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	Oracle CEO Larry Ellison wades into the in-memory database wars Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is taking the fight to IBM, Microsoft and SAP in the burgeoning in-memory database market with a new option the company says can deliver dramatic performance boosts without requiring changes to applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Strategy Companion Corporation Why your organization can benefit from self-service BI This IDC white paper discusses the benefits of using BI tools that better address the needs of business users who perform analysis of data to inform decisions on a regular basis. The document compares modern offerings with traditional BI tools and discusses the benefits of self-service BI. Learn more In this Issue Real-world horror stories show why data security is so hard Salesforce.com CRM update focuses on flexibility and mobility Cisco: Broadband providers should not treat all bits the same Windows gets the GitHub tool it deserves Netflix won't budge in dispute with Verizon over video quality PayPal chief joins Facebook to strengthen mobile messaging Mesosphere aims Twitter clustering tool at the enterprise Apple Maps search may get personal, and much better, thanks to Spotsetter University building simulated city to test driverless cars Progress puts money behind Node.js with Modulus buy US regulator keen on driverless cars, but urges caution around safety Amtrak explores trackside network to upgrade Acela's Wi-Fi service WHITE PAPER: Tintri Inc. Application-Aware Storage for Virtual Environments As the IT industry struggles with explosive data growth while managing an infrastructure buildout to handle the dynamic demands of mobile, social media, big data and analytics, and cloud, major storage challenges have arisen. Learn more! Real-world horror stories show why data security is so hard Corner-office executives, IT pros and other so-called knowledge workers are supposed to be pretty smart, right? Dare we say trustworthy. Unfortunately, they are the leakiest of vessels when it comes to protecting sensitive company information. Read More Salesforce.com CRM update focuses on flexibility and mobility Now 15 years old and counting, Salesforce.com's CRM application gained maturity long ago, but as the upcoming Summer '14 release shows, the company is still adding hundreds of enhancements and tweaks to it multiple times per year. Read More Cisco: Broadband providers should not treat all bits the same All bits running over the Internet are not equal and should not be treated that way by broadband providers, despite net neutrality advocates' calls for traffic neutral regulations, Cisco Systems said. Read More Windows gets the GitHub tool it deserves A big barrier to widespread adoption of GitHub by Windows users has been the lack of friendly tooling to interact with the service. Most everything needed to be done through the command line and the initial setup of the security key exchange between your desktop and GitHub was enough to deter a lot of people. All of that has changed with GitHub Windows 2.0. Read More Netflix won't budge in dispute with Verizon over video quality Netflix defended its error messages to customers that blamed Verizon Communications' network, despite a cease-and-desist notice from the broadband service provider. Read More PayPal chief joins Facebook to strengthen mobile messaging A stronger set of features, possibly including payments, might be coming to Facebook's messaging properties now that former PayPal president David Marcus has come to work for the social network. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spanning 9 Essentials for a Complete Cloud-to-Cloud Backup Solution In 9 Essentials for a Complete Cloud-to-Cloud Backup Solution, we'll walk you through potential sources of data loss in the cloud and provide you with a checklist that you can use to evaluate any cloud-to-cloud backup provider. Learn More Mesosphere aims Twitter clustering tool at the enterprise Apache Mesos, a software package for managing large compute clusters that's been credited with helping Twitter to kill its Fail Whale, is being primed for use in the enterprise. Read More Apple Maps search may get personal, and much better, thanks to Spotsetter Apple may be looking to infuse its mapping software with personally relevant results by incorporating social search with technology acquired from the startup Spotsetter. Read More University building simulated city to test driverless cars The University of Michigan is building a 32-acre simulated city center complete with building facades, stoplights, intersections, traffic circles, and even construction sites to test driverless cars. Read More Progress puts money behind Node.js with Modulus buy Latching on to the growing success of the Node.js platform, development tools provider Progress Software has acquired Modulus, which offers a platform for running the Node.js JavaScript runtime. Read More US regulator keen on driverless cars, but urges caution around safety One federal regulator sees a potentially bright future in driverless cars like those made by Google -- if their technology actually succeeds in making roads safer. Read More Amtrak explores trackside network to upgrade Acela's Wi-Fi service Amtrak is exploring ways it can upgrade the on-board Wi-Fi on its Acela trains between Washington and Boston, now notoriously poor for passengers, especially during rush-hour travel. Read More
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