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• IDG Contributor Network: Healthcare tech firms: your content marketing isn’t working

  05-08-2016 22:16
  
  Is there discontent in B2B healthcare content marketing?A HIMSS study on the state of B2B content marketing in healthcare points to the big gap between content marketing goals and effectiveness. A full 85% of survey respondents said they have a content marketing strategy, but only 4% of them said they think it's very effective. Moreover, 74% of the respondents said they will spend more on content marketing in 2016, even though  "producing content consistently" was the most common answer (ci
  
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• Best Deals of the Week, August 1-5 - Deal Alert

  05-08-2016 22:07
  Best Deals of the Week - Deal AlertCheck out this roundup of the best deals on gadgets, gear and other cool stuff we have found this week, the week of August 1st. All items are highly rated, and dramatically discounted!53% off Inateck USB 3.0 Dual-Bay Hard Drive Cloning StationThis gadget from Inateck will duplicate any 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch SATA HDD/SSD drive quickly and automatically without the need for a computer, by just pushing a button. The unit currently averages 4.5 out of 5 stars o
  
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• In pictures: Wearables at the Rio 2016 Olympics

  05-08-2016 20:25
  
  See the gadgets athletes are using at the Rio OlympicsImage by IOC/David Burnett/ContactThe 2016 Rio Olympics is finally getting underway and there'll be no shortage of tech at this year's event. Athletes use all kinds of gadgets to help them train and stay fit, from heads-up displays used by cyclists to jump trackers worn by the volleyball team. Here's the a few of the gadgets that have made it to Rio. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: What kind of CIO are you? Here are my top 4 tips

  05-08-2016 19:28
  
  As I reflect on the evolution of the role of the CIO over the past 15 years, I see that a lot has changed.
  I recall when the CIO role was in its infancy and was pretty much nonexistent in healthcare, where you probably had a director or manager of data processing who resided in the basement of the hospital and oversaw a staff of people who functioned as data entry clerks, keying in hospital charges or dealing with other areas of the mainframe.
  Fast-forward to the digital world of today, where a
  
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• Why the ‘cyber kill chain’ needs an upgrade

  05-08-2016 19:21
  
  One of the most popular models for analyzing cyberattacks doesn’t focus  enough on what to do after adversaries break into networks successfully, which they inevitable will do, Black Hat 2016 attendees were told this week in Las Vegas.
  “Every attacker will become an insider if they are persistent enough,” says Sean Malone, a security consultant who spoke at the conference. “We need to operate under a presumption of breach.”
  MORE: 'Mayhem" wins $2M first prize
  
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• Apple's Swift 4 road map focuses on ABI, concurrency

  05-08-2016 19:00
  
  Apple hasn't even delivered its Swift 3 language yet and already is getting an early thumbs-up from developers for planned Swift 4 follow-ups, which will focus on application binary interface (ABI) stability, concurrency, and scripting.
  In a recent post on the swift-org mailing list, Apple's Chris Lattner, senior director of developer tools, said Swift 4 was due in fall 2017, with Swift 3.x set to arrive next spring. Swift was introduced as an eventual successor to Objective-C in June 2014.To r
  
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• Windows 10's 1607 becomes the enterprise deployment default

  05-08-2016 18:57
  
  The just-released Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be the version Microsoft's biggest customers use to migrate their PCs.
  Due to timing on the part of both Microsoft and enterprises, Windows 10's support cycles -- and old habits -- this week's upgrade, tagged as 1607 to mark year and month, will shoulder the responsibility as the version destined for deployment.
  "[Anniversary Update] is the right version for enterprises [because] it's like the first service pack," said Steve Kleynhans, an ana
  
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• Mars rover Curiosity celebrates fourth anniversary

  05-08-2016 18:40
  
  Today marks the fourth anniversary of NASA's rover Curiosity landing on the Red Planet and beginning its work to investigate Mars' history of habitability.
  The last four years have been ones of great exploration, scientific and engineering achievements, and... well.... curiosity.
  "Recently, NASA gave Curiosity the best anniversary gift it could hope for -- an extension of its mission for at least two more years," said Ashwin Vasavada,Curiosity project scientist for NASA, in a posted video.
  "We'
  
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• BrandPost: Companies Leading in the Cloud: Firstronic

