Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Novell CEO plotting company's comeback

Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

Brocade brings fabrics to the campus networks

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April 09, 2013
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Novell CEO plotting company's comeback

Two decades ago, Novell's network operating system software was almost ubiquitous in the enterprise. Now, its current president wants to restore Novell to a similar level of prominence.

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Issue highlights

1. Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

2. Brocade brings fabrics to the campus networks

3. PETA plans to spy on hunters with drones

4. AV-Test issues first Windows 8 antivirus solution ratings

5. EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods

6. Open-Xchange takes aim at no less than Microsoft Office, Google Docs

7. With Firefox 22, Mozilla escalates the tracking battle

8. Former Apple retail guru Ron Johnson shown the door at JC Penney

9. Digia rolls out Qt 5.1 with Android and iOS support

10. The Cloud saved my Windows 8 disaster

11. Salesforce.com launches new services for mobile app development

12. Reddit meme suggests murder confession

13. 12 Ways to Write a Better Cover Letter

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Economic Benefits of Cisco's Cloud Strategy

Private, public, hybrid--Cisco enables a world of many clouds with new levels of agility and security. This report from ACG Research looks how Cisco's cloud strategy improves economics beyond simple data center virtualization. Read Now

Skepticism follows Cisco-IBM led OpenDaylight SDN consortium

If you're skeptical about the intentions of the OpenDaylight SDN consortium, you're not alone. READ MORE

Brocade brings fabrics to the campus networks

This week, data center specialist Brocade announced its "HyperEdge" architecture for campus networks. The concept of HyperEdge is similar to the value proposition the company put forth with its data center fabric architecture – networking is becoming increasingly complex, so a simpler, flatter network is required to support companies moving forward. READ MORE

PETA plans to spy on hunters with drones

If hunters stalk their prey, how well do you suppose they would like being stalked by a drone that hunts for the hunters? Hunters may not normally be concerned with surveillance or drones, but PETA plans to launch drones in order to "spy on hunters," collect footage, and then publicize it. READ MORE

AV-Test issues first Windows 8 antivirus solution ratings

Windows 8 virus scanners were evaluated for the first time by AV-Test Institute, an independent testing house. Using the vendors' default settings, AV-Test assessed protection, performance and usability categories before certifying 26 home user security products and nine corporate endpoint protection products. The German-based security firm ran its test throughout January and February 2013. Each product... READ MORE

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference

Is your IT consumerization journey on track?

Embracing consumer technologies for business advantage is a journey. Take the first crucial step at Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) June 2-4, 2013 in San Francisco. Come Sunday for "The Consumerization Journey: A Readiness Assessment Workshop" led by Doug Neal and Jim Ginsburgh of CSC Leading Edge Forum. Learn more at www.citeconference.com

EMC teams with Avaya (not Cisco) on communication pods

Two stalwarts in the enterprise IT market joined forces today to release a unified communications stack that integrates hardware from EMC, virtualization technology from VMware and communications apps from Avaya. Perhaps most interesting about the news, though, is a company that was not involved: Cisco. READ MORE

Open-Xchange takes aim at no less than Microsoft Office, Google Docs

As his interviewer stumbles for an appropriately careful term to describe the state of open-source office software development, Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, offers to help. READ MORE

With Firefox 22, Mozilla escalates the tracking battle

"Do Not Track" capabilities have been controversial ever since they first appeared in Firefox 4 back in 2011, but earlier this year the battle became even more intense when Mozilla announced that it planned to begin blocking third-party cookies by default. READ MORE

Former Apple retail guru Ron Johnson shown the door at JC Penney

Rightfully credited as the driving force behind Apple's now ubiquitous retail stores, Ron Johnson is highly regarded as a retail wiz capable of turning stores into attractive shopping destinations. After working his magic at Apple for a number of years, Johnson announced in June of 2011 that he'd be leaving Apple to assume the role of CEO at JC Penney, a slumping nationwide department store that's... READ MORE

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Digia rolls out Qt 5.1 with Android and iOS support

This week, the team at Digia rolled out the first alpha release of Qt 5.1. Side note: You may know "Qt" as the framework powering KDE. Why is this so interesting? Why, with so much cool tech news going on in the world, should we care about an alpha release of a Point-One version of a software development toolkit? READ MORE

The Cloud saved my Windows 8 disaster

If there is one lesson I have learned in my life, it is that nothing ever goes easy, Murphy's Law. So why I thought that when I installed Ubuntu and messed up my Windows partition it would be an easy fix is beyond me. I guess I will never learn. Thank goodness the cloud saved my bacon. READ MORE

Salesforce.com launches new services for mobile app development

Salesforce.com is giving customers and partners access to a new set of tools and services for building mobile applications on its cloud platform. READ MORE

Reddit meme suggests murder confession

The popular Confession Bear meme is typically used to make light-hearted personal confessions, like this one. But on Sunday, one Redditor's Confession Bear meme claiming that he murdered the abusive boyfriend of his sister brought on enough suspicion to lead him to delete his Reddit and Facebook accounts. READ MORE

12 Ways to Write a Better Cover Letter

Writing a solid cover letter can help you gain a competitive edge in a tough IT job market. Here are some tips that will help move your resume into the 'yes' pile. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation

Using Services to Support a New Generation of ERP

Top organizations are looking for a new generation of ERP that supports multi-tiered businesses, is easy to use, flexible, and powerful enough to support a growing organization. Learn More. Learn More.

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