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	Darlene Storm: Busted by security audit: Developer outsourced critical infrastructure job to China 'Bob,' a deviously clever software developer for a critical infrastructure company outsourced his job to China so he could surf from work to support his addictions to Reddit cat videos and social media. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now In this Issue Richi Jennings: Office 2013 pricing: Huge increases leaked Jonny Evans: Apple stock declines while iPhone remains US favourite Nnamdi Orakwue: Open the possibilities of cloud Jerry Hoff: Embrace comprehensive security, not just the 'Top 10' Preston Gralla: Microsoft employees: We like Steve Ballmer...sort of Sharky: Questions, questions, questions WHITE PAPER: Verizon Leading the Revolution of Device Independence As employees bring their own devices to work, employers must respond with effective strategies to secure and manage a plethora of new devices containing business-critical data. A Computerworld QuickPoll survey found approximately four in 10 smartphones and tablet devices in the enterprise are owned by employees. Learn More Richi Jennings: Office 2013 pricing: Huge increases leaked The next Office release date is close at hand. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is going to make the subscription model a no-brainer this time. But beware: The leaked Office 2013 pricing makes it seem that you'll pay a lot more with the subscription model than buying the traditional, packaged software—as much as four times more! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fire up their calculators (and wonder if it's time to switch to LibreOffice). Read More Jonny Evans: Apple stock declines while iPhone remains US favourite Under the radar of yesterday's wild speculation that iPhone sales are reeling comes an attributed story based on evidence which points out that while Samsung's Galaxy sales are booming, iPhone remains the stronger brand with one-in-two shoppers still planning to get one. Read More Nnamdi Orakwue: Open the possibilities of cloud Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com Boost Response Capacity with Service Cloud NJ TRANSIT wanted to increase productivity and effectiveness of its customer service operations. They selected the Service Cloud and the Force.com because of its powerful customization capabilities and anywhere access. They saw faster responses and improved handling of customer inquiries by 500%! Read Now! Jerry Hoff: Embrace comprehensive security, not just the 'Top 10' Instead of focusing on the Top 10 vulnerabilities, let's chant the mantra of necessary security controls. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft employees: We like Steve Ballmer...sort of With the sluggish launch of Windows 8 and the Surface, and Microsoft still far behind in mobile, you would think that Microsoft employees would be less than enamoured with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. But that's not the case. Ballmer's favorability ratings by Microsoft employees jumped to 46% at the end of 2012, compared to a lowly 29% a year earlier. Not a ringing endorsement, but a big uptick. Read More Sharky: Questions, questions, questions Consultant pilot fish is called in by a big sports venue to be project manager for the opening of the new grandstand. But a critical element is the world-class Wi-Fi system that the CEO has been bragging about. Read More
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