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- Big Blue's CEO cites a bigger-than-expected boost from Big Data
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said the company will have $4 billion more in annual revenue from its data-analytics platform during the next two years than was previously estimated. Rometty said in an investor presentation that Big Data will generate $20 billion in annual sales through 2015, with high-margin software accounting for more of the company's profits. Bloomberg
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- Analysis: F5-Websense partnership focuses on security
F5 Networks is focusing on security, including its hardware firewall and access controls, in a partnership with Websense, writes Jon Gold. The strategy to embed deeper security is a good one, Forrester Research's Andre Kindness says, because it can lure customers and keep current users happy. "F5 needs what Websense is offering. It's a necessity as part of their direction," Kindness says. Network World
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- How the tech-skills shortage may hurt economic growth
Several IT recruiting experts say the ongoing tech-skills shortage will hurt U.S. economic growth and is likely to get worse before it gets better. "Unlike the fiscal cliff, where we are still peering over the edge, we careened over the 'IT skills cliff' some years ago as our economy digitized, mobilized and further 'technologized' and our IT skilled labor supply failed to keep up," wrote Bob Miano, CEO of executive-search firm Harvey Nash, in a paper on the issue. eWeek
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- Analysis: IT spending will drop because of federal budget cuts
Automatic federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect today will hinder IT spending, Forrester Research's Andrew Bartels says. Forrester had predicted that IT spending would rise 7.5% this year, but because of the expected federal cuts, the firm says growth is likely to be lower. That could hurt the economy because federal purchases represent 8% to 10% of U.S. tech spending, Forrester says. Computerworld
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- Senate committees to take up cybersecurity next week
Two Senate committees will hold a joint hearing next week to discuss how to implement President Barack Obama's executive order on cybersecurity and whether additional legislation is necessary. Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Tom Carper, D-Del., the respective chairs of the Senate Commerce and Homeland Security committees, were among the Senate Democrats that pushed for a law last year to broaden information sharing and establish cybersecurity guidelines for the private sector. The Hill/Hillicon Valley blog
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CompTIA IT SmartStat: March 1, 2013
 53% of companies evaluate themselves as being on the leading edge/above average levels of mobility adoption. CompTIA IT SmartStat.
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