Friday, December 06, 2013

8 Ethernet predictions for 2014

Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets

From Windows from Vista to 8.1, Microsoft Year-end Patch Tuesday hits 'em all

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December 06, 2013
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8 Ethernet predictions for 2014

Among the many expectations for IT in 2014, Ethernet is projected to broaden its penetration in the metro area and the WAN. The ubiquitous technology will become further entrenched as a broadband access, cloud interconnect and wide area medium, further distancing itself from legacy TDM services. Here are eight predictions for Ethernet in the New Year, from service provider Comcast Business Services:

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Issue highlights

1. Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets

2. From Windows from Vista to 8.1, Microsoft Year-end Patch Tuesday hits 'em all

3. Microsoft ends Windows 7 retail sales

4. High CISO employment rates means shortage for security industry

5. IT managers are increasingly replacing servers with SaaS

6. INSIDER Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?

7. New website lets users check if their online credentials were exposed in large data leaks

8. Foldable, membrane-based orbital telescope could alter space vision

9. Big Data security, privacy concerns remain unanswered

10. 22 Ways Apple's iPad Video Mixes Fantasy and Reality

11. Careers site Glassdoor raises $50M, plans to grow staff, expand abroad

12. IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief

13. House passes bill aimed at curbing patent trolls

14. Android flashlight app developer settles FTC charges of sharing geolocation data

15. The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies

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From Windows from Vista to 8.1, Microsoft Year-end Patch Tuesday hits 'em all

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Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?

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New website lets users check if their online credentials were exposed in large data leaks

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Foldable, membrane-based orbital telescope could alter space vision

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to shelve the heavy glass lenses and mirrors that make up the key components of space telescopes. The agency said this week it successfully demonstrated a ground-based prototype telescope that used lightweight polymer membrane optics to replace traditional glass mirrors as part of its Membrane Optic Imager Real-Time Exploitation (MOIRE) project.... READ MORE

Big Data security, privacy concerns remain unanswered

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22 Ways Apple's iPad Video Mixes Fantasy and Reality

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Careers site Glassdoor raises $50M, plans to grow staff, expand abroad

Glassdoor, a job search and recruitment site best known for its salary database, has raised US$50 million in funding, and plans to use the cash infusion to grow its staff and expand internationally. READ MORE

IT security pros often seen as 'innovation killers,' says ADP's IT security chief

The problem with IT security professionals is they spend too much time stopping business people from trying new things, including cloud services, out of worries about risk when they should really be working directly with business managers to help them innovate by means of security. READ MORE

House passes bill aimed at curbing patent trolls

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill meant to discourage so-called patent trolls from filing multiple infringement lawsuits or demanding licensing deals over the objections of some groups representing small inventors. READ MORE

Android flashlight app developer settles FTC charges of sharing geolocation data

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