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	Wary tech workers now prefer mid-size companies Working for a startup may have lost its appeal to IT pros who, after the recent recession, prefer positions at medium-sized companies that offer a startup's innovative environment and a large company's stability. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology How WAN Optimization Helps Enterprises Reduce Costs If you wanted to break down innovation into a tidy equation, it might go something like this: Technology + Connectivity = Productivity. Productivity comes in two forms: user experience and infrastructure efficiency. Read Now In this Issue IT skills that are in demand, and those that will be Cloud will be key for Oracle at OpenWorld White House blames IT systems for immigration data problems Russia orders Facebook, Twitter and Google to register as social networks -- or be blocked What the WinHEC? Microsoft revives Windows engineering event Why the Internet of Things may never happen (Part 2) FBI director worries about encryption on smartphones WEBCAST: Interactive Intelligence How Moving Your Contact Center to the Cloud Eliminates Risk The total cost of ownership (TCO) debate between a premises and cloud decision continues to wage on. Depending on how you look at it, it seems that you arrive at a different conclusion. However, the missing factor in nearly all cloud contact center and unified communications TCO discussions is the consideration of buyer risk. Learn More IT skills that are in demand, and those that will be IT professionals seeking certifications in the coming months may get their best return with cloud and security-related certifications. Agile-related training won't hurt, either. Read More Cloud will be key for Oracle at OpenWorld OpenWorld, which begins on Sunday, will serve as an introduction to Oracle's new executive structure and offer a look at the company's priorities. Read More White House blames IT systems for immigration data problems The White House has touted open data initiatives for years, but in one of the most controversial areas in politics -- immigration -- crucial information is often unavailable or mistake-filled. Read More WHITE PAPER: Unify Embracing a Flexible Work Environment This Infographic highlights the costs of losing experienced workers and the steps you can take to support a more flexible work environment Learn More Russia orders Facebook, Twitter and Google to register as social networks -- or be blocked Russia's communications regulator has ordered Facebook, Twitter and Google to join a register of social networks or face being blocked in Russia, according to a report in the newspaper Izvestia. By registering as "organizers of information distribution," companies agree to store data about their users' communications on servers in Russia or face a fine of 500,000 Russian roubles ($13,000), the report said. Companies that fail to register within 15 days of a second order from the regulator can be blocked in Russia. A number of Russian Internet companies have already registered, said the newspaper. These include search engine Yandex, social networking service VKontakte, and webmail service Mail.ru, it said, citing Maxim Ksenzov, deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roscomnadzor).To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More What the WinHEC? Microsoft revives Windows engineering event Microsoft, which recently announced the consolidation of several of its conferences, is now going in the opposite direction and resurrecting WinHEC, which was last held in 2008. Read More Why the Internet of Things may never happen (Part 2) The Internet of Things idea of all our stuff seamlessly working together for our benefit is wonderful, but it's never going to happen. Read More FBI director worries about encryption on smartphones The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is concerned about moves by Apple and Google to include encryption on smartphones, the agency's director said Thursday. Quick law enforcement access to the contents of smartphones could save lives in some kidnapping and terrorism cases, FBI Director James Comey said in a briefing with some reporters. Comey said he's concerned that smartphone companies are marketing "something expressly to allow people to place themselves beyond the law," according to news reports. An FBI spokesman confirmed the general direction of Comey's remarks. The FBI has contacted Apple and Google about their encryption plans, Comey told a group of reporters who regularly cover his agency.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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