10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013

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	10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013 Microsoft, Apple and Samsung among those issuing mea culpas Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry for business. Built to keep your business moving. Help employees make the most of business opportunities with BlackBerry smartphones powered by BlackBerry® 10. BlackBerry 10 features & apps work together seamlessly to deliver the ultimate end user experience. With BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, easily deploy, manage, secure & control BYOD & corporate devices to truly mobilize your business. Learn more about BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 In this Issue Mobile Management Spurs Power Shift in the Enterprise We all may have a little Martian in us Confidential Data Is Leaving on Workers' Mobile Devices Cisco responds to VMware's NSX launch, allegiances Office 2003's burial will resurrect hacker activity Apple's iPhone trade in program is a game changer Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil" Oracle software will run faster with new SPARC M6 chip Top 10 Amazon cloud challengers WHITE PAPER: Cisco Wi-Fi Challenge NWW Jun-Aug13 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Whether you are in retail, hospitality, healthcare, transportation, or another industry, keeping and attracting customers is crucial to the success of your organization. Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences can help you improve customer loyalty and increase revenue. Learn more. Mobile Management Spurs Power Shift in the Enterprise Who owns mobility in the enterprise? It's not the CIO. The business side is seizing power for mobile application development and management, and software vendors are quickly adjusting to service this nontechnical target market. Read More   We all may have a little Martian in us Men are supposed to be from Mars as John Gray's iconic relationship book would have you think, but new research presented this week suggests that in reality; we all may hail from the Red Planet. Read More   Confidential Data Is Leaving on Workers' Mobile Devices Are confidential corporate documents finding their way onto employees' personal phones, laptops and tablets? You bet. Even worse, the next-generation workforce doesn't care. Read More   Cisco responds to VMware's NSX launch, allegiances Cisco has responded to the groundswell of momentum and support around the introduction of VMware's NSX network virtualization platform this week with a laundry list of the limitations of software-only based network virtualization. Read More   Office 2003's burial will resurrect hacker activity The end of Microsoft's support for popular suite come April 2014 will usher in an era of 'infinite zero-day' attacks, analyst predicts Read More   Apple's iPhone trade in program is a game changer As reported in Techcrunch two days ago, Apple has already started piloting their new trade in program for iPhones ahead of the release of the new iPhone 5s model. While this may not seem like a big deal to you right now, I think with hindsight this will be another case of Apple inventing a new lucrative market th Read More   Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil" The outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a gathering at the at the National Press Club this week that the United States will among other security challenges - "face a major cyber event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy, and the everyday functioning of our society." Nice words her potential replacement, who hasn't been named yet, will love to hear no... Read More   Oracle software will run faster with new SPARC M6 chip Oracle's database and high-performance workloads will run faster with the company's latest SPARC M6 chip, which has been tuned specially for the company's applications. Read More   Top 10 Amazon cloud challengers Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Hot products from VMworld 2013 Click through to see all the latest from the show in San Francisco. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line 2. IBM starts restricting hardware patches to paying customers 3. Old electronics don't die, they pile up 4. School starts mass social media surveillance of students for their 'safety' 5. Developers hack Dropbox, show how to access user data 6. Spear phishing led to DNS attack against the New York Times, others 7. Cisco in for a virtual fight 8. Apple's iPhone trade-in program is a game changer 9. Hot products from VMworld 2013 10. Linus Torvalds celebrates 22 years of Linux with nostalgic message
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Cisco responds to VMware's NSX launch, allegiances

