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	View and sort the 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2013 Find the top employer that best suits your needs. Sort the Best Places to Work by key criteria, such as training days, and add filters by region and/or organization size. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup and Recovery Changes This IDC Whitepaper provides an overview of the forces driving change within today's IT organizations and data centers and discusses how backup and recovery can enable or hinder broader IT infrastructure and business transformation. Learn more. In this Issue LTE Advanced is coming, but smartphone users may not care Making peril permanent: Google's Gmail app redesign Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix With faster 5G Wi-Fi coming, Wi-Fi Alliance kicks off certification program IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs Don't panic! It's just that Facebook has been down The 10 fastest supercomputers on Earth Microsoft, Samsung, HP join to stop Windows piracy Dell rejects new Icahn proposal Dish won't make new bid for Sprint, clearing path for SoftBank GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the cloud Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud Google asks to make surveillance orders public, cites First Amendment State officials take aim at Internet 'safe harbor' law Darragh Delaney: The dangers of bypassing web filters Richi Jennings: 2013 Apple MacBook Air: Great battery, but pricey and limited WHITE PAPER: HP Intelligent IT Operations: Making IT Smarter Consolidating IT event management in a centralized operations bridge can help you increase efficiency in the short term while setting the stage for greater competitiveness over the long term. Read Now! LTE Advanced is coming, but smartphone users may not care LTE Advanced is coming soon to the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, but U.S. carriers still have to upgrade LTE networks to operate the faster service, and Read More Making peril permanent: Google's Gmail app redesign Google's recent update of its Gmail app made archive the default setting, encouraging its users to save their email, literally, forever. Read More Apple pours OS X Snow Leopard another Java fix Apple on Tuesday patched Java 6 for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion, fixing 34 flaws that Oracle addressed the same day for Windows. Read More With faster 5G Wi-Fi coming, Wi-Fi Alliance kicks off certification program The Wi-Fi Alliance unveiled a certification program for 802.11ac Wi-Fi (also known as 5G Wi-Fi) designed to make sure devices using the wireless technology interoperate with older hardware. Read More IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research. Read More Don't panic! It's just that Facebook has been down Facebook has been down on Tuesday night, giving users error messages or long response times. Read More The 10 fastest supercomputers on Earth China retakes top spot for first time since 2010. Read More Microsoft, Samsung, HP join to stop Windows piracy Hewlett-Packard and Samsung Electronics will now ensure that their PCs in China are installed with licensed Windows and Office software as part of new agreements signed with Microsoft meant to fight piracy. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc. In-the-Cloud Email Service Replaces Three Point Products Read this case study for more information on a comprehensive in-the-cloud email service to help replace three point products. Learn More. Dell rejects new Icahn proposal A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private. Read More Dish won't make new bid for Sprint, clearing path for SoftBank Dish Network won't try to beat SoftBank's US$21.6 billion bid for Sprint Nextel, apparently clearing the way for the Japanese service provider to buy Sprint. Read More GE thinks it's time to put industrial data in the cloud Internet tools are just starting to be applied to industrial tasks such as maintaining equipment and optimizing operations, but the wealth of data being produced by industrial systems could make this a major focus of development in the coming years. Read More Microsoft Dynamics ERP software now available on the Azure cloud Microsoft is upping the stakes in the growing market for cloud-based ERP, with its Dynamics GP 2013 and NAV 2013 products now available for deployment on its Azure service. Read More Google asks to make surveillance orders public, cites First Amendment Google has asked the court overseeing terrorism-related surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency to allow the company to publish information on the number of surveillance requests it receives. Read More State officials take aim at Internet 'safe harbor' law Frustrated by their difficulty prosecuting cases involving online content that is illegal or damaging to individuals, a group of state attorneys general are taking action. Read More Darragh Delaney: The dangers of bypassing web filters I am sure we have all sat behind a corporate filter that prevented access to certain websites during working hours. However, blocking websites, increases the interest and use of ways around these filters. While it all may seem like harmless fun and maybe even a challenge, technologies and services used to circumvent filters can create security risks and increase the attack vector of your computer and network. Read More Richi Jennings: 2013 Apple MacBook Air: Great battery, but pricey and limited Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) new MacBook Air is a hit with reviewers. Although some are disappointed that the 2013 model didn't get a Retina display, they're psyched with the battery life and improved performance. Mind you, they're still expensive and impossible to upgrade. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count their pennies. Read More
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