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Monday, December 08, 2014

How one firm makes beer and basketball better

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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


WHITE PAPER: BMC Software

Bridge the Gap between Network Ops and the Service Desk
Businesses can't afford to let siloed approaches to incident management delay resolution and undermine IT productivity. BMC Intelligent Service Resolution bridges the gap between the service desk and network operations, and provides a unified, business-centric view across technologies, to help you resolve the right issues more quickly than ever. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: Nexsan Technologies

Hybrid Approach Rewrites The Rules For Backup Storage
Exponential data growth and long-term retention requirements are putting tremendous pressure on IT professionals, and the constant pressure to reduce storage costs has led many IT departments to settle for the status quo when it comes to protecting their data. View more

INSIDER
Wanted for hire: Engineers with ideas of their own
To foster innovation, Cambridge Consultants outfitted its new Boston offices with state-of-the-art laboratories and development resources. The 20,000-square-foot facility includes an anechoic chamber, which engineers can use as a radio test facility to improve performance of the wireless products they develop, for example. There's also a simulated operating room and rapid prototyping shops for making mechanical products and electronics. Read More

Free Windows? Not a chance
Microsoft is dousing speculation that it would make Windows free across the board. Read More

Former Apple manager sentenced to prison for selling secrets for cash
Back in 2010, an Apple global supply manager named Paul Shin Devine was arrested for providing Asian suppliers with confidential information such as product pricing and sales projections in return for cash and gifts. When the dust settled, prosecutors alleged that Devine made off with over $2.5 million in illegal kickbacks. Read More


WEBCAST: Dell Inc.

The Human Side of IT Security
The importance of IT security has vastly increased with the expansion in mobility, cloud computing, and social networking. Securing the organization is difficult enough, but it is considerably more difficult because of a number of factors tied to people. Learn more

Amazon crowd pokes fun at $40,000 TV
They don't seem to appreciate the fact that it's been marked down from $45,000.Or that this is nowhere near the most expensive television available via Amazon. Read More

Sites that don't like Chrome for no obvious reason
I've become hooked on Google's Chrome browser. It's got so much going for it that once you've used it for a while it's hard to let go … except when certain sites don't seem to work with it. Read More

How to pick the best browser for your enterprise
Knowing which browser to deploy in a large company is no easy task. The default option is Internet Explorer, but many users balk at this older, more cumbersome browser that seems to attract the most malware. Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

Improving the Management and Governance of Unstructured Data
Maximize efficiency with deeper insight to data value and automated, policy-based compliance, retention & disposition. Read Now

Top 10 states for tech workers willing to relocate
Would you move for your dream job? Dice.com reports that over the last year, more than 300,000 job seekers have indicated they'd be willing to relocate for the perfect job opportunity. But where are those opportunities? Read More

NSA spy program targets mobile networks worldwide
The NSA has conducted a covert campaign to intercept internal communications of operators and trade groups in order to infiltrate mobile networks worldwide, according to the latest revelations from documents supplied by Edward Snowden. Read More

Data from wearable devices could soon land you in jail
Data from a Fitbit wristband is being used in an insurance civil litigation case, but the ramifications of the legal fight are clear: A judge can subpoena data from a wearable device. Read More


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