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  • AMD Names Rory Read to CEO Job

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    AMD has named Lenovo COO Rory Read as its new CEO, effective immediately. Read will also serve on AMD’s board of directors. Read, 49, has spent the last 5 years at Lenovo after a long career at IBM. "Rory is a proven leader with an impressive record of driving profitable growth," said Bruce Claflin, chairman… Read more

  • Portability, Productivity Attract Business Users to Tablets

    Nathan Eddy

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    Tablet computers like Apple’s iPad, Google Android-powered devices and others represent the latest device to bridge the worlds of both home and office, in part because of their convenience, ease of use and portability, according to a Staples Advantage survey of more than 200 tablet users at companies of various sizes and across industries. According… Read more

  • RIM Remains Committed to PlayBook in Wake of HP TouchPad Fire Sale

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    Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) last week waved the white flag for tablets and smartphones based on its HP webOS operating system. Anyone thinking Research In Motion (NYSE:RIMM) or other OEMs are doing the same against the rising tide of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPads, which command over 80 percent of tablet market sales worldwide, would be mistaken. Motorola and… Read more

  • Malware Threat to Mobile Platforms Growing: McAfee Report

    Nathan Eddy

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    Security specialist McAfee released the McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2011, showing that the amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, to become the most attacked mobile operating system. This year has also resulted in the busiest ever first half-year in malware history, including a first-ever appearance of Mac… Read more

  • Putting Security Event Data Management to Work

    Putting Security Event Data Management to Work

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Putting Security Event Data Management to Work The most commonly asked for advancement of features is the ability to analyze data in multiple ways and for non-standard data analysis, named by 62 percent of respondents. No Title When they initially started their deployments, only 47 percent of organizations used SIEM for real-time monitoring and 55… Read more

  • Microsoft Windows Phone Mango Marketplace Open to Developers

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    Microsoft has opened the doors for developers to submit Windows Phone Mango apps to the market. In July, the software giant said it would enable developers to submit apps to the Windows Phone Mango marketplace in late August. And it appears the company has made good on its promise. In an Aug. 22 blog post,… Read more