Where are the builders of Lotus Development today?

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	Where are the builders of Lotus Development today? Thirty-one years ago, Massachusetts-based software developers Mitch Kapor and Jonathan Sachs created a program — an electronic spreadsheet — that would change the world. A year later, on Jan. 26, 1983, Lotus Development Corp. released Lotus 1-2-3 for the IBM PC and grossed $53 million in sales. The following year, sales tripled to more than $150 million. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Data Protection Made Simple Increasing demands placed on IT, along with tightening budgets has prompted IT leaders to seek out alternative technologies and improved methods of providing backup, archiving and disaster recovery to meet the demands of the 24/7 business. Learn how CA ARCserve provides a single solution that cuts through the maze of data protection complexity. Learn More In this Issue Cisco fills out SDN family with 40G switch, controller, cloud gear for data center 12 Common IT Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Juniper routers open to attack Microsoft and Google push for FCC's public Wi-Fi for free networks Safeguard your code: 17 security tips for developers Oracle to buy network equipment maker Acme Packet for $1.7 billion Top 10 Tech Upgrades to Make Your Small Business Run Faster How to create a strong password in wake of Twitter hack episode WHITE PAPER: Egnyte Comparing Consumer and Enterprise Online File Sharing Learn the difference between consumer and enterprise file sharing. Understand the risks of rogue online file sharing (Dropbox) and how it impacts business security and regulations. Learn More Now! Cisco fills out SDN family with 40G switch, controller, cloud gear for data center Cisco this week will fill out its programmable networking family with a new line of data center switches, cloud connectivity extensions and a software-based SDN controller. Read More 12 Common IT Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Bringing a new hire into you IT department is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, he could be just the right fit to boost your output and help reach business goals. On the other hand, he could have a negative effect that results in missed deadlines or a decline in morale of your entire IT team. Read More Juniper routers open to attack A flaw has cropped up in Juniper's router operating system that can cause the systems to crash and reboot. Read More Microsoft and Google push for FCC's public Wi-Fi for free networks How sweet would it be to dump that monthly cell phone bill in favor of making calls over free Wi-Fi networks, so powerful it would be like "Wi-Fi on steroids"? Microsoft and Google are working together to support the FCC's powerful Wi-Fi for free proposal. Read More Safeguard your code: 17 security tips for developers The scary stories from the Web are getting worse. First there were a few stolen credit card numbers. Then there were a few thousand. Now we hear about millions of financial records being exposed by security breaches, and we grow numb to the potential threat. Credit card numbers barely scratch the surface of what the bad guys are after, and there are more dangerous stories that come out of the labs studying cyber war. Read More Oracle to buy network equipment maker Acme Packet for $1.7 billion Oracle has agreed to pay US$1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor specializing in session delivery. Read More Top 10 Tech Upgrades to Make Your Small Business Run Faster If you want your employees to get things done faster in 2013, they need technology that will keep up with them. Here are 10 technology upgrades that promise to give your small business an impressive return on your IT investment. Read More How to create a strong password in wake of Twitter hack episode Twitter's warning about hackers is another reminder about the importance of password protection. Read More
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