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	Firefox skirts Windows security feature to make silent updates happen Mozilla will ship Firefox 12 on Tuesday with a key component of its years-long silent update project in place. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central Free Trial Get a free trial of a powerful management console that lets you manage, monitor and automate tasks on hundreds of computers from one location. Get total control. Download now! In this Issue JR Raphael: Asus Transformer Pad TF300T: Hands-on impressions and comparisons Facebook to pay Microsoft $550M for AOL patents Iran confirms cyberattacks against oil facilities Quickpoll: Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed enterprise features? Intel unveils 'Ivy Bridge' processors Craigslist may be headed for a makeover From CIO.com: Chevron's CIO Talks Transformation and Why IT Leaders Should Smile Google boosts Web bug bounties to $20,000 Nissan, Under Armor report breaches of employee information Acer ships desktops with quad-core Ivy Bridge chips Obama moves to block sales of surveillance tech to Syria, Iran EMC reportedly in talks to buy flash maker XtremIO Most IT, security pros see Anonymous as serious threat New Dropbox learns to show and share Microsoft releases update for Deployment Toolkit utility Oracle scores Java patent win Apple charged with infringing on touch patent Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple iPhone 5 to be under 8mm thin, ships Fall Preston Gralla: Disgruntled Microsoft ex-employee goes public: on-target critique or sour grapes? WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Unlocking Hidden Business Value with Data An intelligent system enables data to flow across an enterprise infrastructure, spanning the devices where valuable data is gathered from employees and customers, to the back-end systems where that data can be translated into insights and action. Learn More JR Raphael: Asus Transformer Pad TF300T: Hands-on impressions and comparisons Asus's Transformer Pad TF300T offers standout performance at a reasonable cost. So how does it compare to Asus's other Transformer models, and is it the right tablet for you? Read More Facebook to pay Microsoft $550M for AOL patents Facebook on Monday continued its latest spending spree by agreeing to pay Microsoft about $550 million for some 650 former AOL patents and patent applications. Read More Iran confirms cyberattacks against oil facilities Iran's oil ministry today confirmed that it was the target of malware attacks over the weekend, adding to reports by state-run media that the country's oil industry was hit by hackers. Read More Quickpoll: Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed enterprise features? Omissions from the feature set of Windows RT are leaving analysts increasingly skeptical that enterprises will gravitate toward tablets running the new forked version of Windows. Is Windows RT on tablets DOA because it lacks needed enterprise features? Read More Intel unveils 'Ivy Bridge' processors Intel on Monday announced its first third-generation Core processors code-named Ivy Bridge, which are faster and more power efficient than Core processors now used in laptops and desktops. Read More Craigslist may be headed for a makeover Craigslist late last week posted an ad looking for a "hands-on" senior user interface engineer, along with a front-end and usability engineers. Read More From CIO.com: Chevron's CIO Talks Transformation and Why IT Leaders Should Smile In the latest installment of the CIO Interview Series, Louie Ehrlich, CIO and president of Chevron Information Technology Company, talks about the most important things he's learned leading a giant, global IT team through massive change. His answers may sound simple, but they're hard-won lessons for Ehrlich, the top tech executive for the nearly $250 billion energy company, whose transformation effort has yielded the better part of a billion dollars in payback for Chevron. Read More Google boosts Web bug bounties to $20,000 Google today dramatically raised the bounties it pays independent researchers for reporting bugs in its core websites, services and online applications. Read More Nissan, Under Armor report breaches of employee information Nissan Motor Co. and performance apparel maker Under Armor have disclosed recent data breaches involving the potential compromise of employee information. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. Register Now Acer ships desktops with quad-core Ivy Bridge chips Acer on Monday started shipping desktops that are among the first PCs available with Intel's third-generaton Core processors, code-named Ivy Bridge. Read More Obama moves to block sales of surveillance tech to Syria, Iran U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order allowing the U.S. government to block the sale of any technology used to track or monitor dissidents in Syria and Iran by the governments there. Read More EMC reportedly in talks to buy flash maker XtremIO EMC is in talks to buy flash array storage maker XtremIO for bteween $400 million and $450 million and is close to pulling the trigger on the deal, according to an Israeli publication. Read More Most IT, security pros see Anonymous as serious threat The majority of IT and security professionals believe that Anonymous and hacktivists are among the groups that are most likely to attack their organizations during the next six months, according to the results of a survey sponsored by security vendor Bit9. Read More New Dropbox learns to show and share Dropbox, the Internet-hosted file-synchronization service, updated its desktop, mobile, and Web app software on Monday to allow any file or folder stored in a user's sync folder to be shared with other people via a Web-accessible link. The shared files and folders make use of Web-based previewing that allows images, videos, and documents to be viewed, heard, or paged-through without an external application, as well as simply downloaded. Read More Microsoft releases update for Deployment Toolkit utility Microsoft has released a new version of a tool designed to let enterprise IT staffers automate and manage large-scale deployments of Microsoft OSes, desktop applications and server software. Read More Oracle scores Java patent win Oracle scored a victory in its battle with Google, as the US Patent and Trademark Office decided to uphold a Java patent it had previously rejected, according to a court filing. Read More Apple charged with infringing on touch patent Apple products using touch technology infringe on a patent owned by the Pennsylvanian company FlatWorld Interactives, the company alleged in court documents filed on Friday. Read More Jonny Evans: Collected: Apple iPhone 5 to be under 8mm thin, ships Fall Apple may plan its thinnest smartphone yet, aiming to shave the iPhone 5 to just under 8mm through use of new display technology, that's the latest breakfast rumor this Monday morning. Read More Preston Gralla: Disgruntled Microsoft ex-employee goes public: on-target critique or sour grapes? Five-year Microsoft veteran Max Zachariades who blogs under the name Max Zografos just posted a scorched-earth account about his time at Microsoft in which he lambasts the company as a red-tape-ridden bureaucracy that punishes creativity and rewards mediocrity. It's not clear, though, whether the post is an accurate description of working conditions at Microsoft, or an attempt by a fired employee to settle scores. Read More
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