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	Oracle's acquisition of Passlogix is a logical move It was just a month ago ("Acquisition season heats up") that I said, "We're not even out of the summer and the acquisitions have started. Could be a very lively fall!" That was an understatement. Read More ARTICLE: Oracle Total Economic Impact of Oracle Identity Manager A Forrester Study commissioned by Oracle. This paper details return-on-investment (ROI) calculations based on real customers' data, and guides you in computing cost savings with user provisioning. Use the model suggested in this report to design your implementation and measure results. Read now In this Issue Android Hack Enables 3G Skype Calls The US offshore wind energy technology conundrum Facebook's new groups feature worries some Best practices for endpoint security, Part 2 Physical security information management (PSIM): The basics Bill would protect towns, schools from cybertheft losses McAfee introduces antivirus product for virtual environments Don't expect to peer into Google cloud services security U.S. in rare earth quandry Microsoft plans colossal Patch Tuesday next week WHITE PAPER: Alcatel - Lucent Maximize Bandwidth and Deliver Superior Performance 100G is a leap forward in scaling metro, edge and core networks without performance degradation or the cost and complexity of unnecessary network re-engineering. Alcatel-Lucent is the only supplier to offer deployable 100G solutions in both the IP and optics domains. Read Now. Android Hack Enables 3G Skype Calls Just a few short days ago, the official Skype application finally graced the Android Market. But to much dismay, the communications app lacked the ability to make 3G calls on certain carriers within the US. Read More The US offshore wind energy technology conundrum US could see more then 4,000 GW of power from offshore windIf wind is ever to be a significant part of the energy equation in this country we'll need to take it offshore - into the deep oceans. Large offshore wind objects could harness about more than 4,000 GW of electricity according to a massive report on wind energy out this week from the Read More Facebook's new groups feature worries some This week's overhaul of Facebook groups quickly led to an outcry over the way the service works, but the bigger lesson may be simply this: Be careful who you befriend. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Expert Guide to Latest Network Trends The emergence of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, virtualization and unified switching fabrics is ushering in a major shift in data center network design: three-tier switching architectures are being collapsed into two-tier ones. Review this Network World eGuide to help you build a more reliable, stable and future-proof network. Read Now Best practices for endpoint security, Part 2 To cyber thieves, endpoint devices are a tempting target. Such devices can be a treasure trove of sensitive information in their own right, but they are also the gateway to bigger targets like network servers, databases and applications. In this article, security experts Faycal Daira and Bob Foley offer even more of their best practices for endpoint protection. Last week we looked at antivirus, device control, and host-IPS and behavioral protections. This week we cover location awareness, network access control and application control. Read More Physical security information management (PSIM): The basics The concept that's become known as Physical Security Information Management (PSIM, pronounced P-sim) was introduced to the physical security world in 2006. The idea is that all the stuff of security is actually data. Data that, once contextualized and analyzed, becomes information for making better business decisions. It is applying the concepts of information management and business intelligence to the practices and technologies of physical and homeland security. Read More Bill would protect towns, schools from cybertheft losses U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would protect municipalities and school districts against financial losses resulting from certain types of cybertheft. Read More WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 10 Must-Do's for a Profitable Selling Season The e-tailing group will ensure your team is ready to realize your maximum share of holiday dollars by highlighting best practices drawn from the e-tailing group Mystery Shopping and Mindset of a Multi-Channel studies. Learn More McAfee introduces antivirus product for virtual environments McAfee has introduced software to help companies moving to desktop virtualisation to remain secure Read More Don't expect to peer into Google cloud services security Customers of Google cloud services who are concerned about security better get used to being unable to check out first-hand how well their data is being protected, a Google spokesman told a high-tech leadership council recently. Read More U.S. in rare earth quandry In the face of China wielding menacing control over 97% of the world's rare earth materials, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would bolster R&D of the key elements and help find substitutions for the materials. Read More Microsoft plans colossal Patch Tuesday next week Microsoft will deliver a record 16 security updates next Tuesday to patch a whopping 49 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer (IE), Office and SharePoint. Read More
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