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HTC Android phones can leak Wi-Fi passwords
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Comparison of Avaya and ShoreTel UC Solutions
Whether you need to build a business case for a UC system, or are ready to select a new solution, this white paper offers a thorough, side-by-side comparison of ShoreTel and Avaya offerings to help you make informed decisions. Read now!

Tech's original Great Satan calls out Google for being evil
My, how the tables have turned! Microsoft is apparently placing ads in major newspapers this week (I say "apparently" because no one reads newspapers anymore and I thus have no way of fact-checking) that call out Google for being too evil and not "putting people first." Yes, it's pretty amusing that Google, which has long branded itself as the good-guy tech company, is now under fire from Microsoft,... Read More

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Why Managing VMs is So Complex
Because virtual servers coexist with nonvirtualized ones, it effectively doubles the tools and efforts relevant to data center administration. Discover how a unified, out-of-band approach that aggregates management tools into a single, consolidated platform, renders the virtual and physical layers transparent from an IT management perspective. Read now!

NASA's 16 top technical challenges for the next 5 years
Drastically reduce the costs of safely and reliably getting into space; more effectively mitigate the impact of space radiation on humans; develop more robust mobile robotics and build a new generation of space telescopes to more effectively study space are just a few of the 16 high-priority technologies NASA should be working on in the next five yea Read More

VMTurbo upgrade supports the three major virtualization platforms
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Samsung: No Galaxy S3 at Mobile World Congress
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A New Look at Payment Security
Akamai Edge Tokenization takes much of the cost and complexity out of eCommerce. By tokenizing critical payment data before it reaches your PCI-regulated infrastructure, Akamai relieves your organization from what experts consider the most important and challenging PCI requirement. Read more

Verizon spectrum deal with cable companies could get Senate hearing
Verizon's spectrum deal with several cable companies could soon come under the same government scrutiny that AT&T received during its attempted merger with T-Mobile. Read More

Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation
One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced. Read More

London calling with BlackBerry 10 smartphone
Research in Motion's incipient BlackBerry 10 smartphone, code-named London, has a thin and long design, according a photo obtained by CrackBerry.com. Read More

The Byte - Sony's new CEO, Asus Padfone, Facebook IPO, soaring Kindle sales
The Byte, Feb. 1, 2012Sony's Kaz Hirai will takeover for Howard Stringer in April.Asus plans to debut its Padfone smartphone-tablet hybrid at Mobile World Congress this month.Facebook's IPO could come as soon as today.And more. Read More

Tech Titans Talk: The IDG Enterprise Interview Series
In the IDG Enterprise Interview Series, you'll hear from technology CIOs and CEOs on today's burgeoning trends, ongoing headaches and upcoming product plans. Check out this informative series from IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and his team of editors. Read More

 
 
 

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