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2014 technology industry graveyard

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2014 technology industry graveyard
Microsoft, Google, Intel, BlackBerry and others bid farewell to brands, projects and more. Read More
 


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Optimization Strategies to Better Support Mobile
Grow your mobile workforce without risking security or increasing administrative complexity. This new white paper explains how Dell Mobility Solutions can help you increase mobile/BYOD performance and capacity while protecting company resources and streamlining IT management. Learn more

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Top 3 Network Challenges Limiting IT Agility
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM EDT Are technical challenges preventing you from building cloud infrastructures? This Webinar will explain the top three challenges facing network architects today, along with the key steps for improving IT agility. View Now>>

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Patent company trolls four
As Arista Networks grapples with its co-founder's lawsuit, the company and three other networking vendors are fending off litigation filed last week by a patent company. Read More
 

The software defined enterprise WAN is now a business imperative
It seems that we in the networking industry have been talking about evolving the WAN for well over 20 years now. The traditional "hub and spoke" WAN that we've all grown accustomed to was ideally suited for client/server computing, where users were in branches and applications were located in the data center. Read More
 

6 free network vulnerability scanners
Though you may know and follow basic security measures on your own when installing and managing your network and websites, you'll never be able to keep up with and catch all the vulnerabilities by yourself. Read More
 

How Adobe Is Moving on From Flash to Embrace HTML5
Adobe Flash is still widely used, but it's seen as obsolete in the face of HTML5. In response, Adobe is taking several steps to adapt and contribute to a HTML5 future without browser plugins. Read More
 

80s video game updated with Oculus Rift, Kinect
What do you get when you combine an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, a Kinect motion tracking sensor, multiple computers and a video game from the 1980s? PaperDude VR, a project presented at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Toronto that combines a real bicycle and a virtual world where gamers gain points by delivering newspapers. Read More
 

Cracked: The infamous Atari E.T. game mystery
Microsoft Xbox group finds long buried stash of Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games Read More
 

Voice phishing campaign hits customers at dozens of banks
  Cybercriminals stole debit card information from customers of dozens of financial institutions in a phishing campaign that combined rogue text messages and with VoIP calls. Read More
 

SDN start-up targets enterprise WAN complexity
An SDN start-up this week emerged from stealth mode to propose a software-defined answer to challenges vexing administrators of an enterprise WAN. Read More
 

CHI 2014: iPad, Oculus Rift, Kinect paired with 80s video game
Researchers at the Computer Human Interaction conference presented a bootstrapped immersive video game that pairs cutting edge hardware with a Paperboy from the 80s. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @ nickjb Read More
 

Mobile security tools win over IT pros
When we asked about tech favorites, several IT pros cited tools they've acquired to help address mobile device management, data security and application control. Read More
 

The 9 Most Difficult-to-Fill IT Roles
Competition for IT workers is fierce in the tech world and skills shortages abound. How fierce? Using data from TEKsystems, we look at what organizations describe as their most difficult-to-fill IT roles. Read More
 

 

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8. Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses

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Proven Approaches to Mobile-Enable Enterprise Apps

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Proven Approaches to Mobile-Enable Enterprise Apps
What's the best way to provide your diverse mobile users access to the apps they need? This white paper explains how the Dell Application Modernization and Development Solution Set can help you know when to develop new mobile apps, modernize existing apps or set up a desktop virtualization solution. Learn more


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Bridging the Gap Between Business and IT
There's a growing gap between business users and IT services. Differences between what users want and what IT can provide are driving a wedge between these two camps. Learn how this gap can be closed with the RES IT Store delivering automation in an easy-to-use and easy-to-implement package. Learn more


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Your Guide to Troubleshooting VoIP
Real-time voice communications are sensitive to delay and variation in packet arrival times. This paper guides you through the essentials of VoIP troubleshooting, including common problems as well as the metrics you should employ to fix and prevent them. Learn More


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Step-by Step Guide to Optimizing the Digital Experience
This practical guide to superior online performance takes a closer look at the complex concept of online performance: what it is, how to measure it, and—most critically—what it takes to make it better. Learn More


