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Windows 10 Universal Apps Update Coming To Phones
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
Microsoft announces Office Universal apps preview for Windows 10 on Windows Phone and details of Office 2016.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 4/18/2015
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Skype For Business, Windows Security Flaws: Microsoft Roundup
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
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Security and collaboration were key themes this week as Microsoft announced news surrounding bug fixes, Office Delve, Skype, and partnerships.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 4/18/2015
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HIMSS15: The 'Year Of Execution' For Data Sharing
Mark Braunstein, Professor of the Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology
Commentary
The industry is focusing less on electronic record features and more on sharing the data held in them.
By Mark Braunstein Professor of the Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology, 4/17/2015
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L.A. District Seeks Refund From Apple Amid Investigations
Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility
News
The Los Angeles Unified School District's ambitious plan to provide an iPad for every student has been derailed by questions about the contract bidding process and dissatisfaction with the software.
By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 4/17/2015
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APT Group 'Pawn Storm' Ratchets Up Attacks
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
Threat actors have set up several new C&C; servers and dozens of new malicious URLs -- and now targeting White House staffers, Trend Micro says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 4/17/2015
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Android For Work Reports For Office Duty
Eric Zeman,
Commentary
Through Android For Work, Google has made its mobile device management tool for Android smartphones available to businesses, offering IT teams the control they want and the security they need.
By Eric Zeman , 4/17/2015
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Inside the 4 Most Common Threat Actor Tools
 Dr. Chase Cunningham, Head of Threat Intelligence, FireHost
Commentary
How do you prevent your environment from becoming the next target? Turn the tables on your attackers.
By Dr. Chase Cunningham Head of Threat Intelligence, FireHost, 4/17/2015
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Docker 1.6 Emerges As A Platform
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
Several components of Docker, including Engine, Registry, and orchestration tools, have been upgraded together as a platform.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 4/17/2015
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Space X, Hubble, Coffee: The Cost Of Doing Business In Space
David Wagner, Executive Editor, Community & IT Life
Commentary
Space is expensive, dangerous, and easy to get wrong. This week, news about Space X, the upcoming Hubble anniversary, and the price of astronaut coffee shows why we should think hard about future projects.
By David Wagner Executive Editor, Community & IT Life, 4/17/2015
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Moore's Law Hits Middle Age
Rick Merritt, SiliconValley Bureau Chief, EE Times
News
Tales from engineers who drove Moore's Law forward.
By Rick Merritt SiliconValley Bureau Chief, EE Times, 4/17/2015
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3D NAND Goes Mainstream
Howard Marks, Network Computing Blogger
Commentary
Joint flash memory ventures Intel-Micron and Toshiba-SanDisk are overcoming the limitations of conventional planar flash memory by going 3D.
By Howard Marks Network Computing Blogger, 4/17/2015
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Surface 3 Vs. Surface Pro 3: Picking The Right Tablet
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
The Surface 3, the newest hybrid from Microsoft, packs the hallmarks of Surface Pro 3 into a thinner and lighter device.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 4/17/2015
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Cyanogen Partners With Microsoft To Challenge Google
Thomas Claburn, Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility
News
Cyanogen's version of Android will include Microsoft apps and services.
By Thomas Claburn Editor at Large, Enterprise Mobility, 4/16/2015
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Popular Home Automation System Backdoored Via Unpatched Flaw
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Malicious firmware update could lead to device, full home network 0wnage, researcher will show next week at the RSA Conference.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 4/16/2015
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Microsoft, Yahoo: The Search Party Continues
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, InformationWeek
News
Microsoft and Yahoo renew their 2009 partnership to enhance the search experience across platforms and boost value for advertisers.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, InformationWeek, 4/16/2015
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7 Deadly Sins That Get Users Hacked
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
News
How users and their endpoints are leveraged by the bad guys to eventually find their way to critical data
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 4/16/2015
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Apple Watch Won't Be Sold In Stores Anytime Soon
Eric Zeman,
Commentary
Angela Ahrendts, Apple's retail chief, said the company will sell its high-end Apple Watch online exclusively until June as preorders continue unabated. The latest estimates have preorder sales topping 2 million.
By Eric Zeman , 4/16/2015
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5 Cyberwar Threats Worth Watching
Joe Stanganelli, Attorney, Beacon Hill Law
News
Approximately 60 nation-states are presently developing their own advanced cyber warfare programs.
By Joe Stanganelli Attorney, Beacon Hill Law, 4/16/2015
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Microsoft Zero-Day Bug Being Exploited In The Wild
Sara Peters, Senior Editor at Dark Reading
News
As attacks mount, and over 70 million websites remain vulnerable, advice is "fix now."
By Sara Peters Senior Editor at Dark Reading, 4/16/2015
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Engine Yard Pivots Toward Container Management
Charles Babcock, Editor at Large, Cloud
News
New Engine Yard CEO Beau Vrolyk is moving the company toward managing Linux containers for developers, with the acquisition of OpDemand.
By Charles Babcock Editor at Large, Cloud, 4/16/2015
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