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	Former Marine fights to connect veterans with IT jobs Far too often, uniquely skilled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan hear the same disheartening message -- that they'd make great security guards. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Best Practices in Transforming a Legacy Network The explosion of mobile device use is testing the limits of legacy networks everywhere. In this webcast you will learn how Abilene Christian University meets the mobile access demands of 4500 University students, and 250,000 connections per day. Learn More In this Issue How IBM's Watson could change your business Google tops Glassdoor's best places to work; F5 outranks Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple Drone management: The next frontier INSIDER How to secure Apple and Android mobile devices using 802.1X Sony hackers release more data, promise 'Christmas gift' Microsoft to open-source cloud framework behind Halo 4 services Schmidt: NSA revelations forced Google to lock down data How to bridge and secure air gap networks How one firm makes beer and basketball better WHITE PAPER: CDW Network Performance and Security In recent years, the network firewall has evolved from a relatively simple security appliance to assume a prominent role in the enterprise's cyber-crime defenses. Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) represent the state of the art, incorporating features such as intrusion prevention, anti-malware, and deep packet inspection (DPI), technologies View Now How IBM's Watson could change your business Watson Group Chief Mike Rhodin talks about how IBM's cognitive computing tech is rolling out to enterprises, developers and end users. Read More Google tops Glassdoor's best places to work; F5 outranks Facebook, Qualcomm, Apple Google is No. 1 among employees, according to Glassdoor's seventh annual Employees' Choice Awards. Several other tech companies also made it into the top 50, including F5 Networks (#4), Facebook (#13), Qualcomm (#14), Adobe (#18), Apple (#22), LinkedIn (#23), Gartner (#24), Nvidia (#36), and Interactive Intelligence (#44). Read More Drone management: The next frontier About a year ago, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a bold publicity move – he sat down for a 60 Minutes interview and showed off the company's planned use of drones for same-day delivery to its customers. Those familiar with the reluctance surrounding drones in the U.S. knew that Bezos was being overly optimistic. Read More WEBCAST: IBM IBM Exceptional Digital experience Solutions Overview video Watch this video to see how you can create exceptional digital experiences, and learn about other companies that have used IBM technology to reinvent digital engagement. Learn More INSIDER How to secure Apple and Android mobile devices using 802.1X When connecting to an enterprise-secured network with Android devices, users are prompted with many settings that could be confusing. When connecting with iOS devices—an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch—users are typically only prompted for their username and password. They can't edit the advanced 802.1X settings on the device, but there are ways to get around this. Read More Sony hackers release more data, promise 'Christmas gift' A further dump of Sony Pictures corporate secrets appears to have been put on the Internet over the weekend, with hackers warning of more to come. Read More Microsoft to open-source cloud framework behind Halo 4 services Microsoft plans to open-source the framework that helps developers of cloud services like those behind the popular Halo 4 game. Read More WEBCAST: Unisys Transform Your Applications Experience Join Unisys to hear how Mobility, Cloud and Big Data are driving rapid changes in your Applications Environment and what you can do to stay one step ahead. View now Schmidt: NSA revelations forced Google to lock down data Google has worked hard to lock down the personal data it collects since revelations in the last year and a half about mass surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, company Chairman Eric Schmidt said. Read More How to bridge and secure air gap networks One of the more interesting security best practices is about to get turned on its head, thanks to some cutting-edge research at a small Israeli think tank and elsewhere. Read More How one firm makes beer and basketball better UK-based Cambridge Consultants recently moved its U.S. headquarters to Boston, where it plans to expand headcount from 30 people today to more than 100 over the next three years. "We're looking for engineers of all different disciplines -- software engineers, mechanical engineers, electronics engineers, program managers," said David Bradshaw, a director at the 54-year-old product development and technology consulting firm. Read More
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