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	CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates | $99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change
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	Top technologies the CIA thinks are hot A quick look at what technologies the Central Intelligence Agency's investment arm – known as In-Q-Tel—is investing in Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Consolidate & Manage Alerts for FREE! SolarWinds® Alert Central consolidates alerts from all your IT monitoring tools and ensures they get to the right person, on the right team, at the right time. And the best part – it's FREE! So stop managing your alerts manually. Get the free product today or learn more here >> In this Issue CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates INSIDER $99 Android PC maker hopes to set off industry change Analyst says iPhone 4's U.S. sales injunction could cost Apple billions Reader pines for a different kind of Microsoft store Q&A: Microsoft hybrid-cloud push promises benefits for IT, end users, pocketbook NASA teams with Lego to offer coolest, most realistic model competition The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo' Big Switch lowers forecast for OpenDaylight SDN effort AMD fires back at Intel's Haswell with its A-Series desktop processors WHITE PAPER: Latisys Benefits of the Latisys Cloud Join us for a demonstration of the Latisys Enterprise Cloud. Register Now 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 $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 Analyst says iPhone 4's U.S. sales injunction could cost Apple billions Noted Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in a research note today that the U.S. International Trade Commission's injunction against the sale of the iPhone 4 could deprive Apple of as much as $2 billion in revenue. Read More Reader pines for a different kind of Microsoft store For days now I've had the song "Buddy Holly" stuck in my head because of all the radio ads playing here in anticipation of Saturday's opening of a Microsoft retail store in the nearby Natick Mall that will be followed by a free performance by Weezer. Read More Q&A: Microsoft hybrid-cloud push promises benefits for IT, end users, pocketbook Brad Anderson, Microsoft vice president of Windows Server and System Center, keynoted at the company's user conference TechEd North America 2013 this week, dishing out over a span of two hours a smorgasbord of new versions of platforms, most notably Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio and System Center that encourage business use of cloud services. Read More NASA teams with Lego to offer coolest, most realistic model competition Seems like a natural fit: NASA today said it would team up with Lego to offer a competition to see who can build the coolest models of future airplanes and spacecraft. The "NASA's Missions: Imagine and Build" competition is open now with an entry deadline of July 31. Winners in each category will be selected by a panel of NASA and LEGO officials and announced Sept. 1. Read More The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo' Being a visionary within a corporation lead to playing with a lot of consumer toys, and that's exactly the point. Play, have fun and discover what does or doesn't work in your company. Read More Big Switch lowers forecast for OpenDaylight SDN effort Citing concerns over technical and market direction, Big Switch Networks has downgraded its participation in the OpenDaylight consortium, a multivendor effort to define an open source SDN framework. Read More AMD fires back at Intel's Haswell with its A-Series desktop processors On Saturday, Intel fired a salvo of "Haswell" microprocessors across AMD's bow. Now, Intel's chief rival has responded in kind, with five new desktop processors that combine midrange microprocessor power with AMD's powerful graphics technology. Read More
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