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Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon

	Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1's first update, with welcome new features | Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share
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	Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon Microsoft and IBM are gaining momentum in the cloud infrastructure services market, putting pressure on Amazon and outpacing rival Google, according to a new study. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Solving the ADC Market Share Riddle: Winning the Data Center No other ADC is better equipped to master those transformations than Citrix NetScaler. Gartner Inc.'s market share report confirms that NetScaler alone lives up to the full potential of ADCs for supporting today's IT requirements. Learn why other leading ADCs fall short while Citrix NetScaler gained share consistently for six consecutive quarters. Learn more In this Issue Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1's first update, with welcome new features Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share Analyst: Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 ranked among the best tablet displays Internet Explorer is the 'sweet spot' for attackers so far in 2014 Watch OneNote's hilariously bad LMFAO parody and 8 more classic Microsoft spoofs Microsoft verging on single OS across all devices Microsoft faces anti-monopoly probe in China over Windows, Office Zero-day flaws found in Symantec's Endpoint Protection Making the case for Amazon to release its cloud revenues WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Meeting the Exploding Demand for New IT Services In this eBook, explore the top trends driving the New IT for IT Service Management, and how leading organizations are evolving to focus on end-user experience. Learn More Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1's first update, with welcome new features Microsoft formally unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 Update early Wednesday morning, confirming features such as Start screen folders, sandboxed apps, and even a handy VPN function for surfing over public Wi-Fi connections. Read More Android grabs record 85 percent smartphone share Google's dominance of the smartphone market has reached new heights, with its Android operating system now accounting for a record 84.6 percent share of global smartphone shipments, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Read More Analyst: Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 ranked among the best tablet displays In a report released Wednesday, DisplayMate's Soneira said the Surface Pro 3 joins the top tier of tablet displays, just behind the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM The Total Economic Impact Of IBM Datacap Taskmaster In April 2012, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact (TEI) and potential ROI that enterprises might realize by deploying IBM's Datacap Taskmaster Capture solution. Learn More Internet Explorer is the 'sweet spot' for attackers so far in 2014 After analyzing public vulnerabilities and exploit trends in the first half of 2014, Bromium Labs concluded that Internet Explorer is the "sweet spot for attackers." Read More Watch OneNote's hilariously bad LMFAO parody and 8 more classic Microsoft spoofs Microsoft's deep love of hilariously bad parody videos has struck once again, with the OneNote team rolling out "Click it and I Note It," an absolute gem of a disaster that celebrates the note-taking service's deep Surface Pro 3 integration by miming LMFAO's already ridiculous "I'm Sexy and I Know It." Read More Microsoft verging on single OS across all devices The next version of Windows will pull together the company's three Windows OSes – Windows for PCs and tablets, Windows Phone and Xbox One – to enable apps that span all types of devices and that are available in a single Microsoft store, CEO Satya Nadella told investors and journalists during the company's Q4 earnings meeting. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC by Schneider Electric Infrastructure Management Software Improves Planning & Costs This paper demonstrates, through a series of examples, how data center infrastructure management software tools can simplify operational processes, cut costs, and speed up information delivery. View more Microsoft faces anti-monopoly probe in China over Windows, Office China has opened an anti-monopoly probe into Microsoft over problems arising from its Windows and Office software, a government regulator said on Tuesday, a day after it conducted surprise raids of the company's offices in the country. Read More Zero-day flaws found in Symantec's Endpoint Protection Symantec's Endpoint Protection product has three zero-day flaws that could allow a logged-in user to move to a higher access level on a computer, according to a penetration testing and training company. Read More Making the case for Amazon to release its cloud revenues The past few weeks have been earnings season, meaning publicly-traded companies reveal their latest financial results for the second quarter of the year. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything From cell phones and cars to IPv6 security researchers have turned their skills against a world of technology. 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). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES of 2014 1. About those alleged backdoors in Microsoft products... 2. Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December 3. A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing 4. Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything 5. Abuse of Larry Ellison continues unabated 6. Zero-day flaws found in Symantec's Endpoint Protection 7. 20 cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi 8. Windows 9 in November? Don't believe it 9. Guns, vandals and thieves: Data shows US networks under attack 10. 10 disturbing attacks at Black Hat USA 2014
