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Microsoft's Nadella finally apologizes What not to expect from Apple's upcoming iPad announcement Network World Daily News AM October 16, 2014 FIRST LOOK: Magnificent new Nexus 6 & 9 Nexuses big and, um, biggerThe newest members of Google's Nexus line of "stock" Android devices are the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 – a phablet and tablet, respectively. Made by Motorola and HTC, the new Nexuses are impressively well-stocked with high-end hardware and software features. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft's Nadella finally apologizes 2. What not to expect from Apple's upcoming iPad announcement 3. Whoops! Apple leaks iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 details ahead of Thursday's event 4. 12 things I hate about Hadoop 5. Q&A with Will.i.am: Puls wearable is a bracelet, not a smartwatch 6. Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls 7. Despite recent gains, the best year for tech employment remains 2001 8. Execs at Apple sapphire supplier sold $10M worth of stock before bankruptcy 9. FBI warns of cyberattacks linked to China 10. Startup builds on Wi-Fi chips for cheaper 'last mile' to home broadband 11. IDG Contributor Network: How to take front-desk reception registration up a degree 12. 5 tips for building a successful hybrid cloud : BMC Software Case Study: IT Data Analytics - BMC Software BMC Software is not only a provider of IT management software but also a consumer of that software. Learn how BMC IT uses BMC's TrueSight IT Data Analytics to get to the root cause of an issue by automatically searching multiple log files for errors or service disruptions. Learn More>> Microsoft's Nadella finally apologizes Last Thursday Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stuck his foot in his mouth by saying that women should be seen but not heard asking for raises. On Friday he attempted to walk those comments back and was rather oddly credited by many media outlets for apologizing even though he did no such thing.Yesterday he did apologize. From an email obtained by the Seattle Times:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE What not to expect from Apple's upcoming iPad announcement Apple might succeed in appeasing its most loyal customers and maybe even its investors, but it likely won't hit a moon shot. READ MORE Whoops! Apple leaks iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 details ahead of Thursday's event Agam Shah/IDG News Service Screen capture of Apple's iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 leak. Apple seems to have inadvertently leaked details of new iPads that are expected to be announced Thursday.An image published on Apple's iPad User Guide page for iOS 8 on iTunes Wednesday reveals that the company may announce the iPad Mini 3 and an iPad Air 2.Apple usually holds on tight to its product announcements, so the posting mistake is unusual for the company. The images show the iPads are similar in design to their predecessors and have the familiar iOS 8 interface.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 12 things I hate about Hadoop I love the elephant. The elephant loves me. Nothing is perfect, however, and sometimes friends fight.Here are the things I fight with Hadoop about.[ Also on InfoWorld: Harness the power of Hadoop -- find out how in InfoWorld's Deep Dive report. | 18 essential Hadoop tools for crunching big data. | Get the latest insight on the tech news that matters from InfoWorld's Tech Watch blog. ] 1. Pig vs. Hive You cannot use Hive UDFs in Pig. You have to use HCatalog to access Hive tables in Pig. You cannot use Pig UDFs in Hive. Whether it's one little extra functionality I need while in Hive, but don't really feel like writing a full-on Pig script or it's the "gee, I could easily do this if I were just in Hive" while I'm writing Pig scripts, I frequently think, "Tear down this wall!" when I'm writing in either.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Tintri Inc. Application-Aware Storage Server virtualization brings tremendous value in terms of adding operational agility and significant cost savings through consolidation, increased utilization, and workload portability, but storage can be an inhibitor to realizing that value. Learn more Q&A with Will.i.am: Puls wearable is a bracelet, not a smartwatch Q&A with Will.i.am: Puls wearable is a bracelet, not a smartwatch Musician and technology entrepreneur Will.i.am unveiled the Puls, a high-tech bracelet that lets people make phone calls, check Twitter and Instagram, and tell the time. From: Network World Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:16 More in Science & Technology READ MORE Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls Hosted service vendor Telco Systems is hoping to make it easier for businesses to buy cloud-based routers and firewalls, but the company first has to convince service providers it's a good idea.Virtualization has already changed how enterprises build and manage their IT infrastructure, and now mobile operators are looking at doing the same thing, and vendors are re-architecting their products. Two areas that are ripe for moving from hardware to hosted environments are security and network equipment, according to telecom vendor Telco Systems.The purported advantages to businesses are the same as with other cloud-based services. IT departments at businesses of all sizes won't in this case have to install and manage routers and firewalls, an increasingly complicated task as both product categories are becoming more advanced.