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The Pyromaniac in all of us
with NWC tech editor Steven Hill about his Interop schedule, I knew we had a hot story—literally. What ... just super, Dave,” he rasped to me over the phone. “IoSafe is going to take us out to the desert ... . Vendors of ruggedized gear rarely let us test their equipment by dipping it into a tub of water ... it was necessary to see if claims about the company’s handheld being shockproof were true). So letting Steve ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-07-01/The_Pyromaniac_in_all_of_us.aspx

HCL Releases RIM BlackBook in the US
and insight on the evolution and opportunities in the US. RIM is an estimated $ 55 billion market ... ," is the first resource available that adequately explains the key drivers that will bring about tremendous ... a great deal of mystery and uncertainty on what comprises RIM and how it will impact U.S. companies ... . This U.S.-specific version of the BlackBook follows on the heels of the release of the Indian version ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-07-31/HCL_Releases_RIM_BlackBook_in_the_US.aspx

Microsoft Gets Real Hyper About Virtualization
recently “rescheduled” launch timeframe of early August. Talking very excitedly about Hyper-V on the phone from the US in an exclusive interaction with Network Computing, Mike Schutz, Director ... be downloaded currently from the Microsoft website in “about four-and-a-half hours” and will meld ... Network Computing that, till date, only about 7% of servers in the world are virtualized. Which means ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-06-27/Microsoft_Gets_Real_Hyper_About_Virtualization.aspx

Americans not Confident About the Safety of Their Personal Data
... NWC arch,NWC Info arch,Archive ... Only an average of eight percent of Americans say they are very confident in the ability of US retailers, government ... percent today. “US businesses and governments recognize it doesn’t take much to shake consumer ... Lina Liberti, Vice-President, CA Security Management. “Businesses used to worry about the hackers ... . Their suspicions are not unfounded: an average of 32 percent of US security executives believe ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-07-17/Americans_not_Confident_About_the_Safety_of_Their_Personal_Data.aspx

'The next 10 years will be about data availability and management'
are now growing in a fashion similar to data growth. Let us assume there is physical server running ... have been data protection-centric. The next 10 years will be about data availability and management ... http://www.informationweek.in/Storage/10-07-08/The_next_10_years_will_be_about_data_availability_and_management.aspx

Microsoft Optimistic About Rapid Windows 7 Migration
to give us a timeline he instead shared his optimism and opined, “Over 1,000 companies in India among ... who have achieved these savings already.” Anandan also informed us that Windows 7 is greener than XP ... , Chief General Manager (Information Technology Division), Maruti Suzuki India, “[For us] it’s ... http://www.informationweek.in/Software/09-11-05/Microsoft_Optimistic_About_Rapid_Windows_7_Migration.aspx

Jailbreaking iPhone Not A Crime Says U.S. Government
... Software,iPhone,International News ... The U.S. government has given iPhone users the green light to crack Apple's electronic protections to sign up with wireless service providers other than those that have partnered with Apple. In addition, the Library of Congress' Copyright Office ruled Monday that iPhone users can also bypass Apple's access controls ... the modification of fewer than 50 bytes of code out of more than 8 million bytes, or about 1/160,000 ... http://www.informationweek.in/Software/10-07-27/Jailbreaking_iPhone_Not_A_Crime_Says_U_S_Government.aspx

Customer Value Ranks Low in US IT Departments
... NWC News arch,NWC arch,Archive ... According to a report by software-maker Cincom Systems, while 72 percent of information technology (IT) managers at build-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers rank customer value-driven as their highest priority, only 25 percent have plans to evaluate the front-office infrastructure and processes often crucial to customer value. Of the IT managers surveyed, about 85 percent ranked becoming customer value ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-06-09/Customer_Value_Ranks_Low_in_US_IT_Departments.aspx

What Every Tech Pro Should Know About 'Green Computing'
that "a key difference between us and our competitors is that we're more concerned about the environment ... Every Tech Pro Should Know About 'Green Computing' Forget Al Gore and his Oscar for a global warming ... . It's about the other green: cutting operating costs as the demand for computing power soars. It's a movement ... has gotten so huge--U.S. data centers consume as much power in a year as is generated by five power ... are talking about greenness, touting green programs," Hind says. CIOs will keep setting IT strategy against ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-04-01/What_Every_Tech_Pro_Should_Know_About_Green_Computing.aspx

Top 20 Risks U.S. Tech Companies Are Losing Sleep Over
the slow U.S. economy is the biggest worry for U.S. tech companies right now, you're wrong. In fact, large U.S. technology companies are more concerned about other troubles -- like what's going on with their businesses outside the United States. The 100 largest publicly traded U.S. technology companies are most nervous about industry consolidation and competition; uncertainty about U.S. and foreign ... of the 100 largest U.S. technology companies" based on risk information culled from those companies ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-05-29/Top_20_Risks_U_S_Tech_Companies_Are_Losing_Sleep_Over.aspx