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	Do you understand your company's personality? Corporate culture may matter even more to your project's success than ROI does. Here's how to work with it rather than against it. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Quest Dell Boomi a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for #iPaaS See why Dell Boomi is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS). Then, find the best iPaaS solution for your needs, and assess vendors based on ability to execute and completeness of vision. Learn about the iPaaS landscape from top industry analysts in this free report. Read Gartner's Report In this Issue Mozilla stops work on Persona sign-on to shift resources to Firefox OS services Microsoft risks security reputation ruin by retiring XP At SharePoint, Microsoft talks up ambitious enhancements for Office 365 Mt. Gox CEO's blog goes blank after alleged hack How do you feel? 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In this paper, learn about four technology-based approaches to improving processes and increasing productivity while driving down department and agency costs Learn more Mozilla stops work on Persona sign-on to shift resources to Firefox OS services Mozilla last week announced it was abandoning in-house development of the single sign-on "Persona," a failed alternative to website passwords, and would hand the project to volunteers. Read More   Microsoft risks security reputation ruin by retiring XP Microsoft's plans to ship the final public patches for Windows XP on April 8 could undo its hard-won reputation for security and hurt itself as much as the customers who end up with an infected XP system. Read More   At SharePoint, Microsoft talks up ambitious enhancements for Office 365 Microsoft didn't disappoint with the new and improved capabilities it announced and demonstrated for Office 365 this week, but how well they work in the real world remains to be seen. Read More   Mt. Gox CEO's blog goes blank after alleged hack Hackers attacked the personal blog of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles on Sunday and posted what they claim is a ledger showing a balance of some 950,000 bitcoins based on records they obtained from the defunct exchange for the virtual currency. Read More   How do you feel? Your phone may soon tell you A variety of projects unveiled in the past year aim to give mobile apps the ability to instantly detect a person's emotional state. Read More   Bold visions, bad ideas: 10 attempts to reinvent the world that flopped Every startup founder dreams of changing the world, and sometimes it works. But more often, even the best ideas run into resistance and obstacles from unexpected sources. Read More   At Cebit opening, leaders evoke need to protect private data Protecting privacy was on the minds of almost all the dignitaries assembled in Hanover, Germany, on Sunday night to open this year's Cebit trade show, the theme of which is "datability," or big data with responsibility. Read More   WEBCAST: Citrix Advance Your Career in Technology in One Simple Step Watch this on-demand webinar with Paul Glen, award-winning author and Computerworld columnist, as he reveals the one small adjustment you should make today to yield huge career benefits. Learn more! A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X's actual security risks Apple has improved its security in recent years, but is it enough? Read More   Sony, Panasonic develop 300GB optical discs for enterprise storage Sony and Panasonic have developed a next-generation optical disc for enterprise storage with an initial capacity of 300GB. Read More   Security Manager's Journal: Thousands of dollars in phone calls? Management hates that. Problem arose after a consultant made a configuration change, opening up control ports to the Internet, with no authentication required. Read More   Court rejects U.S. gov't bid to hold phone records beyond five years The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has ruled against a U.S. government request that it be allowed to hold telephone metadata beyond the current five-year limit as it may be required as evidence in civil lawsuits that question the data collection. Read More   Sony shows off SmartEyeglass prototype to developers   With Google Glass starting to pick up steam, Sony doesn't want to get left too far behind. Read More   Fujitsu says its all-in-one PC-phones cut power consumption for unified communications Unifying communications by replacing separate PCs and telephones with a PC equipped with a headset and some telephony software can sound like a great idea until the first electricity bill for those always-on PCs comes in. Fujitsu hopes to end that bill shock with an always-on multimedia PC for businesses that features a special power-saving mode. Read More   Vodafone launches smartphone app for encrypted calls   Vodafone Germany will attempt to simplify encrypting mobile phone calls with its upcoming Secure Call app, which it plans to launch for Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices. Read More   Richi Jennings: Oculus Rift is the sleeper hit of SXSW A star was born at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas. As an annual gathering point on the rubber chicken pilgrim trail of Hollywood execs and hipsters, SXSW is intended for showcasing music and film talent. A virtual reality headset named Oculus Rift -- starring in an HBO "Game of Thrones" exhibition -- is getting all of the attention. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers knew her before she was famous. Read More
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