Networking World: CCIE's raise Voice over Cisco cert move

The latest in un-PCs: Phablets, transformers and hybrid PCs steal show in Taiwan

Report: Secret court order gives US access to Verizon call records

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June 06, 2013

CCIE's raise Voice over Cisco cert move

Cisco quelled a growing mutiny among CCIEs to the company's recent announcement to obsolete CCIE Voice and have them re-certify for CCIE Collaboration. Petitions and blogs said there should be a smoother transition to CCIE Collaboration from CCIE Voice than just canceling Voice and having them re-certify.

Issue highlights

1. The latest in un-PCs: Phablets, transformers and hybrid PCs steal show in Taiwan

2. Report: Secret court order gives US access to Verizon call records

3. Warning! Users will have to reinstall all apps if they opt for Windows 8.1 beta

4. Researchers use Wi-Fi and gestures to make a 'smart home'

5. Acer shows 21-inch Android desktop

6. Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking

7. Top technologies the CIA thinks are hot

8. Fujitsu 'world's thinnest' laptop has 11-hour battery, three times Full HD

9. CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates

10. INSIDER Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free

The latest in un-PCs: Phablets, transformers and hybrid PCs steal show in Taiwan

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Report: Secret court order gives US access to Verizon call records

The U.S. National Security Agency has been allowed by a court order to collect phone records of a large number of customers of Verizon, according to a report in the Guardian on Thursday. READ MORE

Warning! Users will have to reinstall all apps if they opt for Windows 8.1 beta

Beginning June 26, users will be able to download the beta or preview version of Windows 8.1 fairly simply, via the Windows Store. But Microsoft officials confirm that upgrading to the final RTM build will include a gotcha--you'll need to reinstall all of your apps. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Raritan Inc

The Distributed Enterprise: Remote Access and IT Management

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Researchers use Wi-Fi and gestures to make a 'smart home'

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Acer shows 21-inch Android desktop

Taiwan's Acer is breaking Android out of its comfort zone and has installed the operating system on a 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop PC that is expected on sale in the U.S. later this year. READ MORE

Despite uncertainties, 46% of IT employees are looking

The percentage of IT employees interested in getting a new job is rising, even as they lose confidence in the economic outlook, new survey data shows. 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.

Top technologies the CIA thinks are hot

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Fujitsu 'world's thinnest' laptop has 11-hour battery, three times Full HD

Fujitsu will this month launch a super-thin Ultrabook, built on Intel's latest Haswell processors, with an 11-hour battery life and a screen with nearly three times HD resolution. READ MORE

CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates

A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps. READ MORE

INSIDER

Block rogue apps with Windows Server -- for free

It is a lot of work to set up policies; it takes trial and some error, too. But the payoffs are huge. 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.

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