EU punished Microsoft for its history, not its crime

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	EU punished Microsoft for its history, not its crime When news broke early on Wednesday morning that Microsoft had been fined more than $730 million by the European Commission for omitting a browser selection wizard from Windows 7 in 2011, the comment spaces of the Internet lit up with responses. Some had little sympathy for Microsoft, but others wondered why the software giant had been singled out for an apparently large punishment over an apparently trivial matter. Others wondered why Microsoft's peers -- Google and Apple in particular -- had escaped punishment. Still others asked who was next at the whipping post. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive BYOD and Beyond: How To Turn BYOD into Productivity One of the most overlooked aspects of the BYOD phenomenon isn't just connecting the users to the network, but how to manage them once they're there. Getting mobile and BYO devices onto the network is now table stakes. Read Now In this Issue Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply Can Samsung innovate? Windows RT takes a hit as Samsung halts European sales of Ativ Tab tablets Deutsche Telekom unveils real-time map of global cyberattacks U.S. military networks not prepared for cyber threats, report warns WHITE PAPER: SAP Mobile Commerce: The Path to Customer Engagement Mobile provides an unprecedented way for enterprises to establish and strengthen customer relationships. Download this playbook, sponsored by SAP, and learn how to navigate this new world of mobile customer engagement and commerce. Learn More Demand for IT security experts outstrips supply Demand for information security experts in the United States is outstripping the available supply by a widening margin, according to a pair of recently released reports. A report from Burning Glass Technologies, which develops technologies designed to match people with jobs, shows that demand for cyber security professionals over the past five years grew 3.5 times faster than demand for other IT jobs and about 12 times faster than for all other jobs. Read More Can Samsung innovate? If we're not there yet, we are quickly approaching the Samsung Era in handheld electronics. The Korean giant sells more mobile phones, and more smartphones, than any other company. It competes in all markets, from the high-end down, and is pouring its record profits into expansion and advertising. Samsung is now among the most valuable brands on the planet. Read More Windows RT takes a hit as Samsung halts European sales of Ativ Tab tablets Windows RT, Microsoft's first tablet-focused operating system, is not proving to be a hit in Europe. Actually, demand on the old continent is so weak that Samsung will reportedly stop sales of its Windows RT tablet in Germany. Read More Deutsche Telekom unveils real-time map of global cyberattacks Deutsche Telekom launched a Web portal Wednesday that provides a real-time visualization of cyber attacks detected by its network of sensors placed around the world. The website is called Sicherheitstacho.eu and aims to provide a situational overview of global cyber attack activity. The attack data is collected by 97 sensors known as honeypot systems deployed by the company around the world. Read More U.S. military networks not prepared for cyber threats, report warns The U.S. is dangerously unprepared to face a full-scale cyber conflict launched by a peer adversary, a report by the military's Defense Science Board (DSB) warns. The report, released in January, and first reported on by the Washington Post, is based on an 18-month study of the resilience of U.S. military systems to cyber attacks. Read More
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