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House panel approves bill increasing H-1B limits

The nastiest cyber security stink-bombs of 2013 (so far)

12 tips for SDN IT buyers

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June 28, 2013
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House panel approves bill increasing H-1B limits

A U.S. House of Representatives committee has approved legislation that would more than double the current skilled immigration H-1B cap with the focus on science and technology workers.

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Issue highlights

1. The nastiest cyber security stink-bombs of 2013 (so far)

2. 12 tips for SDN IT buyers

3. The promise of software defined networking

4. US regulator shuts down 1,677 Internet pharmacies

5. Ubuntu 13.10 to feature Mir display server by default

6. Is Google getting ready to take the handcuffs off of Motorola?

7. Microsoft bulks up Azure to make it easier to build, expand cloud services

8. BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones, makes a loss in its first fiscal quarter

9. T-Mobile to buy US wireless 4G spectrum for $308 million

10. Wildly popular Do Not Call Registry turns 10

11. FTC's 'Reclaim Your Name' alone won't rein in data brokers, experts say

12. Microsoft releases disk images for Windows 8.1 beta upgrades

13. Oracle and Salesforce integration may benefit small number

14. Then and now: Doing a mobile startup in 1999 vs. 2013

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The nastiest cyber security stink-bombs of 2013 (so far)

From online bank heists to Chinese hackers, 2013 is adding up to be a security mess READ MORE

12 tips for SDN IT buyers

Software defined networking (SDN) offers significant opportunities and challenges for enterprise IT professionals. SDN has the potential to make networks more flexible, reduce the time to provision the network, improve quality of service, reduce operational costs and make networks more secure. READ MORE

The promise of software defined networking

If you aren't intimately familiar with software defined networking, don't fret. Only 10% of 450 IT practitioners at a recent Network World event raised their hands when asked if they understand SDN. But if the emerging technology lives up to its promise to redefine networking as we know it, there is no time like the present to dig in and learn more. READ MORE

US regulator shuts down 1,677 Internet pharmacies

More than 1,600 websites selling pharmaceutical products, including some spoofing CVS and Walgreens pharmacies, were shut down this week in a sting involving 99 countries, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. READ MORE

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Ubuntu 13.10 to feature Mir display server by default

I love ambitious plans. The more crazy-ambitious, the better. Case in point: What if the Apollo 11 astronauts, instead of shooting for the moon, were just taking a road trip to New Jersey? Even if they made it ahead of schedule, they wouldn't exactly be making commemorative plates about it. (Though, now that I think about it, they should. I would absolutely buy a "Neil and Buzz go to Jersey" plate.) In... READ MORE

Is Google getting ready to take the handcuffs off of Motorola?

It's finally happening – Google-backed Motorola is getting ready to plunge back into the battle for top-tier Android OEM status. At least, thats what this week's batch of news stories and rumors suggests. READ MORE

Microsoft bulks up Azure to make it easier to build, expand cloud services

Microsoft is making it simpler for business applications in its Azure cloud to automatically turn services up and down as demand requires and for apps to incorporate features of Office 365, company executives told the Build 2013 developer conference. READ MORE

BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones, makes a loss in its first fiscal quarter

BlackBerry shipped 6.8 million smartphones and recorded a US$84 million loss during the three months to June 1, as it struggles to turn around its fortunes. READ MORE

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Building the Best Network for the Cloud

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T-Mobile to buy US wireless 4G spectrum for $308 million

T-Mobile said Friday that it has signed an agreement to buy 10MHz of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) wireless spectrum from U.S. Cellular for US$308 million in cash. READ MORE

Wildly popular Do Not Call Registry turns 10

Underplayed in news coverage of a record $7.5 million penalty exacted by the FTC from a mortgage company for abusing the federal Do Not Call Registry is the fact that the registry - which writer Dave Barry famously called more popular than the Elvis stamp -- marked its 10th anniversary yesterday. Who says government can't do anything right? READ MORE

FTC's 'Reclaim Your Name' alone won't rein in data brokers, experts say

Voluntary program welcomed, but advocates would like to see the agency do more with the authority it has to guard consumer privacy online READ MORE

Microsoft releases disk images for Windows 8.1 beta upgrades

Microsoft has released its Windows 8.1 beta as a disk image, making it more convenient to upgrade multiple devices within an organization or enterprise. READ MORE

Oracle and Salesforce integration may benefit small number

Oracle announced a string of partnerships this week that concluded Thursday with a joint call by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. The only thing missing, as one analyst pointed out, was a laser light show for this joining of forces of one tech titan with an emerging one. READ MORE

Then and now: Doing a mobile startup in 1999 vs. 2013

For Ty Wang and Amitabh Sinha, co-founders of mobile startup WorkSpot, last year could have felt like déjà vu all over again. READ MORE

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