Networking World: Fascinating 50: Meet the most interesting people in the world of technology

Computer science enrollments rocketed last year, up 22% | Use of H-1B alternative skyrockets

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Fascinating 50: Meet the most interesting people in the world of technology
The tech world is filled with fascinating people. They work at giant companies, tiny startups, and everywhere in between. Some of their projects are done on a shoestring budget, others are venture-funded. Here are 50 techies who caught our attention for their innovative and inspirational work. Read More

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Achieve Deeper Network Security and Control
Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) revolutionized network security. Traditional firewalls that only focus on stateful packet inspection and access control rules are ineffective in today's advanced-threat environment. To protect your organization from threats, your NGFW must be able to deliver a deeper level of network security. Learn why Dell™ SonicWALL™ NGFWs are the only firewalls capable of providing organizations of any size with the proper level of network security.

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WHITE PAPER: Plantronics

Unleash your UC Potential By Putting Users First
What's holding back Unified Communications (UC) adoption? Too often, today's solutions are simply too hard to use. Now, survey results show high-quality audio and a simple and intuitive user experience can turbo-charge acceptance. Read this exclusive report from Plantronics and IDG to learn how you can start making the most of UC. Read now!

Computer science enrollments rocketed last year, up 22%
A sneak peek at the annual Computing Research Association's (CRA) report on computer science enrollments at colleges shows that strong demand for technically-savvy workers is luring students in a big way. Read More

Use of H-1B alternative skyrockets
In 2008, the U.S. government changed the rules on student visas and allowed foreign STEM students to work in the U.S. for up to to 29 months without an H-1B visa. The program quickly grew in popularity. Read More

Startups vie to evaluate credit risk using Facebook profiles
Two companies using Facebook profiles to generate credit scores, their stands side by side at Cebit, are chasing different customers -- although they are competitors in the trade show's Code_n startup contest. Read More

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Simplify and Consolidate Data Protection for Better Results
Learn how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center simplifies user experience and speeds problem resolution. Read Now

INSIDER

Red Hat CEO: PaaS is the new application server
In an interview with InfoWorld, CEO Jim Whitehurst discusses Red Hat's ambitions with the cloud and OpenShift. Read More

Big Data still 'a new frontier' for most of the public sector
Given last year's revelations about the National Security Agency's (NSA) massive surveillance and data analytics conducted on Americans, along with continuing stories about local police scanning thousands of license plates per day, it might sound absurd to say that government lags behind the private sector in the use of Big Data analytics. Read More

Tech built to find missing aircraft not always used
Aviation experts have cited multiple possible reasons for the problems in the multi-country effort to locate the Malaysia Airlines jetliner that dropped off the grid over the South China Sea four days ago. Read More

WHITE PAPER: CDW

The Case for Mobile Apps
Today's mobile apps turn handheld devices into e-book readers, portable navigation systems, digital wallets and more. And for organizations with mobile workers, they boost productivity by allowing easy access to resources and applications. Mobile apps can be designed for employees, customers, constituents and more. Read Now

Juniper Networks not giving up firewall patent fight vs. Palo Alto Networks
Juniper Networks' legal battle against Palo Alto Networks claiming infringement of application-firewall patents ended in a mistrial being declared in a Delaware court, but Juniper says it intends to haul Palo Alto back into court again. Read More

Robot project aims to help doctors diagnose human stroke victims
The creators of the Roboy robot wanted it to move as much like a human as possible, using a skeleton of 3D-printed bones and joints, tendons -- and coiled springs in muscles. Read More

US-CERT urges XP users to dump IE
People who plan to run Windows XP after Microsoft pulls the patch plug should dump Internet Explorer (IE) and replace it with a different browser, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said Monday. Read More

HP gains traction with augmented reality service
Hewlett-Packard has found some success with a platform, called Aurasma, that provides augmented reality services to portable devices. Read More

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How to protect virtual machines (VMs)

These four products represent different approaches to VM security.

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