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	Isis carriers pump in $100M for mobile wallet plan The three wireless carriers in the Isis mobile-payment joint venture are investing more than $100 million into the project, according to a published report. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Using Data Reduction Solutions to Manage More with Less This white paper explores one of the pressing issues for storage administrators today: managing and securing a growing tidal wave of data. It discusses specific problems and describes IBM Tivoli, IBM System Storage, and IBM ProtecTIER solutions that can help address them. Read now In this Issue IT Blogwatch: Wikileaks data leaked; Website denies it, via Twitter Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications Nokia developer forum hacked, still unavailable Groups ask FCC to rule against BART's mobile phone shutdown Facebook pays out $40K to hackers over three weeks Facebook shuts down Deals, boosts Photos Cisco buys Microsoft Office collaboration company RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. IT Blogwatch: Wikileaks data leaked; Website denies it, via Twitter The Wikileaks website's secret cables have themselves been leaked -- allegedly in their unredacted form, although Wikleaks spokestweeps tweeting on Twitter tweet that the allegations are tosh. Naturally, people are concerned for the safety of the original informants. Read More Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications Communications networks took a hit from Hurricane Irene, as 1,400 cell towers and cell sites were damaged or disrupted -- mainly in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina, the FCC said Monday. Read More Nokia developer forum hacked, still unavailable The community section of Nokia's developer site was hacked, and some members' email addresses have been accessed, the mobile phone maker said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Rackspace The Economics of Cloud Computing There are many reasons for organizations to move from traditional IT infrastructure to Cloud Computing. One of the most cited benefits is the economics of the Cloud. Read Now! Groups ask FCC to rule against BART's mobile phone shutdown Digital rights groups ask the U.S. FCC to rule against BART's decision to shut down mobile phone service during a planned protest. Read More Facebook pays out $40K to hackers over three weeks Three weeks after launching a bug bounty program that pays Web hackers cash for finding flaws with its website, Facebook said it has paid out more than $40,000 in rewards. Read More Facebook shuts down Deals, boosts Photos Facebook has decided to shut down its Deals feature after testing it for several months with big-name brands like Gap, Starbucks, Macy's, JCPenney and American Eagle Outfitters. Read More Cisco buys Microsoft Office collaboration company Cisco announced that it has acquired privately held Versly, a maker of collaboration software for Microsoft Office applications. Read More
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