Gates no longer top Microsoft shareholder

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Data breaches 9% more costly in 2013 than year before EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table Network World Daily News AM May 05, 2014 Share this email Gates no longer top Microsoft shareholder Bill Gates last week ceded his title as Microsoft's largest individual shareholder to former CEO Steve Ballmer. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Data breaches 9% more costly in 2013 than year before 2. EMC heads back to the high-stakes software table 3. Symantec partners to fend off zero-day attacks 4. Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars' 5. Unisys unveils invisibility cloak for network traffic 6. Targeted ads that track how and where you drive are coming to connected cars 7. The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy 8. CHI 2014: Prototype lets blind "feel" smartphone display 9. IT Salaries for the 20 Hottest Tech Skills 10. Catching up with the guy who 'live-blogged' bin Laden raid 11. 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READ MORE Symantec partners to fend off zero-day attacks Symantec today announced its Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) effort for new products and managed security services to support enterprise customers in fending off targeted zero-day attacks in particular. One first step in this entails partnering with Check Point Software, Cisco and Palo Alto Networks to share threat detection information that can rapidly be integrated into Symantec endpoint protection software. READ MORE Nokia's $100M investment suggests its next focus may be 'Connecting cars' For years, Nokia sold mobile phones with the slogan "Connecting people," but following the sale of its phone business to Microsoft, the company is looking for the next big thing. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Mobiquity Inc. Omnichannel: From Buzzword to Strategy Customers demand a seamless experience across channels, especially mobile. Read this whitepaper for a research-based framework for using omnichannel for higher customer engagement. Learn More Unisys unveils invisibility cloak for network traffic If you are ultra paranoid, what could be better than hiding your network traffic in such a way that no one could possibly intercept it? This is what Unisys is offering with its new Stealth appliance, which could make man-in-the-middle attacks and keylogger exploits obsolete, or at least more difficult to mount. READ MORE Targeted ads that track how and where you drive are coming to connected cars You know websites and advertising networks track you around the web, but now ads that track how and where you drive are coming to connected cars. Eventually, ads that know what you are doing inside the privacy of your house are coming to connected homes. READ MORE The Internet of Things could encroach on personal privacy A recent White House report on big data wonders aloud about the capability of sensors and smart meters to turn homes into fish tanks, completely transparent to marketers, police -- and criminals. READ MORE CHI 2014: Prototype lets blind "feel" smartphone display CHI 2014: Prototype lets blind "feel" smartphone display Called Hamsa Touch, the project converts images from a screen into electrical impulses you can feel on your hand. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. From: Network World Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 01:39 More in Science & Technology READ MORE WHITE PAPER: IBM Go from Analysis to Action on your Desktop Learn how IBM Cognos® Insight, a breakthrough personal analytics tool, enables business managers to improve performance within their functional areas. It describes the software's core features and benefits, provides examples of several typical business applications and explains how Cognos Insight provides a growth path to enterprise analytics. Learn more >> IT Salaries for the 20 Hottest Tech Skills Unemployment rates in the IT industry remain low. That's good news for you because it means to compete for top tech talent companies are offering higher salaries. READ MORE Catching up with the guy who 'live-blogged' bin Laden raid Three years ago today, software consultant/coffee shop proprietor Sohaib Athar was working on his laptop at home in Pakistan when he tweeted: "Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event)." And then: "A huge window-shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope it's not the start of something nasty :-S." It was ... for Osama bin Laden. READ MORE IT Salaries for the 20 Hottest Tech Skills Unemployment rates in the IT industry remain low. That's good news for you because it means to compete for top tech talent companies are offering higher salaries. 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