RSA Conference recap: Positive direction for security industry

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Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support Products of the week 03.03.14 Network World Daily News PM March 03, 2014 Share this email RSA Conference recap: Positive direction for security industry Discussions focused on enterprise customer requirements rather than silver bullet solutions. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support 2. Products of the week 03.03.14 3. Nearly all apps are vulnerable in some way, report says 4. Humanoid robots as future companions create privacy challenges 5. Man tries to pass off rib recipe as inspection sticker 6. Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool 7. How Gamification Makes Customer Service Fun 8. 4 Ways Businesses Use Free Wi-Fi to Better Serve Customers 9. Android takes 62 percent share of tablet market in 2013 10. Microsoft aims to make Office 365 'smarter' via social, APIs, machine learning WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. View Now Brocade seeks SDN edge with early OpenFlow 1.3 support Brocade this week announced broad support for OpenFlow 1.3 across its IP product line to extend SDNs beyond research and academia and into commercial and enterprise networks. READ MORE Products of the week 03.03.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Piston READ MORE Nearly all apps are vulnerable in some way, report says A new study says 96% of the apps it tested show at least one security vulnerability. The scary thing is that 96% is actually an improvement. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® Overcoming the Security Challenges of the Cloud PC Connection, in partnership with Cisco and Intel®, recently conducted a survey to learn how organizations are using the cloud. In this white paper, you'll learn what you can do to mitigate security concerns and make the most out of the cloud. View Now Humanoid robots as future companions create privacy challenges NAO is a nearly two-foot tall humanoid robot made by Paris-based Aldebaran Robotics currently used for research, but destined for the consumer market. While companion robots are seen as easing the lives of humans, they also raise privacy concerns. READ MORE Man tries to pass off rib recipe as inspection sticker The Twitter account of the Salisbury (Mass.) Police Department shared this tasty little morsel on Friday: a photograph of a clipping about recipes for short ribs that a motorist was allegedly pawning off as a car inspection sticker. "A suspect tried to pass this off as a valid inspection sticker on his car tonight," reads the tweet. "Needless to say he was arrested." READ MORE Microsoft reacts to XP upgrade critics with free file transfer tool Reacting to criticism from customers that upgrading from Windows XP was 'impossible,' Microsoft today announced it would give away a limited migration tool to help people move to a newer operating system. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: IBM Streamline Data Protection with Storage Manager IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) has been an industry-standard data protection solution for two decades. But, where most competitors focus exclusively on Backup and Restore, TSM is a far more comprehensive data-protection solution. Read Now How Gamification Makes Customer Service Fun One company is using gamification to change the customer service paradigm from frustrating to fun -- and customers are loving it. READ MORE 4 Ways Businesses Use Free Wi-Fi to Better Serve Customers Wi-Fi is largely a given in today's homes and office buildings. Increasingly, though, retailers, schools and specialty shops are getting into the mix. Here four firms discuss the philosophy behind their free Wi-Fi. READ MORE Android takes 62 percent share of tablet market in 2013 Android and Samsung Electronics were the big winners in the tablet market last year, as sales grew by 68 percent, according to market research company Gartner. READ MORE Microsoft aims to make Office 365 'smarter' via social, APIs, machine learning Microsoft will add new software, developer tools and capabilities to Office 365 in an attempt to make the cloud applications suite a "smarter" product that is better at helping people interact at work. 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