Networking World: Best security tools for under $3,000

Yahoo fielded 13,000 user data requests from feds in 6 months

Hidden yodelers on Yahoo homepage fall silent

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June 18, 2013

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Best security tools for under $3,000

Check Point wins test of eight unified threat management (UTM) devices for small business

Issue highlights

1. Yahoo fielded 13,000 user data requests from feds in 6 months

2. Hidden yodelers on Yahoo homepage fall silent

3. AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips

4. Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis

5. Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers

6. INSIDER How to become an IT Innovator

7. Walmart taking the Chromebook mainstream

8. Japan's NHK uses robot cameras for Matrix-like effects

9. Researchers awarded $850K to keep supercomputers from being energy hogs

WHITE PAPER: Apposite Technologies

Testing the Performance of Applications over the WAN

This white paper describes the use of WAN emulators to test application performance in the lab and ensure an optimal experience for users no matter where they're located. Read Now!

Yahoo fielded 13,000 user data requests from feds in 6 months

Yahoo has received between 12,000 to 13,000 requests for user data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. between Dec. 1 and May 31 this year, the company said Monday. READ MORE

Hidden yodelers on Yahoo homepage fall silent

AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips

Advanced Micro Devices is building its future server strategy around chips used in smartphones and tablets. The company said its first ARM server processors -- which will be released in the second half of next year -- will be faster and more powerful than its existing low-power x86 server processors. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Holistic Service Management is Critical to the Growth of IT

This paper looks at new approaches to service delivery management to allow IT organizations to deliver better service quality, performance and user experience, and to be more predictive with application performance management and network performance management. Learn More.

Open Data Center Alliance tackles big data analysis

The Open Data Center Alliance, a customer group that shares tips about cloud deployments and tries to nudge vendors into supplying the products they want, has added big data to the list of IT topics it covers. READ MORE

Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers

Start-up CrowdStrike today made available its first product, called Falcon, designed to detect and block stealthy infiltrations of Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh-based endpoint machines and servers. READ MORE

INSIDER

How to become an IT Innovator

Innovation has become a top concern for companies seeking a competitive edge in today's business world, especially as more organizations face new competitors that are using technology as a business disruptor. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Next-Generation Customer Experience Management

This Aberdeen Analyst Insight provides an overview of the top factors driving 2013 customer experience management (CEM / CXM) programs. Learn More.

Walmart taking the Chromebook mainstream

Walmart has begun selling the Chromebook in 2,800 of its approximately 4,600 U.S. stores, expanding the reach of this still-on-the-margins platform. Staples too. READ MORE

Japan's NHK uses robot cameras for Matrix-like effects

Japan's NHK uses robot cameras for Matrix-like effects The public broadcaster is experimenting with a linked array of cameras that will shoot scenes from multiple angles and generate fixed-frame rotating shots in... From: networkworld Views: 14 3 ratings Time: 01:46 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

Researchers awarded $850K to keep supercomputers from being energy hogs

Colorado State University researchers have been awarded a three-year, $850K National Science Foundation grant to help make the next generation of supercomputers more green. [The 10 Fastest Supercomputers on Earth] READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM

A Step-by-Step Approach to Successful Business Intelligence

Organizations that have the most success with BI typically approach it incrementally. Discover a step-by-step strategy for success in this newsletter featuring research from Gartner. Learn More.

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