Microsoft reveals bankruptcy of devices strategy

	Mac sales will again outstrip industry average | Microsoft combines several enterprise IT conferences into one for '15
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	Microsoft reveals bankruptcy of devices strategy by dumping Nokia feature phones Microsoft decision to ax the feature phone business it got when it bought Nokia's handset business for $7.2 billion shows the investment 'went for naught.' Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Protecting Your Mid-Size Business from Security Threats Security breaches in large enterprises make the headlines, but 55% of small and mid-size businesses have also experienced a data breach. And 60% of small businesses fail within six months of falling victim to a cyber attack. Learn More In this Issue Mac sales will again outstrip industry average Microsoft combines several enterprise IT conferences into one for '15 EFF releases Chrome, Firefox plugin to block third-party tracking Home Depot to sell the ultimate DIY hardware: 3D printers Stealthy ransomware 'Critroni' uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker Julia King: We're all data scientists now Western Digital jumps to 6TB in budget hard drives with $299 Red Open Wireless Router project aims for better router security, network performance INSIDER Whatever happened to Green IT? New BlackBerry COO is ex-Sybase exec Marty Beard Jonny Evans: 6 ways Apple protects your privacy in iOS 8 Preston Gralla: The fatal flaw in Nokia's Lumia 635 Windows Phone: What was Microsoft thinking? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Data+ Conference It's a sad truth: 99% of business data is being ignored. IDC estimates that only 1% of the world's data is currently being analyzed. That's a lot of actionable business insight that's being left to die in the vine. It's easy to see why. These jewels of business insight are hidden inside terabytes of enterprise data. Explore the new strategies being used to bring valuable data to light at the Data+ Conference, September 7-9, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. Sign up to attend free at: http://www.dataplusconference.com/NL Mac sales will again outstrip industry average Apple likely sold more Macs than it did in the same quarter last year, keeping its better-than-the-industry sales pace going. Read More Microsoft combines several enterprise IT conferences into one for '15 Microsoft will hold next year a new conference that encompasses its enterprise IT products, including the productivity and server Office software, IT management wares and development tools, and replaces several shows that are narrower in scope. Read More EFF releases Chrome, Firefox plugin to block third-party tracking The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital privacy rights group, has released a downloadable plugin for Chrome and Firefox designed to stop third parties from tracking people's Web browsing. Read More Home Depot to sell the ultimate DIY hardware: 3D printers MakerBot has signed a deal with Home Depot to run a pilot program in a dozen stores to sell the ultimate do-it-yourself product. Read More Stealthy ransomware 'Critroni' uses Tor, could replace Cryptolocker Cybercriminals are spreading a new file-encrypting ransomware program that's more powerful and resilient than Cryptolocker, a threat recently shut down by the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More Julia King: We're all data scientists now It's up to each one of us to figure out what in the daily surge of data is useful, what's crap and what's truly valuable. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching Your DG Program Good judgment and sound decision making are at the heart of data governance. From failing to define data governance, to premature launch, or expecting too much from a sponsor, this white paper explains ten common mistakes that can be avoided when launching your data governance program. Read this white paper to learn more. Read Now Western Digital jumps to 6TB in budget hard drives with $299 Red Western Digital is shipping two new 6TB hard drives as it tries to make its highest-capacity storage products affordable. Read More Open Wireless Router project aims for better router security, network performance Advocacy group the Electronic Frontier Foundation wants to address the poor security track record of home routers with a new firmware project that will encourage users to share their Internet connection publicly by setting up guest Wi-Fi networks. Read More INSIDER Whatever happened to Green IT? Remember when "green computing" was all the rage? Companies competed for green awards, virtualized their data centers, set up e-waste committees, launched double-sided printing initiatives and activated power management features on PCs. Read More New BlackBerry COO is ex-Sybase exec Marty Beard BlackBerry has recruited a new chief operating officer, Marty Beard, recently CEO of cloud customer service company LiveOps and before that an executive at Sybase. Read More Jonny Evans: 6 ways Apple protects your privacy in iOS 8 Apple has put a lot of work into ensuring iOS 8 users are given much stronger controls over their privacy and security, giving its mobile OS a USP competitors cannot (or will not) match. Read More Preston Gralla: The fatal flaw in Nokia's Lumia 635 Windows Phone: What was Microsoft thinking? The new Lumia 635 should have been a killer Windows Phone: It's low-cost phone with a solid set of specs and some innovative features. But it's got a flaw that dooms it -- such an obvious one it's hard to know what Nokia was thinking when the company designed it. Read More
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