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24CYBERUMBRELLA
COVER STORY
The New Rules for
Enterprise Apps
14 To be successful today, enterprise soft ware must be more user-friendly, get updated more often,
and offer users outside your company more transparency than ever before.
Hire a Vet? IT Says Yes
20 Companies like Microsoft, Siemens and AT&T
are discovering that veterans have valuable tech
backgrounds, offer a global perspective and
possess a surprising arsenal of soft skills.
Cyberumbrella
24 More companies are taking
out insurance policies to
protect against cybercrimes.
Here’s why IT’s input is critical.
HEADS UP | 2 IBM’s
Watson advises oncologists
about cancer treatments. |
USB 3.0 ports are coming
soon to smartphones and
tablets. | 4 Mobile OS Tizen
releases a code preview. |
An e-voting system for the
2012 elections proves faulty.
Motorola and Lenovo in hopes
of entering the smartphone
business. | 8 Oracle’s
Hadoop appliance has
shipped, putting new pressure
on IBM, HP and SAP.
for enterprises coping with
smartphone proliferation.
NEWS ANALYSIS
6 Intel inks deals with
OPINIONS | 27 Paul Glen
has found that business types
can’t always tell when techies
are enthused. | 32 Scot
Finnie sees challenges ahead
DEPARTMENTS
10 The Grill: John A.
Benanti and Donald Stanton
of the New York City Fire
Department | 26 Security
Manager’s Journal:
Fending off access from
home PCs | 28 Career
Watch | 31 Shark Tank
