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• Hacked Dallas sirens get extra encryption to fend off future attacks

  11-04-2017 23:37
  
  Dallas city officials have added extra encryption and other security measures to the outdoor warning sirens hacked early Saturday.The hack also prompted the city to evaluate critical systems for potential vulnerabilities, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said in a statement late Monday. City officials are reviewing security for financial systems, a flood warning system, police-fire dispatch and the 911/311 system.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Fortinet upgrades for better cloud, SD-WAN protection

  11-04-2017 23:30
  
  Fortinet has rolled out a new version of its FortiOS operating system that gives customers the ability to manage security capabilities across their cloud assets and software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) environments.With FortiOS 5.6, the company’s Fortinet Security Fabric gives a view of customers’ public and private clouds – including Amazon Web Services and Azure – as well as assets on and their software-defined WANs, says John Maddison, Fortinet’s senior
  
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• 21% off Seagate Backup Plus Hub for Mac, 4TB External Desktop Hard Drive - Deal Alert

  11-04-2017 23:09
  
  Back up your files, precious photos and videos while connecting to and recharging any USB device, such as your tablet, smartphone or camera -- even if your system is off or in standby mode. The Backup Plus Hub for Mac is fully compatible with Time Machine, and will work with Windows based computers as well. This model has integrated USB ports, and packs a generous 4TB of space for just $109.99, a 21% discount over its typical list price of $139.99. See this deal now on Amazon.To read this articl
  
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• AI takes a seat at the table (and wins)

  11-04-2017 22:56
  
  Dave: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.HAL: I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.Dave: What’s the problem?HAL: I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.
  That classic exchange between HAL 9000 and Dave Bowman in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey is what I used to think of when I heard the term artificial intelligence.Recently, CIO.com senior writer Thor Olavsrud reported on a real-world example of artificial intelligence getting the better of humans &mdas
  
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• HP rises again to be the world's top PC maker as Lenovo slips

  11-04-2017 22:54
  
  It was another tough quarter for PC shipments, but there was good news for HP, which edged Lenovo to regain the title of world top's PC maker, according to IDC.Worldwide PC shipments totaled 60.3 million units in the first quarter of 2017, growing by just 0.6 percent compared to the same quarter the previous year.IDC previously forecast a decline of 1.8 percent in PC shipments, so the positive growth was a sign the PC market is recovering. Quarterly PC shipments reported positive growth for the
  
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• How to build IT competencies for the AI era

  11-04-2017 22:46
  
  Artificial intelligence (AI) companies generated an estimated $8 billion of revenue in 2016 and are on an incredible trajectory to increase that figure five times over the next three years. Enterprises are increasingly investing in artificial intelligence as a way both to drive down costs and transform customer and employee experiences.According to Accenture’s Technology Vision 2017 survey of more than 5,400 IT and business executives, 79 percent agree that AI will help accelerate technolo
  
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• How United can meld action and social media to save its brand

  11-04-2017 22:37
  
  If executives at United Airlines want to rescue their brand, and quite possibly the fate of their company, they need to make concrete changes and then use social media to turn around the conversation."They are essentially branded bankrupt," said Michael Bilello, founder and CEO of Centurion Strategies, a Tampa-based PR and crisis management company. "If I was in this position, I would institute a 10-steps to improvement plan, and I would also execute a very aggressive social media campaign that
  
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• FAQ: Enterprises face another Windows 10 upgrade

  11-04-2017 22:30
  
  Microsoft today began pushing the latest Windows upgrade, nicknamed "Creators Update," to customers, via Windows Update.The third such upgrade since Windows 10's mid-2015 debut, Creators Update will be reaching consumers' and very small businesses' PCs, those that make up the bulk of devices hooked up to Windows Update. Microsoft will be busy rolling out the upgrade to those users for the next three months or more.But what about enterprises and other large organizations? What does Creators Updat
  
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• Facebook's PHP dialect makes inroads among popular programming languages

