Networking World: VMware vSphere 5.5 bulks up with more muscle, high-availability

Amazon plans to use drones to deliver packages

The latest move to kill bad patents divides tech industry

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December 02, 2013

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VMware vSphere 5.5 bulks up with more muscle, high-availability

VMware's latest salvo in its virtualization war with Microsoft is vSphere 5.5, which features a host of improvements, the most interesting being high availability, support for Big Data/Hadoop and improved storage and backup.

Issue highlights

1. Amazon plans to use drones to deliver packages

2. The latest move to kill bad patents divides tech industry

3. INSIDER How to stay one step ahead of phishing attacks

4. How analytics helped Ford turn its fortunes

5. Career Watch: Paying lip service to work/life balance

6. New life for Snowden the Snowman: Ultimate anti-NSA Christmas gift?

7. US HHS says it has reached HealthCare.gov deadline

8. UC Business Case, SIP Trunks, and Enterprise SBCs

9. Google Nexus phones vulnerable to denial-of-service attack via Flash SMS messages

10. Google Hangouts infringes trademark, says US company Hanginout

11. New Windows privilege escalation flaw exploited in active attacks

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Check Point 2013 Internet Security Report

Based on research of nearly 900 companies, the Check Point 2013 Internet Security Report uncovers major security risks organizations are exposed to on a daily basis. Discover how often Bots endanger your enterprise. See how commonly-used Web applications can be high risk. Learn how easy it is to experience unintentional data loss. Read Full Report.

Amazon plans to use drones to deliver packages

Amazon.com plans to deliver packages to customers using unmanned aerial vehicles in 30 minutes or less. READ MORE

The latest move to kill bad patents divides tech industry

Technology users -- retailers, in particular -- are being snared in patent infringement lawsuits, prompting Congress to eye reforms that could change how lawsuits are filed and who pays if they're frivolous. READ MORE

INSIDER

How to stay one step ahead of phishing attacks

Protecting yourself against phishing attacks used to be relatively easy. Don't download unexpected attachments. Visit banking websites directly instead of clicking on links in an email. And look for bad grammar. READ MORE

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People Data Management: Premise and Promise

The consumer web has given rise to a new normal. Always-on communications has transformed people's expectations and reshaped how they interact with companies. People Data Management systems offer a new class of enterprise software that allows companies to confront the implications of the people web. Read now!

How analytics helped Ford turn its fortunes

Big data and analytics permeate virtually every move Ford makes, from forecasting the worldwide price of commodities to figuring out what exactly consumers want, what it will build, where it should source parts and how to power its lineup of vehicles. READ MORE

Career Watch: Paying lip service to work/life balance

Personal coach Kelly Walsh says some initiatives with the 'work/life balance' label are actually counterproductive. READ MORE

New life for Snowden the Snowman: Ultimate anti-NSA Christmas gift?

A Sarasota, Fla., store owner unwittingly or not, might attract a few anti-NSA-related holiday purchases with this Snowden Snowman, which seemingly pays homage to Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents over the past year. READ MORE

WEBCAST: PC Connection

Optimizing a Technology Refresh

Hear about the current technology refresh cycle for aging laptops, desktops, and tablets and what impacts current trends in the marketplace are having. Learn More.

US HHS says it has reached HealthCare.gov deadline

HealthCare.gov, the troubled insurance-shopping website launched in October by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is now working well for most users, officials said Sunday. READ MORE

UC Business Case, SIP Trunks, and Enterprise SBCs

Google Nexus phones vulnerable to denial-of-service attack via Flash SMS messages

Attackers could force phones from Google's Nexus line to reboot or fail to connect to the mobile Internet service by sending a large number of special SMS messages to them. READ MORE

Google Hangouts infringes trademark, says US company Hanginout

Google's video-chat service Hangouts wilfully infringes on the still pending trademark of Hanginout, the company said in a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on Tuesday. READ MORE

New Windows privilege escalation flaw exploited in active attacks

Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that allows them to execute code with higher privileges than they have access to. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: SAP

Transition to the 3rd Platform for Enterprise Applications

The tech industry is in the midst of a major transition brought about by the combination of four forces. Since the lifetime of an application software package in a business is significant, application buyers need to consider support for the 3rd Platform. Learn more

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