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TOP STORIES - April 21, 2011 • Data Breaches Quintuple but Compromised Records Drop in 2010 • Google Needs to Address Android Security, Other Critical Issues • Facebook's Latest Privacy Improvements Fail to Impress Sophos • PCI-DSS Compliance Helps Prevent Data Breaches, Survey Finds • University Sites Still Redirecting to Fake Software Sites SPOTLIGHT iPhone 5 Rumors Spark Questions The rumor mill is heating up over the next iPhone model and there are many questions Apple needs to answer for its own good. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Facebook Shares Data Center Secrets • What Android Tablets Need to Beat iPad • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Cloud Democratizes Smart Planet Imagery FEATURED VIDEO Stop Risky Behavior Employee education is key to help guard against exposing your business. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • HP's High-Power Mobile, Desk Stations • IE10, Windows Phone 7 on Stage at MIX11 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Data Breaches Quintuple but Compromised Records Drop in 2010 Verizon's 2010 Data Breach Report found that the number of data breaches quintupled from 2009, highlighting the shift as cyber-criminals target smaller businesses. READ MORE >> Google Needs to Address Android Security, Other Critical Issues News Analysis: Android is the world's top mobile operating system, but it isn't perfect. Google needs to address a number of issues related to the operating system's security, usability and accessibility to continue to gain ground in the mobile market. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Cisco Video is one of the great promises of the social enterprise, but how do you leverage it? Learn 5 ways to build video communities at work and more with this informative video. Watch the Video ADVERTISEMENT Facebook's Latest Privacy Improvements Fail to Impress Sophos Facebook rolled out some modifications to its privacy controls, but critics say that they still don't do what's needed to secure user privacy. READ MORE >> PCI-DSS Compliance Helps Prevent Data Breaches, Survey Finds IT professionals remain skeptical that regulatory compliance can improve data security, but PCI-DSS-compliant organizations experience fewer breaches, according to the Ponemon Institute. READ MORE >> University Sites Still Redirecting to Fake Software Sites Four months after a security researcher identified educational Websites that have been hijacked to redirect users to fake online stores, many of them remain unfixed. READ MORE >> 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 >> 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 >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Embracing Business Intelligence to Keep Pace With Today's Fast Moving Market Apr 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join eWEEK for this live, interactive webcast, sponsored by SAP, and hear from industry experts regarding the importance of embracing business intelligence to better use your information. Attend this online-only event and learn how predictive analytic can help your company learn sort through the data barrage, pull out what is relevant and use it accordingly. REGISTER >>

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A Tour of Italy: A Quick Overview of the Nation of Italy, Plus a Recipe for Italian Anise Cookies as Lagniappe

This overview of Italy – the country, the culture, the people, and a recipe, too – was prepared by Staci Coniglio Henderson while an accounting major in the College of Business at Southeastern Louisiana University.

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Turnkey Linux Hub Taps Ubuntu, Amazon to Manage Cloud Apps; 10 Critical Android Issues Google Needs to Address Soon