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Windows® XP Migration: Protect and Secure Critical Data
With the end of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system's lifecycle on April 8, 2014, businesses are faced with the decision to migrate to a newer operating system or to continue with XP without continuing security updates. Learn More


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Healthcare IT pros laud security, privacy tools

DeRodes steps into breach as Target's new CIO | SDN start-up targets enterprise WAN complexity

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Healthcare IT pros laud security, privacy tools
Healthcare IT spending is projected to hit $34.5 billion in North America this year as organizations wrestle with healthcare reform, adoption of electronic records, and the proliferation of digital and wireless medical devices. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments

Are Agents Necessary for Accurate Monitoring?
Being proactive in managing network performance means not only tracking the network and applications, but obtaining a view of the underlying infrastructure health. Selecting the best method for your team requires an understanding of the options and the ability to choose the solution that integrates well with your existing resources. Learn More

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Picking the Right Application Monitoring Solution
Successful application monitoring requires views of all facets related to service delivery and choosing the right APM solution can be a challenge. With this helpful IT Brief, you'll learn the 10 key components of a comprehensive APM solution so that you are able to make a better and more informed choice. Learn More

DeRodes steps into breach as Target's new CIO
Target has named veteran IT executive Bob DeRodes as its CIO and is tasking him with taking the $73 billion retailer in a new technology direction following the mammoth data breach that it disclosed late last year. The breach resulted in information being stolen from 70 million payment card users and prompted the resignation of CIO Beth Jacob. Read More

SDN start-up targets enterprise WAN complexity
An SDN start-up this week emerged from stealth mode to propose a software-defined answer to challenges vexing administrators of an enterprise WAN. Read More

How IBM is starting to look at lot like Amazon in the cloud
Log on to a portal, swipe a credit card and get access to virtual machines, storage, SaaS applications and dozens of other cloud-based services. No long-term contracts, no on-site, in-person planning teams or months-long roll out initiatives. Log on and spin up. Guess which company offers these services? Read More


WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks

7 Principles to Improve Web Site Availability
Users hate to wait so when your web site doesn't respond the way visitors expect, your business suffers. This guide offers strategies for scaling your web infrastructure to meet web availability and performance SLAs, enhancing both speed and performance (there is a difference), and delivering superior user experience on any device, in any location. Learn More

As wearables catch on, Amazon cashes in with new online store
Amazon.com launched a Wearable Technology online store, saying customers are increasingly interested in the devices. Read More

6 free network vulnerability scanners
Though you may know and follow basic security measures on your own when installing and managing your network and websites, you'll never be able to keep up with and catch all the vulnerabilities by yourself. Read More

Supply chain 2013: New tech tackles unprecedented risks
IT can never take all the risk out of a supply chain, but it can help organizations minimize their vulnerability in a world of new threats. Read More


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Acxiom Case Study
This case study, which focuses on Acxiom, explores how the company was able to secure employee data, reduce migration costs and boost productivity with the CommVault Edge software. Learn More

3D printing moves from prototypes to production
3D printing will become a mainstream production method within a decade as the range of industrial applications skyrockets and printer speeds double or triple. Read More

EMC's Project Liberty could free storage software from hardware
EMC will give users a peek at its progress toward software-defined storage next week at EMC World in Las Vegas, demonstrating a virtualized VNX array developed under a program called Project Liberty. Read More

Cleveland Clinic CIO: Tools are the biggest barrier to IT-driven medical care
Dr. C. Martin Harris, CIO at Cleveland Clinic and a former health technology adviser to President Obama, is using technology to redefine healthcare for patients and caregivers alike. Insider (registration required) Read More

Big data giants Cloudera and MongoDB join forces
When it comes to the infrastructure that powers big data applications, organizations are floundering, says Matt Asay, vice president, Marketing, Business Development & Corporate Strategy at MongoDB. Read More


SLIDESHOWS

Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

It takes many tools to keep IT systems running smoothly, and tech pros have their personal favorites. What made the cut?

JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES

As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity).

