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	No Surface Mini from Microsoft on Tuesday Microsoft will not unveil a smaller-sized Surface tablet tomorrow, according to multiple sources familiar with Microsoft's plans. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAS How Dell Optimizes Marketing Decision Making Using fictional data, two analysts from Dell's corporate marketing group explained how data and marketing analytics helped them examine the question: "Was the campaign successful?" in depth. Download this whitepaper to learn more. Read Now In this Issue Hacker indictments against China's military unlikely to change anything Windows XP's U.S. farewell tour to last most of '14 AT&T's DirecTV deal includes plums to woo regulators and consumers U.S. to formally accuse Chinese military of hacking Selfie, big data and # make the 2014 dictionary Bandwidth-sipping IoT steers clear of net neutrality debate NASA uses solar power to get crippled Kepler back to work Cisco puts video conferencing spotlight on individuals at Cisco Live 2014 SAP apps heading to Microsoft Azure cloud BlackShades users targeted in 16-nation sweep; 97 arrested Ex-Cisco CEO reflects, looks ahead on 25 years of Networkers Facebook developing Slingshot, a Snapchat alternative Crowdsourcing with OpenStreetMap to drive new version of Scout app Google looks to unite work and pleasure with Divide buy JR Raphael: Hands on: What the Moto E is actually like to use (and who should buy it) Preston Gralla: Does the world really need a Surface Mini Pro? Darlene Storm: Face recognition pioneer now worried tech will be used for mass surveillance WHITE PAPER: Alert Logic   Alert Logic PCI DSS compliance solutions Alert logic's cloud-powered solutions help organizations that process, store or transmit credit card data eliminate the burden of PCI compliance. This product brief outlines Alert Logic's solutions and the unique benefits offered. Learn More Hacker indictments against China's military unlikely to change anything The U.S. government's decision to formally indict five members of the Chinese military on criminal hacking charges marks a significant escalation of what's been a war of words between both countries. Read More   Windows XP's U.S. farewell tour to last most of '14 Last-minute moves by businesses to scrap Windows XP may have offset the continued free fall in consumer spending, but that gift from XP won't help the PC industry for long. Read More   AT&T's DirecTV deal includes plums to woo regulators and consumers AT&T's mega-bid to buy DirecTV includes several deal sweeteners designed to win over government regulators and customers. Read More   U.S. to formally accuse Chinese military of hacking U.S. officials later today will charge several individuals connected to China's military with hacking American firms, online reports said early Monday. Read More   Selfie, big data and # make the 2014 dictionary Of the 150 new words added to this year's Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, hashtag, big data and selfie made the list. Read More   Bandwidth-sipping IoT steers clear of net neutrality debate If you're worried about an Internet "fast lane" squeezing out all the futuristic connected devices you're hoping to use around your home, fear not. Read More   NASA uses solar power to get crippled Kepler back to work Despite two broken wheels had NASA's planet-hunting telescope spinning out of control, the Kepler Space Telescope is using the power of the sun to continue its search for Earth-like planets. Read More   Cisco puts video conferencing spotlight on individuals at Cisco Live 2014 Cisco will target individual video conferencing users with new desktop devices and a cloud-based service, a move that complements a recent announcement focused on outfitting small and mid-size office meeting rooms. Read More   : VCE The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More SAP apps heading to Microsoft Azure cloud Microsoft and SAP's long-standing partnership is being strengthened with the pending certification of SAP's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for deployment on the Azure cloud infrastructure service. Read More   BlackShades users targeted in 16-nation sweep; 97 arrested Law enforcement agencies from 16 countries on three continents last week arrested 97 people after executing raids targeting those suspected of creating, buying and using a notorious Trojan program called BlackShades. Read More   Ex-Cisco CEO reflects, looks ahead on 25 years of Networkers John Morgridge was Cisco's first CEO. He took the company public and presided over its growth until John Chambers took over as CEO in 1995. On the 25th anniversary of the Networker's user conference this week, Morgridge, 80, reflects on the past and looks ahead to the future as Cisco's Chairman Emeritus. Read More   Facebook developing Slingshot, a Snapchat alternative Facebook is said to be building a video-messaging app to rival the Snapchat messaging service. Read More   Crowdsourcing with OpenStreetMap to drive new version of Scout app Scout for iPhone, a free turn-by-turn navigation app, will be automatically updated this week with map data that can be altered and improved by the app's users through the OpenStreetMap community. Read More   Google looks to unite work and pleasure with Divide buy   Google could gain a stronger position in businesses by acquiring Divide, an enterprise software company focused on the bring-your-own-device to work model. Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on: What the Moto E is actually like to use (and who should buy it) Just when you thought unlocked smartphones couldn't get any cheaper, Motorola came along and -- oops! -- they did it again. Time to go hands on with the $129 Moto E. Read More   Preston Gralla: Does the world really need a Surface Mini Pro? Tomorrow Microsoft will likely introduce a 7- or 8-inch Surface Mini running Windows RT. Some rumors also point to a Surface Mini Pro as well, running full-blown Windows 8. Does the world really need a full-bore small Windows 8 tablet? Read More   Darlene Storm: Face recognition pioneer now worried tech will be used for mass surveillance Irony alert: After making millions upon millions of dollars, a pioneer of the face recognition industry is now worried the technology will be used for mass surveillance and to rob people of their anonymity in public. Read More
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