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	City of Munich loving switch to Linux Munich's switch to open-source software has been successfully completed, with the vast majority of the public administration's users now running its own version of Linux, city officials said Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Predictive Performance: Measuring the Digital Experience As websites get more immersive and more complex, organizations need to rethink what, and how, digital experience performance is measured. Speed (or responsiveness) is only one of several factors to consider. Learn More In this Issue Bitcoin: 8 funny money videos Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 for free? Google bolsters spreadsheet app; adds first offline mode 4 ideas to steal from IT upstarts Delivery Drone Wars!? Dell and Red Hat: Two OpenStack heavy hitters team up to take on the cloud Wireless charging consortium launches Rezence, its consumer brand Detecting Neo-Nazi Rock with "Nazi Shazam" Rackspace banks on DevOps to help companies automate cloud management As Unix fades away from data centers, it's unclear what's next Avon halts work on global SAP implementation Zeus malware gets 64-bit makeover WEBCAST: SAP The Path to Big Data Register today to reserve your spot, Monday, December 17, at 11:00 AM CST, to hear from top IDC analyst, about the path you can start taking now to enable your organization to get the benefits of turning data into actionable insights with exciting x86 technology. Is the data explosion today a liability or a competitive advantage for your business? View now Bitcoin: 8 funny money videos The crypto-currency Bitcoin emerged in 2009 but has really exploded into the mainstream this year, grabbing positive (customer buys a Tesla Model S car using Bitcoin) and negative (paired with Cryptolocker ransomware) headlines. But you know Bitcoin has really made it because comics are embracing it. Here's a sampling from YouTube of the funny and perhaps not so funny Read More Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 for free? Rumors about the future of Microsoft's operating systems – Windows, Windows RT, Windows Phone and the XBox OS – indicate possible moves toward consolidation and perhaps even making some of them available for free. The latest as reported by The Verge says is considering making Windows RT and Windows Phone free. Read More Google bolsters spreadsheet app; adds first offline mode Google rolled out an overhauled version of its Sheets spreadsheet app today, bringing more capabilities and offline mode to its suite of cloud-based productivity tools. Read More 4 ideas to steal from IT upstarts Fast-growing companies like Square and MongoDB are driving IT innovation with leaner staffs, cloud-first computing, self-service everything and CTOs rather than CIOs. Read More Delivery Drone Wars!? Amazon, DHL, FedEx all in on using unmanned aircraft for package services. What's next? Read More Dell and Red Hat: Two OpenStack heavy hitters team up to take on the cloud Dell has its big conference this week in Texas and while perhaps the audience was wowed by Elon Musk rolling into Dell World in a Telsa Model S (yup, that's him in the passenger seat making his grand entrance courtesy of @stu) the bigger news from the show, from a cloud perspective, was the announcement of a partnership between Dell and Red Hat. These are two heavy hitters in the OpenStack world and... Read More Wireless charging consortium launches Rezence, its consumer brand One of the three leading wireless charging groups today launched its consumer branding for products along with a certification program for mobile devices and chargers. Read More Detecting Neo-Nazi Rock with "Nazi Shazam" Read More Rackspace banks on DevOps to help companies automate cloud management Rackspace Hosting is extending its support offerings to include DevOps tools such as Chef to help enterprises automate the management of their clouds. Read More As Unix fades away from data centers, it's unclear what's next Gartner says that its clients have started planning to migrate from Unix. For some of them, it may take two or three years, and for others, five years. A few may still be running Unix 10 years from now, but nonetheless, Gartner believes the operating system is on a path to insignificance. Read More Avon halts work on global SAP implementation Avon Products has halted the rollout of a global SAP implementation, with the cosmetics maker saying in a regulatory filing that a pilot program in Canada caused "significant business disruption in that market, and did not show a clear return on investment." Read More Zeus malware gets 64-bit makeover A 64-bit version of the notorious Zeus family of banking malware has been found, an indication that cybercriminals are preparing for the software industry's move away from older 32-bit architectures. Read More
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