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Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon

	Midyear jobs outlook: What to know about IT hiring, skills, benefits | Making the case for Amazon to release its cloud revenues
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	Microsoft, IBM make cloud gains against Amazon Microsoft and IBM are gaining momentum in the cloud infrastructure services market, putting pressure on Amazon and outpacing rival Google, according to a new study. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: 8x8 Don't Become a Federal HIPAA Target! The Feds are stepping up enforcement of HIPAA, the medical privacy law. Lots of companies need to comply and don't know it. Learn how to keep your unified communications from making your organization an enforcement target. Learn More In this Issue Midyear jobs outlook: What to know about IT hiring, skills, benefits Making the case for Amazon to release its cloud revenues Internet of things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds Amazon Fire teardown pegs parts cost just below 32GB iPhone 5S INSIDER Mobile management: Making sense of your options As IoT changes how carriers make money, Ericsson is buying new smarts Amazon warming up to hybrid clouds Testbed will help clouds and networks shake hands IBM aims to disrupt supercomputing market with cloud enticements 25G Ethernet moving fast WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Lowering Management Costs to Enable the Dynamic Data Center Today's business consumers require rapid access to new tools, applications and services (mobile, social, analytics) and have become impatient with the slow application development/testing cycles and the inefficiency of today's data centers. Learn more! Midyear jobs outlook: What to know about IT hiring, skills, benefits The second half of 2014 is looking good for job-hunting IT pros, particularly if they possess coveted skills. IT employment numbers are rising, employers are forging ahead with hiring plans, and CIOs are confident about hiring budgets. Read More Making the case for Amazon to release its cloud revenues The past few weeks have been earnings season, meaning publicly-traded companies reveal their latest financial results for the second quarter of the year. Read More Internet of things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds A security audit of 10 popular Internet-connected devices—components of the so-called "Internet of things"—identified an alarmingly high number of vulnerabilities. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Riverbed Optimization System: Technical Overview The Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS™) powers Riverbed's unique line of SteelHead™ application acceleration appliances and Steelhead Mobile client software. RiOS is based on technologies that solve a range of problems affecting wide area networks (WANs) and application performance. View now>> Amazon Fire teardown pegs parts cost just below 32GB iPhone 5S Parts for the 32GB Amazon Fire smartphone cost $205, just shy of the cost of parts of a similarly configured Apple iPhone 5S and well below the Samsung Galaxy S5, both with the same 32GB storage tally, according to teardowns done by IHS. Read More INSIDER Mobile management: Making sense of your options Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful -- and a security risk. Read More As IoT changes how carriers make money, Ericsson is buying new smarts Ericsson plans to acquire MetraTech, a vendor of billing systems based on metadata, as service providers eye new services using the Internet of Things. Read More WHITE PAPER: XO Communications Clearing the Network Hurdle to Cloud Deployment Although enthusiasm is high among IT pros for cloud services, an IDG Research Quick Poll survey found that, in fact, the cloud is at a crossroads. Learn More Amazon warming up to hybrid clouds Two years ago at the company's very-first ever Amazon re-Invent conference in Las Vegas, the chief of Amazon's cloud division Andy Jassy gave private clouds a bad rap. Read More Testbed will help clouds and networks shake hands A network testbed being constructed just south of San Francisco will help carriers and vendors develop standards for better cloud services, the Cloudethernet Forum says. Read More IBM aims to disrupt supercomputing market with cloud enticements IBM is offering a potentially powerful incentive in its attempts to entice organizations to move supercomputing jobs to the cloud: a high-speed network communications link called InfiniBand. Read More 25G Ethernet moving fast The second highest server Ethernet port sales and shipments may be 25G over the next five years, according to Dell'Oro Group. First will be 10G, which will account for more than 50% of the $1.7 billion in revenue and 40 million ports by 2018. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything From cell phones and cars to IPv6 security researchers have turned their skills against a world of technology. 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). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES of 2014 1. About those alleged backdoors in Microsoft products... 2. Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December 3. A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing 4. Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything 5. Abuse of Larry Ellison continues unabated 6. Zero-day flaws found in Symantec's Endpoint Protection 7. 20 cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi 8. Windows 9 in November? Don't believe it 9. Guns, vandals and thieves: Data shows US networks under attack 10. 10 disturbing attacks at Black Hat USA 2014
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iPhone gets first free app for encrypting voice calls

	Amazon Fire teardown pegs parts cost just below 32GB iPhone 5S | Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December
