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IPads Snatched By Chinese Authorities, Trademark Dispute Turns Tactical

Will Apple's iPad be able to keep its name in China? Will the iPad 3 end up being called the something-else-Pad when it debuts? The bigger question today: Will Apple be able to keep selling its tablet at all if, as it seems, doing so violates Chinese law?

Audits Begin At Apple's Chinese Supplier Plants

Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone.

6 Key Skills New IT Grads Are Lacking

The CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric in North Miami Beach recently hired four new staffers and was looking to add 11 more people to his team of 20. His list of open positions included an EDI programmer, a risk management programmer, a CRM programmer, a business analyst and an assistant IT manager.

EU Approves Google-Motorola Deal

The acquisition is approved without conditions

TD Bank Unites 85,000-Plus Workers

Built via a slew of mergers and acquisitions, TD Bank Group in recent years had seen its employees lose the ability to easily collaborate with one another as its workforce grew rapidly across the United States and Canada.

Google Clamps Down on Its Pre-Paid Google Wallet Card on Smartphones

Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones.

Cisco's John Stewart on the Latest Security Threats and What Enterprises Can Do to Fight Back

Freelance writer Susan Perschke recently sat down with Cisco Vice President and Chief Security Officer John N. Stewart for an in-depth discussion of the state of enterprise security.

Hackers Probably Stole Steam Transaction Data, Valve Says

Valve found evidence that suggests Steam hackers copied encrypted credit card details and billing addresses

IPv6 Deployment Starts At the Network Edge

IT execs know they will have to deploy IPv6 at some point, but where to begin? One approach that establishes some IPv6 capability without spending a lot of time or money is to start at the perimeter.

IPv6: Dual-Stack Strategy Starts At the Perimeter

We are in an awkward point in the history of the Internet. IPv4 address depletion has occurred yet we expect to use IPv4 for the next 15 to 20 years. Organizations see two paths before them. One alternative is to use continue to use IPv4 and expect to use multiple layers of network address translation (NAT) for many years to come. The other alternative is to start to use IPv6, however, the majority of enterprise organizations and content providers have not embraced the protocol.

Canonical Targets Business Desktops with a New Ubuntu Linux Remix

Hard on the heels of last week's news that Canonical will no longer financially support the Kubuntu variant of its popular Linux distribution, CEO Jane Silber on Friday announced a brand-new version of Ubuntu Linux designed specifically for businesses.

Work-Induced Attention Deficit Disorder

When you're in meetings or on phone calls, are you focused in the moment, or are you distracted by emails, text messages or social networking traffic?

Virgin Media Turns to Social Tools for Its Enterprise

U.K. telecom provider Virgin Media is reducing travel time, increasing team work and decreasing email dependence by deploying social enterprise collaboration tools.

'Big Data' Prep: 5 Things IT Should Do Now

Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to think about implementing one.

Best Practices for Scaling Up SaaS

Guardian Life Insurance isn't about to take big risks when making IT investments, and CIO Frank Wander will be the first to tell you that he doesn't have a cloud computing strategy, per se.

EU Parliament Chief Speaks Out Against ACTA

Some myths busted but protesters still have grounds for concern

Vodafone's Enterprise Aspirations Behind Possible CWW Deal

A possible deal to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide will allow Vodafone to go after fixed services for large enterprises, analysts say

Google Updates YouTube with Discovery Features

Google is updating the YouTube app for Google TV owners this week, promising performance improvements and easier ways to discover videos you like.

Samsung Launches Low-Cost Android 4.0 Tablet

Samsung hopes to attract larger audience with the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)

F5 Gear Bought to Optimize WAN Also Helps with VDI

Distribution Management Inc. bought F5's Big-IP Gateway to handle WAN optimization, but it turns out the platform solved a string of problems that cropped up when the company deployed VMware virtual desktop infrastructure, too.

Nimbula Adds Support for VMware Hypervisor

Nimbula Director 2.0 lets customers build clouds based on VMware's ESXi hypervisor

MySpace: the Next Hot Social Network?

Don't call it a comeback, but MySpace's new owners may actually be breathing life into the late, great social network. Specific Media, which bought MySpace from News Corp. in June is expected to announce Monday that it has added one million new members since December. Specific Media CEO Tim Vanderhook says MySpace went from having zero new signups per day to averaging 40,000, according to The New York Times.

Choose a Tablet for Your Business

Want to use a tablet for work so you can leave your laptop at home, or even replace your primary business computer?

Steve Jobs Awarded Posthumous Grammy

Steve Jobs was awarded a Grammy Trustees Award over the weekend for his role in creating products that transformed the entertainment industry.

 
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Business process management (BPM) software is a transformative technology that is helping insurance companies rapidly address some of the industry's biggest historic challenges. One of the best things about BPM is that the technology can be applied broadly, allowing an insurance company to gain multiple economies of scale. This is a substantial benefit, but it also presents those who want to introduce BPM to their organizations with a challenge - where to start?
As Active Directory's role in the enterprise has drastically increased, so has the need to secure the data. Gain insight on creating repeatable, enforceable processes that reduces administrative overhead and enables robust, customizable reporting and auditing capabilities. Brought to you by NetIQ.
Custom malware frequently goes undetected. According to Forrester Research, the best way to reduce risk of breach is to deploy file integrity monitoring (FIM) tools that provide immediate alerts. This white paper has been brought to you by NetIQ, the leader in solving complex IT challenges.
Did you know that 80 percent of threats to an organization come from the inside? The threat from insiders is often overlooked in organizations worldwide. This white paper from NetIQ, discusses key technology solutions that help to prevent and detect insider threats.
This white paper from Forrester Research Inc., helps break PCI into understandable components. Security and risk professionals will gain knowledge and insight into creating a compliant and secure IT environment. Follow these four proactive steps now before your next audit. Brought to you by NetIQ.
As greater numbers of datacenter servers transition from the physical to the virtual world, the components of virtualization success come to the fore. What scores of organizations have discovered is that success is derived from an optimal pairing of the right software platform with the right hardware platform.
Join guest speaker, Rohit Mehra, IDC Director of Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, to explore current trends, discuss best practices for optimizing Data Center and enterprise campus network infrastructures for the Cloud, and identify ways to better allocate network resources, reduce operating costs and improve application performance.
Have you been looking to hear about customer's experiences with the new VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager product? View this webcast to learn about VMware customer, Navicure, and their experiences testing and evaluating the recovery manager, their progress in implementing it in their environment and their advice other customers considering using vCenter.
Download this webcast to learn about the design considerations for virtualizing SQL workloads, performance and scalability information and high-availability options, as well as support considerations
Download this webcast to learn the virtual hardware design considerations for Exchange 2010, deployment using the building block approach, options for high-availability and disaster recovery and support considerations.
Virtualizing business-critical applications is an essential step in your journey to the cloud. Microsoft SQL Server, Exchange and SharePoint, and Oracle applications, are often the backbone of business IT. The benefits of virtualizing these applications extend far beyond mere consolidation. Understanding how VMware improves quality of service and agility while reducing costs will help you make the case for taking virtualization to the next level in your company.
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