  11-04-2017 21:48
  
  Hack, Facebook's PHP dialect, is gaining popularity, but don't expect it to rival PHP anytime soon.In this month's Tiobe index of language popularity, Hack cracked the top 50 for the first time, coming in 47th place albeit with a rating of 0.325 percent. Still, showing up on the index means that developers are starting to take notice.[ The art of programming moves rapidly. InfoWorld helps you navigate what’s running hot and going cold. | Keep up with main topics in programming with InfoWor
  
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• Orange Pi takes on Raspberry Pi with new computer boards

  11-04-2017 21:32
  
  Raspberry Pi may be the most well-known board computer, but rival Orange Pi is rolling out a much larger range of boards at a furious pace and at cheaper prices.The number of board computer users is growing, with Raspberry Pi's shipments passing 10 million units last year. Orange Pi hasn't shipped as many devices but is trying to customize its boards to meet a wider set of computing needs. The latest board computer is the US$30 Orange Pi Prime, which is almost identical to Raspberry Pi 3 in
  
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• Lawsuits claims Yahoo squandered trust fund for Chinese dissidents

  11-04-2017 21:24
  
  A pledge Yahoo made 10 years ago to help imprisoned Chinese dissidents has resulted in millions of dollars wasted, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.The lawsuit comes from several Chinese dissidents who were supposed to benefit from a trust fund Yahoo established back in 2007. At the time, the internet company had faced a backlash for handing over emails to the Chinese government, with the cooperation leading to the jailing of a Chinese journalist and an engineer who called for democr
  
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• Boeing turns to 3D-printed parts to save millions on its 787 Dreamliner

  11-04-2017 21:22
  
  Boeing will begin using at least four 3D-printed titanium parts to construct its 787 Dreamliner aircraft and may some day rely on as many as 1,000 parts created via  additive manufacturing.Boeing has hired Oslo, Norway-based Norsk Titanium AS to print the parts. It marks the first time that FAA-approved, 3D-printed titanium parts will be used as structural components on a commercial aircraft, according to the company.The parts will be used near the rear of the Dreamliner, a mid-sized, wide-
  
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• 42% off TurboTax Deluxe 2016 Tax Software Federal & State - Deal Alert

  11-04-2017 21:07
  
  TurboTax coaches you every step of the way and double checks your return as you go to handle even the toughest tax situations, so you can be confident you’re getting every dollar you deserve. Its typical list price of $59.99 has been reduced a generous 42% to $34.89, a deal that is exclusive to Amazon. Learn more, or take advantage of the deal now, on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Amazon has dropped the price on SanDisk portable storage

  11-04-2017 21:00
  
  Cloud storage may be what everyone talks about these days, but USB flash drives and SD cards aren’t dead yet, not by a long shot. If you need to expand the storage on a tablet or keep some files on your keyring, Amazon’s Gold Box deal today is just the ticket: Select SanDisk storage products are up to 35% off.(Note that like with any Amazon Daily Deal, these prices can vanish before the end of the day if supplies run out.)To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please cli
  
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• Why smart enterprises are thinking AI

  11-04-2017 20:59
  
  TGI Friday's may have a reputation as a casual restaurant and watering hole, but its messaging to customers was hardly conversational. The well-known chain sent out regular blasts through traditional broad-reach media and, more recently, social media, yet it increasingly wanted to re-create the banter that happens organically when regulars belly up to the bar.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Today, Get 43% off SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick 200GB - Deal Alert

  11-04-2017 20:14
  
  Note: This deal is only active until 2am ET, 4/12The SanDisk Connect wireless stick is a flash drive with a unique twist -- you can access it wirelessly. Whether it's in your pants pocket, in your bag, or on the picnic table at your campsite, the Connect wireless stick lets you stream media or move files wirelessly with up to three computers, phones or tablets simultaneously. Connections are made via built-in wifi (think "hotspot"), so no external wireless or internet services are needed. A
  
