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  IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs

  While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research.

  By Patrick Thibodeau | 18 June, 2013 21:30

  Tags: Gartner, IT industry, IDC, hardware systems, desktop pcs, IT careers, Computer Economics, PCs

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  Start-up tackles advanced persistent threats on Microsoft, Apple computers

  Start-up CrowdStrike today made available its first product, called Falcon, designed to detect and block stealthy infiltrations of Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh-based endpoint machines and servers.

  By Ellen Messmer | 18 June, 2013 10:56

  Tags: Apple, IDS, Gartner, Microsoft, security, IPS, Wide Area Network

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  Startup uses new technology to out-Akamai Akamai

  Instart Logic is taking on the likes of Akamai and Amazon Cloudfront with a Web app-streaming service it says can cut in half the time it takes to load pages and applications to wireless devices.

  By Tim Greene | 14 June, 2013 17:05

  Tags: Traffic management, Gartner, applications, Networking, RIM, wan optimization, software, LAN & WAN, management

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  Intel wants to be your new cable provider

  Intel wants to create a virtual cable service that would bundle TV channels for subscribers. But cable providers are expected to put up a fight.

  By Lucas Mearian | 14 June, 2013 14:55

  Tags: Apple, Gartner, BBC, consumer electronics, Emerging Technologies, hardware systems, Personal Technology, intel

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  Gartner: Start security monitoring in the public Cloud

  Security monitoring -- the type involving traditional security information and event management (SIEM) -- can be done in some public Cloud environments, according to Gartner. And if you're using public Cloud services, it's time to think about doing it.

  By Ellen Messmer | 12 June, 2013 20:40

  Tags: Amazon Web Services, Gartner, security, Wide Area Network

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  LTE Advanced is coming, but smartphone users may not care

  LTE Advanced is coming soon to the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, but U.S. carriers still have to upgrade LTE networks to operate the faster service, and

  By Matt Hamblen | 19 June, 2013 10:05

  Tags: Apple, Mobile/Wireless, Gartner, wireless carriers, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, mobile

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  Gartner reveals Top 10 IT security myths

  When it comes to information security, there are a lot of "misperceptions" and "exaggerations" about both the threats facing businesses and the technologies that might be used to protect their important data assets, according to Gartner analyst, Jay Heiser.

  By Ellen Messmer | 11 June, 2013 22:03

  Tags: Gartner security, Gartner security myths, Gartner, security, CISO, anti-malware, Wide Area Network

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  Developers clamor for unified dev tools for Microsoft's 3 operating systems

  Merging the Windows Phone OS with the Windows and Windows RT OSs could give Microsoft a boost in attracting more developers and, ultimately, improving its market share for smartphones and tablets.

  By Matt Hamblen | 05 June, 2013 18:15

  Tags: Gartner, applications, consumer electronics, IDC, Microsoft, smartphones, software, Windows Phone, mobile apps

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  How to build a private cloud

  A private Cloud looks and acts like a public Cloud, giving your corporation all the speed, agility and cost savings promised by Cloud technology, only it's single-tenant, and that tenant is you, right? Well, that's the goal, but it's not quite the reality yet for most enterprises.

  By Christine Burns | 03 June, 2013 11:17

  Tags: Configuration / maintenance, Cloud, hardware systems, Data Center, cloud computing, Forrester Research, internet, OpenStack, eucalyptus, Gartner

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  Tech hotshots: The rise of the dataviz expert

  As analytics become more ingrained in corporations, data visualizers are the new go-to experts in demand -- but do they work for IT or give IT its marching orders?

  By Tam Harbert | 23 May, 2013 11:14

  Tags: IT transformation, Gartner, applications, IT careers, data mining, software, big data

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