Is the Internet as important as food, water, air, shelter?

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	Cisco: Is the Internet as important as food, water, air, shelter? Some think so The Internet is just as important as water, food, air and shelter to a third of people with Internet access, according to an international poll by Cisco. Read More WHITE PAPER: Liaison Companies Look to the Cloud for Data Integration Faced with budget constraints and other challenges, a recent survey found that many IT executives are looking to cloud-based data integration services to provide a simple and cost-effective solution. Read now In this Issue Need switches? Buy now, report says Around the World: FCC publishes net neutrality rules Software upgrades could produce self-tuning wireless access points, researchers say LightSquared claims solution to GPS interference Jawbone adds a 'Nerd' to its cool Bluetooth headsets FCC moves toward texting, video for emergency calls Glyn Meek: 6 new phone apps for old IT pros 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. Need switches? Buy now, report says If you're in the market for Ethernet switches, now's the time to buy. Read More Around the World: FCC publishes net neutrality rules After 10 months on the shelf, the Federal Communications Commission's rules on net neutrality were finally published today in the Federal Register. Read More Software upgrades could produce self-tuning wireless access points, researchers say Researchers say wireless access points could double as analysis tools that detect radio-frequency interference and automatically adjust to preserve the quality of Wi-Fi connections. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Business Analytics: Pushing Toward Relevance Although business analytics and business intelligence tools are becoming ubiquitous, they frequently remain underutilized. Part of the challenge is the disconnect between the IT teams deploying these tools and the business users who are supposed to be using them. Learn More LightSquared claims solution to GPS interference LightSquared said it has an affordable solution to interference between its 4G network and GPS systems and will have working units available for tests planned by the U.S. government in the coming months. Read More Jawbone adds a 'Nerd' to its cool Bluetooth headsets The scoop: Icon HD + The Nerd, by Jawbone, about $140. Read More FCC moves toward texting, video for emergency calls The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took the first step toward updating the nation's 911 emergency dialing system to receive text messages, pictures and videos, in addition to voice calls. Read More Glyn Meek: 6 new phone apps for old IT pros With the proliferation of applications now available on mobile phones, I did a little research and came up with these novel and invaluable apps. Insider (registration required) Read More
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