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• Unseen, all-out cyber war on the US has begun

  Security pros and government officials warn of a possible cyber 9/11 involving banks, utilities, other companies, or the Internet

• How a Private Cloud saves money and the environment

  When Ricoh Europe realized its IT environment was both spiraling out of control and environmentally unfriendly, it turned to a IT services provider for help. Working with Infosys, Ricoh developed a private cloud that helped it consolidate nine data centers into two, cutting infrastructure costs and reducing carbon dioxide emissions significantly.

• Facebook's search tool could be big money maker

  If users take to Facebook's new search tool, the social network could be in line to haul in a lot of advertising dollars, say industry analysts.

• Facebook turns up the heat on Google Search

  With Facebook's new search service out in the open, the social network seems to be on a collision course with search giant Google.

• Channel partners poised to help enterprises build software-defined networks

  Enterprises replacing legacy network infrastructure are increasingly turning to software-defined networks, which can automate an entire network fabric. Having helped hosting companies and academic institutions, a variety of resellers, system integrators and consultancies are ready to bring SDN to the enterprise.

• Microsoft's 13 worst missteps of all time

  DOS 4.0, Zune, and Windows 8 are but a few of the landmarks among 25 years of failures Redmond-style

• Chicago CIO's IT revival plan includes the cloud

  Chicago this month disclosed that it plans to use Microsoft's cloud services to deliver email and desktop applications to some 30,000 employees, part of a significant effort to improve the city's IT operations.

• Opinion: Looking forward to a future Internet

  Going into last month the future of the Internet, to borrow a phrase from the great film noir movie "A Touch of Evil," looked like it may have been all used up. The feeling of the traditional telephone folk and controlling governments was that the Internet had done just about enough of this changing the future stuff -- thanks very much -- now it was time for a bit of control. But the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai did not turn out quite the way that those who would control the Internet wanted. Nor, did the WCIT turn out quite the way that those of us who wanted a more hands-off future would have liked.

• SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch

  As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as potentially undergo a number of key shifts. Here's a look at a series of key SaaS vendors and trends to watch as the year unfolds.

• Chicago's CIO doesn't believe in 'good enough'

  Brett Goldstein brings a deep background and big plans for the city's IT.

• FTC gives Google slap on wrist instead of face

  After a nearly two-year antitrust investigation, Google escaped with more of a slap on the wrist than a slap in the face, say industry analysts.

• Google's antitrust settlement means few changes

  The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's antitrust settlement with Google will create few changes in the way the company operates, both critics and fans of the deal said.

• SOPA blowback, and other tech predictions for 2013

  The most controversial tech issue taken up by the outgoing Congress was, by far, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Here's the outlook for legislation for the next Congress.

• 2012: The year Cloud computing took a bite out of IT

  As new public cloud plays leap in and the private cloud slowly evolves, we're on the brink of a shift to cloud computing for critical business workloads

• SAP in 2013: Five things to watch

  It was a typically busy year for SAP, with the company making headlines for strong sales of its HANA in-memory database, high-profile acquisitions and aggressive moves into cloud computing.