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Notification of .edu server breach mistaken for phishing email

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Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security

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February 20, 2013
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Notification of .edu server breach mistaken for phishing email

The administrators of 7,000 university websites are being required to change their .edu domain account passwords after a security breach ... one that was reported to them by Educause, the non-profit higher-education IT group that administers .edu, via an email that some complained bore the markings of a phishing attempt. First the breach. From a statement issued yesterday by Garth Jordan, vice president...

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Issue highlights

1. The top 6 jailbreak apps for iOS 6

2. Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security

3. The beginning of the end of BYOD as we know it

4. INSIDER Career advice that will change your life

5. OnApp: The most popular cloud platform you've probably never heard of

6. Xamarin 2.0 lets you develop Android and iOS apps in Visual Studio

7. Insect assassin drones? Armed drones choosing targets? What could possibly go wrong?

8. iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S accounted for 20% of smartphone sales during Q4 2012

9. Ubuntu for Nexus is just the tip of the OS iceberg

10. Citrix releases XenMobile MDM for Apple iOS, Android devices

11. First look: HTC One

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The top 6 jailbreak apps for iOS 6

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Dell: We can beat Cisco in enterprise and cloud security

Dell can trump Cisco in the information-technology security market, say Dell's executives in describing how the company with its multifaceted approach will hold an edge against some powerful rivals that also include HP and IBM. READ MORE

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The beginning of the end of BYOD as we know it

Earlier this week, the market leader in application delivery controllers (ADCs), F5 Networks, added to its security portfolio by announcing its own BYOD solution, know as Mobile Application Manager. Mobile App Manager is designed to remove many of the challenges associated with BYOD by taking the burden off the device and pushing the functions into the network. READ MORE

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Forrester: Defining the Next-Generation Workspace

How will you meet the needs of a mobile workforce? In this Forrester study, discover approaches to BYOD and desktop virtualization. Learn why Cisco Unified Workspace may be the solution for your mobility, virtualization, and security challenges. Read Now

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Career advice that will change your life

These days, free advice can be found everywhere, from your various social networks to your favorite advice column. But truly valuable advice typically comes from your peers or people who've made it to a career or life position that you'd like to get to someday. READ MORE

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Good APM Practices Get Results

According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More.

OnApp: The most popular cloud platform you've probably never heard of

For a company that has powered 2,000 clouds with more than 500 service providers in 40 countries, London-based OnApp has largely flown under the radar of industry watchers. But that could be changing for OnApp, which has built up an impressive cloud management platform, complete with an integrated content delivery network and a new storage-area network that it released today in the 3.0 version of its product. READ MORE

Xamarin 2.0 lets you develop Android and iOS apps in Visual Studio

Companies can create software in either C# or Visual Basic and translate it into native Android or iOS, with the new version 2.0 of Xamarin's multi-platform development kit. READ MORE

Insect assassin drones? Armed drones choosing targets? What could possibly go wrong?

Last year, I wrote about the future of drone surveillance and swarms of cyborg insect drones. That article was full of MAV (micro aerial vehicles) that looked like they should be in a B-grade sci-fi flick. In particular, after seeing a freaky video, I'd like to remind you of the U.S. READ MORE

iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S accounted for 20% of smartphone sales during Q4 2012

While the folks on Wall Street may not seem to care - with shares of AAPL down nearly $8 today - a new report from Strategy Analytics reveals that the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S were the two most popular smartphone models during the recent 2012 holiday quarter. READ MORE

Ubuntu for Nexus is just the tip of the OS iceberg

Some people buy phones and tablets because they want one operating system or another. This one runs iOS, that one runs Android. But isn't it even more awesome when there are several options for operating systems that we can toss on our devices? Who wants to be limited to just one? Luckily, for owners of Nexus hardware (such as the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), the number of OS options is exploding. Read... READ MORE

Citrix releases XenMobile MDM for Apple iOS, Android devices

Citrix has announced its mobile device management platform, XenMobile, which will offer companies a secure way for employees to access native Citrix apps in the cloud as well as third-party software, such as Windows, SAP or even Salesforce.com. READ MORE

First look: HTC One

The Taiwanese company's hoping to make a splash with the HTC One, its highest-profile release in years. READ MORE

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