Networking World: Data glitch halts NASDAQ trading

5 steps Microsoft can take to beef up Windows Phone 8 market share

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August 22, 2013

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Data glitch halts NASDAQ trading

All trading on the NASDAQ market was halted on Thursday due to a glitch in a system used to disseminate trading information.

Issue highlights

1. Top 10 boozy mobile apps

2. 5 steps Microsoft can take to beef up Windows Phone 8 market share

3. INSIDER How Analytics Tools Measure a Corporate Turnaround

4. Sinofsky captivated by Andreessen Horowitz, becomes board partner

5. Assessing BlackBerry CEO's July 2012 Predictions of Success

6. 4G: The new enterprise network

8. When it comes to troubleshooting and threat detection, NetFlow wins over packet capture

9. 10 Free Google Chrome Extensions to Increase Your Productivity

WHITE PAPER: Dimension Data

Dimension Data's 2013 Network Barometer Report

The Network Barometer Report provides in-depth insight into the trends, behaviors and drivers in network management. It is an annual aggregation and analysis of the data and knowledge collected from Technology Lifecycle Management Assessments. Learn More.

Top 10 boozy mobile apps

Drink smarter with our thirst-quenching selection of adult-beverage-related apps. READ MORE

5 steps Microsoft can take to beef up Windows Phone 8 market share

Windows Phone is gaining momentum. Now Microsoft has to capitalize. READ MORE

INSIDER

How Analytics Tools Measure a Corporate Turnaround

SAP's HANA database and other tools power an executive dashboard at struggling medical device maker Boston Scientific READ MORE

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Sinofsky captivated by Andreessen Horowitz, becomes board partner

Steven Sinofsky, who exited Microsoft abruptly weeks after his Windows 8 brainchild shipped, has found a new gig at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. READ MORE

Assessing BlackBerry CEO's July 2012 Predictions of Success

In July 2012, I had a long, thoughtful chat with BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins about everything BlackBerry. Our conversation came at a crucial time for the company. The BlackBerry 10 OS had already been delayed multiple times, the company was at the center of endless doom-and-gloom rumors and Heins, who took on the chief executive reins just six months earlier, had a whole lot to prove. (Read the full Q&A with Heins here.) READ MORE

4G: The new enterprise network

Adding 4G infrastructure has its own pain points, including getting coverage everywhere you need it. Three early adopters share their experiences and lessons learned. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Riverbed Technology

New Tools for Virtualization

In this webcast, Riverbed Technology's Paul Wallace will discuss how you can integrate your ADC platform with automated provisioning and capacity management, using new tools for software-defined application delivery. Watch Now

Popular download management program has hidden DDoS component, researchers say

Recent versions of Orbit Downloader, a popular Windows program for downloading embedded media content and other types of files from websites, turns computers into bots and uses them to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, according to security researchers. READ MORE

When it comes to troubleshooting and threat detection, NetFlow wins over packet capture

With Internet connections to cloud services growing rapidly and cyber attacks becoming craftier and more sinister, the need for improved traffic visibility is in high demand. In the past, both layer 7 application awareness and malware detection capabilities have been major separators when choosing between flow capture and packet capture for traffic analysis, but today the decision is most often NetFlow in lieu of packet capture. READ MORE

10 Free Google Chrome Extensions to Increase Your Productivity

These Google Chrome browser extensions will help you manage tabs, avoid Flash, save files to Google Drive and more. READ MORE

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