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Take Our Very Mysterious NSA Quiz

Cisco paints its IT portrait

CSC: The cloud's quiet whiz kid

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October 03, 2013
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Take Our Very Mysterious NSA Quiz

They know everything about you but what do you know about them?

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Issue highlights

1. Cisco paints its IT portrait

2. CSC: The cloud's quiet whiz kid

3. Sizzling scenes from Interop NYC 2013

4. Verizon's next cloud services emphasize performance, granular billing

5. McAfee research shows sharp rise in malware signed with legitimate digital certificates

6. Pivotal buys up mobile app developer Xtreme Labs

7. Online drug dealer: Selling on Silk Road is like any other retail site

8. Google Chrome's redesign: What you need to know for Android and desktop

9. Newsflash: Today's smartphones are pretty much all the same

10. Smartphone vendors target BYOD enterprises

11. 5 Things Businesses Need to Know About Google Glass

12. INSIDER The New Role for IT: Generator of Innovative Ideas

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Cisco paints its IT portrait

It's been six years since John Chambers delivered a keynote address at the Interop conference and exhibition. READ MORE

CSC: The cloud's quiet whiz kid

When most people who track the industry think of the cloud computing market, big names like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google, Rackspace, Verizon Terremark and others come to mind. HP, Joyent, IBM and Dell even. But Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)? READ MORE

Sizzling scenes from Interop NYC 2013

Interop New York is a smaller version of the big show that takes place in Las Vegas each spring, but the fall show drew big names and has been filled with colorful action as well. READ MORE

Verizon's next cloud services emphasize performance, granular billing

Verizon is extending its suite of cloud services to offer a new IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) option, called Verizon Cloud Compute, as well as a new storage-as-a-service, Verizon Cloud Storage, that the company says offer finer granularity in pricing and stricter quality of service metrics than its competitors. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Dell VMware

A Data Protection Guide for IT Leaders in Media

What if you could restore your data quickly, shrink backup windows and save without creating risk? Learn how IT leaders within media are providing end-to-end protection of their data stored across physical, virtual and cloud environments through an open, scalable and affordable approach. View Now

McAfee research shows sharp rise in malware signed with legitimate digital certificates

McAfee research indicates that a steep rise in the amount of malware signed with legitimate digital certificates — not forged or stolen ones — is a growing threat that raises the question whether there should be some kind of "certificate reputation services" or other method to stop certificate abuse. READ MORE

Pivotal buys up mobile app developer Xtreme Labs

Pivotal - which is the initiative spun out of VMware and EMC - has purchased mobile application development company Xtreme Labs. Pivotal is reportedly paying $65 million for the Toronto-based company, according to a report. READ MORE

Online drug dealer: Selling on Silk Road is like any other retail site

Mashable recently published a Q&A with an anonymous drug dealer who was operating on Silk Road, the massive online drug marketplace that was shuttered after the FBI arrested its proprietor earlier this week. READ MORE

Google Chrome's redesign: What you need to know for Android and desktop

Chrome 30 brought a lot of changes to both the Android and desktop version. READ MORE

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BI Checklist for IT Pros

Learn the key selection criteria required to provide your organization with the capability to address structured data, unstructured data and mobile demands so that employees can view and manipulate data on their own, from virtually any location. Read Now

Newsflash: Today's smartphones are pretty much all the same

At this point, the similarities between iPhone and devices running Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry outweigh the differences. READ MORE

Smartphone vendors target BYOD enterprises

Smartphone vendors have rekindled their infatuation with enterprises as the consumer segment fizzles; this week's exhibit is the launch of LG Electronics' Gate, which separates users' professional and private lives through virtualization. READ MORE

5 Things Businesses Need to Know About Google Glass

Much of the talk surrounding Google Glass has focused on its consumer appeal. However, the device does have enterprise potential. CIOs should consider developing applications such as providing diagnostic advice to field service workers and mobile coupons to retail customers. READ MORE

INSIDER

The New Role for IT: Generator of Innovative Ideas

At Yum Restaurants International, the value of IT is business innovation. READ MORE

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Wiley: Object storage for Dummies

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iOS 7 tips and tricks you need to learn

Some advice on getting the most out of Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS 7.

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