Covert FBI GPS Car-Tracker Dissected in Teardown; Why Microsoft's Skype Buyout Makes Perfect Sense

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TOP STORIES - May 12, 2011 • Covert FBI GPS Car-Tracker Dissected in Teardown • Why Microsoft's Skype Buyout Makes Perfect Sense • Apple, Google Execs Defend Privacy Practices During Senate Hearing • Zeus Source Code Leak Means More Banking Malware to Hit Web • AT&T Drops $1 Billion on Cloud, Defends T-Mobile Deal SPOTLIGHT Google Maps Shows bin Laden Hideouts Pinpoint Osama bin Laden's numerous hiding places throughout his infamous career, up to where he met his violent end. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Google Maps Alabama Tornado Havoc • New BlackBerry Bolds Thin, Powerful • Why Macs Outshine Windows PCs • Touch-Screen Musicians Virtually Jam FEATURED VIDEO Essential Steps for SMBs We look at five tech steps SMBs need to take to keep up with the times. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Microsoft's Skype Buy Will Shake Up VOIP • Why iPad 3 Should Be Released This Year • Why Analytics Is Red-Hot Right Now • Reasons to Adopt Adobe CS 5.5 IN THIS ISSUE Covert FBI GPS Car-Tracker Dissected in Teardown The hardware hackers over at iFixit disassembled and analyzed the vehicle location tracker used by the FBI. The simple GPS-enabled device can be used by the United States government to track citizens without a warrant. READ MORE >> Why Microsoft's Skype Buyout Makes Perfect Sense News Analysis: Microsoft has acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. While some may question whether Skype is a good fit for Microsoft, further inspection reveals that it makes a lot of sense. READ MORE >> Sponsored by IBM Most clouds aren't capable of supporting the types of workloads becoming increasingly common on a smarter planet. The IBM SmartCloud is different. It's designed to a myriad of workloads, including development and test environments. Adopt a cloud that's ready for your business. ADVERTISEMENT Apple, Google Execs Defend Privacy Practices During Senate Hearing Apple and Google executives were among the witnesses questioned by a Senate subcommittee regarding consumer location data collected and stored by mobile devices. READ MORE >> Zeus Source Code Leak Means More Banking Malware to Hit Web Security researchers said less technically savvy cyber-criminals will be launching Zeus variants now that the source code of the infamous banking Trojan has been released. READ MORE >> AT&T Drops $1 Billion on Cloud, Defends T-Mobile Deal AT&T announced plans to invest $1 billion in 2011 in global network-based cloud solutions. Meanwhile, executives defended their T-Mobile purchase before a Senate panel. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> 8 Considerations for Evaluating Disk-Based Backup May 20, 2011 12:00 p.m. Eastern / 9:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join us for an interactive eSeminar where Jeff Crum, senior product manager at ExaGrid, and other industry experts will share eight key technological criteria to consider when evaluating systems. REGISTER >> Meeting the New Demands for Management & Security with All-In-One PCs May 23, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) vPro is also the key to manage the security issues in a far more rigorous and comprehensive fashion due to increasing governance and compliance demands as well as new and evolving threats. Lenovo adds to vPro with their own unique solutions. REGISTER >>

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