A look at some of the new year’s big issues on the security front, courtesy of ICSA Labs, a vendor-neutral testing and certification lab used by many top security vendors.
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A limited supply of Saint Arnold Winter Stout is on tap and in 12-ounce bottles sold in six-packs and cases at grocery and liquor stores, bars and restaurants. It will be available until mid-February. The roll-out of Saint Arnold Winter Stout coincides with the introduction of Saint Arnold’s first-ever weekday tours. Everyone from beer lovers to sight seers are expected to visit Saint Arnold’s new home in a renovated historic building at 2000 Lyons Avenue on the northern edge of downtown Houston. Doors open to the public at 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The brewery also holds an open house every Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The cost of the weekday tours and Saturday open house is $7, which includes a tasting.

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Google’s Bradley Horowitz, vice president of product management at Google, said Google Voice and cloud computing will be huge plays for the search engine giant in 2010. Expect the Gizmo5 assets to bolster the Google Voice phone management application. Google has been toiling in the cloud computing market for a few years now, hosting its Google Apps collaboration programs for consumers and businesses. Google will be fending off rivals Microsoft, IBM and Cisco Systems for market share in hosted applications in 2010.
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A Google executive said the company has only scratched
the surface of what it plans to do with Google Voice, the phone management
application that lets users route calls to all of their phones from one unique
number.
Google Voice, which includes such tools as automatic voicemail tr…

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2009 would not be described as the year of the open wallet, but that didn’t hold back the new releases, new technology developments, new controversy, and new beginnings.

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News Analysis: Google’s Chrome OS might be exciting to some, but so far, Google has made some major missteps that could cost it serious revenue when the operating system is released. The search and cloud computing giant needs to recognize those mistakes and address them soon or accept a permanent reduction to the operating system’s long-term value.
– As 2009 comes to an end and the technology industry looks ahead to 2010,
it’s Chrome OS that could arguably steal the show in the new year. It will be
the first desktop operating system Google has ever released. It will also be
released with one goal in mind: to beat Windows 7 wherever and whenev…

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In response to massive demand, the world’s largest Cloud event – the International Cloud Computing Expo series – is expanding its number of tracks and sessions for April 2010. The deadline for the very popular Call for Papers, which resulted in a greater deluge of submissions than ever seen before, is being extended to the other side of the holiday period – to January 15. Additionally, SYS-CON Events announces the addition of additional tracks, additional session slots, and a general all-round expansion of the program in line with the expectations of the 5,000 delegates who are expected to register for the event.

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The future looks bright for HTML 5, as more browsers and Web apps take advantage of its capabilities, and tablets, which will get a push from major vendors. Storm clouds may be brewing, however, for cloud computing and Google’s Chrome OS.
– quot;Are you Madame Sinclair, the fortune teller? I really need your help.
I have to write a column looking ahead to technology in 2010, and my
predictions are coming up empty. quot;
quot;Yes, I am Madame Sinclair, and I can help you with your predictions.
But first I would like to let you kno…

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In the past five years, server virtualization has grown from a niche concept adopted by only the largest and bravest enterprises into an indispensable part of everyday datacenter operations. Yet virtualization has done little to influence the software and operating systems we virtualize. I think that needs to change.

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Despite a slow market and a slight decrease in the resale value of most remodeling projects, REALTORS® report that the smartest home improvement investments may also be some of the least expensive. Results from the 2009 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report

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The Life Insurance Settlement Industry – New Technology for Licensed Agents to Go Direct!

Financial advisors and life insurance agents are becoming more familiar with life insurance settlements, and settlement brokers are working relentlessly in soliciting these advisors through various forms of marketing. They often pitch the concept of a hand’s free and cost free appraisal for your settlement business. Although this sounds convenient, nothing is for free, so what does it really cost?

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