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	How you invade your own privacy A new study from consulting firm Infosys shows consumers globally are far more relaxed about sharing their private data than we knew and far more relaxed than they should be Read More WHITE PAPER: Wildpackets Essential Reference for Monitoring Your IT Infrastructure How do you choose a network monitoring solution that is appropriate for your IT infrastructure? This ebook is essential for your crash course in network monitoring for analysis, & learning to use multi-segment analysis to diagnose performance problems with distributed application architectures. Download this ebook In this Issue Microsoft's Windows 8 team could learn from its Xbox One turnaround A case for smartphone tracking Hacking and attacking automated homes License-plate readers nab German road-rage shooter Dutch abandon tried-and-true solution in favor of 'big data' Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption Neatly naming network nodes WEBCAST: Fluke Networks Best Practices Performance Monitoring Recorded Webinar Webinar will examine the driving factors, objectives, requirements, and best practices surrounding converged network and application performance management. Learn More Microsoft's Windows 8 team could learn from its Xbox One turnaround I may be generous with my criticism of Microsoft, but I'll also acknowledge when it does something right. And in two very different instances this week, Microsoft has done the right thing. First, the company dropped all of the DRM restrictions on the Xbox One. All of them. There will be no daily check-in required, and trading with friends will be allowed. All of this is detailed on the Xbox One site.... Read More A case for smartphone tracking It's time for smartphone users to give up the fear of smartphone tracking in favor of letting mobile apps use location for relevancy. The challenge with using location to improve context in mobile apps is engineering a balance of power consumption, accuracy, and coverage. Android has unique advantages in giving app developers the tools for power conservation course and fine-grained control over location,... Read More WHITE PAPER: Wildpackets The State of 802.11 Briefing Gigabit and Multi-Gigibit Wi-Fi – as well as applications that need them – are closer than ever. This eBook will help you understand the differences between 802.11n/ac/ad and get ready today for changes to your wireless infrastructure. Read the ebook. Download this ebook Hacking and attacking automated homes If you added a home automation system to create your version of a "smart" house, it could give you access from anywhere in the world to remotely control your lights, door locks, house temperature, electric appliances, water valves, alarm system, garage door, the ability to open and close your shades and blinds, or even to turn on music and crank up the volume. While that might seem pretty sweet, it... Read More License-plate readers nab German road-rage shooter In a bizarre story out of Germany, authorities recently arrested a truck driver believed to be responsible for more than 700 shootings at other cars on German roads since 2008. The key to the investigation was a high-tech surveillance system equipped with license-plate readers, which one police official said helped them find the "needle in a haystack." Read More WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. Good APM Practices Get Results According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More. Dutch abandon tried-and-true solution in favor of 'big data' Apparently no longer content to rely on the proven quick thinking, digital dexterity and dogged determination of the nation's youth, Dutch officials are abandoning a 150-year-old flood-control methodology in favor of one fashioned upon technology's flavor of the month: big data. Read More Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption Read More Neatly naming network nodes Gibbs ponders how to name machines on a network Read More
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