Pick your hardware vision: Open Compute Project vs. data centers in a box

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Geeks and leaks: Top 10 tech whistleblowers of all-time Buyback program intensifies Aryaka/Riverbed rivalry Network World Daily News PM July 12, 2013 Share this email Pick your hardware vision: Open Compute Project vs. data centers in a box There are two trends happening in the IT hardware market, each gaining momentum but offering very different ways of outfitting data centers. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Geeks and leaks: Top 10 tech whistleblowers of all-time 2. Buyback program intensifies Aryaka/Riverbed rivalry 3. iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending July 11 4. India's telegram service is dead … not so the telegram 5. Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) 6. Microsoft to pay first IE 11 Preview bug bounty to BlueHat security contest finalist 7. Ballmer pushes 'family of devices' as Microsoft's new mantra 8. Authentify xFA provides simple, secure primary authentication using digital certificates and voice biometrics 9. 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READ MORE Goodbye NAC, Hello EVAS (Endpoint visibility, access, and security) Around 2004, Cisco introduced a new technology initiative called Network Admission Control (now commonly referred to as Network Access Control or NAC). Back then, NAC was really in response to the recent wave of Internet worms where one compromised user PC could log on to the corporate network and subsequently infect the whole enchilada. NAC was seen as a way to alleviate this threat by authenticating... READ MORE Microsoft to pay first IE 11 Preview bug bounty to BlueHat security contest finalist Microsoft has already received several vulnerability reports that qualify for monetary rewards as part of the company's bug bounty program launched in June for the preview version of Internet Explorer 11. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: FICO (Fair Isaac) Cloud Analytics for the Masses Learn the best practices in building applications that can leverage volume, variety and velocity of Big Data for organizations of any size. Learn more. Ballmer pushes 'family of devices' as Microsoft's new mantra If Steve Ballmer's words mean anything, Microsoft is about to dramatically expand the number -- and type -- of devices it makes in-house. READ MORE Authentify xFA provides simple, secure primary authentication using digital certificates and voice biometrics Forget about those highly vulnerable usernames and passwords. Authentify has just announced a new primary authentication method that is built upon a complete digital certificate PKI underpinning, but neither the enterprise nor the end user sees any of the complexity of the solution. READ MORE IT Increases Application Outsourcing Despite Disappointing Strategic Value Five out of 10 outsourcing buyers will up their bets on applications outsourcing, according to a joint survey from KPMG and HfS Research, but they continue to be disappointed by providers' analytical capabilities and innovation. 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