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	Microsoft expands bug info-sharing program to larger crowd Microsoft is expanding a program that shares information with select security firms, giving a new class of researchers access to threat data before the company patches its software. Read More WHITE PAPER: BlackBerry Now it's Time to Get BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Given that BlackBerry® 10 smartphones support Microsoft® ActiveSync™ out of the box, why should your business get started with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10 now? Find out, in this insightful whitepaper. Learn More In this Issue Tablet storage: Do you really need an expansion slot? 10 excellent new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Sony, Panasonic teaming to create 300GB optical disk 60+ R resources to improve your data skills Researchers build jumping, flipping, hand-standing robot Security Manager's Journal: Android panic 'Internet of things' will mean really, really big data Icahn criticizes Dell for rule change for voting on proposed deal Opponents of NSA surveillance aren't giving up after House vote Toshiba tweaks new ultrabooks for voice interaction SAP expands partner program for app development Dutch banks can use Amazon cloud tech What's Dish Network's next move after losing out on Sprint? Preston Gralla: Windows Phone surges to 9% share in U.K. and France, cements third place in U.S. Jonny Evans: Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor report WHITE PAPER: CDW Face Time Anytime Real-time communications facilitates team collaboration from nearly anywhere in the world. With facts and figures you can use to justify an investment, this paper highlights how your organization can reduce carrier services, lower maintenance costs, centralize trunking, reduce servers by running UC on VMs, and enhance productivity. Read Now Tablet storage: Do you really need an expansion slot? Some popular new tablets come equipped with storage expansion slots; others do not. Which is better? Read More 10 excellent new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 New and improved storage, networking, remote access, BYOD, and server administration features make the R2 upgrade. Read More Sony, Panasonic teaming to create 300GB optical disk Consumer tech giants Sony and Panasonic said they plan to jointly develop a next-generation standard for professional-use optical disks, with the objective of expanding their archive business for long-term digital data storage. Read More 60+ R resources to improve your data skills From books to videos to online tutorials -- most free! -- here are plenty of ideas to burnish your R knowledge. Read More Researchers build jumping, flipping, hand-standing robot Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a robot with six curved legs that can do a hand-stand, jump over gaps and climb over rocks. Read More Security Manager's Journal: Android panic Android smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous at our manager's company. What happens now that the Android ecosystem appears to be riddled with security pitfalls? Read More 'Internet of things' will mean really, really big data Bland by name and superficially viewed as gee-whiz technology never to be realized, the Internet of things has significant potential to transform business. Early forays into Net-enabling physical objects are already pointing the way. Read More WHITE PAPER: BlackBerry Choosing an MDM Platform: Where to Start the Conversation If you're in the early stages of choosing an MDM solution, or you're considering switching vendors, here are seven critical questions to ask – followed by the opening response from BlackBerry® to each one. Learn More Icahn criticizes Dell for rule change for voting on proposed deal The takeover bout for Dell resumed on Monday, with investor Carl Icahn sounding off on the proposal from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners to change rules governing the shareholder vote for a revised bid to take the PC maker private. Read More Opponents of NSA surveillance aren't giving up after House vote Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the agency's data collection. Read More Toshiba tweaks new ultrabooks for voice interaction Toshiba has two new thin laptops, including one that is tuned so users can use voice commands to post messages on social networks, search the Web or listen to music. Read More SAP expands partner program for app development SAP has broadened its partner program for companies that want to develop applications using its technology and then sell them through the SAP online store. Read More Dutch banks can use Amazon cloud tech The Netherlands banking regulator has approved Amazon Web Services for use by financial organizations, Amazon said on Monday. Read More What's Dish Network's next move after losing out on Sprint? As the dust settles after SoftBank's $21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint, losing bidder Dish Network may be just getting started at stirring up the U.S. mobile industry. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Phone surges to 9% share in U.K. and France, cements third place in U.S. Windows Phone is for real -- the latest sales figures show it up to nearly 9% in the U.K. and France, and solidly in third place in the U.S. It's not going to overtake Android or iOS any time soon, but it's now clear that the OS is a real contender. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor report Apple's future plan to introduce a plastic iPhone is confirmed within this morning's shocking report into labor abuses at manufacturing partner, Pegatron, which stands accused of numerous violations of worker rights inside the iPhone factories. Read More
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