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TOP STORIES - April 21, 2011 • Turnkey Linux Hub Taps Ubuntu, Amazon to Manage Cloud Apps • 10 Critical Android Issues Google Needs to Address Soon • Apple, Samsung Gearing Up for Major Smartphone, Tablet Patent Fight • Skype Fixes Android App Vulnerability • Intel Benefits from Cloud Computing, Explosion in Mobile Devices SPOTLIGHT iPhone 5 Rumors Spark Questions The rumor mill is heating up over the next iPhone model and there are many questions Apple needs to answer for its own good. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Facebook Shares Data Center Secrets • What Android Tablets Need to Beat iPad • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Cloud Democratizes Smart Planet Imagery FEATURED VIDEO Stop Risky Behavior Employee education is key to help guard against exposing your business. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • HP's High-Power Mobile, Desk Stations • IE10, Windows Phone 7 on Stage at MIX11 • 10 Apps New Droid X Owners Need IN THIS ISSUE Turnkey Linux Hub Taps Ubuntu, Amazon to Manage Cloud Apps Turnkey Linux Hub 1.0 is a Web-based service that sits atop Amazon's Web Services to provide cloud hosting and backup capabilities for the line of Web application software appliances offered by the Turnkey Linux open-source project. READ MORE >> 10 Critical Android Issues Google Needs to Address Soon News Analysis: Android is the world's top mobile operating system, but it isn't perfect. Google needs to address a number of issues related to the operating system's security, usability and accessibility to continue to gain ground in the mobile market. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Insight With Insight, you have an experienced partner to help you gain the most value from Cisco's innovative data center solutions. Don't delay - talk to an Insight expert today. Click here ADVERTISEMENT Apple, Samsung Gearing Up for Major Smartphone, Tablet Patent Fight With its lawsuit against HTC and Nokia underway, Apple is turning its sights to Samsung, claiming the Galaxy tablet and smartphones violate its patents. READ MORE >> Skype Fixes Android App Vulnerability The security hole that would have allowed a third-party app to access Skype data has been closed in the latest version of Skype for Android. READ MORE >> Intel Benefits from Cloud Computing, Explosion in Mobile Devices The shift to cloud computing is fueling strong growth in Intel's enterprise server business as the company gears up to play in the tablet and smartphone segment. 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 >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Embracing Business Intelligence to Keep Pace With Today's Fast Moving Market Apr 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join eWEEK for this live, interactive webcast, sponsored by SAP, and hear from industry experts regarding the importance of embracing business intelligence to better use your information. Attend this online-only event and learn how predictive analytic can help your company learn sort through the data barrage, pull out what is relevant and use it accordingly. REGISTER >>

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Smarter Silicon Retina Aims to 'SeeBetter'; Software Aims to Stop Truckers from Texting, Talking While Driving

View newsletter in a browser window. Smarter Silicon Retina Aims to 'SeeBetter' R. Colin Johnson recently wrote about a European Union effort called SeeBetter that aims to revolutionize artificial vision for both man and machine. He noted that the effort would make use of an imager that mimics the real-time spatial and temporal processing of biological retinas. Check it out. Also, we invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Wednesday, April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Storage and the Cloud: The Smart Transition," will provide you with vital information about current trends and technologies that will help you embark on a successful storage cloud and virtualization strategy. Click here to register. READ MORE >> Software Aims to Stop Truckers from Texting, Talking Behind the Wheel Trucking fleet owners are taking measures to prevent their employees from talking or texting while driving. They're installing software on their truckers' cell phones that goes into action when the phone is in a rig moving faster than 5 mph. The app then diverts all calls to voicemail and withholds text messages until the truck is no longer in motion. The software also prevents outgoing calls except to 911 and other authorized numbers. READ MORE >> Smarter Travelers Prevent Traffic Congestion Take the guesswork out of commuting by subscribing to smarter traveler services that recommend the best route before you embark. Many of these new services use predictive algorithms that learn from the past as well as analyze real-time traffic patterns. READ MORE >> How to Start a Business Analytics Effort Companies that use data analytics typically have more revenue growth and a higher return on capital investment. To overcome the obstacles to widespread analytics adoption, here are some steps your organization can take to realize these business benefits. READ MORE >> From Virtualization to Cloud Practical Steps Cloud computing is gaining momentum and penetration. But how do organizations smoothly evolve and leverage existing virtualization? Al Gillen, Program Vice President, System Software for IDC, explores big challenges with Ziff Davis Enterprise Market Expert Joe Maglitta. Key topics: State of virtualization adoption, common challenges, application development issues, legacy migration, how "hybrids" set the stage for public cloud adoption. WATCH NOW >> Shuttered Japanese Chip Makers Threaten IT READ MORE >> Hydrogen Pellets Could Obsolete Batteries READ MORE >> Successfully Implementing a Private Storage Cloud (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy