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FBI unbolts Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file
The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs when he was being considered for a position on the President's Export Council under George H.W. Bush in 1991. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Google Apps

Google: Security for Google Apps Messaging & Collaboration
This paper will explain the ways Google creates a security-based platform for offering its Google Apps products, covering topics like information security, physical security and operational security. Read now.

WHITE PAPER: Cyrus One

Colocation: The Logical Home for the Cloud
That environment is colocation—sophisticated data centers where some of the biggest enterprises and cloud providers in the world can offload the risks of growing capital costs, facility management and obsolescence and focus on their core mission. Learn More!

10 business skills every IT pro must master
Here are the 10 business skills that truly matter to your career in IT. A lot. Read More

Google to users: "Hey dummies! Don't root your Android phone and expect Google Wallet to be safe!"
So website categorization company zvelo caused a wee bit of a stir today when it exposed a potential security vulnerability in Google's near field communications (NFC)-enabled Google Wallet mobile payment platform. You can see a video of their efforts below: Read More

Microsoft mobile CRM clients may mean more productivity
The productivity of salespeople could jump with the upcoming release of native Microsoft Dynamics CRM applications for specific mobile platforms and put the software vendor ahead of some of its competitors, an expert says. Read More


WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

An Introduction to the HP Business Decision Appliance
The HP Business Decision Appliance, designed jointly by Microsoft and HP, optimized for SQL Server 2008 and SharePoint Server 2010, supports this objective with a combination of hardware and software tuned specifically for high-performance, simpler manageability, and ease of use. Learn more

Oracle buying Taleo for $1.9 billion in direct hit at SAP
Oracle is buying cloud-based talent management and employee recruitment software vendor Taleo for roughly $1.9 billion, the company announced Thursday. The move comes shortly after SAP's move to acquire SuccessFactors, a close competitor of Taleo, for $3.4 billion in a deal that has yet to close. Read More

Two SOPA post-mortems: one dead-on, one brain-dead
Most of you have probably had your fill of SOPA commentary, just as most of us here in New England would just as soon not hear another word about the Super Bowl. However, the issue of online piracy and what the government can do about it isn't going away, so I will point you to a pair of columns that are worth reading, one for its bringing clarity to the issue and the other for bringing utter nonsense.... Read More

IT Networking Organizations In a State of Transition
In a number of recent blogs, I've described an ESG thesis called data center networking discontinuity. Simply stated, data center networking discontinuity describes the growing gap between data center scale and complexity on one hand and legacy data center networking equipment and manual management and operations on the other. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetIQ

Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management
This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More

LTE boosts mobile gear by 17% in 2012
Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to IHS, formerly iSuppli. Read More

Citadel banking malware is evolving and spreading rapidly, researchers warn
A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert. Read More

Web-based counseling -- Telepsychiatry -- is taking off
Telemedicine has been around since the 1990s, but psychiatrists say it's increasingly used to treat remote patients as technology and security improves, and prices drop. Read More

Obama 2012 campaign playlist revealed courtesy of Spotify
Depending on your taste in music and tolerance for others' tastes, President Barack Obama's latest social media move – sharing his 2012 campaign playlist via streaming music website Spotify – might be a case of over-sharing: Ricky Martin, REO Speedwagon and James Taylor all made the cut. Read More

Project Management Salaries Show Earnings Growth, Career Potential
The latest salary survey from the Project Management Institute proves that project management remains a lucrative IT career. It also reveals what factors influence project management professionals' salaries the most. Read More

 
 
 

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