Networking World: Microsoft: No, we're not ditching on-premise Exchange

10 mistakes companies make after a data breach

Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand

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November 14, 2013

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Microsoft: No, we're not ditching on-premise Exchange

Microsoft today shut down talk that it would soon stop shipping new versions of its Exchange Server, promising it would continue to develop and release the popular email software for on-premise use.

Issue highlights

1. 10 mistakes companies make after a data breach

2. Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand

3. MacRumors forums breach exposes 860,000 accounts

4. IBM to offer Watson supercomputer as cloud development platform

5. Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue

6. INSIDER Strategic guide to backup and recovery

7. AWS: Our virtual desktop will succeed where others have stumbled

8. IBM acquires Fiberlink as mobile-security strategy keystone

9. New Juniper CEO: Meet the real Shaygan Kheradpir

10. Cruise line plans 11ac network upgrades for stem-to-stern Wi-Fi

11. Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms

12. iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 zero-day exploits revealed at HP Pwn2Own contest

13. Greenpeace tips hat to Facebook, Google for renewable energy use

14. The waiting ends for EMC's XtremIO all-flash storage array

15. 18 must-have Android productivity apps

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10 mistakes companies make after a data breach

Michael Bruemmer, vice president of Experian Data Breach Resolution, outlines some the common mistakes his firm has seen as organizations deal with the aftermath of a breach during a presentation for The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Privacy Academy. READ MORE

Verizon: LTE service didn't keep up with demand

Verizon's network wasn't ready for the flood of new traffic that it had to deal with after the company rolled out LTE service, admitted CFO Fran Shammo. READ MORE

MacRumors forums breach exposes 860,000 accounts

A popular Mac news website, MacRumors, reported that their forums were compromised on Tuesday. The attack led to the exposure of some 860,000 accounts, and is said to be similar to the one that took place on the Ubuntu forums earlier this summer. READ MORE

IBM to offer Watson supercomputer as cloud development platform

IBM is preparing to give third parties access to its Watson supercomputer with the aim of spurring the growth of applications that take advantage of the system's artificial intelligence capabilities. READ MORE

Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short on revenue

Cisco Systems stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a gloomy financial forecast it blamed on falling demand in developing countries and transitions in some of its product lines. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Internap

Does Virtualization Equal Cloud?

Most cloud servers run in a virtualized environment and come with a hypervisor - meaning that the physical server is shared between many users who may be slamming the server and causing resource contention. Watch this video to learn how to benefit from the cloud without virtualization or a hypervisor. View now

INSIDER

Strategic guide to backup and recovery

Your company is increasingly reliant on IT to drive business, so the need for a sound backup and disaster recovery plan has taken on increased significance. At the same time, technologies such as the cloud are giving IT new options for how to deal with backup and DR. READ MORE

AWS: Our virtual desktop will succeed where others have stumbled

With the launch of a new hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) service called WorkSpaces, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to convert more enterprises to virtual work environments, something other IT companies have enjoyed only modest success in doing. READ MORE

IBM acquires Fiberlink as mobile-security strategy keystone

Goal is unified mobile-security framework to protect transactions READ MORE

New Juniper CEO: Meet the real Shaygan Kheradpir

From FiOS to the CIO Hall of Fame to Twitter: Kheradpir makes for an interesting choice by Juniper. READ MORE

Cruise line plans 11ac network upgrades for stem-to-stern Wi-Fi

People sign up for cruise ships to get away from it all. But not quite all: Passengers still want Wi-Fi access for the growing number of mobile devices they lug with them on vacation for staying in touch, web surfing, music, photos and video. Cruise line Royal Caribbean is turning to 802.11ac to optimize their Wi-Fi connectivity for this mobile data deluge. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Novell

Putting Mobile Employees to Work

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms

Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, but also urged customers to stop using the aging RC4 cipher and SHA-1 hashing function in their systems and services. READ MORE

iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 zero-day exploits revealed at HP Pwn2Own contest

Two teams of Japanese and Chinese "white hat" hackers have been declared victors at HP's Pwn2Own 2013 contest in Tokyo today for finding zero-day exploits that allowed them to compromise the Apple iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy S4. READ MORE

Greenpeace tips hat to Facebook, Google for renewable energy use

Greenpeace has often been critical of big data-center operators like Facebook for their impact on the environment, but on Wednesday it said some online firms are improving their practices and may even be the vanguard for renewable energy use. READ MORE

The waiting ends for EMC's XtremIO all-flash storage array

EMC's long-awaited entry into all-flash storage arrays will finally get a full-fledged rollout next week, possibly setting the terms for mastery of the fledgling product category along the way. READ MORE

18 must-have Android productivity apps

From basic business tasks to advanced automation, these 18 apps will make your Android device more useful than ever READ MORE

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Accelerating In-Store Mobile Apps at Retail

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SLIDESHOWS

Recent iOS app updates people hate

We looked at the top 100 iPhone and iPad apps in the Business category, free or paid, that were last updated in September or October 2013 to find the ones users HATE.

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