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• Don't fear the Patriot Act says Microsoft lawyer

  Microsoft's Australasian legal chief says there is nothing to fear from the Patriot Act when considering a move to cloud-based services, because the US government can access your data regardless. »

• IDC: IT hasn't grasped consumerization trend

  More people are bringing their own tablets and smartphones to work but IT departments have been slow to support them and may not even be aware of the trend, according to a report funded by Unisys and conducted by IDC. »

• QR Code Grocery Shopping Renders Shopping Carts Obsolete

  Global grocery retailer Tesco has been testing a new virtual way to shop, making use of the increasingly popular QR code. Their experiment allowed South Korean customers to shop at Tesco's Home Plus supermarket, without the need for them to actually enter any store at all. »

• Cloud services as part of a BC/DR plan after a terror attack

  I was talking to a friend about data security over lunch today and we discussed 'dirty bombs' and a what-if scenario for small-and-medium sized businesses. »

• Microsoft: Buy Windows 7 today, keep same PC for Windows 8 upgrade

  Any computer running Microsoft said today while pledging to keep hardware requirements level or even lower when the next version of Windows comes out. »

• Study: More Than a Third of Adults Have a Smartphone

  Do you have a mobile phone? Is your mobile phone a smartphone? According to a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, the odds are increasing that your answer to both of those questions is yes. »

• Grow your data center with colocation

  Brian Burch knew the moment had arrived. Two of his data center's key services -- availability and business continuity -- needed fast and dramatic improvement. Design and location limitations meant that his company's existing data center couldn't be upgraded to the levels necessary to provide the required function and performance gains. »