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	Gotcha! FBI launches new biometric systems to nail criminals Nearly 80 years after it began collecting fingerprints on index cards as a way to identify criminals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is moving to a new system that improves the accuracy and performance of its existing setup while adding more biometrics. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Netop - NWW Remotely Support Android Smartphones and Tablets Support smartphones and tablets running Android 4.0 wherever they're located. With Netop Remote Control Mobile for Android support staff can gain real-time screen transfer and control of the device, transfer files and chat. Learn more. In this Issue If Cisco were Star Trek... Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light, researchers find The iPhone 5s Quiz IBM follows Amazon's move into China's cloud computing market A Look at the Fallout From the 2013 Snowden Leaks Why Gigamon's network big data play is important When bad things happen to good apps, Part 1 Google's biggest hits and misses of 2013 Cisco teams with VMware, Citrix to counter Amazon's new cloud-based desktop CEO Says CIOs Need to Be a Source of Energy and Innovation How to Get Your Documents Under Control Microsoft jerks Surface Pro 2 firmware update Acer focuses on cloud services to revive business One power cord to rule them all: Standards group pushes for universal laptop charger Products of the week 12.16.13 WHITE PAPER: Dell Bloor Research: The Economics of Cloud-Managed Integration Save time and money with cloud-managed integration Are you concerned about the cost and length of time it takes to integrate applications and data? You shouldn't be – cloud-based integration platforms dramatically speed results, increase productivity and lower costs. Learn more in this new white paper by Bloor Research. View now If Cisco were Star Trek... Re-casting Star Trek with the high-profile figures from Cisco and the networking industry. Read More Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light, researchers find Most webcams have a warning light that indicates when they're active, but it's possible for malware to disable this important privacy feature on older Mac computers, according to research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. Read More The iPhone 5s Quiz It is the most successful iPhone to date, but how well do you really know it? Read More IBM follows Amazon's move into China's cloud computing market Pack your bags and bring your passport: The cloud is off to China. Read More A Look at the Fallout From the 2013 Snowden Leaks Stories based on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden first began appearing in June. As 2013 comes to an end, the fallout may be just getting started. Here's a look at 15 ways the tech sector and lawmakers have reacted to the NSA's surveillance practices. Read More Why Gigamon's network big data play is important This week, traffic visibility solution provider Gigamon announced its Unified Visibility Fabric, which provides Traffic Intelligence to help enterprises and services providers get a better handle on what traffic is flowing across the network. Gigamon has beefed up the application and services layer of its visibility fabric with new applications and features that offer advanced filter capabilities,... Read More When bad things happen to good apps, Part 1 There are fewer disappointments worse than getting hooked on a piece of software and then, with one revision, seeing everything go wrong. Microsoft did that to us last year with Windows 8, and in 2013, I'd say Tune-Up Media takes the prize for the most fouled-up software of the year. Read More Google's biggest hits and misses of 2013 Read More Cisco teams with VMware, Citrix to counter Amazon's new cloud-based desktop The trio of Cisco, VMware and Citrix are teaming up to provide a new cloud-based desktop as a service (DaaS) offering aimed mostly at service providers. The move comes just weeks after Amazon Web Services announced its foray into the DaaS market, and could signal a wave of new DaaS offerings in the market early next year. Read More CEO Says CIOs Need to Be a Source of Energy and Innovation Allstate's CEO says the CIO's office is only 20 feet away, so he can easily get thoughts from "one of the architects of our business innovation." Read More How to Get Your Documents Under Control An events-planning business moves from a time-consuming, manual process for creating documents to one that uses HP Relate templates. Read More Microsoft jerks Surface Pro 2 firmware update Microsoft pulled an update for the Surface Pro 2 after owners complained that it crippled their tablets with reduced battery life and spontaneously changed the device's power-saving sleep mode. Read More Acer focuses on cloud services to revive business In its first move since ordering a company reorganization, Acer said it is focusing more on software and services to revive its struggling PC business. But analysts expect the company to face a tough road with its new direction, at a time when rivals are also focusing on the cloud. Read More One power cord to rule them all: Standards group pushes for universal laptop charger A Switzerland-based standards group wants to stop the madness of having a different charger for every laptop, and will publish a technical specification for universal laptop chargers early next year. Read More Products of the week 12.16.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as HP and BMC Read More
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