Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications 'mess'

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	Can we talk? Internet of Things vendors face a communications 'mess' Vendors will tell you that the Internet of Things (IoT) has arrived. We're here to tell you that it hasn't. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Box Vendor Landscape: Cloud File Sharing Box recommends this report for any growing business or company considering an investment in enterprise content collaboration and cloud file sharing. Both let users access important content simply and securely, on any device: desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Learn more>> In this Issue U.S. commercial drone industry struggles to take off H-1B loophole may help California utility offshore IT jobs IE6: Retired but not dead yet Can you hear me now? NASA to test laser communication system Michaels breach exposes nearly 3M payment cards This Netcraft tool flags sites affected by Heartbleed Google's Project Loon tests move to LTE band in Nevada Investors try to revive Mt. Gox at last minute Alibaba set to offer mobile phone services Google suit against Rockstar stays in California AMD reports $20M Q1 loss Music labels go after Pandora for using pre-'72 recordings Google says little about enterprise Apps, business cloud services in Q1 report Richi Jennings: Michaels finally confirms massive POS hack (Aaron Bros. as well) RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Help Desk Technology Corporation Drive Down Help Desk Costs by using Collaborative Workflow Collaborative workflow is a hybrid system that combines service management (workflow) software with social software (such as chat, instant messaging, and document collaboration). The synergy between the two provides project structure and measureable goals, while facilitating communications and interactions typical of social software. Discover rich functionality including help desk, ITIL, document management, calendaring, built-in projects, remote screen sharing, business rules, dashboards, asset management, chargeback, custom data designer, encryption, and more. U.S. commercial drone industry struggles to take off   The U.S. commercial drone industry is still struggling to get off the ground more than two years after President Obama signed into law a bill that permits the civilian use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over the country's airspace. Read More   H-1B loophole may help California utility offshore IT jobs Southern California Edison is outsourcing part of its IT operations, and the jobs may be going overseas. Read More   IE6: Retired but not dead yet Microsoft may have retired Internet Explorer 6 last week, but it's still keeping track of the ancient browser's user share on a death watch-like website that's been running for more than three years. Read More   Can you hear me now? NASA to test laser communication system The SpaceX cargo spacecraft will be carrying equipment needed for astronauts on the International Space Station to test optical laser communications to its scheduled launch today. Read More   Michaels breach exposes nearly 3M payment cards About 2.6 million payment cards at Michaels Stores and another 400,000 at subsidiary Aaron Brothers may have been affected in a card skimming attack that compromised its point-of-sale systems, the retailer said Thursday. Read More   This Netcraft tool flags sites affected by Heartbleed   Worried about how the Heartbleed vulnerability may affect your personal accounts? A new tool may be of help. Read More   Google's Project Loon tests move to LTE band in Nevada Google has expanded its Project Loon tests to the Nevada desert and, for the first time, into licensed radio spectrum. Read More   WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   MyIT- Consumer Cool for Business Apps Rich Ptak discusses how BMC's MyIT combines the ease and familiarity of accessing today's consumer apps with the stability, security and strengths of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Learn More Investors try to revive Mt. Gox at last minute The clock may be running out on Mt. Gox, but a consortium of investors still wants to relaunch the failed Bitcoin exchange. Read More   Alibaba set to offer mobile phone services Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao sites already sell everything from clothes and furniture to car tires and medicines. But soon they'll also be offering 3G data and voice call plans as well, the Chinese e-commerce giant said Thursday. Read More   Google suit against Rockstar stays in California A Google complaint against Apple-backed patent consortium Rockstar will stay in a California court rather than be moved to Texas where Rockstar already has patent lawsuits against Google's Android partners, the California court ordered Thursday. Read More   AMD reports $20M Q1 loss Advanced Micro Devices' bottom line changed from black to red on Thursday when the company posted a loss after two straight quarters of profits. Read More   Music labels go after Pandora for using pre-'72 recordings Five music labels have filed a lawsuit against streaming music service Pandora Music, saying the company is violating state law by refusing to pay labels and artists for its use of recordings made before 1972. Read More   Google says little about enterprise Apps, business cloud services in Q1 report Google did little during its first-quarter earnings report to shush critics who say its Enterprise unit is a second-class citizen in its kingdom. Read More   Richi Jennings: Michaels finally confirms massive POS hack (Aaron Bros. as well) Crafty hackers hack craft stores -- again. Michaels Stores (NYSE:MIK) has finally confirmed the details of the point-of-sale hack revealed in January. It's unclear what's taken them so long -- the company claims the hack was "highly sophisticated," but everyone uses a blah-blah phrase like that. Your humble blogwatcher notes that the problem persisted for more than a month after the news first broke. smh. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers are aghast that, for the second time, the company's POS was hacked -- lasting almost nine months. Read More
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