  05-08-2016 18:26
  
  Many manufacturers share these goals – optimize time-to-market, maximize quality, and minimize costs – and Firstronic LLC is no exception.Firstronic, an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider serving a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, commercial, industrial tier ones, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), wanted to grow its business while also maintaining the service and quality levels its customers had come to expect. To accomplish this, Firs
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: 6 meta-leadership skills for IT and technical professionals

  05-08-2016 18:21
  
  When we think of the skills it takes to lead today and make strategies a reality, we usually think of relational skills such as communication, influencing, motivation, political awareness, negotiation, conflict management, critical thinking and cultural awareness, along with general leadership and management skills. But are we missing the forest for the trees?
  These relational skills have been taught in corporate education programs for decades and have recently been modernized using ingenious a
  
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• UK government hit with new complaint about hacking abroad

  05-08-2016 18:13
  
  A group of privacy advocates and internet providers has filed a new challenge to the U.K. government's use of bulk hacking abroad.
  U.K.-based Privacy International and five internet and communications providers aim to "bring the government's hacking under the rule of law," they said in a case lodged Friday with the European Court of Human Rights.
  Their application challenges the U.K. Investigatory Powers Tribunal's (IPT's) February refusal to rule on whether hacking efforts outside the U.K. by
  
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• 'Mayhem' takes first in DARPA's all-computer hacking challenge

  05-08-2016 17:49
  
  In the first head-to-head hacking competition of autonomous computers, a system developed by a team of Pittsburgh-based researchers is the presumptive winner.
  Mayhem, a high-performance computer running an autonomous system, beat six other competing machines in the finals of DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge in Las Vegas on Thursday.
  Mayhem was developed by the ForAllSecure team from Pittsburgh.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Researcher hides stealthy malware inside legitimate digitally signed files

  05-08-2016 17:27
  
  A new technique allows attackers to hide malicious code inside digitally signed files without breaking their signatures and then to load that code directly into the memory of another process.The attack method, developed by Tom Nipravsky, a researcher with cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct, might prove to be a valuable tool for criminals and espionage groups in the future, allowing them to get malware past antivirus scanners and other security products.The first part of Nipravsky's research, which
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Lenovo joins the OLED revolution

  05-08-2016 17:23
  
  I recently got my hands on a new demo Lenovo X1 Yoga, a kind of hybrid of the commercial ThinkPad lineup and the innovative Yoga consumer machines.  The standout feature of the X1 Yoga is its 14” 2560x1440 organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) display. One of the benefits of OLED is that the panel can be thinner (generating its own luminescence, it doesn’t need a backlight), allowing an even svelter profile.  The X1 Yoga — which is a full-on workhorse notebook with an I
  
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• IT COST commission says feds could save $5.8 billion on IT

  05-08-2016 16:57
  
  The federal government is expected to spend nearly $90 billion on IT this year, yet transparency into how that money is spent and benchmarking to verify how well it’s spent have been has been hard to come by.Last year, the IT Cost, Opportunity, Strategy and Transparency (IT COST) commission was formed, bringing together private and public sector IT leaders to create recommendations for better understanding and managing federal IT spending. Created by the Technology Business Management Coun
  
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• The Trump train wreck fueled by confirmation bias

  05-08-2016 16:54
  
  You have to admit that watching Donald Trump run for president is funny in an incredibly painful way. During the primaries he seemed to be Teflon. I think we can now attribute his win to the fact that no one really took him seriously until it was too late, or as a result of using a strategy that worked for Pat Buchanan and Howard Stern.Now in the general election it seems he has turned to glue and nearly everything he has done since has caused his poll numbers to go down. I think this is largely
  
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• De 10 populairste hackmethoden

  05-08-2016 16:52
  Social engineering is de populairste hackmethode. Dat blijkt uit het onderzoek ‘Contextual Security Intelligence’, dat inzicht geeft in de methoden en kwetsbare plekken die hackers het meest misbruiken. Misschien oud nieuws, maar aanvallers van buitenaf doen zich steeds vaker voor als interne gebruiker en... lees meer
  
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• Rio 2016 Olympics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat

  05-08-2016 16:50
  
  Millions of fans will tap their favorite social networks during the coming weeks for live updates, highlights and on-the-ground reports from the Rio 2016 Olympics. Social sites are also where fans will turn to share the glory of the athletes' greatest achievements in real time. Social media's biggest companies all struck deals to better position their apps and services to showcase the action in Rio de Janeiro. Here's how to follow it all from afar using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
  
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• Hotel chain bets big on digital transformation and is seeing great results

  05-08-2016 16:20
  
  Meliá Hotels International, one of Europe’s largest hotel chains with more than 370 properties, is in the middle of an aggressive digital transformation effort because it has seen the writing on the wall, and the writing is getting bigger at an alarming rate.
  “We believe that 70% of our customers will be coming through digital channels by 2017, so the company has to embrace and implement a full customer centric digital strategy now,” says Manuel Riego, Vice President of
  
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• BrandPost: Workspace Virtualization

  05-08-2016 16:14
  Virtualized workspaces have been around for more than 40 years, starting with IBM’s VM and MVS mainframes, and more recently with virtual desktops (VDI), desktop as a service (DaaS), workspace as a service (WaaS), and as an application of converged infrastructure (CI).But for all that history and different approaches from companies like Citrix and VMware, market acceptance of client virtualization (i.e., software solutions that virtualize both full desktops and applications) has been low.
  
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• Two major Windows 10 updates scheduled for 2017

  05-08-2016 16:12
  It may come as no surprise, but Microsoft won't release another major update for Windows 10 in 2016. The good news is you can expect two big updates to Microsoft’s latest operating system in 2017.
  Microsoft let the information slip in a TechNet blog post published earlier in the week. “Windows 10, version 1607 is our third Windows 10 feature update released,” Microsoft said in the blog post. “Based on feedback from organizations moving to Windows 10, this will be our las
  
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• BrandPost: Have You Overlooked Your Printers' Security?

  05-08-2016 16:10
  You may think that your organization is secure. Your employees know best practices for creating passwords; your data is encrypted at every turn, and your network has the strongest firewalls known to man. But do you know who is using your printers?If your printers are on a network, they can be just as much at risk for malware or a cyber-attack as your desktops, servers, or mobile devices. An unsecured printer can provide just the access point a hacker needs to sneak into your network. A data bre
  
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• IoT security suffers from a lack of awareness

  05-08-2016 15:59
  
  As consumers we have become obsessed with connected devices. We like the idea of smart homes, smart cars, smart TVs, smart refrigerators or any machine that can be automated with sensors and an IP address. Yet fewer tasks in IT today inspire more fear than the prospect of protecting corporate networks from this proliferating wave of connected devices. The internet of things phenomenon expands the threat surface exponentially, in turn boosting business risk.But CIOs often aren’t aware of al
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: CIOs must undertake digital initiatives, even the hard parts

  05-08-2016 15:50
  
  As businesses today face ever-increasingly competitive markets, many react by trying to leverage the new opportunities from digital technologies. In fact, the world is awash in digital technology offerings. But many businesses don’t reap the anticipated ROI of their digital investments. Very few make real changes to a company’s competitive situation, customer experience or employee experience. Why not?It’s because the company forgets to keep value in mind while implementing the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: No software adequately manages and monitors how organizations implement their strategies

  05-08-2016 15:42
  
  In the 1990s, companies’ major IT investments were in ERP systems, with the focus mainly on improving and automating the run-the-business activities (both core operations and supporting activities). At the beginning of the 21st century, this focus shifted to the internet and e-commerce. Lately, however, organizations have shown increased interest in specialized project and portfolio management software, confirming a slow movement toward project management as a tool to run their businesses
  
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• What you need to know about Dish's TV 'skinny bundles'

  05-08-2016 15:16
  
  One of the worst things about today's pay TV packages is having to pay for scores or even hundreds of junky channels you don't want and never watch. So the idea of a "skinny bundle," or a slimmer, cheaper package that features more of what subscribers want and less of what they don't, sounds great, in theory.Dish Network, the largest independent satellite TV provider, jumped into the skinny bundle business Thursday with a new a basic service option for $39.99 a month, well below its no
  
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• Accenture neemt Mobgen over

  05-08-2016 14:20
  Mobgen, ontwikkelaar van onder meer geïntegreerde digitale platformen en mobiele applicaties is overgenomen door dienstverlener Accenture. Het overgenomen bedrijf is gevestigd in het centrum van Amsterdam en heeft tevens kantoren in Spanje. Het bedrijf opereert nu als onderdeel van Accenture Digital.De 160... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Apple Watch: It’s time for the honeycomb interface to go!

