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	Post-patch, US-CERT continues call to disable Java plug-in Even though Oracle patched critical Java vulnerabilities on Monday, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is still urging users to disable Java browser plug-ins. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom The Art of Teleworking Read this Polycom whitepaper to learn how successful teleworking is about overcoming the distance between teleworkers and the organization. Video technology advancements have improved the quality of experience for teleworkers and enables efficient collaboration between the team. Read Now In this Issue Facebook turns up the heat on Google Search Microsoft teases Surface Pro as 90-day deadline nears Petition seeks removal of Swartz prosecutor Ortiz Big-screen smartphone shipments to surge this year, says iSuppli RIM gets Visa approval for mobile payments via NFC Dell to bring ARM, x86 server chips closer Galaxy Tabs do not infringe on Apple design patents, Dutch court rules Adobe patches exploited ColdFusion flaws Fusion-io unveils flash cards for smaller companies Skytap unveils templates that simplify adoption of Hadoop Darlene Storm: Busted by security audit: Developer outsourced critical infrastructure job to China Jonny Evans: Apple stock declines while iPhone remains US favourite Preston Gralla: Microsoft employees: We like Steve Ballmer...sort of WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors The Ideal Platform for Virtual and Cloud Computing In this IDG Tech Dossier, learn how utility storage makes for massive consolidation, flexibility and scalability, so IT departments can reduce storage infrastructure and lower costs while improving their ability to respond to fast-changing needs of business units. Learn more. Facebook turns up the heat on Google Search With Facebook's new search service out in the open, the social network seems to be on a collision course with search giant Google. Read More Microsoft teases Surface Pro as 90-day deadline nears Microsoft teased the Surface Pro today, hinting that the company will soon announce an on-sale date for its second tablet. Read More Petition seeks removal of Swartz prosecutor Ortiz A petition posted on whitehouse.gov that seeks the removal of U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz, who oversaw the prosecution of Internet activist and pioneer Aaron Swartz on hacking-related charges, is nearing 40,000 signatures. Read More Big-screen smartphone shipments to surge this year, says iSuppli Shipments of smartphones with screens 5 inches or larger will more than double this year, as consumers are increasingly attracted to the large screen sizes offered by the phones, according to a prediction from IHS iSuppli. Read More RIM gets Visa approval for mobile payments via NFC Research in Motion announced Wednesday that credit card company Visa has approved RIM's security management system for use in mobile payments made with smartphones or tablets that use a Near Field Communication chip. Read More Dell to bring ARM, x86 server chips closer Dell is trying to bring the ARM and x86 processors closer by supporting a new systems management technology, a step toward making both the CPU technologies interoperable, the company said on Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Capella University MP Explore Capella University IT/MBA Programs As an accredited university, Capella University offers online graduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, psychology, public health, and public safety and undergraduate degrees in business, information technology, and public safety. Learn More. Galaxy Tabs do not infringe on Apple design patents, Dutch court rules Samsung's Galaxy tablets do not infringe on an Apple design right, the District Court of The Hague ruled Wednesday in response to a request by Samsung. Read More Adobe patches exploited ColdFusion flaws Adobe released security patches for its ColdFusion application server on Tuesday, addressing four critical vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited by attackers since the beginning of January. Read More Fusion-io unveils flash cards for smaller companies Fusion-io has taken the flash storage cards it's been making for its biggest customers and turned them into products that almost any company can buy. Read More Skytap unveils templates that simplify adoption of Hadoop To simplify the roll-out of clusters for big data applications, Skytap is now offering pre-configured Cloudera Hadoop templates that can run in the its public cloud. Read More 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 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 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
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