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	Harvard class project compares iPhone, Windows 7, Android, BlackBerry usability; triggers wave of invective College students devised a class project to compare the usability of four different smartphones by first-time users. But instead of sparking a design discussion, the video results unleashed condemnation. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taming the Cloud This whitepaper explores the components of the cloud computing ecosystem, demonstrates how Akamai is delivering services for cloud optimization, and looks forward into the evolution of this dynamic and growing market. Read now In this Issue Cisco's Q4 indicates healthy enterprise IT spending Google Claims Microsoft Improperly Showed Android Code to Expert PCI group outlines technology to conceal sensitive account information I cannot sleep at night because I just got back from Black Hat 4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will eventually beat iPhone and Android Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues RIM Unveils New BlackBerrys: 5 Facts You Need to Know LinkedIn Hurries to Address Privacy Spat China stops fake Apple stores from using trademarks Deja-vu: DARPA's Mach 20 Falcon dives into ocean after nine-minute flight WHITE PAPER: BMC How SaaS Can Benefit the IT Help Desk Small and midsize businesses that are using software as a service (SaaS) to automate their IT help desk(s) and IT infrastructure are reporting significant savings. Read More! Cisco's Q4 indicates healthy enterprise IT spending So it appears enterprise IT spending is pretty healthy despite the challenges of some of Cisco's peers. Cisco itself doesn't appear to see any downturn, given the impressive results in its fiscal fourth quarter. Read More Google Claims Microsoft Improperly Showed Android Code to Expert Google wants the U.S. International Trade Commission to block the testimony of a Microsoft expert witness in the latter's 10-month-old action against Motorola over patents allegedly used by Android. Read More PCI group outlines technology to conceal sensitive account information The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council today published guidelines aimed at helping merchants and others processing payment cards make effective use of what's known as "tokenization" technologies to conceal sensitive account information. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fujitsu Key Considerations before Virtualizing This whitepaper examines the various virtualization technologies and shows the range of ICT infrastructure layers where they are applied. It also shows how Fujitsu incorporates these technologies into end-to-end solutions as an essential part of its Dynamic Infrastructures strategy. Read now! I cannot sleep at night because I just got back from Black Hat I've attended the Black Hat Security conference in Las Vegas for many, many years now. It is by far the best security event each year and this year was no exception. Read More 4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will eventually beat iPhone and Android And three reasons it won't. Read More Get control over your cross-platform identity management issues According to the Gartner 2010 CIO Survey, identity management is the No. 1 IT security priority through 2011. This will be an ongoing concern well beyond 2011 as companies grapple with increasingly complex and disparate infrastructures and a multitude of new mobile access devices. New tools offer help in gaining control across heterogeneous platforms, even into the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers Gartner Positions Citrix in the Leader's Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers! Read the full report -- which evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of ADC vendors, plus provides Magic Quadrant reporting for a quick comparison to help you make the best choice. Compliments of Citrix. Read now! RIM Unveils New BlackBerrys: 5 Facts You Need to Know CIO.com's BlackBerry black belt Al Sacco breaks down RIM's latest BlackBerry smartphones, three of which were made official today--the BlackBerry Torch 9810, Torch 9850 and Torch 9860--and offers up notable features and facts about each of the five known devices in RIM's upcoming 2011 BlackBerry lineup. Read More LinkedIn Hurries to Address Privacy Spat LinkedIn will make changes to a "social advertising" feature that sparked criticism for using members' names and photographs in advertisements on its website. Read More China stops fake Apple stores from using trademarks The Chinese city of Kunming has stopped 22 fake Apple stores from illegally using the company's iconic trademarks after Apple lodged a complaint with authorities. Read More Deja-vu: DARPA's Mach 20 Falcon dives into ocean after nine-minute flight The second test of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) ended in the same fashion it predecessor did, crashing into the Pacific Ocean nine minutes into its flight. Read More
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