Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Cisco building an 'Internet of Everything' router: Chambers

Microsoft denies giving government open access to customer data

Products of the week 7.15.13

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July 17, 2013
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Cisco building an 'Internet of Everything' router: Chambers

Cisco is building a router for the Internet of Everything, the company's initiative to connect the billions of devices – or 99% of the world – that it claims isn't already connected.

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Issue highlights

1. Microsoft denies giving government open access to customer data

2. Products of the week 7.15.13

3. Extreme, Lenovo strike exclusive deal

4. Office 365, other major services vulnerable to flaw Microsoft knew about in 2012

5. UK to test driverless cars on road this year

6. Tumblr issues security update, asks users to change passwords

7. Yahoo's Q2 earnings up nearly 50 percent

8. Microsoft accuses U.S. Customs officials of ignoring ITC import ban on Motorola devices

9. LEGO need not worry about 3D printing (any time soon)

10. One year under Mayer, Yahoo no longer 'dead company walking'

11. Microsoft must embrace 'grim option' of Windows cannibalization

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Microsoft denies giving government open access to customer data

Even as it seeks more freedom to discuss how it turns over customer data to the government, Microsoft is revealing details that don't violate laws meant to keep such transfers secret. READ MORE

Products of the week 7.15.13

Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Sophos and Symantec READ MORE

Extreme, Lenovo strike exclusive deal

Extreme Networks this week announced two developments that allow it to address data center opportunities for converged switching/compute/storage architectures. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation & WWT

VSPEX boost enterprise business for WWT

Prior to the VSPEX sale, the customer faced multiple challenges in delivering a fast and reliable VDI end-user experience. After working with the customer to understand the server, storage, and networking requirements Read Now

Office 365, other major services vulnerable to flaw Microsoft knew about in 2012

Ethical hacker Sam Bowne has found that several major web services, including Office 365, are vulnerable to a cookie re-use exploit that was reported in December 2012. Just for kicks, we tried it with Netflix, and it worked there too. READ MORE

UK to test driverless cars on road this year

Self-driving cars will be tested on road in the U.K. by the end of this year, but will have drivers present in the cars, according to a report from the Department for Transport. READ MORE

Tumblr issues security update, asks users to change passwords

Tumblr, the blogging site recently acquired by Yahoo, has released a security update for its iPhone and iPad apps that it said addresses an issue that allowed passwords to be compromised in certain circumstances. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies

Managing the I/O Explosion Without Extra Hardware

In this Technology Spotlight, IDC highlights the unexpected I/O explosion brought about by virtualization and presents new technologies that deliver exceptional application performance without additional hardware by eliminating unnecessary I/O traffic at the source. Read more. Read Now!

Yahoo's Q2 earnings up nearly 50 percent

Yahoo's Q2 earnings up nearly 50 percent Yahoo announced its Quarter 2 earnings on Tuesday, in a teleconferenced video the company streamed online. Yahoo's second quarter earnings show profits rose ... From: networkworld Views: 6 1 ratings Time: 01:44 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

Microsoft accuses U.S. Customs officials of ignoring ITC import ban on Motorola devices

There are certainly no shortage of IP cases being brought before the ITC as tech companies continue to look for ways to outmanuever the competition and protect their intellectual property. What's interesting, though, is that even when the ITC rules in favor of one party, implementing an ITC order may not be as clear cut as it may seem. READ MORE

LEGO need not worry about 3D printing (any time soon)

Predicting the future of cutting edge technology is popular among pundits because prognosticating is easy - no license required - and there's very little chance of ever being held accountable (unless you predicted that the iPhone would flop). READ MORE

One year under Mayer, Yahoo no longer 'dead company walking'

After a year with Marissa Mayer at the helm, Yahoo is no longer seen as a 'dead company walking,' according to one analyst. READ MORE

Microsoft must embrace 'grim option' of Windows cannibalization

Microsoft must be ready to accept, as has Apple, that it's better to cannibalize its own sales than to let competitors do it. READ MORE

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