Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks

2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners: from opera-loving mice to stargazing dung beetles Computer scientists take hats off to sports bookies Network World Daily News PM September 13, 2013 Share this email Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks Hewlett-Packard's turnaround effort under CEO Meg Whitman, like an object in the rearview mirror, is closer than it appears. Credit the impending success on strategic partnerships, good hires and a broad view of the future of tech. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners: from opera-loving mice to stargazing dung beetles 2. Computer scientists take hats off to sports bookies 3. How cloud-based disaster recovery is getting more efficient 4. Apple plans to integrate its M7 motion co-processor with its Maps app 5. NASA: Voyager spacecraft has crossed over into interstellar space 6. Brocade lays off 300 to pursue SDNs 7. Sound technology pioneer Ray Dolby dies 8. 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Register now. 2013 Ig Nobel Prize winners: from opera-loving mice to stargazing dung beetles Improbable research efforts honored with Ig Nobel Prizes READ MORE Computer scientists take hats off to sports bookies Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University say plowing through millions of tweets to gauge fan sentiment probably isn't going to help you make a mint betting on NFL games, though doing this themselves has given them newfound respect for sports bookies. READ MORE How cloud-based disaster recovery is getting more efficient Through advancements to back-end systems, providers of cloud-based disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) are becoming more efficient at storing customer data and getting faster at restoring sites. READ MORE Apple plans to integrate its M7 motion co-processor with its Maps app While everyone is busy talking about either how expensive the iPhone 5c is or the implications of Apple's fingerprint sensor, another one of Apple's iPhone introductions is going somewhat overlooked. 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 NASA: Voyager spacecraft has crossed over into interstellar space READ MORE Brocade lays off 300 to pursue SDNs SDN is taking a toll on Brocade. READ MORE Sound technology pioneer Ray Dolby dies Ray Dolby, an American inventor known for leading work in the area of noise reduction and surround sound, died Thursday at the age of 80 at his home in San Francisco. READ MORE Ig Nobels go to cow watchers, dung beetle studiers and Aleksandr Lukashenko The "winners" of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes proved to be a colorful bunch at the award ceremony held Thursday night at Harvard University, which is probably to be expected, given that they were honored for their strange, apparently useless or otherwise oddball contributions to scientific discovery. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Apperian Deploy and manage enterprise mobile apps for free Companies recognize the benefits of enterprise mobility efforts, but struggle to achieve the adoption of mobile apps and data needed to drive ROI. With ApperianONE you can distribute and manage a single enterprise app or unlimited public apps at no cost, for up to 100,000 employees. Learn how you can mobilize your workforce and drive app adoption today. Amazon's cloud hiccups: Network connectivity issues impact sites Amazon's cloud is hiccupping and it's starting to bring down some web sites. Amazon Web Services reported at 10:32 AM ET this morning that it was investigating "network connectivity issues" in its Northern Virginia data centers. The issue is isolated to a single Availability Zone within the region, the company has said. [WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE: Amazon EBS failure brings down Reddit, Imgur,... READ MORE Rogue hardware used in attempted cyberheist at Santander bank branch A criminal gang attempted to plant a rogue hardware device on the network of a Santander bank branch in London to remotely control a computer and steal money. READ MORE INSIDER Seven things you need to know about hardware disposal From the first day that you plug in a new piece of IT hardware, the clock starts ticking toward the day when it will be pulled out of service. 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