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IT Blogwatch: IMF data leak: Chief suspect China; World Bank runs
In the ongoing story about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) data leak hack, more and more commentators are fingering China as the chief culprit. The data could be extreme powerful in the wrong hands, and the World Bank is keeping its distance. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers also search for Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexual assault allegations angles. Not to mention: Hula-hooping from the hoop's point of view 2.0 ... Read More


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Understanding OAuth for Securing Cloud APIs
The security and scalability of Cloud APIs are currently threatened by the password anti-pattern problem. OAuth defeats the password anti-pattern, creating a consistent identity and policy architecture for web apps, web services, devices, and clients attempting to communicate with Cloud APIs. Read More Today!

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Social Technologies Transform Business
Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now.

Mitch Betts: Six characteristics of effective CIOs
For example, here's my favorite, No. 5: High-performing CIOs allocate more time to talent development than to any other activity. Read More

JR Raphael: Hello, Chromebook -- nice to meet you
Chrome OS, anyone? Here's a quick sneak peek at Google's newest mobile product, set to go on sale next week. Read More


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Simplify the Move to 10GbE
As the industry moves toward 10GbE becomes more mainstream, IT organizations are considering its use for initiatives such as LAN/SAN consolidation and unification. This paper provides network architects and decision makers with guidance for moving from GbE to 10GbE networking in their virtualized data centers. Read more.

Jonny Evans: WWDC: Apple's OS X Lion -- it's all about control
Apple gave a big shock to Mac using system admins this week when it told them OS X Lion will only be made available via the Mac App Store: That's because no one can seriously expect people with many Macs to upgrade to repeatedly download and install a copy of the OS, even if they have the bandwidth and the time spare to do so. Read More

Sharon Machlis: Must-have iPad apps: calendar, to-do, file transfer, alarms
In this second installment of the iPad Chronicles, I share some great apps for new iPad owners -- especially those of us who don't live in an Apple-only computing universe. Read More

Shark Tank: Now THAT'S security
Help desk pilot fish gets a call from a user who says he forgot the four-digit code for his laptop's combination lock -- and fish has no way of knowing what that would be. Read More

 
 
 

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