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[CharleyO]

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5 things you need to know about cloud in Europe

Most of what we hear about cloud computing in Europe tends to fixate on the notion that cloud adoption there lags that in the US by one to three years.

That may be generally true, but it’s still a simplistic analysis. Despite the economic mess over there, IDC predicts a 30 percent compound annual growth rate for cloud deployments between 2011 and 2016 compared to an 18.5 percent CAGR for the US during that period. Not too shabby. (The researcher said it is monitoring economic developments in Western Europe  and could adjust its predictions as needed.)

Here’s some of what you need to know about how cloud is rolling out in Europe, gleaned from researchers, vendor executives, and other experts.

Read more at :
http://gigaom.com/cloud/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-cloud-in-europe/


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[CharleyO]

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Samsung Unveils 840 Series At Global SSD Summit

Before an audience of about 70 tech media reporters and editors from around the world, Samsung Electronics Company near its headquarters in Seoul, Korea, Monday unveiled the company's latest series of fast-performing, low cost solid-state drives.

The 840 Series of 2.5-inch, 6-Gbps drives includes models for consumers as well as a Pro line for mobile professionals, enthusiasts and other power users seeking a fast-performing SSD at the lowest possible price.

 The announcement was part of the Samsung Global SSD Summit, a full-day event held at the Shilla hotel in Seoul, where editors were given a chance to work directly with the company to experience the new drives, which are rated to deliver sustained transactional performance of 100,000 input/output operations per second (IOps) for random transactions.

Read more at :
http://www.crn.com/news/mobility/240007799/samsung-unveils-840-series-at-global-ssd-summit.htm?cid=nl_stor&elqTrack=true


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[CharleyO]

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IPv6: What You Need to Know About the Move From IPv4

The Number Resource Organization said the world officially ran out of IPv4 addresses in February 2011, and according to the Internet Society, the reasons for moving to IPv6 vary from community to community. For example, IPv6 will unlock a range of opportunities for network operators in terms of service provision continuity, growth and innovation. In addition, it will result in network management efficiencies and savings. For hardware manufacturers, IPv6 is a key enabler of smart grids, intelligent buildings, sensor networks, and other hardware—and application-dependent innovations.

See & read more at :
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/IPv6-What-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-Move-From-IPv4-214871/?kc=EWKNLEDP09242012A


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[CharleyO]

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Programming, Database Are Top Skills for IT Pros on Wall Street

If you are looking for a job on Wall Street, IT skills are the way to go, particularly programming and database expertise, according to a recent study conducted by a leading career site network for the financial services industry. eFinancialCareers, a global career site network for professionals working in the investment banking, asset management and securities industries, recently released its top 10 skills searches on Wall Street, and programming and databases skills come out on top.

See & read more at :
http://www.eweek.com/developer/slideshows/programming-database-are-top-skills-for-it-pros-on-wall-street/?kc=EWKNLEDP09252012A


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[CharleyO]

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5 Ways Cloud Computing is Disrupting Everyone's Job

Ironically, as cloud sweeps through with new ways of running businesses, we’ll be calling it “cloud” less and less. It will simply be the way information is delivered and processed, without the need to think whether it comes from an outside service or from internal systems.  Here are five key ways cloud computing is reshaping the way business is conducted:

Read more at :
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2012/09/25/5-ways-cloud-computing-is-disrupting-everyones-job/


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[CharleyO]

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The 10 Most Disruptive Enterprise Tech Companies

Enterprise technology is in the middle of a massive transformation caused by major technological shifts:

- Mobile cell phone networks are getting faster.
- Cloud computing has put unlimited computing power into the hands of everyone at very low costs.
- Software-as-a-service has become a safe and reliable alternative to on-premises software.
- Social networking is changing how companies interact with each other and customers.
- Employees are more tech savvy, bringing their own devices to work and supplementing enterprise software with their own hand-picked cloud-based services.

All of that means that there's an enormous opportunity for tech companies to disrupt the status quo.

See & read much more at :
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-disruptive-enterprise-tech-companies-2012-9?op=1


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[CharleyO]

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Hitachi unveils glass slivers that store data forever

TOKYO: As Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones prove, good music lasts a long time; now Japanese hi-tech giant Hitachi says it can last even longer -- a few hundred million years at least. The company on Monday unveiled a method of storing digital information on slivers of quartz glass that can endure extreme temperatures and hostile conditions without degrading, almost forever.

