This Week In IT: 9/29/12

This Week on Tom's IT Pro: Increase Internet Privacy, Better Manage iOS Devices in Enterprise, Top Tech IT Conferences, Visual History of Cryptograpy and Encryption, Apple Just Another Tech Products Company Now, and more.

• IT News Today: 100K IEEE Passwords Exposed, IBM Takes Cloud Services Downmarket, Cisco Extends Cloud Builder Program

IBM Takes Cloud Services Downmarket Via MSPs, Cisco Extends Cloud Builder Partner Program, 100K IEEE Member Passwords Exposed, IBM Makes Next Big Data Analytics Play, Oracle Updates Java ME Embedded, Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2008 Support.

• IBM Acquires Butterfly, Makes Next Big Data Analytics Play

IBM said it has acquired UK-based Butterfly. 

• Oracle Launches Oracle Java ME Embedded 3.2, More

Releases Java ME Embedded 3.2 along with updates to the Oracle Java Wireless Client and Oracle Java ME SDK. 

• Microsoft Extends Windows Server 2008 Support to 2015

Microsoft won't terminate support for Windows Server 2008 until 2015 thanks to the upcoming launch of Windows Server 2012. 

• IBM Expected to Launch Power7+ Server CPU on October 3

IBM may have carefully leaked the launch date of its next-generation Power processor.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 beta Announced

Red Hat released the beta of Red Hat  Linux 5.9, packing new ingredients and updates to several current features.

• VIDEO: Increase Your Internet Privacy With PETS

Our favorite PETs to maintain security and privacy online. 

• Slideshow: The Top Tech Conferences for IT

Find out which tech trade shows and conventions will mean the most to your career, job performance and education. 

• IT News Today: Treasure Data Cloud Data Warehousing, CloudBolt Next-Gen Management Tool, Netflix Moves to Cloud

Netflix Makes Move to Cloud, Treasure Data Cloud Data Warehousing, CloudBolt's Next-Gen Enterprise IT Management, IBM Launching Power7+ Server CPU Next Week, Red Hat Enterprise  5.9, and Data center Cooling. 

• Research Suggests There is Too Much Cooling in Data Centers

New research coming out of the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) suggests that data centers may be overly cautious when cooling their data centers.

• Dell Ships First EqualLogic Storage Blade Arrays

Last week Dell began shipping its first enterprise-class storage blade arrays. 

• IBM Launches "Smarter" Data Center in Canada

Modular data center features latest advancements in energy efficient data center management, business continuity, resiliency, security and disaster recovery services.

• VIDEO: Increase Security with Multi-Factor Authentication

More securely protect business and personal apps and data.

• A Visual History of Cryptography and Encryption

Cryptography has the makings of one of the best drama and action movies of all time.

• Manage iPads, iPhones with Apple Configurator

To help manage iPad and iOS deployments, Apple has come bearing a gift -- the Apple Configurator, a follow-up to their iPhone Configuration Utility. 

• IT News Today: Microsoft Eliminating Diesel Generators in Data Center, Firefly's GoInstant Browser-Sharing Competitor

Microsoft Wants Data Center Diesel Backup Generators Eliminated and Firefly Intros GoInstant Browser-Sharing Service Competitor.

• Opinion: Without Steve Jobs is Apple JATPC?

Apple Maps reveals the chink in Apple's armor. Is it the first nail in the company's coffin?

• Dell 4U Modular Server Combines CPU, GPU, Storage

Dell announced the PowerEdge C8000 Series, a new server product aimed at hyperscale applications.

• IT News Today: Micro-Virtualization Battles Malware, Cloud Marketing Unified, IBM Mainframe Support

Bromium vSentry Uses Micro-Virtualization Against Malware; Salesforce Unifies Cloud Marketing, Intros Chatterbox; and CA Offers Provides Same-Day Support for IBM zEnterprise EC12, and more. 

• New Server Cooling Tech Promises "Unlimited Density"

New liquid cooling technology for servers is getting attention through a test deployment at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. 

Recent IT Videos

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As data grows so must the hardware, software and access tools to give it meaning.

VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600CP Motherboard

A 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600CP 

VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600IP Motherboard

A 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600IP motherboard.

VIDEO: Data Center Convergence

Everything you need to know about the new data center.