Microsoft accuses Google of lying about Apps for Gov't

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	Microsoft accuses Google of lying about Apps for Gov't In a scathing blog post, one of Microsoft's top lawyers alleged that Google has been falsely claiming that its Google Apps for Government service has an important certification. The two companies have been pitched in a fierce battle for government customers and have been trading barbs and in some cases lawsuits over the past year. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Trend Micro Inc. Trend Micro™ in partnership with VMware® Trend Micro™ (#1 in Server Security*) and VMware® (#1 in Virtualization**) offer innovative, complementary solutions that allow you to fully capitalize on the game-changing benefits of virtualization and cloud computing. Learn more about how Trend Micro and VMware are partnering for your protection at trendmicro.com/cloud In this Issue Google Apps: How We Locked Down Documents Security Researchers Exploit Logic Flaws to Shop for Free Online UK declines to prosecute BT, Phorm over spying software Set expectations for a successful security career Google sparks solar energy by investing $168M for huge power tower US needs cyber-emergency response, lawmaker says Ransomware squeezes users with bogus Windows activation demand Securing the System: The Forest or the Trees? WHITE PAPER: Dell Elements of a Proactive Data Security Solution See all the survey results along with more data security resources, including an expert Webcast outlining six vital security steps, in the security KnowledgeVault. Learn more. Google Apps: How We Locked Down Documents Although Google Apps has made progress over the past few years as a cloud-based collaboration and productivity suite for businesses, the first big wave of adopters have been government agencies, schools and nonprofit organizations. Read More Security Researchers Exploit Logic Flaws to Shop for Free Online Hello, online shoppers! Today we have new and improved products from online stores at the low, low price of free! Read More WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now! UK declines to prosecute BT, Phorm over spying software After a more than two-year investigation, U.K. prosecutors will not bring a case against BT and an online advertising software company for running secret trials of software that monitored people's Web browsing without their consent. Read More Set expectations for a successful security career Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. -- Marilu Henner Read More WHITE PAPER: Zetta Cloud Storage and Data Protection Survey Results A survey of more than 230 IT professionals probed their status and plans for cloud storage and disaster recovery. Cloud storage was already being used by 17% of the respondents for backup and over half of the respondents were planning to use cloud storage in the future. Read now! Google sparks solar energy by investing $168M for huge power tower Google today said it invested $168 million in a solar energy plant known as a power tower that uses directed mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays onto a solar receiver at the top of a tall tower. Read More US needs cyber-emergency response, lawmaker says A U.S. senator calls for a cybersecurity emergency response unit to help businesses. Read More Ransomware squeezes users with bogus Windows activation demand A new Trojan tries to extort money from users by convincing them to dial international telephone numbers to reactive Windows, a security researcher said today. Read More Securing the System: The Forest or the Trees? How many emails did you get last week, telling you that your name and email address was compromised as part of the Epsilon database hack? Chances are you have done business with one or more of the large companies that utilized Epsilon's email marketing services. While the information disclosed was not overly sensitive, when used in context with the company names that the emails were harvested from,... Read More
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