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Cisco rivals: Nexus 9000 brings closed hardware to open software game

First Look: Google's new Nexus 5

New bug bounty program rewards researchers for finding flaws in widely used software

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November 07, 2013
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Cisco rivals: Nexus 9000 brings closed hardware to open software game

Cisco's network competitors VMware, Arista and HP predictably found holes in this week's launch of the Insieme Networks product line and strategy.

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Issue highlights

1. First Look: Google's new Nexus 5

2. New bug bounty program rewards researchers for finding flaws in widely used software

3. INSIDER 5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support

4. 'War Room' notes describe IT chaos at Healthcare.gov

5. Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps

6. Silk Road online drug marketplace resurfaces

7. 90% of drivers would consider an autonomous car if it cut insurance rates

8. Activision sells $1Bn worth of "Call of Duty: Ghosts" in 24 hours

9. Apple to bring back removed iWork features in future updates

10. 6 Top Picks for Small Business Collaboration Software

11. Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps

12. Microsoft Azure gaining ground on Amazon Web Services

13. Wi-Fi mobile data provider Karma moving to Sprint's LTE network

14. Western Union: A day in the life

15. Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013

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First Look: Google's new Nexus 5

It's here! It's here! Google's new smartphone is (FINALLY) here! READ MORE

New bug bounty program rewards researchers for finding flaws in widely used software

A new bug bounty program sponsored by Microsoft and Facebook will reward security researchers for finding and reporting vulnerabilities in widely used software that have the potential to affect a large number of Internet users. READ MORE

INSIDER

5 ways that BYOD is shaking up tech support

Amid the clamor of "bring your own device" (BYOD), a question lurks in the background: "What happens to technical service and support?" Concerns for the tech support function encompass the extremes, from agents being overwhelmed with calls, to their becoming inhabitants of a help desk ghost town. READ MORE

'War Room' notes describe IT chaos at Healthcare.gov

On the morning of Oct. 1 in Washington, temperatures in the low 80s were expected, the Republican-engineered federal shutdown was in its first day, and a Healthcare.gov "War Room" team gathered for a meeting. They kept notes. READ MORE

Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps, the browser-based, pared-down version of the Microsoft suite, now lets people co-edit documents in real time, a capability its main rival Google Docs has had for more than two years. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology

End-to-End Service Management for Unified Communications

As part of Riverbed Performance Management solutions, Riverbed OPNET Unified Communications Xpert allows continuous monitoring of voice and video quality so you can catch and fix problems before they become an issue. View More

Silk Road online drug marketplace resurfaces

The Silk Road online marketplace has resurfaced about a month after U.S. officials shut down the website that was only accessible through the Tor anonymity service, and arrested among others a man named Ross William Ulbricht, who was alleged to be the site's owner and operator. READ MORE

90% of drivers would consider an autonomous car if it cut insurance rates

Consumers would allow a computer to drive their car if doing so would cut their insurance rates by 80%, according to a survey by CarInsurance.com. READ MORE

Activision sells $1Bn worth of "Call of Duty: Ghosts" in 24 hours

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Apple to bring back removed iWork features in future updates

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6 Top Picks for Small Business Collaboration Software

From basic document collaboration to video conferencing and scheduling, these collaboration tools help small businesses connect people and information. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Silver Peak Systems, Inc.

Combat Disasters And Optimize Business Operations

Offsite data replication is key to ensuring ongoing business operations, but it can be complex and costly, especially when performed over long distances. Join this discussion to discover how you can apply fast, cost effective and reliable remote replication strategies and technologies. View now >>

Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps

Office Web Apps, the browser-based, pared-down version of the Microsoft suite, now lets people co-edit documents in real time, a capability its main rival Google Docs has had for more than two years. READ MORE

Microsoft Azure gaining ground on Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services next week will host its second customer conference, which is sure to grab headlines and be the center of cloud industry discussion. But, as Amazon continues its run leading the IaaS market, Microsoft has slowly but surely been building up its Windows Azure cloud with the intention of giving AWS a run for its money. READ MORE

Wi-Fi mobile data provider Karma moving to Sprint's LTE network

Karma, the startup that offers pay-as-you-go mobile data through a portable Wi-Fi hotspot, will catch up with the 4G world next year by moving to LTE. READ MORE

Western Union: A day in the life

"I've been involved with security awareness training for several years now, and I can't remember one single compliment on any of our previous courses," sighed Alex Yokley, Director of Corporate Information Security at Western Union. READ MORE

Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013

HP, IBM, Cisco and Juniper among those slimming down this year READ MORE

WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware

End-user computing

The laptop, tablet, smart phone and thin client are the focus of end-user computing. IT pros must support the new mobile enterprise with the right back-end infrastructure. View Now

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19 Apple rumors that were just wrong

Some of the rumors about Apple over the years were just ridiculous.

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