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	Bah humbug. IT pros expect to work over holiday break This year, 46% of IT pros will be on-call over the holidays to troubleshoot network, security and application problems, according to net management vendor Ipswitch. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Unleash Your Data With SDS And IBM Storwize V5000 In this webcast IBM examines software defined storage and how IBM Storwize V5000, the newest member of the IBM Storwize family, delivers virtualized, flexible, easy-to-use storage that enables midsized organizations to gain business advantage from the flood of new data while staying within their budgets. View Now In this Issue IPv6 will allow them to track you down. Not! Google's biggest hits and misses of 2013 Balky browsers tick off tablet owners The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 BYOD became the 'new normal' in 2013 Tricks and tips that will help you get the most out of those new Xmas gadgets IBM adds a fancy scheduler to its OpenStack stack Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots The PC's hope hinges on tablets, but it's 2014 or bust Oracle buying marketing software vendor Responsys for $1.5 billion WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Web Site Performance for the Speed of Business IT organizations must look beyond raw network speed to increase website performance and deliver the superior online user experiences that drive business. Web performance is a multi-layered problem, encompassing reliability, scalability and mobile reach as well as speed. Learn More IPv6 will allow them to track you down. Not! Everyone from marketers to law enforcement officials seem to hold the same misconception that IPv6 is going to make it possible to expose people in a way that IPv4 does not. Read More Google's biggest hits and misses of 2013 No matter how you look at it, 2013 was a gargantuan year for Google, which dominated headlines with the introduction of fancy consumer hardware, big-ticket acquisitions, and a slew of new and overhauled services. Read More Balky browsers tick off tablet owners Browser problems are the most common complaints of iPad Air and Fire HDX tablet owners, an online community of troubleshooters said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform FlexPod is a data center platform jointly developed by NetApp and Cisco that delivers networking, computing and storage. This Forrester report offers key findings from Forrester's interviews with FlexPod customers. View Now The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 It's always a tall order to decide which high-tech stories are the wackiest or coolest of the year, but we aren't shy about trying. This year we find all manner of interesting items from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft leaving our solar system and Microsoft developing sensory bra technology to a Verizon employee being locked underground and a man being arrested for stealing 5 cents worth of electricity. Read More BYOD became the 'new normal' in 2013 CIOs have had eventful year when it comes to BYOD. Concerns over hidden costs, employee privacy and corporate data security gave way to convenience. However, mobile device management vendors stepped in to help IT sell the concept of compliance, and lawyers and the National Labor Relations Board jumped to the aid of employees smacked with draconian BYOD policies. Read More Tricks and tips that will help you get the most out of those new Xmas gadgets Did you get a new tablet, smartphone or laptop for the holidays? If so, you'll want to tune it to your interests/needs to get the most out of it. Here is a list of resources that can help. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Business Value of Creating Exceptional Digital Experiences Watch this on-demand webcast to review the findings of IDC's recent analytical report titled: "The Business Value of IBM's Exceptional Digital Experience Solutions." Learn More IBM adds a fancy scheduler to its OpenStack stack IBM has reached into its software portfolio to provide a more sophisticated scheduler for the OpenStack deployments it builds for its customers. Read More Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots Google executives showed up at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida to show support for their new team and to get a look at the Atlas robot, built by Boston Dynamics, and one of the stars of the challenge. Read More The PC's hope hinges on tablets, but it's 2014 or bust The downturn in the PC industry may soon reach rock bottom, where it could stabilize even as cheap tablets stay hot, an analyst said today. Read More Oracle buying marketing software vendor Responsys for $1.5 billion Oracle is set to acquire business-to-consumer marketing software vendor Responsys for US$1.5 billion in a bid to flesh out its own capabilities as well as strike back at rivals such as Salesforce.com and Microsoft. Read More
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