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	Brute-force malware targets email and FTP servers A piece of malware designed to launch brute-force password guessing attacks against websites built with popular content management systems like WordPress and Joomla has started being used to also attack email and FTP servers. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Ensuring Business Continuity of SAN Storage The Taneja Group examines what business continuity means in storage systems. Built from the ground up with business continuity in mind, Taneja reviews the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 array and highlights how its capabilities deliver a high level of business continuity. Learn More In this Issue HP opens up on SDNs Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand Cisco, Intel push 'trusted geolocation in the cloud' Replacing silicon with nanotubes could revolutionize tech Seven ways to trade in an old iPhone, including Microsoft's new offering Debunking data breach myths Why Microsoft is reportedly favoring Ford's Mulally for CEO gig Android and Windows Phone set to collide in China Products of the week 9.30.13 Mobile Unified Communications – Part 3: The Experience Is that hotspot safe to use? Wi-Fi Alliance wants to help BlackBerry responds to Gartner's call for clients to ditch BB products T-Mobile could see more gains from iPhone 5S and 5C sales RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds® SolarWinds® Takes Systems Management to New Depths Explore the next generation of integrated database and systems management with SolarWinds® Server & Application Monitor! Discover highly detailed SQL Server® performance monitoring, integrated database, application & server monitoring, statistical thresholds from baselines, and web-based reports & console, even from mobile devices. Learn more and explore it fully featured and free for 30 days! HP opens up on SDNs HP this week is establishing an "open" approach to SDN intended to accelerate programmable network deployments and stimulate demand for its switches and routers. Read More   Apple beats Coca-Cola to emerge as most valuable global brand   Apple has emerged as the most valuable brand in the world, passing Coca-Cola which held the top position for 13 years, according to a report released by brand consultancy Interbrand. Read More   Cisco, Intel push 'trusted geolocation in the cloud' Cisco and Intel say that companies wanting to make use of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds should be aware that control exists for keeping virtual workloads on servers within country borders. Read More   Replacing silicon with nanotubes could revolutionize tech   Replacing silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes could make any electronic device -- smartphones, laptops, tablets and supercomputers -- smaller and more powerful. Read More   Seven ways to trade in an old iPhone, including Microsoft's new offering Microsoft is offering iPhone 4s or 5 users a credit to trade in their phone toward a Microsoft product, which marks the latest step in an increasingly aggressive promotion of stealing away customers: buy their old hardware. Read More   Debunking data breach myths Most of the perceived reasons for data breaches are myths. Let's break them down. Read More   Why Microsoft is reportedly favoring Ford's Mulally for CEO gig Speculation is growing that Ford CEO Alan Mulally is not just in the running for the CEO position at Microsoft, but has become the frontrunner among all candidates, both internal and external. Read More   Android and Windows Phone set to collide in China After Apple priced itself out of emerging markets, Google and Microsoft prepare for the market share battle. Read More   Products of the week 9.30.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Defense.net and Zyxel Read More   Mobile Unified Communications – Part 3: The Experience Assuming you've read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, and you really need to before proceeding here, the following is what we discovered during the MUC testing project. Read More   Is that hotspot safe to use? Wi-Fi Alliance wants to help Security-savvy mobile-device users are increasingly casting a skeptical eye on public Wi-Fi, and now the vendor consortium behind the wireless standard wants to make logging in via that coffee shop network a bit safer. Read More   BlackBerry responds to Gartner's call for clients to ditch BB products BlackBerry this weekend defended its ability to continue serving enterprise customers with smartphones and secure mobile management software, responding to a Gartner report recommending that its corporate clients stop using the Canadian vendor's products. Read More   T-Mobile could see more gains from iPhone 5S and 5C sales T-Mobile US remains the nation's fourth largest carrier, but stands to gain ground from sales of the new iPhone 5S and 5C. Read More
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