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14 manliest high-tech Father's Day gifts

New Cisco core router boasts 10X capacity of original

Carnegie Mellon video net brings Harry Potter Marauder's Map to life

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June 12, 2013
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Issue highlights

1. New Cisco core router boasts 10X capacity of original

2. Carnegie Mellon video net brings Harry Potter Marauder's Map to life

3. It's hitting the fan: Anger mounts over PRISM, NSA domestic spying scandals

4. Microsoft's ambivalence about Office on the Web gives Apple shot with iWork on iCloud

5. Startup touts private cloud as a service

6. A conversation with Kelly Wanser, CEO of Stateless Networks

7. Tibco welcomes third-party online meeting products into its Tibbr ESN suite

8. Group wants antitrust agencies to block Google's Waze deal

9. INSIDER How Fortune 500 companies are managing BYOD

10. 'Crazy ants' that destroy computers are immune to insecticide

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New Cisco core router boasts 10X capacity of original

Cisco this week is upgrading its Internet core routers with the CRS-X, a system whose capacity is 10x that of what the initial CRS offered when introduced 10 years ago. READ MORE

Carnegie Mellon video net brings Harry Potter Marauder's Map to life

A network of video cameras melded a unique algorithm let scientists with the Carnegie Mellon University track the locations of multiple individuals in complex, indoor setting - just like Harry Potter's Marauder's Map. READ MORE

It's hitting the fan: Anger mounts over PRISM, NSA domestic spying scandals

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill yesterday that would end the "secret law" that keeps government surveillance programs in the shadows, while privacy groups and even the implicated companies try to get to the bottom of the controversy. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors

Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization

In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now!

Microsoft's ambivalence about Office on the Web gives Apple shot with iWork on iCloud

Almost as an afterthought, Apple on Monday announced it was working on browser-based versions of its iWork productivity applications, a move one analyst said challenged Microsoft's Office behemoth. READ MORE

Startup touts private cloud as a service

You can buy pretty much anything in IT today "as a service," and now it's come to this: 2011 startup company named Metacloud claims to be one of the first to offer a cloud-based service of cloud computing resources. READ MORE

A conversation with Kelly Wanser, CEO of Stateless Networks

I had the chance to meet with Kelly Wanser CEO of Stateless Networks at Interop in Las Vegas and thought her company would be a great fit for our CEO interview series. So we chatted with Kelly about her company. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Getting the Most Out of Your Next-Generation Firewall

Trends such as BYOD and the adoption of social media and other grey applications as legitimate business tools have had profound effects on organizations of all sizes. Read Now

Tibco welcomes third-party online meeting products into its Tibbr ESN suite

Tibco has made it possible to plan, manage and launch third-party web meeting and video chat services from its Tibbr enterprise social networking (ESN) suite. READ MORE

Group wants antitrust agencies to block Google's Waze deal

U.S. antitrust agencies should block Google's proposed acquisition of crowdsourced mapping app Waze because the deal would take away Google's major competitor in mobile maps, consumer group Consumer Watchdog said. READ MORE

INSIDER

How Fortune 500 companies are managing BYOD

Like it or not, IT departments are accepting the fact that employees are bringing smartphones, tablets, and personal laptops to work – and that they will use these devices while on the job. READ MORE

'Crazy ants' that destroy computers are immune to insecticide

The "tawny crazy ant," has invaded the south, from Florida to Texas, and is causing damage in electrical gear and outlets everywhere they go. The tiny ant, only one-eighth of an inch long, can get into wall outlets or any cracks in the home. And researchers have found these little buggers have a real taste for electrical wiring and components, and no one is sure why. In one year alone, the ants are believed to have caused $146.5 million in damage to electrical equipment in Texas alone. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Boost Profitability with Better Planning & Mobile Reporting

This session will discuss how Ashurst, a top-tier legal service provider for private and public sector clients worldwide, was able to effectively manage organizational change and improve their profitability using IBM Business Analytics. Learn More.

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