[TechRepublic] White House to call on IT to help build US 'smart grid'

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White House to call on IT to help build US 'smart grid' The White House will unveil new initiatives on Monday aimed at implementing a smart electric grid in the US. IT is expected to play an important role in the proposed solution. Read more Resource of the day How HP and Fortify helped FICO Implement a Secure Development Lifecycle Hear how FICO increased security testing across their software development lifecycle to deliver more secure applications. They'll talk about how HP Software and Fortify Software helped them deliver more secure software that complies with federal regulations like PCI and how they were able to build more secure applications and minimize the risk of security breaches from hackers that attack web applications. Watch webinar here More from TechRepublic   Never assume engineers have mastered all the fundamentals Erik Eckel argues that it's unreasonable to assume every technician can master the vast technologies consultancies are commonly tasked to support. Read his suggestions for building specific areas of expertise on your staff. Read more Effort to save companies money on H-1B may backfire In an attempt to stem the tide of too many H-1B petitions and too much company spend, the USCIS is proposing some changes. Read more 10 principles the Linux community should revisit The Linux community has traditionally held certain beliefs, such as opposition to DRM and an insistence on free software. Jack Wallen suggests the time has come to reevaluate and possibly revolutionize some of the traditional thinking. Read more Nook 2011 cracking open analysis: Battery replaceable, same processor as Nook Color Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2011 Nook and discovers that the reader has an easily-replaceable battery and the same processor as the Nook Color. Read more DIY: Replace Windows Small Business Server with ClearOS If your small business or non-profit is looking for an inexpensive way to replace Windows Small Business Server, Jack Wallen says ClearOS should be your first choice. Find out what he likes so much about this open source, do-it-all server OS. Read more News from ZDNet   New Bill Gates interview: "Legacy is a stupid thing! I don't want a legacy." A new interview with Bill Gates has been posted online, and it's amazingly revealing. You don't want to miss this one! Read more European Union plans tougher penalties to deter cybercrime, botnets European Union countries agreed on tougher penalties for cybercrime including beefed up sentences as well plans for more police cooperation. Read more EU creates group to manage security, justice IT systems The European Union formed a council designed to oversee large-scale information technology systems that run throughout member countries. Read more T-Mobile sings praises about AT&T merger to FCC Here's something not too surprising: T-Mobile is touting the benefits of its merger with AT&T to the Federal Communications Commission. Read more Sony Pictures hacker break-in not as bad as first reported, says Sony Sony Pictures claims LulzSec only obtained user account information on 37,500 users - far less than what LulzSec originally claimed. Does it make a difference? Read more WWDC 2011: Apple Design Award winning apps worthy of your download Each year Apple gives away gray, cubic statues for excellence in iOS and Mac OS X app design and development. Here are your 2011 ADA winners: Read more Common set of Xbox Live services may work across Microsoft phones, PCs and gaming consoles Microsoft is looking to make the user interface on its Windows Phones, Windows 8 PCs/tablets and Xbox console more similar in appearance. But it seems Microsoft's plan goes beyond the user... Read more BlackBerry PlayBook gearing up for international launch Although the BlackBerry PlayBook hasn't been received too well in North America, RIM is plugging away at an global launch this summer. Read more Free Software Foundation favors LibreOffice over OpenOffice Some people in the open-source community are not at all pleased that Oracle has given OpenOffice to Apache and so they are throwing their support behind LibreOffice. Read more More Ado about Apple and Virtualization iCloud is Apple's first step toward virtualization. Get ready for iDesktop. Read more 3 things to know about home energy management technology I have literally been deluged with information about consumer energy management habits related to the smart grid over the past three weeks.Basically, these surveys cover what homeowners might... Read more Quiz: How well do you know Apple? Like Apple or not, it has been an amazing transformation from a struggling has-been to the one of the world's richest companies. See how much you know. Read more Google finalizing $400 million deal for AdMeld advertising platform Google is closing in on settling a $400 million deal to acquire AdMeld, a company that focuses on online advertising optimization. Read more Updated: Disabling permissions 'bug' in Facebook 'Happening Now' feature Facebook's newly rolled out 'Happening Now' feature contains a major friend-permissions bug, according to some users. Read more It's time to get real, folks: Twitter and Facebook aren't fads and here's why Are Twitter and Facebook just a fad? That's like asking if peanut butter and jelly are a fad! They aren't, and here's why. Read more Featured multimedia   Apple's 'spaceship'-like campus reboot (photos) Apple's still in the planning stages of putting together a complete reboot of its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. with a new facility that promises to house 12,000 employees under one roof. Here's what that will look like. 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