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IPads Snatched By Chinese Authorities, Trademark Dispute Turns Tactical

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Will Apple's iPad be able to keep its name in China? Will the iPad 3 end up being called the something-else-Pad when it debuts? The bigger question today: Will Apple be able to keep selling its tablet at all if, as it seems, doing so violates Chinese law?

Audits Begin At Apple's Chinese Supplier Plants

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone.

6 Key Skills New IT Grads Are Lacking

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric in North Miami Beach recently hired four new staffers and was looking to add 11 more people to his team of 20. His list of open positions included an EDI programmer, a risk management programmer, a CRM programmer, a business analyst and an assistant IT manager.

EU Approves Google-Motorola Deal

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The acquisition is approved without conditions

TD Bank Unites 85,000-Plus Workers

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Built via a slew of mergers and acquisitions, TD Bank Group in recent years had seen its employees lose the ability to easily collaborate with one another as its workforce grew rapidly across the United States and Canada.

Google Clamps Down on Its Pre-Paid Google Wallet Card on Smartphones

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones.

Cisco's John Stewart on the Latest Security Threats and What Enterprises Can Do to Fight Back

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Freelance writer Susan Perschke recently sat down with Cisco Vice President and Chief Security Officer John N. Stewart for an in-depth discussion of the state of enterprise security.

Hackers Probably Stole Steam Transaction Data, Valve Says

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Valve found evidence that suggests Steam hackers copied encrypted credit card details and billing addresses

IPv6 Deployment Starts At the Network Edge

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

IT execs know they will have to deploy IPv6 at some point, but where to begin? One approach that establishes some IPv6 capability without spending a lot of time or money is to start at the perimeter.

IPv6: Dual-Stack Strategy Starts At the Perimeter

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

We are in an awkward point in the history of the Internet. IPv4 address depletion has occurred yet we expect to use IPv4 for the next 15 to 20 years. Organizations see two paths before them. One alternative is to use continue to use IPv4 and expect to use multiple layers of network address translation (NAT) for many years to come. The other alternative is to start to use IPv6, however, the majority of enterprise organizations and content providers have not embraced the protocol.

Canonical Targets Business Desktops with a New Ubuntu Linux Remix

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Hard on the heels of last week's news that Canonical will no longer financially support the Kubuntu variant of its popular Linux distribution, CEO Jane Silber on Friday announced a brand-new version of Ubuntu Linux designed specifically for businesses.

Work-Induced Attention Deficit Disorder

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

When you're in meetings or on phone calls, are you focused in the moment, or are you distracted by emails, text messages or social networking traffic?

Virgin Media Turns to Social Tools for Its Enterprise

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

U.K. telecom provider Virgin Media is reducing travel time, increasing team work and decreasing email dependence by deploying social enterprise collaboration tools.

'Big Data' Prep: 5 Things IT Should Do Now

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to think about implementing one.

Best Practices for Scaling Up SaaS

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Guardian Life Insurance isn't about to take big risks when making IT investments, and CIO Frank Wander will be the first to tell you that he doesn't have a cloud computing strategy, per se.