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Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data

20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks

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November 15, 2013

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Issue highlights

1. Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data

2. 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks

3. Motorola's Moto G will kick-start Android's Latin American invasion

4. Security Threat Landscape: Bad BIOS malware concept and CryptoLocker update

5. AWS re:Invent showcases Amazon's cloud leadership

6. NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design

7. People's ignorance of online privacy puts employers at risk

8. PlayStation 4 midnight launch attracted thousands of die hard gamers

9. Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback

10. IBM Will Beat Amazon Web Services Because Process Beats Product

11. INSIDER 6 ways social media can boost your business

12. Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

13. Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios

WHITE PAPER: Ipanema Technologies

Don't Let App Performance Problems Drag You Down

Did you know: 73% of enterprises lose productivity due to poor application performance? And that's just the beginning of the issues resulting from poor application performance. Check out this exclusive IDG-Ipanema survey to learn about the far-reaching impacts of poor application performance, and what you can do about it. Learn More.

Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data

Amazon Web Services this week rolled out a new cloud-based data analytics tool named Kenesis, which can analyze massive amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour. READ MORE

20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks

Motorola's Moto G will kick-start Android's Latin American invasion

Google and Motorola reveal a smart strategy, riding the low-priced Moto G into the emerging Latin American market. READ MORE

Security Threat Landscape: Bad BIOS malware concept and CryptoLocker update

Check out the latest episode of "Security Threat Landscape", a monthly video podcast co-produced by Network World and Fortinet. This month, Fortinet's Derek Manky and Network World's Keith Shaw (hey, that's me!) discuss the Bad BIOS Malware proof-of-concept (including a discussion of what an air-gapped network is), the Supermicro IPMI bug that in theory could attack BIOS-level control or servers at... READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: PC Connection

The Infiltration of Mobility on the Enterprise

As mobility infiltrates the enterprise in increasingly fragmented ways, IT leaders are challenged to somehow keep things under control as mobile employees work not only in traditional business settings like conference rooms, branch offices and client locations, but also at home, in airports, and hotels. Learn More

AWS re:Invent showcases Amazon's cloud leadership

The AWS re:Invent conference out in Las Vegas has evidently become the "must-attend" event in the cloud world. READ MORE

NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design

NASA and Boeing this week showed off new technology that could go a long way toward reducing the size, weight and drag of future, greener aircraft. READ MORE

People's ignorance of online privacy puts employers at risk

People say they are responsible for their own online safety, yet do very little to protect the information they share on social media, which increases the risks to themselves and employers, a study shows. READ MORE

PlayStation 4 midnight launch attracted thousands of die hard gamers

PlayStation 4 midnight launch attracted thousands of die hard gamers Across the country, gamers waited for hours--some in the near-freezing cold--to be some of the first people to buy Sony's next generation game console the PlayStation 4. Follow reporter Nick... From: Network World Videos Views: 7 3 ratings Time: 02:42 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: SAP

Transition to the 3rd Platform for Enterprise Applications

The tech industry is in the midst of a major transition brought about by the combination of four forces. Since the lifetime of an application software package in a business is significant, application buyers need to consider support for the 3rd Platform. Learn more

Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback

With its new-found focus on IP networking and fast broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent is poised to take advantage of a worldwide explosion in mobile devices and the rush of service providers and operators to the cloud, company executives said at the networking vendor's tech symposium this week. READ MORE

IBM Will Beat Amazon Web Services Because Process Beats Product

IBM will eventually beat Amazon Web Services, writes CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle, but not because AWS has an inferior product. In many ways, AWS is better than IBM's cloud offering. But Big Blue's experience with enterprise customers, not to mention the federal government, shows that great businesses processes often beat great products. READ MORE

INSIDER

6 ways social media can boost your business

If your company isn't fully taking advantage of social media, it might be missing out on opportunities to connect with customers, gain market share and bring needed talent into the organization. READ MORE

Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

The creators of a Web-based attack tool called Angler Exploit Kit have added an exploit for a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in to the tool's arsenal. READ MORE

Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios

Here's an alphabetic sampling of products; prices as of Oct. 10, 2013, based on data from Google Shopping and Amazon. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: AppNeta

AppNeta Trace View - Free Trial Download

Want to try AppNeta in your own application environment? Install in 5 minutes! Learn More

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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