Tuesday, September 17, 2013

15 richest techies

Juniper's Contrail makes it 'frenemies' with VMware

NSA monitored global financial transactions, report says

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September 17, 2013
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15 richest techies

Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans is full of techies

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Issue highlights

1. Juniper's Contrail makes it 'frenemies' with VMware

2. NSA monitored global financial transactions, report says

3. INSIDER The best laptops, convertibles, and Ultrabooks for Windows 8

4. 6 easy steps to make the iPhone relevant again

5. HTC grants our wishes: HTC One will run Windows Phone 8

6. Google acquires Bump of undisclosed amount

7. Bossies 2013: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

8. Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld

9. PC satisfaction scores dip as customers drift to tablets

WEBCAST: HP

HP Mobile App Development Survey

Join John Jeremiah, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, HP and John Jackson, Research Vice President, Mobile & Connected Platforms, IDC for an interactive discussion on the results of the HP Mobile Application Development Maturity Peer Assessment Tool. Date: September 18 @ 1:00pm EDT Register Now

Juniper's Contrail makes it 'frenemies' with VMware

Juniper unveiled a new SDN controller that complicates the company's relationship with VMware. READ MORE

NSA monitored global financial transactions, report says

A branch of the NSA has been collecting global financial data, including credit card transactions and data from SWIFT, which runs an international bank messaging system, according to a report Sunday from Der Spiegel. READ MORE

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The best laptops, convertibles, and Ultrabooks for Windows 8

From classic clamshell notebooks to next-gen touch hybrids, see how HP, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo, and Acer stack up in InfoWorld's reviews READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP

Designing a Defense for Mobile Applications

This paper highlights the various considerations for defending mobile applications - from the mobile application architecture itself to the myriad testing technologies needed to properly assess mobile applications risk. Learn More

6 easy steps to make the iPhone relevant again

Apple's new iPhones aren't generating much interest. Here's what Apple can do to fix that problem. READ MORE

HTC grants our wishes: HTC One will run Windows Phone 8

HTC is preparing to bring Harmony to WP8 customers, and a little heartburn to Nokia. READ MORE

Google acquires Bump of undisclosed amount

Google today made an interesting acquisition, snatching up a mobile startup that first made a name for itself in the world of iOS. READ MORE

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Bossies 2013: The Best of Open Source Software Awards

This year, the annual Bossie Awards recognize 120 of the best open source software for data centers and clouds, desktops and mobile devices, developers and IT pros READ MORE

Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld

Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is less than a week away, and as usual the vendor is expected to make a slew of new product and strategy announcements. READ MORE

PC satisfaction scores dip as customers drift to tablets

The jarring combination of Microsoft's radical reinvention of Windows with old-style hardware caused the average satisfaction score of PC makers to slip in the last year, a pollster said. READ MORE

WEBCAST: HP & Intel®

Cloud Knowledge Vault

According to market research, more than 60 percent of enterprises will have adopted some form of cloud computing by 2013. Learn how your organization can benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and performance that the cloud offers through the short videos and other resources in this HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault. View Now

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