Data caps bilk users and stifle competition

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	Study: Data caps bilk users and stifle competition Over the past few years, major ISPs like AT&T and Verizon have gradually eliminated unlimited data plans for their broadband services in favor of costly, tiered data plans. Their justification for the shift has been to reduce network congestion and to cover increased operating costs as users increasingly use their broadband for data-intensive activities like streaming video. According to a study from the New America Foundation's OTI (Open Technology Institute), however, the pricey plans actually serve only one purpose: fattening ISPs' wallets and stifling competition from streaming services like Netflix. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Entering the Cloud: 4 Things You Need to Know Wondering which cloud collaboration solution is best for your business? Learn the four key factors you must consider when choosing a supplier--and find the right solution that will enable faster time to market. Read Now In this Issue Worst security snafus of 2012, part 2 Fiscal cliff or not, it's already rough for federal IT vendors Dell buying data-protection vendor Credant Oracle Q2 profits rise 18 percent, but hardware sales continue to slide U.S. judge rules against Motorola in dispute with Apple RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! Worst security snafus of 2012, part 2 The first half of 2012 was pretty bad -- from the embarrassing hack of a conversation between the FBI and Scotland Yard to a plethora of data breaches -- and the second half wasn't much better, with events including Symantec's antivirus update mess and periodic attacks from hactivists at Anonymous. Read More Fiscal cliff or not, it's already rough for federal IT vendors If Congress doesn't avert the fiscal impasse, automatic budget cuts could reduce federal IT spending by $66 billion in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, according to an analysis by the industry group CompTIA. As it stands, sequestration requires an across-the-board spending cut of 9.4 percent to defense spending, and 8.2 percent to non-defense spending. The U.S. spends about $80 billion annually on IT. Read More Dell buying data-protection vendor Credant Dell has made a deal to acquire data-protection vendor Credant Technologies and plans to add the company's technology to its enterprise IT security offerings. The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. Dell has already spent $4.9 billion on acquisitions this year to establish its enterprise credentials. Read More Oracle Q2 profits rise 18 percent, but hardware sales continue to slide Oracle on Tuesday reported that net income jumped 18 percent to $2.6 billion while revenue rose 3 percent to $9.1 billion for the second quarter, but the company's hardware revenue continued to show weakness. Hardware systems product revenues for the quarter fell 23 percent to $734 million, and hardware systems support revenues dropped 6 percent to $587 million. Read More U.S. judge rules against Motorola in dispute with Apple An administrative law judge at the U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that Apple did not violate a Motorola Mobility patent relating to a sensor controlled user interface for a portable communication device. Read More
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