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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Troops swap combat ideas on new Web site; The metal whisker threat

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U.S. troops swap combat ideas on new Web site
Troopideas.com is not exactly “MySpace for war fighters," but it’s a Web site that invites frontline troops to post their ideas for improving the combat experience. Engineers and developers then use Web 2.0 techniques such as mashups and wikis to turn those ideas into reality.

How worried should you be about metal whiskers?
Depending on whom you ask, the data-center phenomenon of metal whiskering is either a relatively uncommon fluke or a crisis waiting to happen. Plus: What does a metal whisker look like?

Pano Logic virtual desktops run without software
A Silicon Valley startup claims to boost computing security and reduce electric costs with a virtual desktop PC that uses no software or processor.

Best practices for WAN Optimization

Join Mark Fabbi, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, as he discusses the four critical actions you must take to meet your application acceleration goals. Also, learn how to choose the best WAN optimization solution for your needs, how to building a scalable architecture and more.

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Are data breach lawsuits just tilting at windmills?
For all the concern expressed about companies' exposure to lawsuits in the wake of of data breaches, a decision earlier this week by a federal appeals court shows yet again what a challenge it can be for consumers to actually win redress when one occurs.

University students don't question Google
University students may be encouraged to be critical but they don't seem to question Google's ranking system, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.

MIT researchers invent clutter detector
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have come up with a way to measure visual clutter, a breakthrough that could help everyone from fighter pilots to Web site designers.

Start-up creates zero-client virtual desktop
Pano Logic, a start-up led by former XenSource CEO Nick Gault, is looking to change the way client operating systems are delivered to desktops with a small device it introduced Monday.

Unlocking the iPhone could invite DMCA suit
Hackers who unlock Apple's iPhone from the AT&T network and share the method with 10 million of their closest Internet friends are inviting a lawsuit from the two companies, several intellectual property lawyers said Monday.

Live Chat today

The truth about NAC: Security expert Joel Snyder separates NAC fact from fiction. Live, Tuesday Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. Submit your questions now.

Blogs

Today at Cisco Subnet
Koenig Solutions is offering Cisco bootcamps in exotic locations such as Goa beach and has advice of where in India students can have cosmetic surgery while they are there. IP expert Jeff Doyle explains how to protect your network edge with TTL security. Intel's new desktop chips integrate Cisco NAC. Plus: Is it really possible to unlock Linksys IP phones?

Today on Layer 8, where we spend money way faster than we can print it:
Spending your hard-earned cash will never be the same - and perhaps never be as secure. The U.S. Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing will next month unroll new $5 bills and is working to revamp $100 bills in the coming months. The government is pushing hard to counteract some $118.1 million in counterfeit U.S. currency that was reported in 2006, an increase of almost 4% from 2005, largely due to advanced digital counterfeiting.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Airline puts Linux PC in every seat
2. Acer to acquire Gateway for $710M
3. Open-source companies to watch
4. How close is World War 3.0?
5. Test your networking nerdiness
6. Storm Worm's virulence may change tactics
7. Defunct SunRocket sues Vonage
8. ProCurve is breathing down Cisco's neck
9. Hot IT jobs: Systems administrator
10. Hackers unlock iPhone from AT&T network

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