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• New guidelines point to an augmented future

  11-04-2017 19:23
  
  Lockheed Martin, Proctor & Gamble and Caterpillar have joined with 62 other organizations to create hardware and software guidelines for using augmented reality (AR) on the manufacturing floor.The guidelines are designed to guide AR technology vendors in developing future products for industrial businesses, both large and small. UI Labs and the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) announced the guidelines in a document released on Tuesday.To read this article in full or to leave
  
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• It's time to dump Moore's Law to advance computing, researcher says

  11-04-2017 19:17
  
  Dumping Moore's Law is perhaps the best thing that could happen to computers, as it'll hasten the move away from an aging computer architecture holding back hardware innovation.That's the view of prominent scientist R. Stanley Williams, a senior fellow in the Hewlett Packard Labs. Williams played a key role in the creation of the memristor by HP in 2008.Moore's Law is an observation made by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965 that has helped make devices smaller and faster. It predicts that th
  
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• How to get Windows 10 Creators Update: The release date and more

  11-04-2017 19:02
  
  Windows 10 Creators Update has an official release date of April 11, but in reality it will roll out in waves. Here’s how it will work.On March 29 Microsoft announced that Insiders already have access to the Creators Update builds. The other group that received the Creators Update on March 29 was Xbox One users. Of course, that version is meant for Xbox One hardware.Theoretically you could sign up as an Insider to get the new operating system (or any new updates) sooner. Remember
  
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• Slack apps can now use drop-down menus

  11-04-2017 19:00
  Apps that integrate with Slack can now include drop-down menus in the messages that they post to the service, as part of a push to improve the interactivity of third-party integrations.Slack's message menus let apps spawn clickable lists that users can choose from in order to take actions that developers have enabled. For example, using menus would allow users to pick a from a list of customers in a CRM system that integrates with Slack, assuming the developers have built their service
  
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• What it takes to become a chief information security officer (CISO)

  11-04-2017 18:43
  
  downloadCareer Tracker: What it takes to be a chief information security officer
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  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• DNS record will help prevent unauthorized SSL certificates

  11-04-2017 17:58
  
  In a few months, publicly trusted certificate authorities will have to start honoring a special Domain Name System (DNS) record that allows domain owners to specify who is allowed to issue SSL certificates for their domains.The Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) DNS record became a standard in 2013 but didn't have much of a real-world impact because certificate authorities (CAs) were under no obligation to conform to them.The record allows a domain owner to list the CAs that a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: macOS: 10 great menu bar apps

  11-04-2017 17:18
  The menu bar in macOS can often be overlooked by some users who aren’t familiar with what it can do. That’s a shame since the menu bar that appears at the top of macOS can be a terrific tool if you have the right apps for it.Recently a thread was started on the Product Hunt site asking about favorite macOS menu bar apps, and it got some great suggestions.I’ve listed the top 10 menu bar apps below as voted by the folks in the Product Hunt thread, with links to their sites so you
  
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• BrandPost: Software-defined data center: a strategic journey, not a technical destination

  11-04-2017 17:14
  
  Software-defined data center: a strategic journey, not a technical destination.Your car might be partially software-defined without your knowledge, just as I found out not long ago.Now I don’t drive a Tesla, which was built from the ground-up with a majority of software-defined components. I drive your everyday, traditionally designed vehicle. Just by looking at it, you’d have no idea it included software-defined components. So how did I stumble upon this fact?I took my vehicle in fo
  
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• Gemeente Haarlem gaat zaakgericht werken

  11-04-2017 16:43
  De gemeente Haarlem heeft PSMS de opdracht gegund om een digitale koppeling te realiseren tussen Verseon, het zaaksysteem van de gemeente, en het MOOR Platform, waarmee wegbeheerders de regie kunnen voeren over werkzaamheden aan de ondergrondse infrastructuur.Haarlem is de eerste gemeente in Nederland waar deze... lees meer
  
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• Fear not, early adopters: The Galaxy S8 might not be running Android 7.0 for very long

  11-04-2017 16:26
  
  The Galaxy S8 is one of the most exciting Android phones in years, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it. But despite the sleek curved screen, next-gen chip, and new AI assistant, there's a hidden wrinkle: The S8 runs Nougat 7.0.[ Related: Samsung targets the enterprise with Galaxy S8 and S8+ ]But that might not be the case for long. While Samsung didn’t specifically mention the OS at its Unpacked event, some reps we spoke to were already floating the idea of a 7.1 update in the w
  
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• HR nog zoekende naar toepassing analytics

  11-04-2017 16:24
  Terwijl de mogelijkheden in theorie voor het oprapen liggen, zoeken organisaties in de praktijk naar hoe ze analytics kunnen toepassen in het HR-domein. De HR-afdeling ziet analytics vooral als een tool waarmee ze rapportages en grafieken  kunnen maken. Daarop duidt een benchmark van HR-dienstverlener Raet.Een... lees meer
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Tip No. 4: Know the details, but don't get into the details

  11-04-2017 16:10
  
  A key success factor in agile data management is self-managing teams. As a leader of self-managing teams, you need to develop a unique set of skills, moving from command and control to communication and enablement. This is the fourth installment of my series entitled “Five Tips for Leading Agile Data Management Development Teams.” Here I discuss Tip No. 4: Know the details, but don't get into the details. Hands off! This can be the most difficult thing a leader needs to learn, e
  
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• Dridex gang uses unpatched Microsoft Word exploit to target millions

  11-04-2017 15:37
  
  The gang behind the Dridex computer trojan has adopted an unpatched Microsoft Word exploit and used it to target millions of users.The exploit's existence was revealed Friday by security researchers from antivirus vendor McAfee, but targeted attacks using it have been happening since January. After McAfee's limited public disclosure, researchers from FireEye confirmed having tracked the attacks for several weeks as well.The exploit takes advantage of a logic bug in the Windows Object Linking and
  
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• Cisco fortifies storage throughput, analytics

  11-04-2017 15:34
  
  Cisco this week took the wraps off several products aimed at helping existing Fibre Channel customers grow the speed, capacity and management of their storage environments.In particular, Cisco rolled out a 32Gb Fibre Channel module for its MDS 9700 storage switch family with baked-in storage networking analytics, a 32Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter for the rack-mounted Cisco UCS C-Series server, as well as non-volatile memory express (NVMe) over FC support for flash memory appliances.To read t
  
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• HTM gunt opdracht telecommunicatiemetwerk aan Koning & Hartman

  11-04-2017 15:27
  ICT-dienstverlener Koning & Hartman heeft van de HTM de opdracht ontvangen voor de aanleg, het beheer en het onderhoud van het Tetra-netwerk van de vervoersmaatschappij in de Regio Haaglanden. Er is een contract getekend voor vijf jaar en er is mogelijkheid tot verlenging met eenzelfde termijn.Het nieuwe netwerk... lees meer
  
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• Pure adds more NVMe with an eye to the next storage speed bump

  11-04-2017 15:00
  
  Flash storage is rising above hard-drive technology to deliver new levels of speed and density, a change that could help enterprise applications achieve the performance they need both in the cloud and on companies' own infrastructure.Key to the transformation is NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express), the high-performance interconnect that's gradually being adopted for connections among components and systems for storage and computing. It can move data much faster than traditional protocols like SAT
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to eliminate enterprise shadow IT

  11-04-2017 15:00
  
  Gartner studies have found that shadow IT is 30 to 40 percent of IT spending in large enterprises, and our research at Everest Group finds it comprises 50 percent or more. Either way, I believe these statistics are an understatement of the shadow IT ecosystem — spending on IT that doesn’t go through the sanctioned enterprise IT shared service function. It’s a big issue, and increasingly complicated. Historically, the increase in complexities, the need for greater security or th
  
