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	Google, Microsoft butt heads over IE privacy skirting Google has countered Microsoft's contention that it's skirting Internet Explorer's privacy protection, saying it's 'impractical' to comply with IE's rules. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. Register Now In this Issue Office on iPad a 'tough decision' for Microsoft, says analyst Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive From CIO.com: Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security 2D scanners on wireless handhelds prove handy at Memphis airport ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-res Intel ponders solar-powered CPU tech in graphics, memory Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests 10 questions for Snap Interactive CFO Jon Pedersen Sr. Microsoft extends operator billing platform for Windows Phone apps LightSquared defaults on $56M payment to spectrum owner Inmarsat Alibaba Group proposes taking Alibaba.com private JR Raphael: An update on Ice Cream Sandwich updates Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' Darlene Storm: Transparency Grenade: Detonate cyberwar weapon to leak sensitive data RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Why Run Windows Server Apps on AWS? Top 5 Reasons: 1. No New Hardware, 2. Get Started in Minutes, 3. Use Your .NET Skills in the AWS Cloud, 4. On-Demand Test Environments, and 5. Use your Existing Microsoft Licenses. Learn more with on-demand webinar. Watch now! Office on iPad a 'tough decision' for Microsoft, says analyst Renewed rumors that Microsoft will publish iPad editions of some of its Office applications surfaced today. Read More Microsoft to tightly integrate Windows 8 and SkyDrive Microsoft will extend SkyDrive from being an online file storage service into what the company calls "a device cloud" that is closely integrated with Windows 8, the next version of the company's OS. Read More From CIO.com: Senators Unveil Cybersecurity Bill to Empower Homeland Security After years of deliberations and several false starts, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduce cybersecurity overhaul that would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to oversee security at critical infrastructure providers, improve system of sharing information about threats. Read More 2D scanners on wireless handhelds prove handy at Memphis airport Delta Global Services has successfully deployed 2D barcode scanning wireless handhelds from Intermec to its wheelchair assistance agents at the Memphis International Airport. Read More ForeScout platform simplifies BYOD push for enterprises ForeScout Technologies has launched ForeScout Mobile, which comes in the shape of plug-in modules for Android and iOS and allows enterprises to keep control as a plethora of devices access corporate resources, the company said on Tuesday. Read More Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has celebrated the 17th anniversary of the release of the Apache HTTP Server by launching a new version of the popular open source Web server software. Read More Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-res Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have announced new mid- and low-end Android-based smartphones. Samsung hopes to attract users with a dual-core processor, while LG is putting Android 4.0 on some of its new phones from day one. Read More Intel ponders solar-powered CPU tech in graphics, memory Intel's experimental solar-powered processor may have started off as a fun project, but the chip maker is now looking to extend the technology to hardware such as graphics processors, memory and floating point units. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Open Source Virtualization FAQ Learn the key advantages of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), reasons for moving from Xen open source to the KVM hypervisor, RHEV's scalability, and avoiding the rising costs of VMware. Learn More Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests A team of researchers has devised a method to defeat NuCaptcha, one of the most popular video-based antispam tests on the Internet, and have proposed a solution to increase its resilience to attacks. Read More 10 questions for Snap Interactive CFO Jon Pedersen Sr. Name: Jon Pedersen Sr. Read More Microsoft extends operator billing platform for Windows Phone apps Microsoft has struck a deal which will make it easier for more Windows Phone users to pay for Marketplace apps via their phone bill. Read More LightSquared defaults on $56M payment to spectrum owner Inmarsat LightSquared has defaulted on a $56.25 million payment due under a 2007 wireless spectrum cooperation agreement with Inmarsat, the U.K. satellite communications operator said Monday, adding that it could terminate the agreement if LightSquared doesn't make payment within 60 days. Read More Alibaba Group proposes taking Alibaba.com private Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has proposed privatizing business-to-business platform Alibaba.com as the site faces slower revenue growth brought on by a shift to focus on long-term gains. Read More JR Raphael: An update on Ice Cream Sandwich updates New details have been trickling out about Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for Android devices. Are you up to speed on your phone's status? Read More Preston Gralla: Office on the iPad release shows Microsoft's #1 enemy is Google, not Apple The expected release of Microsoft Office on the iPad within the next several weeks is a sign that Microsoft has targeted Google as its primary competitor, not Apple. There's no evidence that Office on Android is in the works, but a screen shot surfaced today showing it running on the iPad. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPad 3 Retina Display rumors intensify, Office for iPad 'imminent' The Apple rumor machine is kicking into full gear, publishing images, details and other sometimes conflicting claims for the latest iteration of the industry-defining tablet -- with Office for iPad set to enter the App Store approval process "imminently". Read More Darlene Storm: Transparency Grenade: Detonate cyberwar weapon to leak sensitive data There's a new information weapon in the form of a transparent grenade. Pull the pin and the grenade detonates to capture audio and network traffic before anonymously streaming to a secure server for data mining and leaking. Read More
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