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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 WEBCAST: Research In Motion BlackBerry NFC Security Overview The presentation on NFC security will provide an overview of the security protections built into the BlackBerry platform to protect users, application developers and enterprises. Learn More In this Issue Best BYOD management: Work zones for smartphones Career mapping helps IT employees and employers alike Scot Finnie: Personal data syncing to the cloud is broken; let's fix it The Grill: Healthcare CIO Catherine Bruno Hurricane Sandy leaves wounded servers in its wake INSIDER Statistical modeling yields accurate election forecasts INSIDER Thornton A. May: Can infosec cure stupid? Security Manager's Journal: Not-so-innocent email distribution lists Some smart electricity meters are stupid about privacy Microsoft's SQL Server will have in-memory technology Adobe to fix Flash Player on Patch Tuesdays AT&T plans to spend $14B over three years on wired, wireless upgrades INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: Top 10 IT Jobs: The hot... and the not so hot RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Computerworld Honors program Enter the Computerworld Honors Award Competition Today For 25 years, the Computerworld Honors Program has recognized organizations whose creation and innovative use of IT has changed the world for the better. Now is your chance to join this exclusive group by submitting a nomination! For details and to submit a nomination, visit: http://www.cwhonors.org/2013/Nomination_Form.asp Best BYOD management: Work zones for smartphones New containerization technologies can help BYOD initiatives succeed by creating separate spaces on smartphones for work and personal use. Read More Career mapping helps IT employees and employers alike Specially designed holistic development plans help tech workers and their employers navigate the choppy waters of IT employment. 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 The Grill: Healthcare CIO Catherine Bruno Catherine Bruno, vice president and CIO of Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, is also executive sponsor of the Bangor Beacon Community grant program, which brings together a dozen local healthcare organizations focused on improving healthcare while reducing costs through the use of IT. Read More Hurricane Sandy leaves wounded servers in its wake Data recovery experts have been kept busy in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, which left a slew of data centers underwater, damaging equipment and threatening a significant loss of business-critical data. Read More INSIDER Statistical modeling yields accurate election forecasts Statistical modeling techniques that businesses use to find customers helped quantitative analysts predict the results of this month's U.S. elections with stunning accuracy. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Enabling the Analytic Organization Data is today's most competitive weapon. But how does an organization make the best use of the business data it gathers and generates? Who should drive analytic IT initiatives and how do you get management to embrace these projects? Learn More INSIDER Thornton A. May: Can infosec cure stupid? The 'stupid' in question involves our living in a technologically complex world where only a tiny fraction of us actually understands how any of this stuff works. Insider (registration required) Read More Security Manager's Journal: Not-so-innocent email distribution lists When an externally available list is spammed with a phishing attack, our manager has to wonder how many such lists exist. Read More Some smart electricity meters are stupid about privacy Researchers at the University of South Carolina have discovered that some types of electricity meters broadcast unencrypted information that eavesdroppers could use to determine whether a home is occupied or not. Read More Microsoft's SQL Server will have in-memory technology The next version of Microsoft's SQL Server will allow users to host database tables, or even entire databases, within a server's memory. Read More Adobe to fix Flash Player on Patch Tuesdays Adobe's schedule for issuing security updates for Flash Player will now coincide Microsoft's Patch Tuesday schedule. Read More AT&T plans to spend $14B over three years on wired, wireless upgrades Over the next three years, AT&T plans to spend $14 billion on capital improvements to its wired and wireless networks. Read More INSIDER Robert L. Mitchell: Top 10 IT Jobs: The hot... and the not so hot Are you on a hot career track -- or a dead end? A recent salary survey may provide some clues. Insider (registration required) 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 Anybody remember where we parked the VAX? Flashback to the 1990s, when this telecom data center's big minicomputers are in the process of being replaced by pizza-box systems, and a user calls the help desk, saying he can't login. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Asked if they'd rather receive a PC or a tablet as a holiday gift, 59% of respondents in a PriceGrabber survey opted for the tablet. Are these results a sign of things to come, or will this holiday season see a rebound in PC sales? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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