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	Tech guns for hire: 5 places to find skilled IT contractors Need outside help for your next IT project? It's easy to hire tech freelancers online, but how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Here are the resources and tips you need to know about. Read More WEBCAST: Informatica Data Privacy Webinar - New Research from Ponemon Institute Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT / 10:00 AM PDT: Join featured guest Dr. Larry Ponemon from the Ponemon Institute, to discuss these new findings and how to best address the growing number of data breaches and privacy challenges that are facing your organization. Register Now! In this Issue Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google Supreme Court lets stand $675K fine for music downloads FTC taps privacy advocate Paul Ohm as adviser Judge finds Kodak digital camera patent invalid ICANN's gTLD application system back in action EMC acquires Syncplicity for cloud file management Fewer U.S. mobile users are paying a monthly bill Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users QuickPoll: Why is Microsoft ditching its 'Aero' UI in Windows 8? Thunderbolt cable options grow for Mac users Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management IT Blogwatch: Galaxy S III (S3) release date: Next week (sans LTE) WEBCAST: IBM Banking on the Mainframe This presentation will look at banking application issues and provide examples on how banks and financial market clients are responding to these challenges. Learn More Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google A pair of Microsoft-backed industry groups applauded the ultimatum European Union antitrust regulators issued to rival Google over alleged anti-competitive practices. Read More Supreme Court lets stand $675K fine for music downloads The Supreme Court declined to consider the petition of Joel Tenenbaum, a former doctoral student at Boston University who faces a fine of $675,000 for illegally downloading 30 songs. Read More FTC taps privacy advocate Paul Ohm as adviser The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has hired Paul Ohm, a privacy advocate and critic of current online privacy practices, as a senior privacy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues affecting the Internet and mobile services. Read More Judge finds Kodak digital camera patent invalid A judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that a Kodak patent asserted in a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid, Kodak said. Read More ICANN's gTLD application system back in action The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said its application system for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) has reopened, more than a month after it was brought down because of a software glitch. Read More EMC acquires Syncplicity for cloud file management EMC has acquired Syncplicity, an enterprise file-management service provider, for an undisclosed sum. 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 Fewer U.S. mobile users are paying a monthly bill Traditional mobile phone plans are now on the wane in the U.S., but the country's biggest carriers are still bringing in more money and leading the world in revenue, according to a report based on first-quarter results. Read More Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said. Read More Education group: Schools need 100 Mbps per 1,000 broadband users Schools in the U.S. will need broadband speeds of 100 Mbps per 1,000 students and staff members by the 2014-15 school year in order to meet a growing demand for Web-based instruction and a skyrocketing number of student-owned Web devices, according to a new report by a trade group representing state education agencies. Read More QuickPoll: Why is Microsoft ditching its 'Aero' UI in Windows 8? Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? Read More Thunderbolt cable options grow for Mac users The number of options available for Mac users to buy Thunderbolt cables from outside Apple is growing, with companies announcing longer and competitively priced cables that will also work with upcoming Windows PCs with Thunderbolt ports. Read More Avaya lays out roadmap for unified software management As Avaya continues its transition from a hardware company into a communications and collaboration software provider, it is going through some growing pains, including a shakeup of executives and uncertainty around a potential initial public offering that's been rumored for months. Read More IT Blogwatch: Galaxy S III (S3) release date: Next week (sans LTE) The release date of the Samsung Galaxy S III (aka S3) is "early June" and you can pre-order an unlocked unit now. But there's a catch: If you want it with an LTE radio, you'll have to wait a bit longer. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers grumble and read the rooted rumor runes. Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Yeah, that would explain it Contract IT pilot fish gets an urgent call to head for a medical clinic because the network is down. But the LAN is working fine -- it seems to be the clinic's Internet that's out. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012 A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their career. NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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