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Everything you need to know about data breach insurance
Heartland Payment Systems figured it was in pretty good shape when it took out a $30 million cyber insurance policy. Unfortunately, the credit card transaction processor was the victim of a massive data breach in early 2009 that resulted in losses estimated at $145 million. The insurance company did pay Heartland the $30 million, but the company was on the hook for the remaining $115 million. Read More


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Avaya: Creating Fit for Purpose Data Center Networking
Simplified and optimized service orchestration maximizes the return from a virtualized computing environment. Click to read the White Paper.

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Windows 7 Migration Made Easier with Desktop Virtualization
Windows 7 presents both an opportunity and a challenge for enterprises and their IT organizations. . Unless IT can simplify the adoption process, the enterprise faces potential long term disruptions to IT and end users alike. Read this whitepaper to learn how desktop virtualization offers a better way forward. Learn More

Linux kernel now supports OpenRISC, nested virtualization
Linus Torvalds has released the next version of the Linux kernel, and with it come virtualization enhancements and support for the emerging OpenRISC processor architecture. Read More

Great Gear for Working Out at Your Desk
Sitting at a desk all day is not the healthiest thing you can do, but this gear can help you stay active even when you're tied to a desktop or a laptop. Read More

Prudential Financial: 1,000 servers moved into a virtual environment
When Mary O'Malley became Prudential's environmental task force chairperson in 2007, she found that the company's IT department was already focused on being green. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

New Deployment Models for Communications and Collaboration
This document will help you understand the differences between the options and show you how Cisco Unified Communications and Collaboration solutions give you the flexibility to determine the best option for your business. Read now

Microsoft Applies For 'Self-Cleaning' Touchscreen Patent
Microsoft is always making some intriguing patent applications, and its non-computing patents are always the most interesting ones, like the touch effort introduced with Surface. A new one, though, could be a real lifesaver. Literally. The patent could be described as a "self-cleaning touch screen," but that's inaccurate. It won't get rid of the smudges if you eat pizza while using your Windows 8 tablet.... Read More

JM Family: Works to eliminate more than 1,400 physical servers
The IT shop at JM Family Enterprises has taken the typical steps to make its data centers eco-friendly: It has consolidated systems, virtualized servers and set up hot and cold aisles to drive down energy consumption. Read More

New Security Flaws ID'd in BlackBerry 6 OS, Enterprise IM Apps
BlackBerry-maker RIM has identified a number of significant security flaws that affect the Webkit browser in its BlackBerry 6 handheld OS and enterprise IM applications from Microsoft. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix

5X capacity on-demand.No new hardware.
NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. The Iron Age is officially over. The Cloud Age is here. Read now

Oracle buys RightNow for about $1.5 billion
Oracle is buying RightNow Technologies for about US$1.5 billion in order to boost its recently announced Public Cloud with customer-service software, the companies announced Monday. The deal is expected to close late this year or in early 2012. Read More

Siri, did your co-founder just quit Apple?
The co-founder of Siri, the company Apple bought last year and whose technology powers the sophisticated voice control features of its new iPhone 4S, has reportedly left Apple to pursue other interests. Read More

Apple posts then removes video of 'celebration' of Jobs' life
Whether it was made public prematurely or not isn't clear, but a video of Apple's Oct. 19 memorial service for Steve Jobs was posted to the company's Web site night for a time before being replaced by this message: Read More

Basis wrist device monitors health 24/7
At emTech 2011 at the MIT Media Lab, Keith Shaw spoke with Jef Holove, CEO of Basis, Inc., about wearable health devices that can constantly monitor a user's heart rate and gather other health data. Read More

By the Numbers: The Impact of Data Breaches
Websense 'Security Pros and Cons' survey of 1,000 IT managers confirms that data breaches are widespread. Here's a look at how organizations are responding. Read More

 
 
 

SLIDESHOWS

2011 tech industry graveyard
Fortunately for the tech industry, there's a lot more living than dying, with 2011 seeing the birth of everything from Apple's iPad 2 to the Google+ social network. But inevitably, 2011 has also seen its share of dead, killed, murdered, offed, obliterated companies, technologies and ideas as well. Here's your chance to pay last respects, and who knows, maybe a few of these will sprout back to life.

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  3. Cisco CEO's pay falls 32%
  4. Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012
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  6. iPad 2 vs. business class tablets
  7. Cheap power: An overnight revolution
  8. Wi-Fi devices crowd 2.4GHz band; IT looks to 5GHz
  9. SQL injection attack has compromised nearly 200,000 ASP.Net sites
  10. Steve Jobs ranted, raged against Android as 'grand theft'
 

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