  05-08-2016 14:00
  When Apple released the Apple Watch, it was a whole new platform for the company. And, as with all new platforms, the Apple Watch has had some growing pains. Some software features have worked well, while others needed tweaking.One of the things that most users either love or hate is the honeycomb interface of icons on the Apple Watch home screen. The honeycomb has been around since the debut of the Apple Watch, and it’s still there in the watchOS 3 beta I’m running on my space grey
  
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• 12 powerful SEO tools you've probably never heard of

  05-08-2016 14:00
  
  12 SEO tools you should be usingImage by ThinkstockIf you're in the search engine optimization (SEO) field or are a digital marketer, you're probably familiar with Moz, Raven and SEMrush. However, at least 150 free and paid SEO tools are available today, according to Backlinko— many of which you've probably never heard of, especially if you're a search newbie.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Tilburg gaat werken met IT-specialisten Ictivity

  05-08-2016 13:48
  Na een aanbestedingstraject heeft de gemeente Tilburg Ictivity uitverkoren om ondersteunende IT-werkzaamheden uit te voeren voor de gemeentelijke ict-afdeling. De overeenkomst met Ictivity maakt deel uit van een mantelovereenkomst waarbij nog twee andere partijen betrokken zijn.
   
  Om de rond 1.800 gemeentelijke... lees meer
  
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• Apple losing smartphone share in India despite big efforts

  05-08-2016 13:41
  
  Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has described India as one of the company's fastest growing markets and has proposed to the government a program to offer refurbished phones in the country as a way to get around the high prices of its devices in a price-sensitive market.Cook is also said to have discussed with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May the "possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India," a move that would help the company avoid the high import duties on smartphones and other
  
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• Reading the Apple tea leaves for what's coming this fall

  05-08-2016 12:15
  
  For Apple fans, August usually represents the summer doldrums, the dead time between June's annual Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) and September - when Apple rolls out new iPhones, operating systems and other bits of hardware ahead of the holiday shopping season.
  We know iOS 10 and macOS Sierra are on the way. But what else will be announced? No one outside Apple knows for sure. But there are plenty of hints, rumors, and educated guesses regarding Apple's fall plans. Let's read the myst
  
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• The advanced security techniques of criminal hackers

  05-08-2016 12:00
  
  Staying secure online is an essential concern, for individual users, businesses, and cybercriminals alike. That’s right: Basic IT security applies whether you’re protecting sensitive data at an upstanding, ethical organization, or you’re in the business of stealing data from those same organizations.
  After all, the business may be cybercrime, but cybercriminals are still operating a business, with all the associated worries. Criminals rely on operations security (opsec) to sta
  
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• Hope springs for Google Web Toolkit

  05-08-2016 12:00
  
  Google Web Toolkit, once highly touted as a development technology, may be poised to re-emerge from the shadows.
  The open source toolkit first appeared nearly a decade ago to much fanfare over its promise of enabling Java developers to build browser-based JavaScript applications in Java. The GWT SDK features core Java APIs and widgets for developing applications, which are then compiled to JavaScript.[ The big 4 Java IDEs reviewed: See how Eclipse, NetBeans, JDeveloper, and IntelliJ IDEA stack
  
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• Amazon gets its own branded air cargo plane with 39 more to follow

  05-08-2016 07:59
  Holding out the promise of quicker deliveries to its customers, Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled Amazon One, the company’s first branded air cargo plane.
  The online retailer said the first branded aircraft will be showcased over the weekend at the Seafair Air Show in Seattle. The Boeing 767-300, seen in this video being painted with the Amazon logos, is one of 40 airplanes that the company has agreed to lease through air cargo partners Atlas Air and Air Transport Services Group and will be
  
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• Apple’s bug bounty program favors quality over quantity

  05-08-2016 04:22
  
  After years of reluctance to pay researchers for exploits, Apple has given in and is ready to hand out up to US$200,000 for critical vulnerabilities found in the latest version of iOS and the newest iPhones.Apple announced the program Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. It starts in September, and unlike bounty programs run by other large technology companies it will be invite only.The program will start with a few dozen researchers hand-picked by Apple, though any outsid
  
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