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	Apple seeks standard to appease angry university net managers Under fire from its customers in the higher education market, Apple has proposed creating a new industry standard that would fix problems with its Bonjour zero configuration networking technology that is causing scalability and security problems on campus networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) Improving the Performance of SAN Storage Storage efficiency is dramatically reduced by file system fragmentation, which causes excessive and unnecessary disk I/O to be passed to the SAN. Tests show Diskeeper increases performance and efficiency of the SAN-attached OS and reduces I/O overhead. Read Now! In this Issue The good, bad and ugly history of Microsoft hardware Carriers to feds: Fix current telecom deal before starting follow-on iPhone 5 design, quality demands slows manufacturing Man discovers $20K-plus in hollowed-out book at my dump Huawei security chief: We can help keep U.S. safe from 'Net threats Astronomers find Super Earth that could support life – 42 light years away Why isn't Microsoft's answer to Siri built into Windows 8? Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft ISOC honors Facebook, Comcast execs for IPv6 work Twitter asks many users to change passwords 25 essential business apps for iPhone 5 WHITE PAPER: Symantec The CIO's Guide to Building an MDM Strategy The incredible success of mobile communications is plain to see. Anywhere you go people are on mobile devices. This trend has helped drive the evolution of the enterprise computing platform from fixed PCs to mobile devices. Read Now! The good, bad and ugly history of Microsoft hardware Microsoft built its identity on software development. Just refer to the name, and pay special attention to the "soft." But throughout its storied history, the company has progressively become much more of a multi-discipline workshop, producing physical gear alongside ethereal software code. And now we have the Surface RT tablet, the perfect springboard to recount some of the most memorable (and forgettable) products in Microsoft's hardware history. Read More Carriers to feds: Fix current telecom deal before starting follow-on Carriers aren't excited about the General Services Administration's plans for a follow-on contract to Networx -- tentatively dubbed Network Services 2020 -- because they want to see the U.S. government's procurement arm take steps to make the current contract more profitable for them. Read More iPhone 5 design, quality demands slows manufacturing You're facing a 3-4 week wait if you order an iPhone 5 today, according to Apple's Website. Partly, that's because Apple's manufacturing partner is having trouble keeping up with high demand for the new phone. Read More Man discovers $20K-plus in hollowed-out book at my dump Now here's a story you'll probaby never read about one of those newfangled e-readers like the Nook or Kindle: Man finds $20K-plus in a hollowed-out book at local dump. ARGUMENTS: ebooks vs. print books Read More Huawei security chief: We can help keep U.S. safe from 'Net threats The chief security officer of Huawei, the Chinese company recently flagged by Congress as a national security threat, says the network equipment maker could actually help the United States defend itself against malicious Internet traffic. Read More Astronomers find Super Earth that could support life – 42 light years away Astronomers have spotted a planet they call a "super-Earth" about 42 light years away that could have liquid water and an atmosphere stable enough to support life as we know it. Read More Why isn't Microsoft's answer to Siri built into Windows 8? Windows 8 is supposed to be Microsoft's majestic OS reset--a dramatic overhaul designed to usher the Windows platform into the age of mobility. And Windows 8 is also Microsoft's bid to achieve feature parity with iOS and Android, the other two OS powerhouses in the mobile universe. Read More Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences. Read More ISOC honors Facebook, Comcast execs for IPv6 work The Internet Society last night awarded its highest honor for work related to IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, to executives from Facebook and Comcast. Recipients of the award were Paul Saab and Donn Lee, software engineers at Facebook, and John Brzozowski, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for IPv6 at Comcast. Read More Twitter asks many users to change passwords Twitter appears to have reset the passwords for an undetermined portion of its user base because of a possible security breach. Read More 25 essential business apps for iPhone 5 Read More
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