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	Shutdown could test IT security at federal agencies A government shutdown that lasts more than a few days could test the ability of federal agencies to protect their information systems against security threats. Read More   WEBCAST: Dell VMware A Smarter Approach to Data Protection The three videos in this series will explore the dramatic impact that unprecedented data growth and other developments have had on the data center, the need for an end-to-end approach to data protection, and how Dell and VMware enable enterprises to transform IT into a center of business innovation. 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Read More   NASA's Cassini finds plastic ingredient on Saturn's moon NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, a key ingredient in plastics, on Saturn's moon Titan. Read More   DRAM prices up 35% since China fab plant fire After a recent fire at its memory plant in Wuxi, China, Hynix's DRAM supply is now not expected to be restored until the first half of 2014. Read More   Tech firms push Congress for transparency on NSA surveillance Congress must act quickly on legislation that would make electronic data collection efforts by the U.S. National Security Agency more public, a group of tech firms, civil liberties groups and other organizations said Monday. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies   Applying Best Practice DevOps for Mission Success Joe User has a great idea for a new application that could help him and other agency users do their jobs better and faster. How can Joe's agency take this vision and transform it into a real working app that will move the agency mission forward? Read now! Seagate, TDK show off HAMR to jam more data into hard drives Seagate Technology will demonstrate HAMR, a technology it's counting on to fit more data onto hard disk drives, at the Ceatec show this week. Read More   Rivals to again review Google's promises in EU antitrust case The European Union is to put Google's latest proposals to the marketplace in order to allow competitors and rivals to assess the search giant's plans to avoid antitrust sanctions. Read More   Security company scours 'Dark Web' for stolen data   Alex Holden, founder of security company Hold Security, is in the business of bringing companies bad news. 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