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	25 geeky Mother's Day gifts Mother's Day is coming up, and we've found 25 gifts inspired by tech, science and math for geek-minded matriarchs. Read More WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! In this Issue Data breaches 9% more costly in 2013 than year before EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table Unisys unveils invisibility cloak for network traffic 11 reasons encryption is (almost) dead Deploying 802.11ac: Notes from the Field Symantec partners to fend off zero-day attacks Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy HP creates a new way to sell data centers WHITE PAPER: CDW Trends Shaping Software Management: 2014 Most IT executives recognize the relationship between mobile computing and worker productivity, and have long issued notebook computers and other mobile devices to road warriors and employees who work extended hours. In cases where they have no mobile device policy, users often take matters into their own hands. View Now Data breaches 9% more costly in 2013 than year before It cost U.S. companies hit by data breaches last year an average of $5.4 million to cope with the after-effects – up 9% from the year before, according to the ninth annual Ponemon Institute study. Read More EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table EMC's big bet on software is likely to get even bigger at this week's EMC World conference in Las Vegas. Read More Unisys unveils invisibility cloak for network traffic If you are ultra paranoid, what could be better than hiding your network traffic in such a way that no one could possibly intercept it? This is what Unisys is offering with its new Stealth appliance, which could make man-in-the-middle attacks and keylogger exploits obsolete, or at least more difficult to mount. Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Driving BPM Success Requires the Right People BPM is vital for businesses to improve and optimize their core processes. Too often, the "people" aspect is neglected, causing critical aspects of the BPM program to fail or underperform. By ensuring a "people" focus and using some specific people-oriented analysis techniques, program managers can help ensure success in their BPM efforts. Learn More 11 reasons encryption is (almost) dead Massive leaps in computing power, hidden layers, hardware backdoors -- encrypting sensitive data from prying eyes is more precarious than ever. Read More Deploying 802.11ac: Notes from the Field Deriving the precise 802.11ac strategy for any given organization can be complex. The bottom line for me, regardless, is to get on the .11ac bandwagon now. From my perspective, waiting is not an option. Read More Symantec partners to fend off zero-day attacks Symantec today announced its Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) effort for new products and managed security services to support enterprise customers in fending off targeted zero-day attacks in particular. One first step in this entails partnering with Check Point Software, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks to share threat detection information that can rapidly be integrated into Symantec endpoint protection software. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8, Inc Unified Communications for the Mobile, Cloud-based World The world is changing. Cloud, mobile and social technologies are transforming the way businesses work. Unified communications (UC) brings it all together. Learn why companies are moving to UC and hosted VoIP service to: - Increase enterprise collaboration & productivity - Improve organizational response times - Lower costs Learn more >> Microsoft sharpens encryption management tools Microsoft is giving the IT admin crowd an updated toolset for managing encryption with the latest release of its Desktop Optimization Pack, better known as MDOP. Read More The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy A recent White House report on big data wonders aloud about the capability of sensors and smart meters to turn homes into fish tanks, completely transparent to marketers, police -- and criminals. Read More HP creates a new way to sell data centers Hewlett-Packard is selling its data center services in a new way, via a program it calls "facilities as a service," or FaaS. Read More
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