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10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013 VMware CTO Casado on network virtualization, security and competition with Cisco Network World Daily News PM August 29, 2013 Share this email Cisco responds to VMware's NSX launch, allegiances Cisco has responded to the groundswell of momentum and support around the introduction of VMware's NSX network virtualization platform this week with a laundry list of the limitations of software-only based network virtualization. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013 2. VMware CTO Casado on network virtualization, security and competition with Cisco 3. FTC: Medical lab lost patient info on peer-to-peer network 4. INSIDER Cloud Helps Financial Company Spin Up a New IT Operation 5. New York Times hack highlights weakness in registrar security 6. Mini-rant: Life was better when we had video stores 7. Vodafone confirms talks on selling its Verizon Wireless stake 8. Famous social firsts: The earliest days of your favorite social networks 9. Amazon Web Services improves GovCloud management 10. Why Microsoft's Next CEO Will Fail RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch The Single Dashboard Network Monitoring and Management Tool Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold lets you monitor your networks, servers, VOIP, applications and wireless devices from a single dashboard. Rapidly discover and map your infrastructure, isolate root cause, and define policies and actions that keep your network the way you want it. From SMB to Enterprise. Try it on your network free for 30 days. 10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013 Microsoft, Apple and Samsung among those issuing mea culpas READ MORE VMware CTO Casado on network virtualization, security and competition with Cisco How do you bring the virtualization operations model to networking? That will be the job of Martin Casado, CTO of networking and security at VMware which this week launched NSX, the company's over-arching network virtualization package. Casado was one of the creators of OpenFlow, the protocol that spawned the software defined networking (SDN) movement. READ MORE FTC: Medical lab lost patient info on peer-to-peer network An Atlanta medical testing laboratory had billing information for more than 9,000 customers land on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network in 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has alleged. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry Trade up to devices that are built for business The BlackBerry® Smartphone Trade Up Program makes it easy for you to empower your employees with BlackBerry® 10. Trade in your used BlackBerry® smartphones or other mobile devices to receive cash back to use towards a new BlackBerry 10 device. Plus, you'll feel confident that your old devices will be securely wiped and responsibly recycled. Learn more about the BlackBerry Smartphone Trade Up Program and request a quote. INSIDER Cloud Helps Financial Company Spin Up a New IT Operation Another company acquired about 75 percent of Lincoln Trust, along with its technology, which left the CTO with a pressing need for a new technology platforma(c). READ MORE New York Times hack highlights weakness in registrar security Because registrars are the equivalent of a hacker jackpot, they have to be more vigilant about the security of their customers, experts say READ MORE Mini-rant: Life was better when we had video stores Anyone who thinks our world of entertainment is better with 20 different Internet streaming options as opposed to a video store is deluding themselves. Retailers like Blockbuster Video and Hollywood Video (the one I used to visit regularly has turned into a Verizon Wireless store) have all vanished because people started to watch Internet streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus, etc. ... READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Unleash the full potential of BYOD with confidence Growing numbers of smartphones and tablets are pushing enterprise networks to the limit and creating security and management challenges for IT organizations. This white paper reviews BYOD administration, performance, and security implications, and describes how the HP BYOD solution lets you realize all the benefits of BYOD, with confidence. Learn more. Vodafone confirms talks on selling its Verizon Wireless stake Vodafone Group is in talks to sell back its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless to its partner in that company, Verizon Communications. READ MORE Famous social firsts: The earliest days of your favorite social networks Wondering who sent the first Tweet or posted the first pet photo to Instagram? The answers may surprise you (and are definitely cute, when it comes to pets) READ MORE Amazon Web Services improves GovCloud management Users of Amazon Web Services' GovCloud can now take advantage of CloudFormation, which aims to make it easier to manage more complex environments. READ MORE Why Microsoft's Next CEO Will Fail Steve Ballmer isn't necessarily a bad CEO. After all, Microsoft's on strong financial footing. But Ballmer made enough bad product decisions--Zune, Kin, Vista and perhaps Surface--to suggest that Microsoft employees, swayed by a forced-ranking employee rating system, told him what he wanted to hear, not what he needed to hear. If that culture doesn't change, Ballmer's replacement will fare even worse than he did. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks 10 Steps to Improving the Mobile User Experience This paper will outline the essential network infrastructure and support best practices necessary to deliver an optimized mobile end-user experience, and offer 10 recommended steps that lead to higher end-user satisfaction. Learn more. SLIDESHOWS Hot products from VMworld 2013 Click through to see all the latest from the show in San Francisco. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). Network World on Facebook Network World on LinkedIn MOST-READ STORIES 1. Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line 2. 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Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line

