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Data center outage downs French state financial system for 4 days

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Data center outage downs French state financial system for 4 days

The French government's accounts payable system, Chorus, is back online after a four-day outage, the French State Financial Computing Agency (AIFE) announced Monday.

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Issue highlights

1. iFixit giving away 1,776 'iPhone Liberation Kits'

2. 7 of 10 leading WordPress plugins are vulnerable

3. Tech Tip: Google Earth tips and tricks you need to know

4. HP shows off 21-inch all-in-one desktop installed with Android

5. Microsoft's Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround

6. Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption

7. A case for smartphone tracking

8. You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week

9. Apple and DOJ offer closing arguments in e-book price-fixing case

10. You might be a terrorist if...you complain about your tap water

11. Neatly naming network nodes

12. 'Containerization' is no BYOD panacea: Gartner

13. Ultimate ultrabook shootout

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iFixit giving away 1,776 'iPhone Liberation Kits'

In a clever bit of self-promotion, the do-it-yourself repair evangelists at iFixit announced this morning that they will be giving away 1,776 free "iPhone liberation kits" that will allow Apple customers access to the innards of their devices by replacing the difficult-to-remove pentalobe screws with standard Phillips screws. From the iFixit press release: READ MORE

7 of 10 leading WordPress plugins are vulnerable

Recent analysis found that 20% of the top 50 WordPress plugins were vulnerable to the most common web attacks. Even more frightening, 7 out of 10 of the leading ecommerce plugins were vulnerable. READ MORE

Tech Tip: Google Earth tips and tricks you need to know

Join IDG News Service's Nick Barber in this week's Tech Tip where you'll find out the sun's position, tour 3D city models and check weather radar using tools in Google Earth. Follow Nick on Twitter @nickjb. READ MORE

HP shows off 21-inch all-in-one desktop installed with Android

Hewlett-Packard is also bringing Android to the PC, and has unveiled a 21.5-inch all-in-one desktop installed with Google's operating system. READ MORE

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Microsoft's Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround

In one week after hearing widespread Xbox One criticism, Microsoft reversed course. Why didn't it do the same when we all rallied against Windows 8? READ MORE

Mobile Devices and BYOD are Driving IPv6 Adoption

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A case for smartphone tracking

A handful of apps that make use of location data are making waves in the mobile community, and will need the help of their users to achieve their full potential. READ MORE

You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week

AT&T kicked off a smartphone trade-in deal today that knocks 50% off the price of several of the newest smartphones -- including the iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 -- subject to a new two-year agreement. READ MORE

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Apple and DOJ offer closing arguments in e-book price-fixing case

After a two-week trial that saw Apple executives and a number of publishing big wigs take the stand, both Apple and the DOJ on Thursday made their closing arguments before U.S. District Judge Denise Cote. READ MORE

You might be a terrorist if...you complain about your tap water

Now you can add complaining about drinking water to the continuing saga of innocent behaviors and actions listed under ridiculous "you might be a terrorist if" lists stored in FBI databases. READ MORE

Neatly naming network nodes

Gibbs ponders how to name machines on a network READ MORE

'Containerization' is no BYOD panacea: Gartner

Companies adopting BYOD policies are struggling with the thorny problem of how they might separate corporate and personal data on an employee's device. READ MORE

Ultimate ultrabook shootout

Testing of eight Windows 8 ultrabooks reveals that users looking for a sleek form factor will have to accept tradeoffs READ MORE

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Sunday, June 23, 2013

6 highest/lowest paid IT jobs

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Products of the week 6.17.13

First ransomware app targeting Android devices spotted in the wild, Symantec says

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6 highest/lowest paid IT jobs

C-level titles top the list of highest paid IT jobs, and technical support positions dominate the low end of the pay scale, according to new IT salary data from technology staffing firm Mondo.

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1. Products of the week 6.17.13

2. First ransomware app targeting Android devices spotted in the wild, Symantec says

3. Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday

4. Report: FAA looks to relax rules for using electronic devices during flights

5. Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550

6. Big Data Will Drive the Industrial Internet

7. Founder of Citrix and much more, Ed Iacobucci dies at 59

8. IT Outsourcing Industry Doing Little to Prepare for H-1B Visa Reform

9. Insieme will be in the house at Cisco Live

10. New Wi-Fi coming in waves, but surf at your own risk

11. The 10 fastest supercomputers on Earth

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The Definitive Guide to BYOD

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Products of the week 6.17.13

Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Cloudmark and Dell READ MORE

First ransomware app targeting Android devices spotted in the wild, Symantec says

The first fake antivirus app intended to victimize Android users has been spotted by Symantec, which says this fake A/V app can also act like ransomware to hold the victim's Android device hostage. READ MORE

Oracle, Microsoft to announce new partnership Monday

Microsoft and Oracle are set to reveal details of a new partnership on Monday, one of a "startling series" of announcements Oracle CEO Larry Ellison promised next week around the Oracle Database 12c. READ MORE

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Report: FAA looks to relax rules for using electronic devices during flights

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is moving toward relaxing the rules about using electronic devices on airplanes, according to a published report, but the decision isn't final yet. READ MORE

Virgin Mobile USA to carry iPhone 5 for $550

Virgin Mobile USA will begin selling the iPhone 5 next Friday, June 28. A 16 GB version will cost $549.99. READ MORE

Big Data Will Drive the Industrial Internet

The conversation around big data has largely focused on clickstream data, sentiment analysis and consumer targeting. But behind the scenes, the capabilities enabled by machine-to-machine communication and advanced analytics stand poised to dramatically change the world around us. READ MORE

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Founder of Citrix and much more, Ed Iacobucci dies at 59

Ed Iacobucci, whose work on OS/2 at IBM helped fuel the PC craze and whose efforts at Citrix and VirtualWorks aimed to bring computing back under control, has died at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer. READ MORE

IT Outsourcing Industry Doing Little to Prepare for H-1B Visa Reform

Though IT outsourcing vendors and clients cite concern over the potential H-1B visa reform currently heading to the senate for a vote, they are, for the most part, taking a wait-and-see approach and are doing very little to prepare for the possible effects of the visa changes. READ MORE

Insieme will be in the house at Cisco Live

You may have read about the network automation and simplification angle of next week's Cisco Live conference in Orlando. There will be a big data center emphasis as well. READ MORE

New Wi-Fi coming in waves, but surf at your own risk

802.11ac is all the rage, and rightfully so. It represents another fundamental change in the innovation of the Wi-Fi 802.11 protocol that promises to boost wireless LAN speeds into the gigabit world. READ MORE

The 10 fastest supercomputers on Earth

China retakes top spot for first time since 2010 READ MORE

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