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	Women in IT: How deep is the bench? Superstar women lead IT at some of the biggest global corporations, yet the path to the top isn't clear for the next generation. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Taking the Leap to Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization offers dramatic benefits for midsize companies, including efficiency, cost savings, and increased reliability and performance. Read Now! In this Issue Exascale unlikely before 2020 due to budget woes Apple to kill Messages beta for OS X Lion next month Why smart people do dumb things online Hackers break into two FreeBSD Project servers using stolen SSH keys Samsung seeks copy of Apple-HTC patent deal Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings U.S. accuses eBay of illegal no-hiring deal with Intuit Baidu offers free cloud storage to Qualcomm chip-based devices Cisco to acquire cloud networking company Meraki for $1.2 billion 5 great map apps for iOS 6 New SharePoint development model triggers hopes, questions Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it Jonny Evans: So, it looks like Apple does plan an NFC future for iPhone Richi Jennings: Cisco buys Meraki for cloud Wi-Fi/BYOD ops. tech. WHITE PAPER: Symantec Messaging and Web Security Best Practices Download this white paper to learn the risks that organizations face from spam, malware and other threats directed at their messaging and Web capabilities. Read Now! Exascale unlikely before 2020 due to budget woes The U.S. Dept. of Energy, which builds the world's largest supercomputers, is now targeting 2020 to 2022 target for an exascale system, two to four years later than earlier expectations. Read More Apple to kill Messages beta for OS X Lion next month Apple has told Mac owners running OS X Lion that the beta of Messages, its replacement for both the older iChat instant messaging service and SMS (short message service) texting, will expire Dec. 14. Read More Why smart people do dumb things online David Petraeus, a brilliant man, did the dumbest thing imaginable with his email. He trusted it with his secrets. Mike Elgan offers other options for keeping private things private online. Read More Hackers break into two FreeBSD Project servers using stolen SSH keys Hackers have compromised two servers used by the FreeBSD Project to build third-party software packages. Anyone who has installed such packages since Sept. 19 should completely reinstall their machines, the project's security team warned. Read More Samsung seeks copy of Apple-HTC patent deal Samsung Electronics asked a court in California to compel Apple to produce a copy of its settlement and patent license agreement with HTC, claiming the document is relevant to its own patent dispute with Apple. Read More Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace 'Guide to Greener Electronics,' with Apple dropping two spots to sixth compared to last year's study. Read More U.S. accuses eBay of illegal no-hiring deal with Intuit The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing eBay of entering into a "handshake" agreement to not recruit or hire employees of software maker Intuit. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Online New Technology to Your Users: A Make-or-Break Moment Live Webcast: Tuesday, November 27th at 1:00pm EST Join this live, interactive webinar to learn: - How to assess what users expect from technology - Common missteps and omissions in the QA process - What you can do to make uses feel more confident and supported - And more… Learn More Baidu offers free cloud storage to Qualcomm chip-based devices China's largest search engine Baidu said on Monday the company would provide 30GB of free cloud storage to Android devices built with certain Qualcomm chips, in what's the latest move by the company to carve out a presence in the country's mobile services sector. Read More Cisco to acquire cloud networking company Meraki for $1.2 billion Cisco said Sunday it intends to acquire Meraki, a vendor of technology for cloud based management of wireless LAN, security appliances, and mobile devices for US$1.2 billion in cash and retention-based incentives. Read More 5 great map apps for iOS 6 Traveling for the holidays? No need to wait for Google Maps to hit the App Store. Available for iOS 6 right now, three of these GPS navigation apps provide excellent spoken turn-by-turn directions, and two go beyond Google's and all other map apps. Read More New SharePoint development model triggers hopes, questions SharePoint's new application development model has piqued the interest of ISVs and enterprise developers who create applications for Microsoft's enterprise collaboration server. Read More Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it The vendors behind sync services seem to be more interested in positioning their wares against competitors than in delivering solid services that integrate with a variety of platforms. Read More Jonny Evans: So, it looks like Apple does plan an NFC future for iPhone Apple, the iWallet, Passbook, iPhone and NFC: This never-ending tale wriggles into the spotlight once again, like a shy starlet presenting her first celebrity awards dash the latest news offers a glimpse at the company's long-planned adventure with a tech Cupertino claims isn't yet a household name. Read More Richi Jennings: Cisco buys Meraki for cloud Wi-Fi/BYOD ops. tech. Cisco acquires Meraki for its cloud-based Wi-Fi and BYOD management technology. Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), true to its M&A-heavy strategy, liked the startup so much it bought the company. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look on the deal with envious eyes. Read More
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