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16th of Feb, 2012 by Admin

LightSquared: Dead corp walking; FCC foils LTE plan

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Computerworld Blogs: February 16, 2012 =============================================================== IT Blogwatch: LightSquared: Dead corp walking; FCC foils LTE plan The FCC has killed LightSquared's hopes of running a terrestrial LTE network on satellite frequency bands. After analyzing the problem of GPS interference, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said it's a lost cause, so the FCC put a stop to it. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how we even got this far. Not to mention: Technician-class ham license self-study help ... http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552253/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Comcast~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Business Ethernet Services? In this white paper, learn why business Ethernet services have emerged as the optimal choice for today’s organizations, and get some tips on how to choose the right vendor and solutions for your organization. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552254/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: PC app innovation is dead, killed by the iPad http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552255/0/ 2. Jonny Evans: Apple promises the privacy it says we should have had before http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552256/0/ 3. Darlene Storm: High tech police gadgets to fight crime http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552257/0/ 4. Christopher O'Malley: Can IT measure its own financial performance? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552258/0/ 5. Shark Tank: February is the cruelest month... http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552259/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scale capacity on demand? Not with F5. The Iron Age is officially over. The Cloud Age is here. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. Shift up to the cloud. Get investment protection and elasticity for your network with NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. Simple, software-based licensing. The capacity you need, when you need it. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/549338/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: PC app innovation is dead, killed by the iPad Software innovation on PCs is dead, killed by the iPad and Android, Apple CEO Tim Cook claims. He adds that tablets will outsell PCs and Macs, although didn't give a date for when that will happen. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552255/0/ Jonny Evans: Apple promises the privacy it says we should have had before Apple has said it will stop apps sharing your personal contact data without your permission, saying this shouldn't have been happening in the first place. But is the company truly prepared to respect user privacy in the post-PC age? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552256/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: F5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Securing the Cloud Cloud computing has become another key resource for IT deployments, but there is still fear of securing applications and data in the cloud. With F5 devices, you can keep your most precious assets safe, no matter where they live. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552260/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darlene Storm: High tech police gadgets to fight crime High tech police gadgets: Warning! You are under surveillance. It may be through Peacemaker police surveillance vans parked in your neighborhood, or through "sound DNA" or even heartbeat detectors. There are even gadgets that are meant to be deterrents for anti-social individuals; these devices emit sonic blasts that can be heard only by teenagers. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552257/0/ Christopher O'Malley: Can IT measure its own financial performance? For decades now, IT has been like the metaphorical shoemaker's children. It provides all kinds of analytical tools for other areas to gauge their performance. But when it comes to measuring its own performance in business terms, IT has lagged behind. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552258/0/ Shark Tank: February is the cruelest month... It's the first real day of work for this fresh-out-of-college pilot fish, and just after lunch the boss drops an assignment on his desk. But don't worry, boss says -- it's not due until 3:15. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7858875/869152227/552259/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IDC and Computerworld's 8th Annual BI & Analytics Survey What's the status of BI and analytics in your organization? IDC and Computerworld are conducting a survey to assess the adoption and deployment patterns of business intelligence and analytics solutions. All participants will be able to download 1 free IDC report on business analytics and will also have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win one of two VISA Gift cards worth $250 each. 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