"The volume of data being created every day is exploding, but in terms of keeping it for later generations, we haven't necessarily improved since the days we inscribed things on stones," Hitachi researcher Kazuyoshi Torii said. "The possibility of losing information may actually have increased," he said, noting the life of digital media currently available -- CDs and hard drives -- is limited to a few decades or a century at most.

Read more at :
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1227752/1/.html


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[Asyn]

A death blow for PPTP
http://www.h-online.com/security/features/A-death-blow-for-PPTP-1716768.html

[CharleyO]

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AMD Targets Intel's i5 Processors With New Trinity APUs

AMD Thursday lifted the curtain on its latest lineup of accelerated processing units (APUs) for desktops, which the chip maker says are both budget-friendly and capable of outperforming Intel's i5 Core processors.

 Pricing details for AMD's new Trinity-based and quad-core A10-5800K and the A8-5600K chips won't be revealed until Oct. 2, which is when they will be available. But Adam Kozak, desktop product marketing manager at AMD, Sunnyvale, Calif., said they will be targeted primarily at system builders within the entry-level or "mainstream" desktop market.

 "These A series accelerated processors fit within that mainstream segment where our customers are looking at building systems and are looking to prepare these with graphics cards for $100 or less, all the way down to the free graphics that come inside that accelerated processor."

Read more at :
http://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/240008051/amd-targets-intels-i5-processors-with-new-trinity-apus.htm?cid=nl_vi


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[CharleyO]

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Intel Readies New 'Clover Trail' Atom Processors For Tablet Blitz

Intel on Thursday revealed new details regarding its upcoming Atom Z2760 processors, code-named "Clover Trail," which are set to usher in the first generation of Intel-powered tablets.

 A dual-core chip specifically designed for Windows 8 tablets and convertible notebooks, the Atom Z2760 can reach processing speeds up to 1.8GHz, arm devices with up to 10 hours of HD video playback and support the latest high-speed 4G wireless networks.

Read more at :
http://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/240008101/intel-readies-new-clover-trail-atom-processors-for-tablet-blitz.htm?cid=nl_crn&elqTrack=true


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[CharleyO]

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New DDR4 Standards Pave Way Toward Faster, More Efficient PCs

JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, the group that spearheads standards development for the microelectronics industry, has unveiled a new set of standards for DDR4, the next-generation DRAM memory that will give way to faster and less power-hungry PCs.

 According to JEDEC, the new DDR4 memory will boost the performance of servers, laptops and desktop PCs, allowing for ultra-fast data transfer speeds that weren't possible with existing DRAM technologies like DDR3 and DDR2. Specifically, DDR4 boasts a per-pin data rate of at least 1.6 giga transfers per second -- which was the initial maxed-out speed of DDR3 -- and can reach speeds as high as 3.2 giga transfers per second.

Read more at :
http://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/240008092/new-ddr4-standards-pave-way-toward-faster-more-efficient-pcs.htm?cid=nl_crn&elqTrack=true


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[Asyn]

How to install silently malicious extensions for Firefox
http://research.zscaler.com/2012/09/how-to-install-silently-malicious.html

[CharleyO]

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Google House Cleaning Efforts Continue

Among the changes, Google users will no longer be able to select their own images to use as personalized backgrounds on Google.com, and Google Storage in Picasa and Drive will be consolidated.

Google's year-long project to cut out little-used services so the company can focus on its most popular offerings to customers continues with a new round of features that are on the chopping block.

The latest upcoming service cuts includes a myriad of Google ideas that just didn't catch on with enough users, from AdSense for Feeds to Spreadsheet Gadgets to the Places Directory Android app, according to a Sept. 28 post by Yossi Matias, Google's senior engineering director, on the Google Official Blog.

Since June 2011, Google has been paring down services that are not getting enough user traction to make them sustainable.

Read more at :
http://www.eweek.com/search-engines/google-house-cleaning-efforts-continue/?kc=EWKNLEDP10022012E


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[CharleyO]

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8 Tech Companies That Had It All And Lost It

Whether it's mobility, networking or traditional desktop PCs, the tech industry moves pretty quickly. So quickly, in fact, that it can be easy for even the biggest tech giants to fall behind, losing market share and risking being nothing more than a chapter in high-tech history.

Over the past 10 years, tech companies big and small have tasted the sweetness of success, only to have it stolen away by some of their biggest competitors. Here is a recap of some the tech industry's most notable -- and most heart-wrenching -- declines.

See and read more at :
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobility/240008012/8-tech-companies-that-had-it-all-and-lost-it.htm


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[Lisandro]

See and read more at :
http://www.crn.com/slide-shows/mobility/240008012/8-tech-companies-that-had-it-all-and-lost-it.htm

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