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	FCC, CTIA push against stolen phones failed The U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the CTIA, a lobbying group for the wireless industry, discussed a major initiative last year that could have significantly cracked down on trading in stolen phones, but the plan appears to have gone nowhere. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Unlocking the Promise of Demand Sensing & Shaping Many organizations have limited insight into big data. These limitations have significant opportunity costs and can have a negative effect on identifying and understanding customer demand patterns and related supply constraints. This paper explains how the use of advanced analytical techniques and big data can enhance supply chain networks. Learn more In this Issue Bitcoin lacks 'credibility and trust,' SEC says Amid staff shortage, tech leaders want more computer education in California schools WHITE PAPER: VCE Power Plant Achieves Required High-Availability with VCE Faced with an external compliance audit and the need to improve availability, one of Europe's largest power plants turned to VCE Vblock™ Systems to: - Transform twin data centers to active-active mode - Enable business continuity and reliable delivery of electricity - Virtualize 95% of applications Learn More Bitcoin lacks 'credibility and trust,' SEC says The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a lengthy warning to investors about risks it sees in bitcoin and virtual currencies. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS See the Possibilities Utilizing Data Visualization Regardless of size, today's businesses are bombarded with structured and unstructured data from a variety of sources. Take advantage of all this data with in-memory analytics and data visualization techniques, to get day-to-day insights for making better decisions. Learn more Amid staff shortage, tech leaders want more computer education in California schools Leaders of key technology companies including Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Salesforce.com have written to California Gov. Jerry Brown offering to partner with the state to increase computer education in kindergarten to 12th grade schools. Read More
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