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	Microsoft plans to patch critical under-attack IE bug next week Microsoft today announced it will deliver five security updates to customers next week, two tagged as "critical," including one that will quash the open vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that hackers have been exploiting since January. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Wireless Infrastructure Seminar - Atlanta Network World Announces a New Seminar Wireless Infrastructure: Optimizing Performance for the Modern Network. April 29, 2014 Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead. Free seminar. Register Now. In this Issue Defining how a no-holds-barred Russia-Ukraine cyberwar would play out Tablet growth slows after years of rapid growth Tip of The Hat: Unraveling IBM's cloud plan Newsweek tracks down Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto Another asteroid buzzes by Earth today Groups ask FTC to investigate Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp Getty makes 35M images embeddable to gather data, monetize usage Security Manager's Journal: Security flaw shakes faith in Apple mobile devices Cisco patches flaws in routers, wireless LAN controllers Sharon Machlis: Really, LA Times? 11% of Americans truly think HTML is a disease? Jonny Evans: Why Mac users still use OS X Snow Leopard Preston Gralla: Is the PC apocalypse upon us? Latest sales figures say it might be. TI targets enthusiasts with $19.99 mini-computer for small electronics WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Driving BPM Success Requires the Right People BPM is vital for businesses to improve and optimize their core processes. Too often, the "people" aspect is neglected, causing critical aspects of the BPM program to fail or underperform. By ensuring a "people" focus and using some specific people-oriented analysis techniques, program managers can help ensure success in their BPM efforts. Learn More Defining how a no-holds-barred Russia-Ukraine cyberwar would play out With some opening shots in a cyber component to the war of nerves in the Ukraine already fired, security analysts today offered a look at how a full-fledged cyberwar in the region would unfold. Read More   Tablet growth slows after years of rapid growth The rate of increase in tablet shipments is expected to slow this year after unabated growth during the device's first three years. Read More   Tip of The Hat: Unraveling IBM's cloud plan A Tip of the Hat to ZDNet's Larry Dignan for his incisive look at the state of IBM's cloud strategy after the unveiling of the BlueMix open cloud platform. Read More   Newsweek tracks down Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto   Secretive Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is a 64-year-old man living near Los Angeles who declines to talk about his role in the digital currency, according to a news report. Read More   Another asteroid buzzes by Earth today For the second day in a row, an asteroid is buzzing past Earth. Read More   Groups ask FTC to investigate Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should investigate Facebook's proposed $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging app WhatsApp -- and possibly block it -- because of the potential impact on users' privacy, two privacy groups said in a complaint. Read More   WEBCAST: Kaspersky Step Up to the IT Security Challenge Watch this video to discover exclusive market insights from independent analyst Kevin Bailey, Research Director, IDC, on the growing challenges faced by IT managers. Learn More Getty makes 35M images embeddable to gather data, monetize usage Media company Getty Images had made about 35 million of its images embeddable in order to start gathering data and better monetize usage of its material, the company said on Thursday. Read More   Security Manager's Journal: Security flaw shakes faith in Apple mobile devices And without remote management, getting patches onto devices scattered throughout the organization is hit or miss. Read More   Cisco patches flaws in routers, wireless LAN controllers   Cisco Systems released new firmware versions for some of its small business routers and wireless LAN controllers in order to address vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable devices or affect their availability. Read More   Sharon Machlis: Really, LA Times? 11% of Americans truly think HTML is a disease? Apparently not everyone learned their lesson from the 'IE users are dumb' hoax. Read More   Jonny Evans: Why Mac users still use OS X Snow Leopard Apple's decision to end support for OS X Snow Leopard is reasonable -- but it's the kiss of death for a large segment of the Mac resale market. Read More   Preston Gralla: Is the PC apocalypse upon us? Latest sales figures say it might be. PC shipments had their deepest decline every in 2013, and 2014 doesn't look much better, according to IDC's latest forecasts. Does this mean that the PC apocalypse is finally upon us? Read More   TI targets enthusiasts with $19.99 mini-computer for small electronics Texas Instruments is tapping into the growing trend among enthusiasts who want to make their own wearable devices and small electronics, announcing the Tiva C Series Connected LaunchPad mini-computer. Read More
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