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How much are you losing to cybercriminals?

As the Black Hat cyber security conference gets underway in Las Vegas, the Ponemon Institute released the results of a first-of-its kind study quantifying how much cybercrime is costing companies, and the numbers are frightening! USAToday article.

Apple breaks all sales records in past quarter and continues to outperform.

Apple is doing pretty well.  As of last quarter Apple says it sold 3.27 million iPads and 8.4 million iPhones (including 1.7 million of the new iPhone 4) in the last quarter. Along the way, Apple moved more Macintosh computers than ever: 3.47 million.

If your an Applephile you may know this, but this quick article on ten things you might not know about Apple, is a fun quick read. Ah, the good old days.

iPad Making Inroads with Corporate America

For a long as I can remember, which is a very long time, Apple has been the step-child of corporate technology. Often relegated to those "strange people" in marketing or engineering, Apple products where never seen as business tools.  But, it seems the iPad may be changing that. From banks to retail, iPad's are entering the business world with a bank. I think there are a number of applications, besides just having fun, where the iPad can be useful. First, understand that it is NOT a PC, and it is not a Smartphone. It is something else. If you are considering purchasing an iPad, or have one and want to know what great business apps are available, read the rest of my article.

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