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Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7 Review: Best tools for mobile device management Network World Daily News PM December 09, 2013 Share this email iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 6 Temperatures plunged everywhere in the U.S. last week but not in the iOSphere, where heated speculation and anticipation of the iPhone 6 being able to detect and recognize your face kept spirits buoyant. Though why remains a mystery. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7 2. Review: Best tools for mobile device management 3. Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated 4. Dutch minister to question US Embassy about rooftop antennas 5. Silver Peak's new WAN feature could be essential 6. Here's what Facebook users were liking and linking to in 2013 7. A clear-eyed guide to Android's actual security risks 8. Google Doodle geekier than ever in honoring Grace Hopper 9. It's official: IT hiring has slowed 10. Documents leaked again amid secret trade negotiations 11. Real-Time Big Data Security Analytics for Incident Detection 12. The Mother of All Demos: The 1968 presentation that sparked a tech revolution 13. Review: Xbox One has mountains of untapped potential WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >> Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7 Microsoft has waffled over the past few days about how long it will continue to sell Windows 7, initially stating that it had already stopped shipping the operating system to retailers and OEMs, but shifting the status over the weekend to "to be determined." READ MORE Review: Best tools for mobile device management Mobile device management tools make sense when you are trying to control who can access your enterprise network and applications from particular phones and tablets. But to effectively evaluate these products, you should first identify what you're trying to control: the apps on particular devices, the pairing of a user with his device, the device itself, or the files on each device. READ MORE Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated In theory, cloud computing offers a fairly straightforward model for consuming compute and storage resources. Customers request capacity, it is provided by a vendor and it is paid for. Customers should be able to spin up and down resources as they need to and only pay for what they use. READ MORE Dutch minister to question US Embassy about rooftop antennas The Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations will question the U.S. Embassy over the purpose of its rooftop antennas, the minister wrote in a letter to the House of Representatives Monday. READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Corporation Make your business smarter with cloud-based analytics Learn how sales, finance, investment, risk, marketing, and procurement leaders are using SaaS-based business analytics to become more agile, serve the customer better, and deliver business results. Learn More. Silver Peak's new WAN feature could be essential With Dynamic Path Control, Silver Peak brings real-time updates to the 'GPS for hybrid WAN.' READ MORE Here's what Facebook users were liking and linking to in 2013 Facebook users spent much of 2013 talking about the new pope, elections around the world and, of course, relationships. READ MORE A clear-eyed guide to Android's actual security risks If you're an Android user -- or want to be -- you've likely heard about all the security risks of Google's mobile operating system. But how real are these threats, and how much damage can they do? Despite the fears, are Android devices actually a safe bet for an enterprise mobility strategy? READ MORE Google Doodle geekier than ever in honoring Grace Hopper The Google Doodle on the search giant's main page today honors Grace Hopper, the American computer scientist and Navy Rear Admiral whose work led directly to creation of the COBOL programming language as well as to advances in computer networking. Hopper, who has had everything from a Navy destroyer to a supercomputer named after her, would have been 107 today, Dec. 9. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AT&T Transforming Your Organization with Mobility This whitepaper intends to help organizations understand the critical elements of a mobilization solution, the value and inter-dependencies, and important enablement assessment questions. Learn More It's official: IT hiring has slowed After a decent start earlier this year, IT hiring is slowing down. READ MORE Documents leaked again amid secret trade negotiations Global intellectual property (IP) legislation continues to be negotiated behind closed doors this week in Singapore where discussions are underway on a secretive international trade treaty that could have far-reaching effects on Internet services, copyright law and civil liberties. READ MORE Real-Time Big Data Security Analytics for Incident Detection I've spent the last year or so doing research on the burgeoning field of big data security analytics. Based upon the time I've spent on this topic, I'm convinced that CISOs are looking for immediate help with incident detection, so they will likely focus on real-time big data analytics investments in 2014. READ MORE The Mother of All Demos: The 1968 presentation that sparked a tech revolution On December 9, 1968, Dr. Douglas Engelbart addressed a packed theater at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, demonstrating a new computing platform that heralded advancements from the computer mouse to videoconferencing. Forty-five years later, we're still reaping the benefits of his vision. READ MORE Review: Xbox One has mountains of untapped potential If Microsoft executes on the software front, the Xbox One could be the first step toward true ubiquitous computing—in your home, at least. 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