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	How big data will save your life Big data analytics is creating a world where doctors will eventually be able to do a Google-like query on a patients illness and instantly discover how 100,000 other doctors treated their patients. It's also driving new treatments through genomic profiling. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference Consumerize today...or fall behind tomorrow Mobile. Cloud. BYOD. Social Media. They're transforming business right now. Don't miss the boat. Attend Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) June 2-4, 2013 in San Francisco and learn how leading minds at companies just like yours are embracing consumer technologies and managing the transition to give them an edge. Learn more at www.citeconference.com In this Issue Facebook Home alternatives: 12 innovative Android launchers Scientists find clues to why everything exists How companies should navigate social media in a crisis Motorola Android phones infringe on Microsoft SMS patent, German court rules NC auditor finds 84 state-run IT projects over budget, late EU vote rejects move to share air passenger data US lawmakers plan sweeping review of copyright WikiLeaks donations by Visa ruled OK in Iceland Senator rips self-regulatory do-not-track efforts Barbara Krasnoff: Google Maps: The perfect alibi? Dan Lohrmann: Your BYOD category WHITE PAPER: ITinvolve How ITinvolve Blows Away the Service Desk Status Quo Learn how a new cloud-based approach provides a personalized social platform where your IT professionals can see a comprehensive view of your IT environment. Learn More! Facebook Home alternatives: 12 innovative Android launchers Don't live your life in Facebook? Try one of these exceptional Android launchers to spice up your home screen and make your device do more. Read More Scientists find clues to why everything exists Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say they are getting some clues about where all the anti-matter went Read More How companies should navigate social media in a crisis Companies using social networks like Twitter and Facebook need to face what to do during a national crisis like the Boston Marathon bombing. Read More Motorola Android phones infringe on Microsoft SMS patent, German court rules Motorola Mobility Android phones infringe on a Microsoft text messaging patent, the Higher District Court of Munich ruled on Thursday. Read More NC auditor finds 84 state-run IT projects over budget, late Scores of IT projects being conducted by North Carolina's government are racking up higher-than-expected costs and going far beyond their planned schedules, a new report by the state's auditor has found. Read More WHITE PAPER: Neebula Systems Inc Effectively Controlling IT Change It is often claimed that "80% of unplanned outages are due to ill-planned changes made by administrators or developers." The average IT organization makes 11-100 changes per week; it is apparent that change management has become a daunting task. Learn More EU vote rejects move to share air passenger data European politicians are at loggerheads following a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday that rejected proposals to store information on airline passengers. Read More US lawmakers plan sweeping review of copyright A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age. Read More WikiLeaks donations by Visa ruled OK in Iceland The three-year blockade against donations to WikiLeaks may have just been chiseled away, in Iceland, by a ruling handed down by the European country's Supreme Court. Read More Senator rips self-regulatory do-not-track efforts The U.S. online advertising industry has not lived up to a promise to stop the online tracking of Internet users who ask advertisers to do so, a senior U.S. senator said Wednesday. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Google Maps: The perfect alibi? According to Google Maps, sometime during the last couple of weeks, I took a quick half-hour trip from New York to San Diego. Read More Dan Lohrmann: Your BYOD category If your company has a strong BYOD policy, you are fully reimbursed for bringing your own device to work and your company deploys MDM software, you're probably gold. On the other hand, if you do not receive any stipend for bringing your own device, your company has no BYOD policy and no MDM software is deployed, you're likely in the bronze category. Read More
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