10 apps you'll need to survive Super Bowl Sunday

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Pharmaceutical IT chief melds five cloud security companies to bolt down resource access Lenovo Buys Google’s Handset Business – What Took So Long? Network World Daily News AM January 30, 2014 Share this email 10 apps you’ll need to survive Super Bowl Sunday Whether you're trying to get into the sport or getting dragged unwillingly to a party by friends and loved ones, here's some guidance on what apps can help non-football fans get through Super Bowl XLVIII READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Pharmaceutical IT chief melds five cloud security companies to bolt down resource access 2. Lenovo Buys Google’s Handset Business – What Took So Long? 3. Special report: The triumph of JavaScript 4. Intel closing down AppUp online app store 5. Microsoft surveys tech elites on online privacy 6. Bio-printing human parts will spark ethical, regulatory debate 7. Cloud availability trumps security concerns when it comes to Shadow IT 8. Tim Cook: NSA would have to "cart us out in a box" to access our servers 9. Lenovo faces chance to become rare PC maker successful in phones 10. NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer 11. Everyone bets on bigger iPhone for '14 12. Tablet shipments could start to slip as consumer markets get saturated 13. Sierra Wireless' new LTE gateway can take over when your fixed line fails 14. Ellison: Facebook the new model for business applications 15. Revenge is a dish best served electronically: 12 cautionary tales RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CSO40 Security Confab + Awards Conference CSO40 Security Confab + Awards Meet CSO40 Award winners and learn from the best about security challenges and solutions across areas including: Advanced Threats and Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management, Security Intelligence/Leveraging Big Data for Security, Mobile and BYOD Risks, Privacy, and more. Register now. Pharmaceutical IT chief melds five cloud security companies to bolt down resource access Having migrated his company from on-site servers and applications to a cloud-based software-as-a-service, Nathan McBride, vice president of information technology at AMAG Pharmaceuticals, is now working to influence security by getting five cloud security service providers to build what he wants. READ MORE Lenovo Buys Google’s Handset Business – What Took So Long? Google has now officially announced that they are selling the Motorola brand and the Motorola Mobility business to Lenovo, who, of course, are a major manufacturer already in handsets but perhaps best known for acquiring IBM's PC business in 2005. Lenovo is a respected brand in the market, and, as a manufacturing-oriented Asian company, is well-suited to the low-margin, rough-and-tumble world of handsets.... READ MORE Special report: The triumph of JavaScript JavaScript is the reigning programming language across platforms and devices. Harness that power with the right frameworks and tools READ MORE Intel closing down AppUp online app store Intel is closing down its AppUp online application store as it sees a shift in the market and consumer needs. READ MORE Microsoft surveys tech elites on online privacy Every year for Data Privacy Day, Microsoft releases the results from a new privacy survey. This year, Microsoft skipped over average John and Jane Does and instead surveyed "technology elites." The results were a bummer. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks 7 Principles to Improve Web Site Availability Users hate to wait so when your web site doesn't respond the way visitors expect, your business suffers. This guide offers strategies for scaling your web infrastructure to meet web availability and performance SLAs, enhancing both speed and performance (there is a difference), and delivering superior user experience on any device, in any location. Learn More Bio-printing human parts will spark ethical, regulatory debate The day when 3D-bioprinted human organs will be readily available is drawing closer, and will result in a complex debate involving a great many political, moral and financial interests. READ MORE Cloud availability trumps security concerns when it comes to Shadow IT As pressure mounts to deliver value with ever-increasing speed, lines of business (LOB) are often drawn to cloud computing's ease of use, flexibility and rapid time-to-value. The resultant Shadow IT created by use of consumer grade cloud computing resources usually raises questions about enterprise security, but the real risk is the potential for downtime due to inadequate availability. READ MORE Tim Cook: NSA would have to "cart us out in a box" to access our servers In a recent interview celebrating 30 years of the Mac, Tim Cook assured users that the NSA does not have access to Apple's servers. READ MORE Lenovo faces chance to become rare PC maker successful in phones PC makers have often struggled when it comes to selling smartphones, but China's Lenovo could be on the cusp of making a breakthrough. The company's US$2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google might end up paving the way for Lenovo to become one of the rare PC makers with a prominent handset business. READ MORE NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer The National Security Agency has reportedly appointed Rebecca Richards, a former deputy privacy official at the Department of Homeland Security, as its first privacy officer. 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