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	Analytics boost social marketing efforts Big-name companies including General Electric and Best Western are maturing their social marketing programs and integrating social metrics with back-end systems. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Announcing exciting new server flash products You don't want to miss this live broadcast featuring extreme flash product testing! Join EMC on Tuesday, March 5 when we announce exciting new server flash products. Find out how your environment can benefit from extreme flash performance. Get real-time answers to all your product questions from our flash technology experts. In this Issue Why Microsoft's pushing Office subscriptions Applying big data approaches to information security a challenge ARM's battery-saving technology debuts in tablet, smartphone prototypes Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent Cisco joins top 5 server vendors for the first time, IDC says General Dynamics aims to offer government-level security on smartphones Facebook shutters Vintage Camera's access U.S. lawmakers look for waste in broadband stimulus New bill would require loser to pay in some patent lawsuits TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise Samsung denies charges of underage labor in China following complaint in France Robert L. Mitchell: How Carleton chose WordPress - and sold management on open source Darlene Storm: RSA 2013: 'Big data' can be security nightmare or intelligence-based security dream Preston Gralla: Is Windows Phone's biggest threat Firefox, not iOS, Android, or Blackberry? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Announcing exciting new server flash products You don't want to miss this live broadcast featuring extreme flash product testing! Join EMC on Tuesday, March 5 when we announce exciting new server flash products. Find out how your environment can benefit from extreme flash performance. Get real-time answers to all your product questions from our flash technology experts. Why Microsoft's pushing Office subscriptions The launch of new and revised Office 365 software-by-subscription plans for businesses shows that Microsoft realizes its current licensing revenue is threatened by cost-cutting customers, an analyst said yesterday. Read More Applying big data approaches to information security a challenge Applying big data approaches to information security can help enterprises build better situational awareness capabilities, but implementation could prove to be a major challenge, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2013 being held here this week. Read More ARM's battery-saving technology debuts in tablet, smartphone prototypes ARM is promising close to 70% processor power savings with a new chip design called Big.Little, and mobile devices on display at the Mobile World Congress provided the first glimpse of how the technology works. Read More Tokyo court rules Apple doesn't violate Samsung patent A Tokyo court ruled Thursday that Apple did not infringe a Samsung patent, a small win for Apple in the continuing legal wrangling between the two companies. Read More Cisco joins top 5 server vendors for the first time, IDC says Cisco Systems has entered the list of the top 5 server vendors for the first time, drawing level with Fujitsu and Oracle in a tie for fourth place, research firm IDC said on Wednesday. Read More General Dynamics aims to offer government-level security on smartphones General Dynamics is looking to bring U.S. government-level security to consumer smartphones, allowing organizations to benefit from the type of strong data protection only available on expensive and clunky mobile terminals. Read More Facebook shutters Vintage Camera's access Facebook has blocked Vintage Camera, an Instagram-like photo app, from accessing its API (application programming interface). The move follows the recent blocking of other apps by the social networking giant. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Lab, Inc. Coping in the Chaos Businesses are increasingly concerned about the risks they face. Yet despite evidence of the dangers, this 2012 Global IT Risks Survey reveals an increasingly chaotic security landscape. Read this report to learn more about the security landscape and for 10 recommendations on ensuring your business is protected. Learn more. U.S. lawmakers look for waste in broadband stimulus Some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday accused two U.S. agencies of wasting hundreds of millions of dollars in broadband stimulus money on failed projects, but supporters of the broadband spending questioned the Republican numbers. Read More New bill would require loser to pay in some patent lawsuits Two U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require a losing plaintiff to pay legal costs in many patent infringement lawsuits, in an effort to discourage so-called patent trolls from filing court cases. Read More TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. Read More Samsung denies charges of underage labor in China following complaint in France Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations that underage workers are assembling its products after three NGOs filed a complaint with a French prosecutor's office claiming that the tech company was violating labor regulations in China. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: How Carleton chose WordPress - and sold management on open source Management was nervous about moving to WordPress, an open source content management system,to power Carlton University's website, but the proprietary CMS wasn't keeping up. Here's how manager of web services Danny Brown closed the deal. Read More Darlene Storm: RSA 2013: 'Big data' can be security nightmare or intelligence-based security dream At the RSA Conference opening keynote, big data was the big topic as it can be a big security vulnerability or an intelligence-based security solution. Symantec also came out with Stuxnet 0.5 research showing that it was meant to sabotage Iran's nuclear plants via opening and shutting valves. DHS said at the conference that the USA needs a cyber 9-1-1 for companies to contact if hacked. Read More Preston Gralla: Is Windows Phone's biggest threat Firefox, not iOS, Android, or Blackberry? Microsoft's struggle to make Windows Phone a viable smartphone operating system is about to face what may be its most serious competition -- Firefox. The new operating system could eat into one of Windows Phone's hidden weapons, the desire of carriers to find a partner to fight against the domination of iOS and Android. Read More
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