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	Windows 7 malware infection rate soars in 2012 Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by as much as 182% this year, Microsoft said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. In this Issue Best iPad office apps: updated Report alleges job bias, visa fraud at Huawei In social media battle, Obama beats Romney IBM, AT&T team on cloud services AMD finally makes tablet chip, the dual-core Hondo Chip maker Calxeda receives $55 million to push ARM chips into the data center Chinese telecom firms pose national security threat, US committee finds Facebook's phone search can be abused to find people's numbers, researchers say Alcatel-Lucent simplifies installation of 100M bps VDSL Eric Berridge: Cloud ROI: Of the people, by the people, for the people Richi Jennings: AMD Hondo Z-60 APU is 'perfect' for Windows 8... or not WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application Visibility: The Root of Good Service Management As your business needs become more dynamic, monitoring systems will be key to understanding how applications fulfill business needs and your ability to provide governance will determine the success level of your entire enterprise. Learn More Best iPad office apps: updated From office suite apps such as spreadsheets and word processors to file managers and cloud services, these iPad apps will help boost your mobile productivity. Read More Report alleges job bias, visa fraud at Huawei A U.S. House Intelligence Committee report warning that two Chinese networking companies are posing security risks to the country also includes allegations of job bias and visa fraud at one of the firms, Huawei Technologies. Read More In social media battle, Obama beats Romney President Barack Obama is more savvy about using social networks during the presidential campaign than his Republican opponent Mitt Romney, according to a Google-sponsored survey. Read More IBM, AT&T team on cloud services IBM has teamed with AT&T to offer secure shared cloud services to customers over private networks rather than the public Internet, the companies said Tuesday. Read More AMD finally makes tablet chip, the dual-core Hondo Advanced Micro Devices renewed its attempt to make an impact in the tablet market, this time with its new dual-core Z-60 chip which the company introduced on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Forrester Workload Automation Paper commissioned by BMC In "Industrializing IT Workload Automation," Forrester Consulting and BMC Software analyze the results of a comprehensive survey that addressed job scheduling on the ground today. Read Now! Chip maker Calxeda receives $55 million to push ARM chips into the data center Chip maker Calxeda has received an investment to the tune of US$55 million to develop low-power server chips with ARM processors, the company is expected to announce on Tuesday. Read More Chinese telecom firms pose national security threat, US committee finds After a yearlong investigation, a congressional committee concluded that Chinese telecommunication equipment vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE pose a security threat to the U.S., with lawmakers advising U.S. private-sector firms not to buy networking gear from the companies. Read More Facebook's phone search can be abused to find people's numbers, researchers say Attackers can abuse Facebook's phone search feature to find valid phone numbers and the name of their owners, according to security researchers. Read More Alcatel-Lucent simplifies installation of 100M bps VDSL Alcatel-Lucent has upgraded its implementation of the VDSL2 vectoring noise cancellation technology in order to make it easier to implement, and as a result let operators offer higher broadband speeds over phone lines to more users. Read More Eric Berridge: Cloud ROI: Of the people, by the people, for the people All else aside, maximizing ROI on your company's cloud investment really boils down to how well it works for your people. Read More Richi Jennings: AMD Hondo Z-60 APU is 'perfect' for Windows 8... or not AMD (NYSE:AMD) says its new Z-60 chip, codenamed Hondo, is a perfect fit for Windows 8 tablets and convertibles. The new accelerated processing unit (APU) claims lower power drain than an Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Core i3 and better graphics. However, power economy doesn't compare well at the low end, where Intel offers its latest Atom parts. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers compare and contrast. Read More
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