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	Researchers defeat CAPTCHA on popular websites Researchers from Stanford University have developed an automated tool that is capable of deciphering text-based anti-spam tests used by many popular websites with a significant degree of accuracy. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2011 IT Roadmap Features Five Concurrent Morning Tracks Get the most out of your time at IT Roadmap San Jose (November 15, San Jose Convention Center), by choosing from one of five concurrent morning technology tracks. Track include: The Public and Private Cloud; The Connected Enterprise; The Modern Network, The New Data Center; and The Evolving Threat Landscape. Click to continue In this Issue The Security Industry All-Stars US energy agency demos blazingly fast network HTC now top U.S. smartphone vendor Standardizing the desktop: Strategies for success Harvard to welcome back Facebook CEO, ex-student Mark Zuckerberg Now the Internet is popping zits! Look who's getting ready for legal online gambling IPass lets businesses control mobile Wi-Fi usage iPad-controlled rover spies on friends Facebook Tip: How to Block Annoying App and Event Invites RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent Discover the new currency for the networked-community age Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue The Security Industry All-Stars From Bruce Schneier to Moxie Marlinspike, these folks are the one's to isten to for security insight Read More US energy agency demos blazingly fast network The U.S. Department of Energy will debut in November one of the fastest networks ever built: a 100Gbps Ethernet network that will enable researchers to create more complex, real-world simulations in climate change, particle physics, astronomy and other scientific fields. Read More HTC now top U.S. smartphone vendor HTC's strategy of flooding the U.S. market with lots of devices and hoping some of them hit is really paying off. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Business at the Speed of Virtualization Enterprises increasingly rely on technology to serve as the enablers and accelerators of the business—not just to reduce costs but also to empower new business initiatives and increase the top line. Learn More! Standardizing the desktop: Strategies for success IT is often at the forefront of technology innovation -- but not always. When it comes to the concept of a standard desktop -- every employee's core install that consists of an operating system, applications, hardware drivers and a security suite -- IT has moved at a snail's pace. Read More Harvard to welcome back Facebook CEO, ex-student Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is embarking on a tour of three major universities that will take him to Harvard on Nov. 7, the school where he created the famous web site then dropped out of and moved the operation to Silicon Valley in 2004. Read More Now the Internet is popping zits! Use of acne treatment medicine nearly tripled among teens taking part in a weekly Web-based survey that served as a sort of virtual doctor's visit, according to a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Sifting thru Thorny Energy Management Issues Learn how intelligent PDUs can provide real-time, accurate ratings for all server, power protection, and distribution & cooling systems. Learn More Look who's getting ready for legal online gambling Regular readers know that the legalization of online gambling - poker, in particular - is a hobbyhorse of mine. Not only do I believe that it should be legal, regulated and taxed, I further believe that opposition to it boils down to paternalism that I find not only wrong-headed but downright offensive. Read More IPass lets businesses control mobile Wi-Fi usage The new version of iPass' Open Mobile platform has added security and more controls for enterprises to keep track of data usage, the company said on Tuesday. Read More iPad-controlled rover spies on friends The Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank adds to Brookstone's line up of WiFi-controlled toys. Read More Facebook Tip: How to Block Annoying App and Event Invites If your Facebook account is overwhelmed with miscellaneous application and event invitations, here's how to quickly and permanently remove them. Read More
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