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Why disaster recovery planning can save lives. View it in your browser FIRST LOOK: IBM and Apple's new enterprise apps for iOS. View it in your browser Network World Daily News AM December 14, 2014 Best iPhone 7 design concepts so far The 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus have given Apple smartphone fans much of what they wanted: bigger screens, a better camera and NFC wireless for payments and other apps. So what's left for the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, iPhone 7 or whatever comes next?Apple surely won't discuss iPhone 7 features for now and it's way too early to be talking about iPhone 7 release dates or prices. But plenty of enthusiasts have ideas about the next Apple smartphone, including the forever-rumored sapphire crystal display that is way more durable than the current glass ones, an obligatory faster A9 processor and a newfangled system that cushions falling iPhones on their way to the ground.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. INSIDER Why disaster recovery planning can save lives 2. FIRST LOOK: IBM and Apple's new enterprise apps for iOS 3. Cisco Catalyst 6500 shops adopting Nexus 9000 4. Sony may have used Amazon's cloud to launch a counter DoS attack after its breach 5. Big new United Airlines carry-on item: iPhone 6 Plus phablets for 23,000 flight attendants 6. Google employees say it's the best big company to work for 7. The Best IT Resume Tips of 2014 8. Not shocked by Lenovo power cable recall 9. VCs bet $33M you'll want to use Avi Networks' white box hardware for app delivery 10. 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The cost to rebuild and recover is phenomenal, so companies across the globe are investing in disaster recovery solutions to mitigate their losses and protect their data from these cataclysmic events.To read this article in... READ MORE FIRST LOOK: IBM and Apple's new enterprise apps for iOS Getting work doneApple and IBM announced a suite of powerful new business-focused mobile apps for iOS this week. While that shouldn't really surprise anybody – smartphones and tablets have become increasingly central to the business world over the past few years – these apps have taken the possibilities a lot further than simply having email and a GPS in an... 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READ MORE Not shocked by Lenovo power cable recall So I'm sitting at my kitchen table this morning scanning news items on my Lenovo ThinkPad, which is plugged into my kitchen wall via a Lenovo power cable, when I read this headline: "Lenovo recalls power cables over fire risk."The Consumer Product Safety Commission website was a bit more graphic: "Lenovo Recalls Computer Power Cords Due to Fire and Burn... READ MORE VCs bet $33M you'll want to use Avi Networks' white box hardware for app delivery Avi Networks, a network startup formed by ex-Cisco executives and backed by $33 million in venture capital, came out of stealth Wednesday with the announcement of a system designed to boost the performance of enterprise applications accessed via the cloud and mobile devices.Unlike traditionally structured application delivery controllers (ADC), which are proprietary, specialized pieces of hardware, Avi's Cloud Application Delivery... 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