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Founder of Citrix and much more, Ed Iacobucci dies at 59

How you are being watched?

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 21

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June 21, 2013
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Founder of Citrix and much more, Ed Iacobucci dies at 59

Ed Iacobucci, whose work on OS/2 at IBM helped fuel the PC craze and whose efforts at Citrix and VirtualWorks aimed to bring computing back under control, has died at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer.

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Issue highlights

1. How you are being watched?

2. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 21

3. Insieme will be in the house at Cisco Live

4. Microsoft's $100k hacker bounty sounds great but has a lot of loopholes

5. Certified 802.11ac – It's Here

6. CIO Takes Action to Solve BYOD's Privacy Problem

7. Hey, Cambridge: Netscape 4.0 was released in 1997

8. U.S. inventor of DRAM tech honored with Japan award

9. VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualized big data

10. INSIDER $99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change

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How you are being watched?

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iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 21

Tantalizing images of iPhone 6, or 5S, components sent the iOSphere into transports of joy, even though no one could explain what the components revealed about the Next iPhone. READ MORE

Insieme will be in the house at Cisco Live

You may have read about the network automation and simplification angle of next week's Cisco Live conference in Orlando. There will be a big data center emphasis as well. READ MORE

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Choosing the Right Tech for Your Business Analytics Project

The size, speed and scalability of different business analytics technologies vary greatly. The advantages and disadvantages of RDBMS, In-Memory and In-Chip technologies are detailed in this report. Read Now!

Microsoft's $100k hacker bounty sounds great but has a lot of loopholes

Microsoft is offering up to $100,000 for vulnerabilities found in Windows 8.1 that are paired with exploits, but it's pretty much up to Microsoft to decide who gets paid how much based on a set of subjective criteria. READ MORE

Certified 802.11ac – It's Here

Somewhat ahead of my expectations in terms of timing, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that it's now certifying draft 802.11ac products. I hadn't expected to see this development until closer to the end of the year, and, to be fair, what they've listed as certified at present are reference designs rather than finished-goods products that end-users might buy. READ MORE

CIO Takes Action to Solve BYOD's Privacy Problem

The BYOD policy at a California law firm earned the CIO the nickname of Big Brother. However, the sarcasm stopped when he sprang into action and saved the day when an attorney's smartphone was swiped. The case represents the love-hate relationship workers and IT management have with BYOD. READ MORE

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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!

Hey, Cambridge: Netscape 4.0 was released in 1997

You would think that the City of Cambridge - home to Harvard and MIT - might be a bit more with the times when it comes to web browsers and online bill payments. READ MORE

U.S. inventor of DRAM tech honored with Japan award

A U.S. researcher at IBM who invented the basic building block of the modern DRAM has been honored with a prestigious Japanese award and a US$500,000 prize. READ MORE

VMware and MapR hope to simplify virtualized big data

MapR Technologies and VMware have collaborated to make it easier for enterprises to virtualize big data applications and get better support at the same time. READ MORE

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$99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change

At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. READ MORE

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2013 Next Generation Firewall Security Value Map

Read this case study to learn how ZapFi enabled comprehensive gateway security and granular application intelligence for large-volumes of wireless and VPN traffic. In addition, ZapFi eliminated overhead and latency, by integrating Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive, TZ Series and Global Management System (GMS) solutions. View Now

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