Tech pit crews prep for robot speedway showdown

	Someone made money off the Surface RT: Former Microsoft asset manager charged with insider trading | eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail price
	Computerworld First Look				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Tech pit crews prep for robot speedway showdown A team of engineers, students and professors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute spent hours last night working in a garage normally reserved for NASCAR pit crews, tweaking code and making sure their robot can climb a steep flight of stairs. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Exablox Data Storage: An Interactive eGuide In this eGuide, InfoWorld and sister publication Computerworld examine some of the newer storage approaches that enterprises are taking. Read on to learn about new storage technologies that can help you get a handle on your data. Read now! In this Issue Someone made money off the Surface RT: Former Microsoft asset manager charged with insider trading eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail price ARM server chip pioneer Calxeda shuts down BlackBerry has high hopes for 2014 13 benchmarking sins Lucas Mearian: Need a last-minute Christmas gift? How about a $12,000 3D printed gun? Verizon to report on law-enforcement data requests Huawei, ZTE, Nokia cleared in patent dispute with InterDigital Richi Jennings: Calxeda dead: ARM in servers not such a great idea? WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   Find out whether SaaS-based ITSM is right for you Software-as-a-service is more than just a cloud-based delivery model—it's a new approach to service that lets companies optimize utilization of in-house IT resources while providing service more effectively. Learn More Someone made money off the Surface RT: Former Microsoft asset manager charged with insider trading Two Seattle-area men, including a former senior manager in Microsoft's finance department, were charged Thursday with 35 criminal counts of illegal insider trading and face up to 20 years in prison. Read More   eBay sellers scalp Mac Pro cylinders for nearly double retail price A pair of eBay profiteers are trying to cash in on the shortages of Apple's new Vader-esque Mac Pro desktop computer by pricing their machines at nearly double the retail value. Read More   ARM server chip pioneer Calxeda shuts down One of the first companies that announced an ARM server chip, Calxeda, has folded operations and is pursuing ways to repurpose or sell its intellectual property. Read More   BlackBerry has high hopes for 2014 After a nearly disastrous year and facing an expected negative earnings report Friday, BlackBerry hopes to start 2014 on a more positive note with its news interim CEO and a commitment to help developers more easily port Android apps to the BlackBerry World app store. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Exablox Taneja Group Solution Brief: High-End Storage For Everyone Learn what SMB and departmental storage buyers should both require and expect from storage solutions to meet their business goals, and how traditional mid- market storage based on old technologies can fall short. Read now! 13 benchmarking sins Avoid these benchmarking boners if you want to get useful data from your system tests. Read More   Lucas Mearian: Need a last-minute Christmas gift? How about a $12,000 3D printed gun? The first company to produce a working version of a metal semi-automatic pistol with a 3D printer is offering to sell them as a collector's piece for $11,900. Read More   Verizon to report on law-enforcement data requests Verizon Communications will report on law-enforcement requests for information on its customers that it received in 2013, following similar moves that major online companies have made but rival AT&T has not. Read More   Huawei, ZTE, Nokia cleared in patent dispute with InterDigital The International Trade Commission has ruled against InterDigital in a complaint that alleged Huawei, Nokia, ZTE had infringed the company's patents. Read More   Richi Jennings: Calxeda dead: ARM in servers not such a great idea? ARM servers: A great idea whose time hasn't come. Calxeda has ceased to be. Not great timing for its employees, sadly. Nor for HP, which was about to launch the ARM-based version of its Project Moonshot hyperscale servers -- looks like it's now stuck on Opteron and Atom. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder the future for low-power, ARM-based servers. Or lack of it. Read More
	FREE SHARK TANK T-SHIRT Clueless Consultants? Bungling Bosses? Useless Users? Tell me your tale. If it gets published, you get a sharp Shark shirt. DIGITAL SPOTLIGHT: THE CONSUMERIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY   In our in-depth report, we chronicle how Android is exploding in the enterprise, document how mobile device management is morphing to meet new demands, reflect on the ways Google has developed into a surprisingly powerful ecosystem for end users, and share observations on BYOD's role in spawning a new army of empowered workers. This free, 28-page magazine-style report is available now. [Registration required] To read the report, click here. 2014 BEST PLACES TO WORK IN IT: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS   Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 21st annual Best Places to Work in IT list and special report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominations are open now through Dec. 13. Nominate a company now. COMPUTERWORLD'S 2014 SALARY SURVEY   How will your salary compare with your IT peers? Computerworld's 28th Annual Salary Survey will feature the latest IT salary trends and advice on where to find the best-paying jobs. This year's survey participants can enter a drawing to win 1 of 3 American Express gift cards for $500 each! The drawing is open to legal U.S. residents, age 18 or older. Take our annual Salary Surveytoday! KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST NEWS ON CONSUMERIZATION Our weekly Consumerization of IT newsletter covers a wide range of mobile hardware, mobile apps, enterprise apps and IT trends related to consumerization. We cover BYOD, smartphones, tablets, MDM, cloud, social and how consumerization affects IT. Stay up to date with news, reviews and in-depth coverage. JOIN THE COMPUTERWORLD CONVERSATION ON GOOGLE + Be sure to add Computerworld to your Google+ circles to keep track of breaking news, features, blogs, tech reviews and career advice. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Three and a half years after the launch of the original Apple iPad, consumers have many choices for great tablet computers. What tablet is at the top of your holiday wish list this year? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
	Get more IT peer perspective online: LinkedIn Group | Facebook | Twitter You are currently subscribed to computerworld_dailynews as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Computerworld, please send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. Copyright (C) 2013 Computerworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@computerworld.com. **