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	Quantum Dawn 2 will test Wall Street's cyber readiness Starting at around 8.30 a.m. ET Thursday, dozens of major Wall Street firms will come under a series of simulated cyberattacks aimed at crippling financial services networks around the country. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. In this Issue Forget Sandy. Telx still likes NYC for its latest data center Apple, Microsoft to leap on app auto-update bandwagon Droid Ultra smartphone expected at next week's Verizon event 15 current and future uses for drones Lenovo drops Yoga 11 hybrid with Windows RT from online sales Apache Struts security update fixes critical vulnerabilities 15 Ways to Screw up an IT Project Security company to release testing tool for SAP mobile access Salesforce.com launches new CRM product in the cloud European Commission asks Google for more concessions in antitrust case Preston Gralla: The long-range path to Microsoft's success: Kill the Windows brand Robert L. Mitchell: Forget the resume: Recruiting search engines build Web dossiers about you WHITE PAPER: Citrix Delivering Enterprise Info Securely on tablets & smartphones Android and iOS-based consumer devices including smartphones and tablets play an increasing role in enterprise computing, providing new flexibility and mobility for workers and IT—but creating new challenges around security. This paper describes these issues and explains how they can be addressed effectively with Citrix BYOD solutions. View Now Forget Sandy. Telx still likes NYC for its latest data center Manhattan is one of the best locations in the U.S. for data center network connectivity, but it is also an increasingly risky location because of flooding. That didn't stop Telx from opening a third facility there. Read More Apple, Microsoft to leap on app auto-update bandwagon By this fall, Apple and Microsoft will have followed in the footsteps of Google to automatically update apps on their mobile and desktop platforms, another move to take security out of users' hands. Read More Droid Ultra smartphone expected at next week's Verizon event Several smartphone launches are imminent, including next Tuesday's Verizon Wireless event in New York City to unveil what the carrier's calling "the next generation of one of their most popular family of devices." Read More 15 current and future uses for drones For a nation already on edge about NSA spying, drone technology is just another reason to keep looking over our shoulders. Read More Lenovo drops Yoga 11 hybrid with Windows RT from online sales Lenovo has discontinued sales of the Yoga 11 convertible with Windows RT on its website, which analysts said was a sign of PC makers moving away from their commitment to the struggling OS. Read More Apache Struts security update fixes critical vulnerabilities The Apache Software Foundation has released Struts 2.3.15.1, a security update for its popular Java Web application development framework that addresses two vulnerabilities, including a critical one that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Achieve business continuity with remote access While business continuity planning has traditionally emphasized keeping the datacenter up and running, it's just as important to ensure workforce continuity. This paper discusses a comprehensive approach to business continuity planning that includes both the datacenter itself and the business that depends on it. View Now 15 Ways to Screw up an IT Project Project management experts discuss sure-fire ways to delay or derail a project and--more importantly--how you can avoid these common project management pitfalls. Read More Security company to release testing tool for SAP mobile access As SAP invests heavily in mobile, a security testing company will release a tool next month to ensure mobile-accessible SAP systems are not vulnerable to hackers. Read More Salesforce.com launches new CRM product in the cloud Salesforce.com is hoping customers will tap more pieces of its growing cloud software portfolio with a new product, Sales Performance Accelerator, that combines its CRM software with its Work.com performance management application as well as customer lead information from Data.com. Read More European Commission asks Google for more concessions in antitrust case Europe's competition chief confirmed Wednesday that he has written to Eric Schmidt to ask for better assurances from Google in an ongoing antitrust investigation. Read More Preston Gralla: The long-range path to Microsoft's success: Kill the Windows brand Windows may be the software that helped gain Microsoft gain worldwide dominance, but if the company wants to thrive in the future, the Windows brand may need to die. Microsoft would still build Windows operating systems, but would emphasize the Microsoft brand instead, and cut prices drastically for Windows licenses. So conclude several analysts, and they may well be right Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Forget the resume: Recruiting search engines build Web dossiers about you Thanks to a new generation of Web crawlers used by recruiters, the Web is the new battleground for portraying yourself to potential employers. What kind of profile will they build about you? Suddenly, what you put out there matters. Read More
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