Monday, November 11, 2013

Riverbed wins 7-vendor WAN optimization test

Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in the US through US Postal Service

What has happened to the word nerd?

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November 11, 2013
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Riverbed wins 7-vendor WAN optimization test

As applications move to the cloud, network managers are seeing increasing requirements to optimize and manage WAN connections. Most enterprises have migrated to web-based applications and make heavy use of Internet services for day-to-day business. All of this makes network performance a key factor for productivity and end-user satisfaction.

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Issue highlights

1. Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in the US through US Postal Service

2. What has happened to the word nerd?

3. Foxconn mulls building TVs, display panels in Arizona

4. IT experience leads to entrepreneurship for Aussie duo

5. YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim not a fan of YouTube's new Google+ centric commenting policy

6. Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system

7. Internet Archive seeking donations after fire

8. Porn-surfing corporate bosses infect networks, then keep data breaches a secret

9. Judge considers sanctions against Samsung, lawyers in dispute with Apple

10. High tech tattoos, low tech patent

11. 10 amazing facts about the world's largest radio telescope

12. Sendy, incredibly cost-effective email campaigns

13. 12 Recent Tech Trends That Have Yet to Live Up to Their Hype

WEBCAST: PC Connection

ESG on Consolidated Backup and Archive

Watch Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) Senior Analyst Steve Duplessie discuss the importance of backup and archiving as part of an overall IT strategy for data protection and recovery. Learn why a "one-size-fits-all" backup and recovery system is no longer effective as data continues to grow rapidly and become more varied each year. View Now

Amazon.com to offer Sunday delivery in the US through US Postal Service

Amazon.com is getting the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays to its customers, adding an additional facility to help it compete in the Internet retail market. READ MORE

What has happened to the word nerd?

Dan Patrick's "Just My Type" column in Sports Illustrated features a Q&A with a prominent sports personality each week and his latest interview subject, Stanford football coach David Shaw, fielded the following question regarding his former star quarterback, Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts: "Is Luck a nerd?" READ MORE

Foxconn mulls building TVs, display panels in Arizona

Aiming to produce more electronics with the "Made in USA" label, Foxconn Technology Group said Saturday it was considering setting up a factory in Arizona to possibly build TVs, display panels and product casings. READ MORE

IT experience leads to entrepreneurship for Aussie duo

The startup culture largely rejects the traditional career path, particularly in the tech world. Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley launched their startups while still in college, or worked for a startup immediately after college, adopting an entrepreneurial mentality early on that allowed them to bypass the hierarchy and bureaucracy that comes with working for a large company. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HootSuite Enterprise

Buyer's Guide: Enterprise Social Relationship Platforms

The business impact of social media is undeniable. With organization-wide participation increasingly the norm, choosing social tools that meet the security, compliance and governance requirements of your organization is essential. Learn More

YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim not a fan of YouTube's new Google+ centric commenting policy

Google recently made some slightly annoying changes to the way comments work on YouTube. You see, in an effort to bolster their laggard social network, Google now requires that all YouTube comments be associated with a Google+ account. Naturally, YouTube users are none too thrilled with the development. READ MORE

Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system

Enemy fighters and missiles can't hide from new air defense system A new air defense system successfully targeted, tracked and destroyed two targets from opposite directions, something not typical of other systems. From: Network World Videos Views: 13 1 ratings Time: 01:32 More in Science & Technology READ MORE

Internet Archive seeking donations after fire

A fire early yesterday morning did $600,000 damage to digitization equipment at the Internet Archive's scanning center in San Francisco ... and the organization is seeking donations to help it replace what was lost. The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1996 to build an Internet library and is perhaps most famous for the Wayback Machine. READ MORE

Porn-surfing corporate bosses infect networks, then keep data breaches a secret

The boss may know better -- the dreaded do as I say, not as I do -- but 40% of malware infections on corporate senior executives' PCs came from visiting infected porn sites. According to a blind survey of 200 security professionals, more than half, or 57%, have investigated data breaches that were kept a secret from customers, partners or stakeholders. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology

Application Delivery for Next-Generation Datacenters

This paper discusses benefits and challenges associated with application delivery solutions and trends driving growth. View Now

Judge considers sanctions against Samsung, lawyers in dispute with Apple

A court in California is considering sanctions against Samsung Electronics and its lawyers in view of concerns that the external counsel may have shared confidential information from Apple with Samsung, according to a court document. READ MORE

High tech tattoos, low tech patent

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10 amazing facts about the world's largest radio telescope

The massive effort that will ultimately bring together the world largest radio telescope got a little more focused this week. The organization running the venture picked some three hundred and fifty scientists and engineers, representing 18 nations and drawn from nearly one hundred institutions, universities and industry to complete the design phase of the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) Project. Read... READ MORE

Sendy, incredibly cost-effective email campaigns

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12 Recent Tech Trends That Have Yet to Live Up to Their Hype

How many times has 'the next big thing' in technology turned out to be the next big fail, either because tech companies couldn't explain the product or service or the marketing was premature? Here's a look at today's most overhyped technologies? READ MORE

WEBCAST: Dell Wyse and VMware

Accelerating Time to Value with Desktop Virtualization

With today's dispersed and mobile workforce, many companies are turning to desktop virtualization to keep pace with computing requirements. But it takes best practices and trusted partners to more quickly and cost-effectively deliver value. View Now

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19 Apple rumors that were just wrong

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