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	Fix your DNS servers or risk aiding DDoS attacks Although this week's large-scale DDoS attack against Spamhaus may not have been as crippling as early reports suggested, they were noteworthy in that they shined spotlights on a couple of the Internet's many underlying weaknesses. Among them are open DNS resolvers, which enable a technique called DNS amplification wherein attackers bombard target servers with as much as 100 bytes of network-clogging traffic for every one byte they send out. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference Is your IT consumerization journey on track? Embracing consumer technologies for business advantage is a journey. Take the first crucial step at Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) June 2-4, 2013 in San Francisco. Come Sunday for "The Consumerization Journey: A Readiness Assessment Workshop" led by Doug Neal and Jim Ginsburgh of CSC Leading Edge Forum. Learn more at www.citeconference.com In this Issue With Galaxy S 4, Samsung reaches an old industry goal in real time H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors WHITE PAPER: Falconstor Software Demystifying Data Deduplication Data deduplication has become a primary requirement for backup implementations. Although many vendors claim to offer the best data deduplication approach, results can vary based on a company's unique needs. This white paper describes the key considerations when selecting a deduplication solution, helping you separate hype from reality. Learn More With Galaxy S 4, Samsung reaches an old industry goal in real time The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be shipping in 155 countries by the end of next month, and its real-time voice translation to help people communicate across borders may be one of its most ambitious features. Translating voice conversations in real time has been a goal for devices and software for years, and Samsung claims to have reached it. With its built-in S-Translator app, the Galaxy S4 promises to capture words spoken in one language and then reproduce them in another language, all at the speed of a conversation. Read More H-1B demand this year will be fast, furious The U.S. begins accepting new H-1B visa petitions on Monday, April 1, and fast demand is expected. This is going to be followed by much fury. Industry proponents of the H-1B visa will argue -- at megaphone strength -- that high demand is evidence of both an improving economy and need for skilled workers. Read More Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Dell highlighted the dismal financial straits that led to its plan to take the company private, a move that now has some major shareholders in an uproar. Read More China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors China has slammed a new U.S. funding law that will tighten scrutiny of information technology purchases from the country, and said it could severely damage the mutual trust between the two nations. "The contents of the U.S. congressional act sends a very wrong signal, and could directly affect normal trade between Chinese enterprises and U.S. business partners," the country's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Friday. Read More
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