Monday, May 06, 2013

SDN & InteropNet: world's biggest temporary network

Cisco's OpenFlow basher jumps to Big Switch

13 quirky tech conferences to check out this year

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May 06, 2013
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SDN & InteropNet: world's biggest temporary network

It starts with a gathering in a warehouse in Brisbane, Calif. Vendor reps, volunteers and networking experts of all stripes meet to create an enormous temporary network using products from 23 different companies, test it within an inch of its life -- and then stuff it on to trucks drive it out to Las Vegas.

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Issue highlights

1. Cisco's OpenFlow basher jumps to Big Switch

2. 13 quirky tech conferences to check out this year

3. The real news from Intel: Renee James takes over No. 2 spot

4. Former FBI agent: All phone calls recorded, no digital communication secure

5. The Onion Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

6. Google plans video subscription service on YouTube

7. HP announces new ProBooks, including touchscreen model

8. Apple breaks into Fortune 500's top 10

9. 11 signs your IT project is doomed

10. BMC going private in $6.9 billion deal

11. INSIDER Security tools can't keep hackers at bay

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Cisco's OpenFlow basher jumps to Big Switch

Here's a jawdropper, and a PR coup for Big Switch: Prashant Gandhi, senior director of the Server Access Virtualization Technology Group at Cisco - he of the "OpenFlow is a fantasy" rant at a March tech blogger meeting - has jumped to OpenFlow crusader Big Switch Networks. Gandhi will run product strategy and development there. READ MORE

13 quirky tech conferences to check out this year

Get your travel agent on speed dial. These small conferences could be just what the career doctor ordered. READ MORE

The real news from Intel: Renee James takes over No. 2 spot

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Former FBI agent: All phone calls recorded, no digital communication secure

Last week, the press focused on Katherine Russell, the widow of Boston bombing suspect Tamarlan Tsarnaev, as officials have been trying to determine what she knew about the bombing. READ MORE

The Onion Twitter account hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Social media accounts for the satirical fake news site The Onion were hacked today by the hacker group the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). The group posted "Syrian Electronic Army Was Heere[sic]" to the Facebook accounts of The Onion and Onion Sports, while several Tweets made mention of either the SEA or Middle East politics. READ MORE

Google plans video subscription service on YouTube

Google plans to offer a video subscription service on YouTube, which according to a newspaper report, the company may announce this week. READ MORE

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HP announces new ProBooks, including touchscreen model

Hewlett-Packard on Monday kicked off a series of upcoming PC announcements with new ProBook 400 series laptops, including a 15.6-inch model with a touchscreen. READ MORE

Apple breaks into Fortune 500's top 10

Apple climbed the Fortune 500 this year to the No. 6 spot, its highest-ever ranking, its first time in the top 10, and the top technology company on the influential list, replacing sagging HP. READ MORE

11 signs your IT project is doomed

The IT world is no stranger to projects that go down in flames. In fact, anyone who has had the unenviable pleasure of participating in a failed IT effort likely sensed its demise well before the go-live date. That sixth sense is invaluable in a competitive field like IT -- but only if it is acted on promptly and professionally. READ MORE

BMC going private in $6.9 billion deal

BMC has agreed to sell itself to a private investment consortium headed up by Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital in a deal worth approximately US$6.9 billion. READ MORE

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Security tools can't keep hackers at bay

Credit card data of customers of Schnucks supermarkets was exposed for months in a breach that was not closed until weeks after a card processing company issued an alert about fraudulent activity. Insider (registration required) READ MORE

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