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	Hackers exploit critical IE bug; Microsoft promises patch   Microsoft today said that hackers are exploiting a critical, but unpatched, vulnerability in IE8 and IE9. Its engineers are working on an update to plug the hole. Read More   WEBCAST: VCE Reduced Costs & Improve Asset Utilization with Vblock IDC suggests IT organizations deploy converged infrastructure systems that manage server, storage and network as unified IT assets. Learn about the significant business benefits 5 companies experienced when doing so. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft won't discount Windows 8.1 upgrades 64-bit chip gives Apple a way to out-Surface Microsoft, Windows OEMs Bing gets a tuneup, but still grapples with the query: 'How to top Google?' Space storms causing satellite failures that blunt Internet and TVs With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones 'HoneyDocs' lays irresistible bait for hackers HP rolls out next-gen firewall line, threat-detection service When you've had it with a stakeholder Dell introduces $349 Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1B Linux investment Nicholas D. Evans: The new scope of mission-critical computing Robert L. Mitchell: Goodbye Wayne Green, and thanks for the memories Preston Gralla: Microsoft's $40 billion stock buyout tells Wall Street: We love you, man JR Raphael: Welcome to the 'So what?' era of Android phones Jonny Evans: Upgrading to Apple's iOS 7: What you need to know WEBCAST: HP How United Airlines is Monitoring their Mobile Apps Hear first-hand from a United's IT Architect as he candidly discusses how United transformed their approach from reactive to proactive by leveraging sophisticated, drill-down diagnostics, back-end automation, performance emulation based on device type, and more to meet this business imperative. View Now Microsoft won't discount Windows 8.1 upgrades Microsoft today announced that it will charge full price for Windows 8.1 upgrades from Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. Read More   64-bit chip gives Apple a way to out-Surface Microsoft, Windows OEMs Apple's move to 64-bit with its A7 chip inside the iPhone 5S gives the company the flexibility to launch a new line of tablet-based devices to replace at least some Intel-driven Macs, analysts said today. Read More   Bing gets a tuneup, but still grapples with the query: 'How to top Google?' Microsoft still hasn't found what it's looking for in the search market -- a way to beat Google -- but it's not giving up just yet. Read More   Space storms causing satellite failures that blunt Internet and TVs Space weather, like solar flares and geomagnetic storms, are knocking out satellites that people rely on to check out their Facebook pages, to tweet and to watch TV. Read More   With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment Google on Tuesday announced a new version of its Google Wallet app for Android phones, version 2.3.3 and later, that lets users send money wirelessly, stores loyalty cards and offers a view of all Google Wallet activity Read More   BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones Potential bidders for BlackBerry are only interested in parts of the business, concluding that the firm's smartphones, such as the recent Q10 and Z10, have little or no value, reports say. Read More   'HoneyDocs' lays irresistible bait for hackers Police in Austin, Texas, set up sting operations with cars they have under surveillance, watching for thieves to break into them. Marcus J. Carey's Web service, HoneyDocs -- born in the same city -- uses the same concept, only with computer files. Read More   HP rolls out next-gen firewall line, threat-detection service HP today took the wraps off its Next-Generation Firewall line designed to exert application-level controls and visibility over all traffic related to the enterprise, including mobile devices used in public WiFi settings and traffic from cloud services. Read More   When you've had it with a stakeholder While you oftentimes just have to live with whatever it is you don't like, some situations call for a more forceful reaction. Read More   WEBCAST: Asigra 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup/Recovery Backup/recovery is changing due to new environments, applications and workplace infrastructure. Learn More Dell introduces $349 Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop Dell has introduced an 11.6-inch Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop starting at $349 as the company reshapes its consumer laptop lineup with a new naming scheme and models. Read More   Oracle to put on its innovation game face at OpenWorld Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is less than a week away, and as usual the vendor is expected to make a slew of new product and strategy announcements. Read More   Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI VCE, the data center-focused joint venture formed by Cisco and EMC/VMware, this week rolled out converged infrastructure systems designed to support the latest technology from the founding companies as well as specialized offerings for Oracle and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. Read More   IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1B Linux investment IBM will invest $1 billion to promote Linux development over the next five years as it tries to adapt Power mainframes and servers to handle cloud and big data applications in distributed computing environments. Read More   Nicholas D. Evans: The new scope of mission-critical computing Today's expanded scope of "mission-critical" encompasses all applications essential for customer interaction and commerce as well as employee productivity. The scope has expanded in terms of both the types of applications and the sheer number of these applications. The net result is that the notion of mission-critical computing has expanded to include mission-critical "interactions" as well as mission-critical "transactions". Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Goodbye Wayne Green, and thanks for the memories Before there was a PC revolution, before the days of PC Magazine and MacWorld, before COMDEX, there was Wayne Green. Read More   Preston Gralla: Microsoft's $40 billion stock buyout tells Wall Street: We love you, man Microsoft's just-announced $40 billion share buyback program is the latest in a series of moves in which the company is playing as nice as possible with Wall Street. Is the focus on shoring up the company's stock price a good thing or bad thing for Microsoft in the long run? Read More   JR Raphael: Welcome to the 'So what?' era of Android phones Attention, residents: We're in the midst of a seismic shift in the Android universe -- and we can never go back to the way it was before. Read More   Jonny Evans: Upgrading to Apple's iOS 7: What you need to know Apple ships iOS 7 tomorrow, September 18. What should iPhone users do to prepare for the release? Here's a handy guide to what you should do to prepare yourself for a stress-free install: Read More
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