Presidential election a victory for quants

	High-performance computing turns to apps to cut cost and frustration | Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7 preview, hints at launch this year
	Computerworld First Look				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Presidential election a victory for quants If there was one lesson for political pundits from last week's presidential election, it was that basic statistical modeling techniques can be used to predict election outcomes with stunning accuracy. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Big Data, Big Storage Demands Unstructured data in the enterprise is growing faster than ever. With this surge in growth comes the need for new approaches to managing such data. What's needed is scale-out storage and analytics tools that offer improved data availability, performance and scalability – all which derive valuable insight and a competitive edge. Learn more. In this Issue High-performance computing turns to apps to cut cost and frustration Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7 preview, hints at launch this year 2010's GSA conference scandal hits SC12 AMD denies reports company is for sale RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 7 beta with calls over Wi-Fi Dropbox claims 100 million users Tech terms dominate contenders for Word of the Year 2012 JR Raphael: Android 4.2 lock screen widgets: Hands-on impressions and gallery Juergen Fritsch: On the road to healthcare interoperability -– are we there yet? AT&T takes on Sprint in push-to-talk services Cisco's Chambers downplays danger of trade war over Huawei Cisco to build small cellular base stations, Chambers says Judge OKs class-action suit against Papa John's for alleged text spam Adobe investigates alleged customer data breach Japan's Sharp is seeking investment from Intel, others NSA: Looking for a few good cybersecurity professionals WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc. How to Protect Against Hackers Targeting Applications Read "The Five Key Benefits of Application Control and How to Achieve Them," by Sourcefire security experts, to learn: • Why application control is so critical to your network security • How to encourage productivity while minimizing risks • Must haves when evaluating application control solutions Learn More High-performance computing turns to apps to cut cost and frustration Steve Jobs was right about apps in more ways than perhaps he ever knew. The concept of using apps to make software easily available and affordable to large numbers is arriving in high performance computing. Read More Microsoft ships IE10 for Windows 7 preview, hints at launch this year As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday shipped a major preview of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, using a moniker that hints at a final release as early as next month. Read More 2010's GSA conference scandal hits SC12 General Services Administration excesses at a Las Vegas conference two years ago prompted a cutback in U.S. government travel budgets, and that means fewer federal researchers at this year's supercomputing conference. Read More AMD denies reports company is for sale Advanced Micro Devices is denying reports that executives have taken steps that could lead to the company's sale. Read More RIM releases BlackBerry Messenger 7 beta with calls over Wi-Fi A new beta version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) that allows users to make voice calls over Wi-Fi is now available for download, Research In Motion said. Read More Dropbox claims 100 million users Cloud storage company Dropbox announced it has passed the 100 million-user mark and has customers in 200 countries. Read More Tech terms dominate contenders for Word of the Year 2012 Some very techie words have been very popular this year, according to the Oxford American Dictionaries. Read More JR Raphael: Android 4.2 lock screen widgets: Hands-on impressions and gallery Android 4.2's lock screen widgets are actually less of a feature and more of a revamp of the lock screen as we know it. Here's a detailed look at how they work and where they fall short. Read More WEBCAST: Cloudera Modernizing Your IT Infrastructure This webinar will speak to businesses expectations of big data, benefits of analytic platforms built on Hadoop, business challenges that led to evaluation of big data technologies, and the framework for success. View Now! Juergen Fritsch: On the road to healthcare interoperability -– are we there yet? President Obama's reelection has all but secured continued focus on interoperability through government incentive programs. Achieving interoperability has been rather difficult, however, and doesn't seem to get easier despite the availability of mature standards. Read More AT&T takes on Sprint in push-to-talk services AT&T announced general availability of its Enhanced Push-to-Talk service on Tuesday, taking on Sprint's Direct Connect Now app as the carriers vie to attract users of the fading Nextel network. Read More Cisco's Chambers downplays danger of trade war over Huawei The U.S. and China are likely to resolve the conflict over potential security threats from Huawei Technologies' network equipment without a trade war, Cisco Systems chairman and CEO John Chambers said Tuesday. Read More Cisco to build small cellular base stations, Chambers says Cisco Systems plans to build small cellular base stations, building upon its fast-growing business in Wi-Fi base stations for mobile operator networks, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said. Read More Judge OKs class-action suit against Papa John's for alleged text spam A U.S. district judge has approved a request for class action in a lawsuit against pizza maker Papa John's International for allegedly sending hundreds of thousands of text spam messages. Read More Adobe investigates alleged customer data breach Adobe said Wednesday it is investigating the release of 230 names, email addresses and encrypted passwords claimed to have been stolen from a company database. Read More Japan's Sharp is seeking investment from Intel, others Japan's Sharp is seeking an investment from U.S. chip giant Intel and other companies. Read More NSA: Looking for a few good cybersecurity professionals At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold, the need for cybersecurity professionals is acute. However, 83% of federal hiring managers in a recent survey said it was extremely difficult to find well-trained cybersecurity professionals and a projected shortfall of 20,000 to more than 40,000 people is expected in the years to come. Read More
	HOW DOES YOUR SALARY COMPARE WITH YOUR IT PEERS? Computerworld's 27th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year's survey participants can enter a drawing to win one of 5 new Google 16GB Nexus 7 tablets with Wi-Fi! The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older. Take our annual IT Salary Survey today! BEST PLACES TO WORK -- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 20th annual Best Places to Work in IT report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominate an organization now through Dec. 13, 2012. SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Clearly, too much IT insight and not enough snark Pilot fish on the IT help desk at this manufacturing company has just about had it with one particular user behavior -- and it happens almost every week. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Big data, analytics and mobile apps are enabling smaller political campaigns and advocacy groups to be more effective when it comes to winning over voters and raising money. Is data mining by candidates a privacy concern? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
	Get more IT peer perspective online: LinkedIn Group | Facebook | Twitter You are currently subscribed to computerworld_dailynews as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Computerworld, please send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Computerworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. **