How to build your own supercomputer; 4G industry group founded; Mobile devices embrace Linux

Daily News AM Alert NetworkWorld.com | LANs & WANs Research Center | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Cisco Cisco EnergyWise Manages Power Company-wide By measuring, reporting, and managing energy consumption across the entire corporate infrastructure, the innovative Cisco EnergyWise technology can significantly impact a company's entire facilities energy budget. This new energy management architecture helps improve operational efficiency for any powered device, from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building controllers. Learn More... Spotlight Story How to build your own supercomputer By Tim Greene Supercomputer do-it-yourselfer Bruce Allen says anyone familiar with networking can build a supercomputing cluster today with modest funding and instructions pulled off the Internet. He built a 32.8T flop cluster most recently in Germany. This is a brief look at the unglamorous hardware that went into his first effort -- a 28.8G flop cluster built in 1998 at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. View slideshow or read the full story Related News: Alcatel-Lucent founds 4G industry group Alcatel-Lucent has founded an industry group aimed at promoting 4G wireless devices, applications and content. Mobile operators, handset maker embracing LiMo's maturing Linux-based platform Cox: "LiMo" might not have the geek cachet of "Android" but the "other" mobile Linux platform announced gains at this week's Mobile World Congress. A flock of new mobile devices unveiled this week at Mobile World Congress are part of the trend toward Linux-powered mobility, incorporating the open-source software stack from the LiMo Foundation. Details of "Project California" revealed Cisco Subnet: Reports have surfaced that Cisco plans to introduce its "California" blade server at an event in San Francisco on March 16. Microsoft Gives Vista Adoption One More Push Microsoft Corp. last week made its best -- and perhaps final -- case as to why companies should consider upgrading to Windows Vista, even as successor Windows 7 looms on the horizon. Rival iPhone developers bicker over 'pull my finger' A pair of iPhone developers who sell novelty applications that generate bodily function sound effects are squabbling over the phrase "pull my finger" in federal court, documents filed last week show. 9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favorite Pick-Up Lines What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for con artists to pull off their tricks. Here we look at some of the most common lines these people are using to fool their victims. Nokia to offer apps based on user location, friends Nokia plans to introduce an applications store, initially accessible to about 50 million people, with some innovative social-networking features. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. IT & social networks Survey takes a look at where IT pros do their social networking. Hot spot safety tips How to protect laptop data at your local Wi-Fi hot spot. Sponsored by Cisco Cisco EnergyWise Manages Power Company-wide By measuring, reporting, and managing energy consumption across the entire corporate infrastructure, the innovative Cisco EnergyWise technology can significantly impact a company's entire facilities energy budget. This new energy management architecture helps improve operational efficiency for any powered device, from Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices to IP-enabled building controllers. Learn More... How to craft a dynamic infrastructure Attend IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure Virtual Forum on March 3 & 4, and get all the advice and information you need - without leaving your desk. Learn how to streamline your business and IT assets into an infrastructure that's fast, flexible and accurate. Click here to register for this virtual event. Everybody says "Do more with less!" But no one tells you how. We will and it costs nothing to find out at IT Roadmap Conference and Expo. 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