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	Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO Outgoing federal CIO Vivek Kundra believes that cloud security issues ave been used to discourage cloud adoption. That's not stopping the Department of Homeland Security. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Datawatch Corporation Monarch 11 report analytics, download the free trial today Monarch 11 Report Analytics provides business users with a self-service environment to create dynamic, enterprise-wide analytical solutions from existing static reports & business documents. Monarch 11 users can easily report on data from ERP Reports, text files, html files, PDFs & semi-structured content, transforming data into high performance reports. In this Issue Replacing legacy applications: Four problems solved GE pushes ahead with 500GB holographic disc storage Workers want to choose their mobile devices, survey finds From CIO.com: 4 Tips for Keeping Your Data Center Cool This Summer QuickPoll: Is Google+ being too pedantic about using real names? F5 eases app-by-app configuration of Big-IP controllers Google+ traffic, usage dropped last week Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance IEEE sets standard for 'white spaces' networking at up to 22 Mbps Beware of 'wrong transaction' hotel spam Universities launch ultra-high-speed broadband initiative Startup helps SaaS vendors boost sales, customer experience Jonny Evans: BBC plots global iPlayer for iPad, iPhone, Apple TV? IT Blogwatch: Happy Birthday, MS-DOS -- 30 candles RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 Empower Yourself at CIO 100 Bestselling Author and Executive Career Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, will share 11 specific actions that CIOs can take to bolster their careers and inspire their teams, fostering more positive workplace behavior, attitudes and greater productivity in the process. Join us August 14-16, 2011 - Register today! Replacing legacy applications: Four problems solved Cost-justifying the replacement of legacy software isn't easy. Here's how four shops approached the issue. One common theme: identifying business challenges and opportunities. Read More GE pushes ahead with 500GB holographic disc storage GE is about to begin distribution of holographic optical disc technology and plans to license it to manufacturing partners in the next few months. But a rival company, InPhase, says its own holographic technology is better. Read More Workers want to choose their mobile devices, survey finds Employees enjoy using work-related mobile apps, especially on smartphones and tablets that they choose themselves, according to a new survey. Read More From CIO.com: 4 Tips for Keeping Your Data Center Cool This Summer Summer is hot but data centers need to stay cool, which can be expensive. Here's how IT groups can reduce temperatures and budgets. Read More QuickPoll: Is Google+ being too pedantic about using real names? Google is adjusting the real-name policy of its Google+ social service to appease angry users -- many kicked off without notice. But Google will still not allow pseudoymns. Is Google+ being too pedantic about using real names? Read More F5 eases app-by-app configuration of Big-IP controllers F5 is making it possible to drastically reduce the complexity of configuring its Big-IP application delivery controllers when customers want to provide specific services to specific applications. Read More Google+ traffic, usage dropped last week After weeks of explosive growth, the Google+ social networking site's traffic and usage dropped last week, according to Hitwise. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed What's Needed for Cloud Computing Just what is cloud computing anyway? This paper seeks to clarify the definition of cloud computing, identify how far along users are in terms of cloud deployment, and examine the role of the network in the cloud computing model. Read More! Former NASA CTO launches cloud appliance The former CTO of NASA and co-founder of OpenStack unveiled a new appliance designed to make it easy for enterprises to build private clouds. Read More IEEE sets standard for 'white spaces' networking at up to 22 Mbps A just-published standard for using the abandoned "white spaces" between TV channels could offer wireless networking at speeds of as much as 22 Mbps over distances as great as 62 miles. Read More Beware of 'wrong transaction' hotel spam If you get an email message telling you a hotel has erroneously charged your credit card account, be careful. The odds are that it's part of a new spam campaign that could infect your computer. Read More Universities launch ultra-high-speed broadband initiative A group of 29 universities will seek ideas on how to improve broadband speeds at their campuses and surrounding communities. Read More Startup helps SaaS vendors boost sales, customer experience A startup called Totango is hoping to make it big by solving the business problems of fellow SaaS vendors, not end users. Read More Jonny Evans: BBC plots global iPlayer for iPad, iPhone, Apple TV? The BBC quietly plans to bring its popular iPlayer TV service globally to Apple's iPhone and Apple TV in a move sure to please international audiences and one which potentially suggests future support for apps on the set-top box. Read More IT Blogwatch: Happy Birthday, MS-DOS -- 30 candles This week sees the 30th "birthday" of Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) venerable MS-DOS operating system for PCs. Initially "quick and dirty," it soon became merely dirty. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wish Bill & Co. many happy returns. Read More
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