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	What's your favorite enterprise IT product? It's not too late to contribute to this year's Fave Raves collection. Tell us about your favorite enterprise IT product, and we'll share your raves with our readers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Enterprise What's trending in wearable computing and digital money? Come to DEMO Enterprise, April 3 in SF to see the best new products in wearable computing, digital money, mobile, health, internet, enterprise, big data and more. All products are handpicked by top VC experts for their innovative design and market potential. Special offer to newsletter subscribers, register and save 40%. In this Issue 8 ways to improve wired network security Neil deGrasse Tyson: What technology pros can learn from America's favorite scientist Microsoft dangles $50 carrot in front of XP users All major browsers fall during second day at Pwn2Own hacking contest The trouble with troubleshooting iOS 3 easy Linux alternatives for Windows XP refugees who don't want a new PC US government to end formal relationship with ICANN IBM latest tech company to deny links with NSA spy program Open source project builds mobile networks without big carriers RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Tales from the Dark Side of the Network Frustrated with your big IT Network Management System? In this exclusive footage, IT pros tell their side of the story...the dark side. Let SolarWinds ® Software bring light to the darkness. Save Time. Save Money. Save the Network with SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Watch now and don't let inefficient network management systems take your team to the dark side. 8 ways to improve wired network security We sometimes focus more on the wireless side of the network when it comes to security because Wi-Fi has no physical fences. After all, a war-driver can detect your SSID and launch an attack while sitting out in the parking lot. Read More Neil deGrasse Tyson: What technology pros can learn from America's favorite scientist Just about everybody loves Neil deGrasse Tyson, and I'm no exception. Dr. Tyson's keynote session at SXSW may have been the happiest event on the event's crowded calendar. The packed house ate up his energetic musings on the nature of science and the scientific method, showering the man with warmth and approval, in which he eagerly basked. Read More Microsoft dangles $50 carrot in front of XP users Microsoft has anted up in its attempt to convince last-minute laggards to abandon Windows XP by handing a $50 carrot to people who buy a new Windows 8.1 device. 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 All major browsers fall during second day at Pwn2Own hacking contest Security researchers demonstrated zero-day exploits against Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Adobe Flash Player during the second day of the Pwn2Own hacking competition, racking up total prizes of US$450,000. Read More The trouble with troubleshooting iOS You know what the trouble with troubleshooting iOS is? You can't do it. Because it doesn't exist. Read More 3 easy Linux alternatives for Windows XP refugees who don't want a new PC Windows XP's refugees have two choices on April 8, when Microsoft stops supporting the decade-old operating system. They could cling desperately to their old Windows XP system and face what could be a hacker feeding frenzy, or they could keep the old PC but install a new, free, and safe operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Crittercism Getting Agnostic about Mobile Devices The need for flawless, high-performing mobile apps is critical, yet many organizations struggle. This paper explains how to accurately analyze performance of mobile apps, calculate the cost of app failure, and how to develop, deploy and test mobile apps so that malfunctions don't happen. Read more! US government to end formal relationship with ICANN The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in late 2015, with ICANN developing a new global governance model. Read More IBM latest tech company to deny links with NSA spy program IBM said it has not provided client data to the U.S. National Security Agency or any other government agency under surveillance programs involving the bulk collection of content or metadata. Read More Open source project builds mobile networks without big carriers Open source projects garner the attention of the tech community because the passionate people behind these developments occasionally cause major disruption and create opportunities to change industries, as Android and Linux did. Read More
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