Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The worst data breaches of 2013 (so far)

IT Spending on (Slight) Rise, Mobile Tops the List

What Will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Look Like?

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April 10, 2013
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The worst data breaches of 2013 (so far)

It's early but it has been a bad year for personal data exposure already

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Issue highlights

1. INSIDER IT Spending on (Slight) Rise, Mobile Tops the List

2. What Will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Look Like?

3. VMware sells Protect product family to LANDesk

4. Former switching chief McCool leaves Cisco

5. The state of cloud encryption: From fiction to actionable reality

6. T-Mobile offers iPhone 5 at no upfront payment in trade-in deal

7. Microsoft lures Windows XP business customers to Windows 8 with a 15% discount

8. EFF urges court to protect privacy of text messages

9. Interoperability issues hinder videoconferencing advancement

10. Bitcoin's price soars to over $200

11. NAB2013: Sony to offer "affordable" 4K TVs

12. Computerworld's 2013 IT Salary Survey: Highlights

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IT Spending on (Slight) Rise, Mobile Tops the List

Forty-eight percent of the CIOs surveyed expect to increase spending this year, up slightly from this time last year. Mobile, business intelligence, and cloud infrastructure and services are the most cited categories. READ MORE

What Will the iPhone 5S and iOS 7 Look Like?

The iPhone 5S rumors are swirling. Pundits and Apple watchers are predicting models with different screen sizes, cheaper prices, face recognition and NFC support. READ MORE

VMware sells Protect product family to LANDesk

To further its concentration on software-defined data centers, hybrid clouds and end-user computing, VMware has sold the Protect product family to LANDesk. READ MORE

Former switching chief McCool leaves Cisco

Cisco Senior Vice President John McCool, CTO of the enterprise segment and instrumental in data center fabric initiatives, has left the company after 17 years. READ MORE

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The state of cloud encryption: From fiction to actionable reality

The risks of data privacy, residency, security and regulatory compliance remain significant barriers to cloud adoption for many enterprises. While encryption seems like an obvious solution, historically the technology produced usability issues for cloud applications. To complicate matters, putting encryption into the hands of cloud service providers still left the enterprise open to risks such as insider fraud, hacking and disclosure demands from law enforcement. READ MORE

T-Mobile offers iPhone 5 at no upfront payment in trade-in deal

T-Mobile USA is trying to boost the number of iPhone users on its network by offering the iPhone 5 without down payment to people who bring in their iPhone 4 and 4S smartphones for a trade-in which could also earn them up to US$120 in credits. READ MORE

Microsoft lures Windows XP business customers to Windows 8 with a 15% discount

Microsoft stops supporting Windows XP just about a year from now and perhaps not coincidentally it is offering a discount to customers who upgrade from it to Windows 8. The offer is aimed at businesses that use up to 249 licenses. Through June 30 they are eligible to a 15% discount off the price of upgrading from Windows SP Professional to Windows 8 Pro. The package includes Office Standard 2013 at... READ MORE

EFF urges court to protect privacy of text messages

This case represents such an obvious and egregious rights violation by police that I have a hard time granting good faith on the part of the Washington state authorities arguing otherwise. READ MORE

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Many municipal, county and state governments now deploy virtualized environments to enhance service levels, conserve energy and scale capacity within tight budgets. Find out how four government entities are using server, storage, and desktop virtualization to meet the challenges of today's government. Learn More

Interoperability issues hinder videoconferencing advancement

We'll be focusing on video systems and services interoperability in a couple of pieces this month, and today we start with a Webtorials TechNote covering the topic recently written by Gary Audin. Audin begins by observing that while multiple video standards and proprietary solutions are available, most are not interoperable. He asserts that in the face of growing demand for videoconferencing, interoperability issues still need to be addressed. READ MORE

Bitcoin's price soars to over $200

Bitcoin may just be a "virtual" currency, but there's no denying its rising value. The currency, which last month was trading on the order of roughly $30, is now valued at over US$230. READ MORE

NAB2013: Sony to offer "affordable" 4K TVs

NAB2013: Sony to offer "affordable" 4K TVs At the NAB Show in Las Vegas the company said that its 55-inch set will go on sale in the U.S. later this month for $5000. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Tw... From: networkworld Views: 9 0 ratings Time: 01:07 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

Computerworld's 2013 IT Salary Survey: Highlights

Computerworld's survey of more than 4,000 tech professionals shows optimism is running high -- but not everyone is riding the wave. Here's a rundown of how workers are feeling. READ MORE

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Application Performance Management: The End User is King

When it comes to critical applications and capabilities that impact end users and influence business results, the need for visibility into and across IT systems is critical. APM essentially creates a best-practice model that helps organizations focus on end-to-end monitoring, measuring and resolution of end-user problems. Learn More

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