Category: Analysis

Expect court challenges and a possible blacklash in Congress, if the agency regulates broadband as a utility Advocates of strong net neutrality rules are calling for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reclassify broadband as a regulated utility, but such a move would trigger a lengthy court fight between the agency and broadband providers, some telecom law experts say. With net neutrality back on the FCC’s agenda in recent weeks, many net neutrality advocates — including digital rights groups Free Press and Public Knowledge — have resurrected their long-time push…

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 According to a recently published mobile phone forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments will reach a total of 1.2 billion units in 2014, marking a 23.1% increase from the 1.0 billion units shipped in 2013. From there, total volumes will reach 1.8 billion units in 2018, resulting in a 12.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2013–2018. “What makes smartphone growth so amazing is where the growth will be taking place,” said Ramon Llamas, Research Manager with IDC’s Mobile Phone team. “Smartphone shipments will more…

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With our constant internet usage and plethora of devices, there is more information being generated and shared online than ever before. As a result, the focus of cybercriminals has shifted and antivirus is no longer enough to protect against their sophisticated attacks. Symantec led the first era of security with antivirus, and it continues to be an important part of our portfolio, but the internet security landscape has changed a lot since then, and you must implement more than antivirus to meet the challenges of today’s threats. AV software, which…

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30 Free Photo and Image Editing Tools For Teachers   Aviary:A better photo editing solution for web and mobile. Cacoo:Cacoo is a user friendly online drawing tool that allows you to create a variety of diagrams such as site maps, wire frames, UML and network charts. Cacoo can be used free of charge. Chart Chooser: We’ve rebuilt our favorite tool for improving Excel and PowerPoint with HTML5 goodness. Use the filters above to find the right chart type for your needs. Then download as Excel or PowerPoint templates and insert…

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Programs such as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (US) and Safer Internet Day (global) are designed to heighten international awareness for both companies and consumers. But who benefits? Individuals? Small and medium businesses (SMBs)? Enterprises? Individual Awareness Over the course of the past five years, National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) has evolved from providing education to youth and bifurcated into providing information for youth AND pushing out corporate solutions for the SMB/Enterprise by those companies operating in the security space. And while NCSAM is largely a US-centric event, Safer…

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14 Online Bibliography and Citation Tools For Teachers Bibme – Free – The fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. It’s the easiest way to build a works cited page. And it’s free. Search for a book, article, website, or film, or enter the information yourself. Add it to your bibliography and continue citing to build your works cited list. Download your bibliography in either the MLA, APA, Chicago or Turabian formats. It’s that easy! Citation Machine – Free – Citation machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the…

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Most businesses are not prepared for the proliferation of cloud, analytics, mobile devices and social media, according to a study from IBM. IBM released preliminary findings from the study, which looked at 750 global organizations, at its IBM Edge2014 conference last week. The study, based on responses from 750 CTOs, CIOs and other technology executives in 18 countries, found that fewer than 10% of the organizations were “fully prepared” for the ongoing proliferation of analytics, cloud computing, mobile devices and social media. IBM sees big data as the major driver…

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What is the best note taking app available? Note taking has never been easier. There are plenty of apps allowing you to jot down thoughts, sync them across devices and share with friends or colleagues. Evernote and OneNote are two of the most popular apps rendering pen and paper redundant. Both can be used to create, store and share notes for personal and work purposes. But which is better? Availability Evernote – This is accessible through all mainstream browsers plus apps for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. There are also dedicated…

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17 Free Screen Capturing Tools For Teachers  Aviary  Compatible with all modern browsers, including mobile devices which support Javascript and HTML5 or Flash. Customize with our code generator and integrate within minutes! Media creation tools: image editor, audio editor, screen capture. Clip2Net This free service allows you to upload desktop area image or files on the web really fast such as Desktop area capture and upload, Video capture and upload, Upload image from Clipboard, Upload text documents and much more. Faststone Capture  A powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool…

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Not every expenditure for an ERP system is included in the contract. There are other expenses which can be hard to quantify up front in implementing ERP and some of them, such a training, are obvious (although the amounts may not be) others can be unexpected. The key to keeping ERP implementation expenses under control is forethought, careful planning and a tight rein on the budget. If you don’t do this you will find unexpected expenses popping up everywhere. Even with these methods, there is still a tendency for ERP…

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