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	IN PICTURES: Products to watch for at Mobile World Congress 2014 (MWC) Mobile World Congress is the mobile industry's biggest show, starting Feb. 24 in Barcelona, Spain. It's rife with glitzy gadgets, arcane software and systems buried in the carriers' core networks, deals, promises, and hype. And more hype. Here's some of the stuff that's already been announced or is expected next week. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Anticipate, Engage and Deliver Exceptional Web Experiences IBM Customer Experience Suite and IBM Intranet Experience Suite help organizations delight customers through a consistently exceptional web experience and empower employees with the social business tools they need to drive better business results. Learn More. In this Issue Hot Topics at the RSA Conference Report: America's 4G LTE is really slow Candy crushed: Forklift 'solution' gets worker canned Microsoft, Sony team up to kill GameStop Microsoft Lync gathers data just like NSA vacuums up info in its domestic surveillance program Google makes good on threat, flips 'kill switch' on some Chrome add-ons 10 Eclipse projects that have made waves in IT Review: PathSolutions solves the network monitoring maze Juniper, Nokia hooking up? First Ubuntu phones to launch in 2014 Fresh batch of security start-ups aim to safeguard mobile devices, SaaS apps INSIDER Ransomware like Cryptolocker uses Bitcoin, other virtual currencies for payment The 12 most powerful security companies WHITE PAPER: Dell Software A New Set Of Network Security Challenges IT faces conflicting mandates from the business. On one hand, employees demand access from devices beyond the firewall such as smartphones, tablets, home PCs and laptops. On the other hand, risk management dictates corporate data must remain protected. The overarching challenge: balance productivity and security. A Must Read! Hot Topics at the RSA Conference It's the calm before the storm and I'm not talking about the unusual winter weather. Just a few days before the 2014 RSA Security Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. In spite of this year's controversy over the relationship between the NSA and RSA Security (the company), I expect a tremendous turnout that will likely shatter the attendance records of last year. Cybersecurity issues... Read More Report: America's 4G LTE is really slow Credit: OpenSignal It's hard to look at the news lately and not come to this conclusion - the internet in the U.S. just plain stinks compared to the rest of the world. Today is the most recent example. Read More Candy crushed: Forklift 'solution' gets worker canned The technology gods owe Robert McKevitt - all of us, actually - an explanation as to why in the year 2014 vending machines are still are still capable of driving normal human beings to abnormal acts of frustration. In other words, who among hasn't wanted to take a forklift to a balky vending machine? Read More Microsoft, Sony team up to kill GameStop We live in a world of transition from solid media to digital distribution. There's no mistaking that. From Netflix to Steam to iTunes, physical media is rapidly falling out of favor, at least among the content creators. I suspect they are more anxious for the advent of all-digital content distribution than consumers because it will reduce OPEX. But that day has not yet arrived. Best Buy still has a... Read More Microsoft Lync gathers data just like NSA vacuums up info in its domestic surveillance program Microsoft's Lync communications platform gathers enough readily analyzable data to let corporations spy on their employees like the NSA can on U.S. citizens, and it's based on the same type of information - call details. Read More Google makes good on threat, flips 'kill switch' on some Chrome add-ons Google today upgraded Chrome to version 33, fulfilling its promise to block more add-ons in the Windows browser and quashing 28 bugs. Read More 10 Eclipse projects that have made waves in IT Happy 10th anniversary to the open source foundation that has made millions of developers more productive Read More Review: PathSolutions solves the network monitoring maze PathSolutions' TotalView provides a path-oriented view into network problems and acts as a superb companion to your traditional network monitoring system Read More Juniper, Nokia hooking up? Nokia is reportedly considering acquiring Juniper Networks and combining it with its Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) business to increase U.S. service provider market penetration. Read More First Ubuntu phones to launch in 2014 The first smartphones based on a mobile version of Canonical's Ubuntu Linux operating system will be launched this year, the company's CEO said Wednesday. Read More Fresh batch of security start-ups aim to safeguard mobile devices, SaaS apps Security start-ups continue to blast out of stealth mode, and among the ones seen this week, the focus is on mobile security as well as cloud-based monitoring and threat detection of software-as-a-service applications such as Salesforce and Box. Read More INSIDER Ransomware like Cryptolocker uses Bitcoin, other virtual currencies for payment Attackers use malware to hold personal data hostage until victims shell out money to get it back. 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