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12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5 Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race Network World Daily News PM August 28, 2013 Share this email Juniper kills MobileNext mobile packet product line Juniper has killed a high-profile product for the core of mobile operator networks after combining business units to focus on potential growth opportunities. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5 2. Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race 3. Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil" 4. Spear phishing led to DNS attack against the New York Times, others 5. VMware spotlights key NSX security tool for deploying security software and services 6. Federal CIOs Face BYOD, Mobile App Security Challenges 7. Patriots Deploy Stadium Wi-Fi to Compete With the Comforts of Home 8. 5 Things You Need to Know About Geofencing 9. Celebrating Unix heroes RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry for business. Built to keep your business moving. Help employees make the most of business opportunities with BlackBerry smartphones powered by BlackBerry® 10. BlackBerry 10 features & apps work together seamlessly to deliver the ultimate end user experience. With BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, easily deploy, manage, secure & control BYOD & corporate devices to truly mobilize your business. Learn more about BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 12 terrific new updates in VMware vSphere 5.5 VMware boosts performance, scalability, and usability with enhancements that stretch from the hypervisor to the management stack READ MORE Bookmaker handicaps Microsoft CEO race Adding insult to injury after Wall Street boosted Microsoft's stock price when CEO Steve Ballmer announced he would retire, now a U.K. bookmaker is taking bets on Ballmer's replacement. READ MORE Outgoing DHS chief Napolitano to successor: "You will need a large bottle of Advil" The outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano told a gathering at the at the National Press Club this week that the United States will among other security challenges - "face a major cyber event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy, and the everyday functioning of our society." Nice words her potential replacement, who hasn't been named yet, will love to hear no... READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Right Size Your Network Performance Management Solution Paying too much for network monitoring? This white paper follows four organizations in their search for the most cost-effective network performance management tool. See the challenges they encountered along the way and how they used product fit and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to make the switch from bloated, overpriced solutions to SolarWinds. Click here to get this FREE whitepaper from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and learn how four organizations benefitted from choosing SolarWinds award winning Network Performance Monitor. Spear phishing led to DNS attack against the New York Times, others The cyberattack that resulted in nytimes.com and some other high-profile websites being inaccessible to a large number of users Tuesday started with a targeted phishing attack against a reseller for Melbourne IT, an Australian domain registrar and IT services company. READ MORE VMware spotlights key NSX security tool for deploying security software and services VMware's NSX network virtualization platform, expected out by year end, will have a key security tool for deploying security software and services to VMware-based virtual machines. READ MORE Federal CIOs Face BYOD, Mobile App Security Challenges With BYOD policies beginning to take shape to allow new devices into government agency networks, federal CIOs now face a set of security challenges associated with mobile applications. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Intelligent IT Operations: Making IT Smarter Consolidating IT event management in a centralized operations bridge can help you increase efficiency in the short term while setting the stage for greater competitiveness over the long term. Read Now! Patriots Deploy Stadium Wi-Fi to Compete With the Comforts of Home The New England Patriots hope Wi-Fi and exclusive content will lure fans from the comfy couch to chilly Gillette Stadium READ MORE 5 Things You Need to Know About Geofencing This location-based mobile service lets marketers send messages to smartphone users when they enter a defined geographic area, such as a shopping mall. READ MORE Celebrating Unix heroes READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies Guide to 50% Faster VMs - No Hardware Required For administrators seeking to increase performance in their virtual environment without investing in more hardware, this white paper outlines how I/O optimization technologies deliver performance at a fraction of the cost of hardware for applications with the heaviest workloads. Read more. Read Now! SLIDESHOWS Hot products from VMworld 2013 Click through to see all the latest from the show in San Francisco. JOIN THE NETWORK WORLD COMMUNITIES As network pros you understand that the value of connections increase as the number of connections increase, the so called network effect, and no where is this more evident than in professional relationships. Join Network World's LinkedIn and Facebook communities to share ideas, post questions, see what your peers are working on and scout out job applicants (or maybe find your next opportunity). 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