| The web's 100 dirtiest sites
Web users could be putting themselves at risk by surfing to some sites which contain over 18,000 different security threats each, says Symantec. DOJ approves Oracle-Sun deal
Oracle on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice has approved its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, although the deal is subject to certain conditions and still needs the blessing of European regulators. IT staff cuts top list of budget reduction plans
A majority of IT leaders are turning to layoffs and pay cuts to survive the recession, Forrester Research found in its latest surveys. It's Microsoft vs. the professors
Researchers from Microsoft and the University of California at San Diego have come up with divergent schemes to address shortcomings of data center architectures, particularly management and configuration burdens, and to promote the efficient use of virtual machines. Geolocation coming to Twitter and its external applications
Twitter is jumping on the geolocation bandwagon, with plans to let users geocode their posts and make the information accessible both on the main Twitter site and through external applications. Cloud hype is deafening – and will only get worse
Cloud computing has reached the top of the hype cycle, according to Gartner. But does anyone in their right minds think cloud hype will become anything other than louder and more deafening? W-Fi on planes growing
U.S. airlines are adding Wi-Fi to more of their planes, but it could still be years before the biggest carriers have their fleets fully equipped with the wireless technology and passengers can expect to have access to e-mail and the Internet when they board any flight. Why private cloud will make IT think like Wal-Mart
Public. Private. Hybrid. Cloudburst. Much of the discussion about cloud computing focuses on deployment options and choices, with a surprisingly large number of enterprises inclining toward internal private clouds. Taiwan University students build tour guide robot
Robot can create 2D and 3D maps of its surroundings to help it maneuver. August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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