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Despite recent gains, the best year for tech employment remains 2001 In 2001, the tech industry employed 6.5 million people. Then the bubble burst, and payrolls shrank dramatically.That year remains the tech industry's employment high-water mark -- and it will take another 200,000 jobs to equal it.Tech industry employment reached 6.3 million in the first half of this year, a gain of 118,800 jobs, up 1.9% compared to the first half of 2013. That's below the 3.7% growth rate overall for private-sector employers, according to new data from TechAmerica Foundation. The weaker rate of growth is an anomaly for the industry.ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: How to lure tech talent with employee benefits, perks "The tech industry often experiences a better employment situation than the private sector," said Todd Thibodeaux, president and CEO of wireless industry trade group CompTIA, which acquired TechAmerica earlier this year. TechAmerica has been reporting on industry employment since well before the days of the dot-com bubble.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Execs at Apple sapphire supplier sold $10M worth of stock before bankruptcy Five top executives at GT Advanced Technologies, the New Hampshire company that was to supply Apple with scratch-resistant sapphire, including its CEO and COO, cashed in stock worth more than $10 million in the five months before the company declared bankruptcy on Oct. 6, according to regulatory filings.Two of the five executives unloaded shares just one day before Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which some analysts had expected would use sapphire as a replacement for the special glass that covers their touchscreens.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 12 most powerful Internet of Things companies According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), GT CEO Thomas Gutierrez sold more than 264,000 shares between May 1 and Sept. 8, pocketing over $4.5 million from four sets of transactions in May, June, July and September.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Integrating Mobility with Unified Access Meeting mobility demands of 4500 students, faculty and staff at a university is no small task. Join this Webcast to hear the Director of Enterprise Infrastructure explain the steps Abilene Christian University took to deliver a new level of student-faculty interaction. Learn More FBI warns of cyberattacks linked to China The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to companies and organizations on Wednesday of cyberattacks by people linked with the Chinese government.The advisory, issued privately, contains "information they can use to help determine whether their systems have been compromised by these actors and provides steps they can take to mitigate any continuing threats," according to an FBI statement.The warning comes a day after security companies said they've been working closely together to enable their products to detect several hacking tools used by a China-based group against U.S. and other companies over several years.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Startup builds on Wi-Fi chips for cheaper 'last mile' to home broadband Areas starved for high-speed broadband may get a new option thanks to a system that's based on Wi-Fi hardware and could deliver half a gigabit per second to each home.The technology from Mimosa Networks would send data from an access point on a tower or neighboring building to a small antenna on the customer's home. That could mean a much cheaper connection than running fiber or copper wires to each residence, an attractive proposition for service providers that want to compete with cable companies and carriers or get people in less developed countries online for the first time.Wireless ISPs have used Wi-Fi for home broadband for years, but mostly in rural areas, partly because of interference issues in more dense neighborhoods. Mimosa took mass-produced, relatively low-cost chips built for Wi-Fi and modified them with its own protocol, which lets many users share time on a single channel, said Jaime Fink, founder and chief product officer at Mimosa, based in Campbell, California.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE IDG Contributor Network: How to take front-desk reception registration up a degree If your enterprise, or office, is still using a thumbed, hardcopy logbook, or a dusty, aging clipboard for cataloging the coming and going of visitors, you might want to consider an upgrade. San Francisco-based Envoy reckons it's got the answer, and at first glance it sure is elegant. A svelte, stand-installed iPad acts as the sign-in register. Apps, web-dashboards, and a printer then automate receptionist functions. Notifications The real killer feature is that hosts get advised, through notifications, when guests have signed in on the iPad. That notification can be sent via SMS, email or a team communication system like Slack.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE 5 tips for building a successful hybrid cloud Enterprises are increasingly interested in the cloud, but IT managers are discovering that one size does not always fit all.Well, at least they're finding that one cloud doesn't fit every company.Sure, some companies can go with the straight-up economy and convenience of a public cloud, while others need the added security and customization of a private cloud.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE WHITE PAPER: HP Top 5 Truths About Big Data Hype and Security Intelligence Big Data Security Analytics (BDSA) is the subject of exuberant predictions. However, a Gartner analyst points out that no available BDSA solutions come close to these forecasts. Nevertheless, the principles of Big Data are the key to advanced security intelligence. 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