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	iPhone gets first free app for encrypting voice calls An open-source project has released the first free application for the iPhone that scrambles voice calls, which would thwart government surveillance or eavesdropping by hackers.Signal comes from Open Whisper Systems, which developed RedPhone and TextSecure, both Android applications that encrypt calls and text messages.The application is compatible with RedPhone and eventually RedPhone and TextSecure will be combined in a single Android application and called Signal as well, according to a blog post.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Lowering Management Costs to Enable the Dynamic Data Center Today's business consumers require rapid access to new tools, applications and services (mobile, social, analytics) and have become impatient with the slow application development/testing cycles and the inefficiency of today's data centers. Learn more! In this Issue Amazon Fire teardown pegs parts cost just below 32GB iPhone 5S Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December 10 technologies that will transform PCs in 2015 and beyond Analyst: Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 ranked among the best tablet displays Rapid Review: Amazon Fire Phone Samsung delays Tizen OS launch indefinitely due to lack of apps Linux will not become a gaming platform, it already is one Samsung, Apple still dominate smartphones, but their shares slip Using a smartphone as a hotel room key: What could possibly go wrong? Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything RoboBees to save US agriculture ... in about 20 years WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Riverbed Optimization System: Technical Overview The Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS™) powers Riverbed's unique line of SteelHead™ application acceleration appliances and Steelhead Mobile client software. RiOS is based on technologies that solve a range of problems affecting wide area networks (WANs) and application performance. View now>> Amazon Fire teardown pegs parts cost just below 32GB iPhone 5S New Dynamic Perspective sensors help boost cost, though display costs are minimal, IHS says Read More Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December The launch of Apple's iWatch has reportedly experienced production delays Read More 10 technologies that will transform PCs in 2015 and beyond The future of PCs will bring new chips, new memory types, and even new cables and chargers. Take a peek at what's coming. Read More WHITE PAPER: RES Software Beyond the Enterprise App Store Leverage proactive, secure and automated IT Service delivery to move beyond the traditional App Store and empower your users. Read the white paper to learn how Learn more Analyst: Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 ranked among the best tablet displays A report published Wednesday by DisplayMate's Raymond Soneira says Microsoft's latest Surface iteration receives top marks for color accuracy and power efficiency. Read More Rapid Review: Amazon Fire Phone Amazon's Fire Phone is solid, but it needs a little more time and a lot more apps to be really great. Read More Samsung delays Tizen OS launch indefinitely due to lack of apps Samsung is delaying the release of the Samsung Z because it wanted time to "further enhance [the] Tizen ecosystem" before releasing it. Translation: the OS has no apps. Read More WHITE PAPER: OutSystems HTML5 Rocks With the release of the 5th major version of HTML (aka HTML5), new features that mainly target Web Applications have been introduced, ranging from CSS3 (related technology) to GeoLocation and WebStorage. This article explores the top 5 features that developers should be using now. Read Now Linux will not become a gaming platform, it already is one Why I cringe whenever I hear someone say "it's the year of Linux gaming!" Because Linux is already a gaming platform. Read More Samsung, Apple still dominate smartphones, but their shares slip Vendors mainly from China are offering low-cost, high-quality alternatives, IDC says Read More Using a smartphone as a hotel room key: What could possibly go wrong? If you have an Apple or Android smartphone and stay at one of 11 brands of hotels in Hilton’s portfolio, then your smartphone will soon double as your hotel room key. Imagine using a smartphone as room key for more than 650,000 hotel rooms, at over 4,000 hotels in 80 different countries…what could possibly go wrong?Hilton Worldwide has upgraded its technology to the tune of $550 million and then announced that by the end of 2014, guests will be able to use their phone to select their exact room from digital floor plans “for over 650,000 rooms at more than 4,000 hotels across Hilton’s portfolio of 11 brands.” Guests can also “customize their stay by purchasing upgrades and making special requests for items to be delivered to their room, on their mobile devices, tablets and computers.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything From cell phones and cars to IPv6 security researchers have turned their skills against a world of technology Read More RoboBees to save US agriculture ... in about 20 years It looks like we're doing a great job killing off the bees with the toxic environmental mess that agricultural pesticides have created. So, how do we fix the problem? With robots, of course! Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything From cell phones and cars to IPv6 security researchers have turned their skills against a world of technology. 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). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES of 2014 1. About those alleged backdoors in Microsoft products... 2. Apple iWatch launch may be pushed back until December 3. A breakdown of Cisco ACI pricing 4. Black Hat 2014: How to crack just about everything 5. Abuse of Larry Ellison continues unabated 6. Zero-day flaws found in Symantec's Endpoint Protection 7. 20 cool things you can do with a Raspberry Pi 8. Windows 9 in November? Don't believe it 9. Guns, vandals and thieves: Data shows US networks under attack 10. 10 disturbing attacks at Black Hat USA 2014
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