Issue highlights 1. 10 top options for streaming movies and TV 2. Everyone's curious to see how Ubuntu Edge is going to turn out 3. How Cisco's Sourcefire acquisition impacts its security prospects 4. Linux for mobile: A visual history 5. MIT's 3D-printing breakthrough evokes Pixar design process 6. 5 States That Offer Big Data Center Appeal 7. SIM card vulnerabilities easy to fix, researcher says 8. White House opposes amendment to curb NSA spying 9. 12 predictive analytics screw-ups 10. Does anyone in IT truly relax on vacation? 11. Bill Gates's return may save Microsoft, but it's not likely |
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| Netflix, Amazon and Hulu are the heavyweights in the video streaming industry, but there are many other options as well READ MORE |
| Canonical's IndieGoGo launch yesterday of the Ubuntu Edge, a slick, powerful device meant to double as a desktop PC replacement, made waves in the world of open-source and provoked both admiration and a healthy dose of skepticism from some experts. READ MORE |
| It's interesting how the tech industry works. In late 2011, Cisco was in the midst of revamping itself, its stock was a shade under $14/share, and its investors calling for CEO John Chambers to resign. Today, as Mike Reno from Loverboy used to sing, "The kid is hot tonight, whoa, so hot tonight." Indeed, Mr. Chambers is on quite a roll, Cisco stock is a shade under $26/share, investors are happy,... READ MORE |
| RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Knowing is half the battle. And there are many technical challenges for virtualized network environments on the way to cloud-readiness. Gary Kinghorn, Senior Solution Marketing Manager at Cisco, and Bob Laliberte, Senior Analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), discuss these obstacles in this informative webinar. Learn how Cisco Nexus 1000V helps |
| A look through the history of Linux-based mobile platforms. READ MORE |
| Researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) wanted to make the design process for 3D printing less complex. So, for inspiration, they turned to a tool that has been used by a company that has specialized in 3D design for decades – Pixar. READ MORE |
| Whether it's to ameliorate disaster recovery or accommodate growth, many businesses are in the market for a new data center. These five states in the contiguous United States offer a variety of benefits, from low taxes to renewable energy to highly skilled labor. READ MORE |
| WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com The evolution of customer communications from telephony to multichannel interactions, including IM and chat, SMS, email, and social media, have created a new era in the relationship between businesses and customers, once which is based upon each customer's preferred communications modality. Read now |
| A pair of severe security problems in millions of SIM cards should be easy for operators to fix, according to the German security researcher who found the issues. READ MORE |
| The White House is opposed to an amendment to a defense spending bill that would limit spending on mass surveillance by the National Security Agency. READ MORE |
| Data mining experts share stories of failure from the trenches and lessons learned. READ MORE |
| That IT professionals work on vacation is as obvious as sand on a beach. Some see it as part of the job bargain, and maybe there's something to relish about being indispensable. READ MORE |
| Slow news days (a royal birth aside) can lead to bored reporters straying into speculation territory since they have no news on which to report. The latest comes from International Business Times, which ran an article speculating that Bill Gates might have to mount up his white horse and save his faltering company from the bumbling hands of the man he picked to take over the firm more than a decade... READ MORE |
| WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc. 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. |
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