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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

How to fight malware; Google could get left in the dark with white spaces; 30 years of handheld games

The FCC seeks bids for white spaces service providers: where's Google?; 30 Years of Handheld Game Systems
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How to fight malware

Tests of five Web security gateways reveal that performing inline inspection of network traffic is a must, as is querying cloud-based databases of the latest malware. The current crop of anti-malware tools offers strong protection against spam, spyware, phishing, botnets, rootkits, viruses and other Internet-borne attacks. Read full story

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The FCC seeks bids for white spaces service providers: where's Google?
Google could get left in the dark with white spaces, after it fought so vocally to get white spaces approved. The FCC could grant a five-year monopoly to a white spaces service provider, and Microsoft has already demonstrated its technology in the first public network -- one that was funded by a FCC director's own VC firm.

30 Years of Handheld Game Systems
Three decades after the debut of Milton Bradley's Microvision, here's a look at how handheld video game systems evolved, from early flops like the Atari Lynx to the gaming innovations of the iPhone.

iPhone winning over some corporate security skeptics
Apple's iPhone is slowly but surely winning over some enterprise security skeptics. As a result, it's now showing up alongside, or instead of, Research in Motion BlackBerries and Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets, despite the fact Apple offers none of the security and management features that are hallmarks of those two platforms.

5 Myths of Employee Mobility
Studies suggest that more than 73% of a company's employees will be mobile on any given day by 2011. But many frustrations and costs surround employee mobility (traveling workers, work-from-home employees, etc.) that could drag down companies. Todd Oberg, vice president of IT for Runzheimer International, speaks with Keith Shaw about five myths surrounding enterprise employee mobility, and how companies can turn those myths into truths. (Podcast, 14:47)

Can You Work On A Virtualized Windows Desktop?
We've been working in Citrix environments for years, but those were specialized Citrix servers hosting user sessions across a LAN. And we've been leveraging virtualization for servers in labs, datacenters and hosting locations. But can virtualization deliver the performance and responsiveness necessary for desktop users?

Scientists, IT Community Await Exascale Computers
The race is on to make supercomputers as powerful as possible to tackle some of the world's biggest challenges, such as climate change and the need for ultra-long-life batteries for cars.

AT&T unveils iPhone app that marks poor service spots
AT&T today released an application for Apple's iPhone that lets customers submit complaints about dropped calls, poor coverage and substandard voice quality.

Oracle, Sun, and the Identity Management Waiting Game
This past April, Oracle shocked the technology world by announcing its intention to acquire industry icon Sun Microsystems. The deal was approved exactly 3 months later by the U.S. Department of Justice but as of this writing, the European Union has yet to sanction the merger.

Staying Connected, Teleworkers Depend on UC
Do you ever feel like you live at the office? Then imagine the plight of the teleworker, who literally does. (Unless, of course, you're among the minority of IT folks who are teleworkers themselves - in which case you don't have to imagine - you know exactly what I'm talking about!).

InfoWorld's 2009 geek book gift guide
Looking for a good read for your favorite techie? InfoWorld's contributors have a few suggestions.

Today from the Subnet communities

On Cisco Subnet: Cisco has 84% of Tandberg locked up and The VEPA standard -- a potential game changer?; On Microsoft Subnet: Fake Microsoft security e-mail spreads malicious code; On Google Subnet: Google releases free public DNS

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Ethernet everywhere!
Ethernet everywhereInside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations.

7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout
Windows 7These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images.

Virtualization Strategy for Mid-Sized Businesses
Virtualization has moved to the forefront of many organizations' IT agendas, because it reduces both the number of physical servers required and the associated costs. This independent study by the International Technology group found IBM PowerVM more cost-competitive over time, compared to VMware, in terms of IT costs and the costs of downtime.
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December 08, 2009

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  1. FCC examines Verizon's doubling of early termination fees
  2. Six best BlackBerry accessories and add-ons for $100 total
  3. 2009's most awesome Android apps
  4. Thanksgiving Webcam promo leads to malware
  5. Cisco wins Tandberg with 91.1% stake
  6. Great tech gadgets: When spouses collide
  7. Microsoft releases next two pieces of Forefront security suite
  8. Is Apple testing a new iPhone model?
  9. Skype opens SIP beta program
  10. As IBM sales suffer, now's the time to buy a new mainframe

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