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• ABN AMRO Clearing kiest voor Cognizant

  11-04-2017 14:54
  ABN AMRO Clearing, internationaal aanbieder van clearing en financiële dienstverlening, heeft Cognizant geselecteerd als strategisch partner om zijn wereldwijde IT-infrastructuur gereed te maken voor de cloud en de fundering te leggen voor digitale transformatie.ABN AMRO Clearing (AACB) wil flexibeler kunnen... lees meer
  
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• 8 great small business productivity and collaboration apps

  11-04-2017 14:46
  
  Small business owners, whether working in a busy office, on the road or from home, can easily get distracted – and overwhelmed. From email (and text) messages bombarding their inboxes and smart phones, to having to stop what they are doing to attend meetings or put out fires, to the temptation to check social media, it can be hard – make that nearly impossible – to stay focused and complete tasks on time.And while many entrepreneurs claim to be excellent multitaskers, research
  
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• Apple is developing its own power management chips, says analyst

  11-04-2017 14:43
  
  It appears that Apple is developing its own power management chips, according to a report from German private bank Bankhaus Lampe. The release of the report Tuesday led to a sharp drop in the shares of Dialog Semiconductor, the current supplier of these chips to the iPhone maker.“The teams of both companies collaborate very closely and thus, Dialog cannot be replaced by a third-party supplier. However, Apple itself could replace Dialog,” wrote analyst Karsten Iltgen.As evidence, the
  
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• Inside look at Hewlett Packard’s next-generation infrastructure

  11-04-2017 14:27
  
  In the 18 months since the company split from its sister consumer business, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been in an almost constant state of refining its strategy.The company backed out of the public cloud market; sold off its Enterprise Services Business to competitor CSC for $8.5 billion; dealt other “non-core” assets to Micro Focus in an $8.8 billion deal; and dumped its OpenStack and Cloud Foundry development efforts off to Suse. HPE also bought all-flash storage vendor Nimble
  
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• BrandPost: Offshore and Immigrant Labor: A Protectionism Conundrum

  11-04-2017 14:19
  
  According to the recently released KPMG 4Q16 survey, there is “measured but growing optimism” regarding global economic conditions in 2017. Compared with last year, fewer respondents cited a weak economy or inadequate IT infrastructure as negative trends.                                                        As we relayed in Part 1 of this
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How Amazon is bringing the Alexa experience to your phone

  11-04-2017 14:12
  
  If there is a reason for why Amazon has been thrashing its competitors in the home assistant market, it is because Google and Apple thought there was no need for such a device like the Amazon Echo. What is the point of a home fixture with an intelligent assistant like Amazon Alexa when smartphones exist?The fact that an estimated 8 million people own an Echo as of 2017 shows that yes, such a device very much serves a purpose. And now instead of facing competition from Google and Apple in the hom
  
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• How Amazon is bringing the Alexa experience to your phone

  11-04-2017 14:12
  
  If there is a reason for why Amazon has been thrashing its competitors in the home assistant market, it is because Google and Apple thought there was no need for such a device like the Amazon Echo. What is the point of a home fixture with an intelligent assistant like Amazon Alexa when smartphones exist?The fact that an estimated 8 million people own an Echo as of 2017 shows that yes, such a device very much serves a purpose. And now instead of facing competition from Google and Apple in the hom
  
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• Microsoft vs. Apple: Strategies change but the battle continues

  11-04-2017 14:03
  
  The Microsoft vs. Apple argument is getting old. At this point, it's safe to say there's enough room in the enterprise for both tech giants. Still, it's difficult to ignore when one starts to surpass the other in either enterprise or consumer popularity.Earlier this month, Apple revealed to TechCrunch that Windows 10 is four times as popular as macOS or OS X, with 400 million estimated devices running Microsoft's OS. And earlier in 2016, Microsoft claimed that disappointment over the MacBook Pro
  
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