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	How the FBI uses the Patriot Act to get info on Google users In 2012, Google may have received 500 National Security Letters, requests from the FBI for identifying data -- such as name or address -- about one or more Google users. The number of NSLs may have actually been 200, though. Or possibly 950. Or perhaps (but almost certainly not) zero. In fact, all we know is that Google received between zero and 999 NSLs in 2009, as well as 2010, 2011, and 2012. That's not a lot of useful data, but it's more than we knew even one day ago. 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 How Apple's iWatch could revolutionize mobile security Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher EBay develops 'miles per gallon' metric for data centers Samsung locks up Sharp as long-time screen provider Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14 WHITE PAPER: Aerohive 2012-2013 WLAN Buyer's Guide Today Wi-Fi tends to be the primary network access method for many. This paper discusses key requirements to consider as you plan for a WLAN purchase. It will highlight top 10 features for a WLAN, help you decide on architectural choices and summarize how to use the RFP process to select a vendor. Today Wi-Fi tends to be the primary network access method for many. This paper discusses key requirements to consider as you plan for a WLAN purchase. How Apple's iWatch could revolutionize mobile security Expectations for Apple to release an iWatch reached a new pitch yesterday as Bloomberg reported that such a device could have much higher profit margins than the company's iPad line up and its rumored HDTV. Apple has filed 79 patents that relate to wearable technology and are generally expected to be part of its iWatch effort. Reports also indicate that the company has a team of 100 people working on the iWatch project that includes engineers, design experts, and marketing professionals. Read More Microsoft's $731 million fine could have been higher Europe's antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million ($731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been even higher, he said. The software giant was hit with the fine by the European Commission for failing to offer a browser choice page for 14 months following its upgrade to Windows 7 in early 2011. The browser ballot screen was set as a requirement by the Commission after Microsoft was found to have breached European Union competition laws by bundling Internet Explorer browser with the Windows OS. Read More EBay develops 'miles per gallon' metric for data centers There's a maxim in the data center business that you can't manage what you can't measure, and eBay has come up with the mother of all measurement systems for calculating data center efficiency. The online auction giant has devised a methodology that looks at the cost of its IT operations in dollars, kilowatt hours and carbon emissions, and ties those costs back to a single performance metric -- in eBay's case, the number of buy and sell transactions its customers make at eBay.com. Read More Samsung locks up Sharp as long-time screen provider Japan's Sharp has secured a $110 million lifeline investment from Samsung Electronics, and agreed to become a major supplier of screens for the South Korean company's growing electronics empire. The deal gives Samsung a steady supply of screens and deals a possible blow to chief rival Apple, which has long been a major customer of Sharp. Sharp gains a massive customer in Samsung, the world's largest maker of mobile phones and smartphones. Read More Gartner: CRM software top priority for IT spending in 2013-14 CRM (customer relationship management) software will be the top priority for additional spending on enterprise applications around the world this year and next, according to newly released data from analyst firm Gartner. The category edged out ERP (enterprise resource planning), which took up the second-highest spot, with office suites coming in third, according to Gartner. Read More
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