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MOST-READ STORIES

1. Microsoft warns Internet Explorer 6 to 11 vulnerable to zero-day spotted in the wild

2. 10 users IT hates to support

3. 6 free network vulnerability scanners

4. Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses

5. Just how much bigger AWS is compared its next competitor may surprise you

6. Microsoft Security Essentials goes bonkers just as support ends

7. New IE zero-day first to leave Windows XP exposed, unprotected

8. Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

9. Cisco, Akamai team to boost branch performance

10. FCC's new net neutrality proposal: What do we really know?


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iPhone gets serious 'GPS-like' app

10 users IT hates to support | Sprint unveils HTC One (M8) with exclusive audio perks

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iPhone gets serious 'GPS-like' app
A novel location technology is headed to the iPhone for the first time, as app maker IndoorAtlas announced its Android app's move to iOS late last week. IndoorAtlas states that its technology can bring "GPS-like" location accuracy to mobile apps, even in interior settings with no access to GPS or GLONASS satellite networks. Read More


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What to Look for When Evaluating Next-Generation Firewalls
These liabilities create security vulnerabilities and force enterprises into expensive workarounds like deploying separate gateway antivirus products and intrusion prevention systems (IPS).Next-Generation Firewalls remedy these problems. Learn More

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What Can Email Tell You About Your Organization?
Explore how to find answers to traditional messaging management questions – such as usage, trends, migration planning and more – and mine your Exchange store for insights that will improve your business. Read this informative report. Learn more

10 users IT hates to support
From the paranoid to the pathological, here are 10 user 'personalities' certain to drive any IT pro crazy Read More

Sprint unveils HTC One (M8) with exclusive audio perks
Sprint doubled down on high quality smartphone sound on Tuesday by introducing an exclusive version of the HTC One (M8) featuring HD Audio sound. Read More

How Lord & Taylor Integrates Print Ads with Mobile Commerce
Lord & Taylor's mobile app lets customers scan photos in print ads and buy the items with their smartphones, without ever going to the retailer's website. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Dell Software

Transforming enterprise applications for mobile environments
What's the best way to provide your diverse mobile users access to the apps they need? This white paper explains how the Dell Application Modernization and Development Solution Set can help you know when to develop new mobile apps, modernize existing apps or set up a desktop virtualization solution. Learn more

Google's self-driving cars now cruise through the neighborhood
Google is taking its self-driving cars off the highway and onto city streets -- safely, it claims. Read More

Cracked: The infamous Atari E.T. game mystery
Microsoft Xbox group finds long buried stash of Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial games Read More

Microsoft completes $7.2B acquisition of Nokia
Microsoft today officially closed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business, welcoming approximately 30,000 new employees to its rolls. Read More


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Logicalis eBook: SAP HANA: The Need for Speed
Without timely business insights, organizations today can suffer logistical, manufacturing, and even financial disaster in a matter of minutes. Considering the vast amounts of data being collected by these organizations, the need for real-time business analytics for big data is essential. View Now

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending April 25
Aesthetics reared its ugly, or beautiful (depending on your side of the debate), head in the iOSphere this week, as commentarians contemplated the question of whether real iPhones have curves. Read More

Wi-Fi hotspot grab coming to a city near you
A mega-battle is brewing between corporate giants such as AT&T, Google and Time Warner Cable to build Wi-Fi hotspots in U.S. cities connected to massive gigabit fiber-optic or fast networks of cable providers. Read More

New products of the week 04.28.14
Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as IBM and Dell Read More


SLIDESHOWS

Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

It takes many tools to keep IT systems running smoothly, and tech pros have their personal favorites. What made the cut?

JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES

As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity).

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MOST-READ STORIES

1. Microsoft warns Internet Explorer 6 to 11 vulnerable to zero-day spotted in the wild

2. 10 users IT hates to support

3. 6 free network vulnerability scanners

4. Michael Dell: On SDNs and networking for the masses

5. Just how much bigger AWS is compared its next competitor may surprise you

6. Microsoft Security Essentials goes bonkers just as support ends

7. New IE zero-day first to leave Windows XP exposed, unprotected

8. Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

9. Cisco, Akamai team to boost branch performance

10. FCC's new net neutrality proposal: What do we really know?


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