researchers discover possible route to terahertz storage speeds
A team of Iowa State University researchers, working at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, recently detailed a way to use ultra-short laser pulses and special materials to switch magnetism roughly 1,000 times faster than current-generation storage devices. Read More

The sync conundrum: Rethinking Apple's cloud services
In just a few short weeks, iCloud turns two years old, and there is much cause for celebration. Introduced at the 2011 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) during what turned out to be Steve Jobs's last keynote, the successor to Apple's infamous MobileMe has by many standards become a huge success, with a reported 250 million accounts created as of last January and mostly smooth sailing since launch. But despite those numbers, for many developers the relationship with iCloud has become increasingly stormy, and that frustration is finally beginning to strike users. Read More

Aruba bolsters enterprise control over mobile devices, data
Aruba Networks announced new features to its ClearPass software for managing mobile devices, including employee-owned ones, on enterprise networks. Read More

Untangling Microsoft's Communication and Collaboration Strategy
Microsoft announced at its Lync Conference in February that Lync and Skype are connected for IM, presence and voice communication. Read More

Hackers turn a Canon EOS camera into a remote surveillance tool
The high-end Canon EOS-1D X camera can be hacked for use as a remote surveillance tool, with images remotely downloaded, erased and uploaded, a researcher said during the Hack in the Box security conference in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Read More

Become an Evernote power user: 10 must-know tips
You can already bend Evernote's notes, notebooks, and stacks to your will. And maybe you've directed your team to use Evernote Business. Evernote is friendly when you're getting started with it, but the more you use it, the more your notes can pile up, threatening your productivity. Read More

Techiest college commencement speakers of 2013
An Apple co-founder, a powerful tech philanthropist and a gaming visionary among tech business stars delivering commencement addresses this spring Read More

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