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	7 communities driving open source development Over the past two decades, open development of technology has come to be seen as a key to driving innovation. Even companies that once saw open source as a threat have come around — Microsoft, for example, is now active in a number of open source initiatives. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Accelerate Business Operations with Cloud IBM Software-as-a-Service solutions for business operations accelerate innovation and deliver secure, always up-to-date collaborative solutions. Learn More>> In this Issue Best of CES 2015: In pictures Curved displays from TVs see uptake in PCs, monitors MEMS sensors are the quiet heroes of CES Verizon warns enterprise cloud users of 48-hour shutdown Six social engineering tricks that can be avoided if you're careful Microsoft's device share growth to outpace Apple's through 2016 Two Concur co-founders to leave following SAP acquisition Here's the biggest CES news so far, and it's not what you think Weather forecasting made (slightly) easier with updated NOAA system In IoT standards battle, there is no neutral zone for this CTO WHITE PAPER: IBM Superior Group case study Superior Group contracted with IBM Business Partner Avnet, Inc. to host a responsive web design solution built on IBM Web Content Manager software.The solution streamlines creation of nine mobile-ready websites, saving nearly USD180,000 in deployment costs and putting control of content creation and publishing in the business staff's hands. Learn More>> Best of CES 2015: In pictures Keep up with the biggest announcements and best new technologies on display in Las Vegas this week. Read More   Curved displays from TVs see uptake in PCs, monitors Curved displays may be a fad in TVs, but they could stick around longer in computer monitors. Samsung's curved TVs inspired a new all-in-one PC with a curved display, and Hewlett-Packard and Dell announced new 34-inch curved displays at the International CES in Las Vegas. Read More   MEMS sensors are the quiet heroes of CES They don't make a lot of headlines, but the tiny sensors that track movement, orientation and pressure are the quiet heroes of the International CES. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP 2014 Cost of Cyber Crime Study: Global Report The 2014 Cost of Cyber Crime Study taps the collective experience of 257 organizations in seven countries. It shows that cyber crime and its associated cost to businesses continues to rise. But there is good news, too. Security defenses and a strong security posture help drive down the losses. Learn more >> Verizon warns enterprise cloud users of 48-hour shutdown Verizon is warning users of its new cloud service to brace for a two-day outage late this week. Read More   Six social engineering tricks that can be avoided if you're careful Social Engineers work on multiple levels. The key to their success is to target human nature and emotion. However, some of their most common tricks can be avoided if their victims have advanced warning. Read More   Microsoft's device share growth to outpace Apple's through 2016 Microsoft's share of shipped devices will climb slightly this year and pick up some steam in 2016, but Apple's share will grow at a more sluggish pace because of slow-downs in iPhone and iPad, Gartner forecast Monday. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   An Introduction to Elastic Storage Please Join IBM and Nuance Communications Inc. to learn how Nuance uses IBM Elastic Storage to improve the power of their voice recognition applications by managing storage growth, cost and complexity while increasing performance. Learn More Two Concur co-founders to leave following SAP acquisition Two of Concur's three co-founders are leaving the travel and expense software company just a few weeks after SAP closed its acquisition of the vendor. Read More   Here's the biggest CES news so far, and it's not what you think There are hundreds of shiny products vying for attention at this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but the biggest news of the show so far probably isn't what you think. Read More   Weather forecasting made (slightly) easier with updated NOAA system To better anticipate the next Sandy-size hurricane, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is upgrading the supercomputers it uses for predicting the weather. Read More   In IoT standards battle, there is no neutral zone for this CTO Jan Brockmann, the chief technology officer at AB Electrolux, one of the world's largest appliance makers, is on a mission at the International CES trade show to help shape the future of the Internet of Things. Read More
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