Month: April 2016

Apple launches new app campaign to raise environmental awareness

Apple launched a new app campaign yesterday in an effort to expand their environmental efforts. The new campaign, similar to 2014’s Apps for (RED), is called Apps for Earth. Apple started this campaign in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and from April 14-24 100% of paid-app and in-app purchases will go to the …

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Two environmental threats to data center success, and how to avoid them

Data center maintenance is commonly thought of as an internal process. While a large number of a data center’s success happens indoors, there are certain external events that can deter a data center’s operation. Here are two environmental threats to data centers: Temperature changes During the summer months or other unusually hot times of the …

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5G anticipated to generate more than $200 billion in revenue by 2025

5G is anticipated to generate more than $240 billion in revenue within the next nine years, according to research conducted by ABI. The mass rollout of 5G is anticipated around 2020, and will reach $247 by 2025. 5G is expected to fuel the overall IoT movement. As more devices rely on continual connectivity, the overall …

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More than 20 percent of companies estimated to suffer a BYOD data breach

More than 20 percent, or one in five, enterprises experienced a data breach because of holes in a BYOD policy according to a study conducted by Crowd Research Partners. The study indicated the majority of these breaches were the result of malicious malware or unverified WiFi 24 percent of the interviewed organizations indicated BYOD devices have …

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Newly proposed bill may require “backdoors” to encryption

Senators Diane Feinstein and Richard Burr are in the process of drafting a bill in response to the ongoing case between the FBI and Apple. Text from the bill, titled “Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016” appeared online last Thursday. The bill requires companies to provide “responsive, intelligible information or data or appropriate technical …

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How to manage educational technology between students

Educational technology’s popularity is growing in school districts around the country. Using more educational technology in the classroom, such as tablets, increases interactivity between instructors and students, opens the door to more supplemental materials and creates more variety for assignments. Educational tablets are bound to suffer a cracked screen, or other issues that result in …

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Mobile Device RL Processors and Consumers Benefit from Apple Encryption

By Craig Boswell, President Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, recently commented on the balance of industry and consumer benefits of the government’s decision to abandon their case against Apple, and he highlights the challenges facing the reverse logistics industry. In the process of reviewing this difficult subject, parties on both …

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How to maximize cost efficiency in enterprise data centers

Data centers are arguably one of the priciest aspects of an enterprise’s It operations. Electricity, environmental controls and equipment maintenance can lead to high operational costs. To maximize a data center’s potential, it’s important to stick to the best practices and regular maintenance to make sure your devices are functioning at their highest capability. Here …

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Mobile device reverse logistics processors and consumers benefit from Apple encryption

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, recently commented on the balance of industry and consumer benefits of the government’s decision to abandon their case against Apple, and he highlights the challenges facing the reverse logistics industry. In the process of reviewing this difficult subject, parties on both sides have acknowledged the …

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