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	Want a job? Get a computer science degree Here's a tip for incoming and current college students: If you want to have a high-paying job on graduation day, study computer science. Read More VIRTUAL EVENT: IBM NWW Making the Planet Smarter Hear from technology leaders, clients and business partners on today's enterprise data management challenges and how leveraging IBM's data management portfolio can deliver better business outcomes, at lower cost, while providing capabilities that scale across enterprise applications, databases and platforms. Register Today! In this Issue What Will Be Hot at RSA 2010? Do we need a social media 'operating system'? 10 hot computer science schools Sprint To Usher In the Year of 4G Wireless Are broadband usage caps inevitable? Study: Most Organizations Now Suffer Cyber Attacks Iron Mountain buys archiving vendor Mimosa Open Source: Why You Care WEBCAST: HP Improve Tracking of VM Devices Virtualization has a major impact on the network and those who manage it, making it difficult to gain visibility to inter-VM traffic. This Webcast addresses the challenges – from operating expenses and compliance to security and management. Learn best practices to alleviate some of the burden virtualization has placed on the network. Listen now What Will Be Hot at RSA 2010? In the midst of the global recession, I found the RSA 2009 Conference to be a big snooze. Not much was new and the show lacked any focus. I doubt this year's conference will be as lethargic. Read More Do we need a social media 'operating system'? A start-up called Pip.io argues that social media requires a new type of operating system for browsing sites such as Facebook, Twitter. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Networking Redefined Consolidation, virtualization, green Initiatives, cloud computing, etc., the state of the data center has never been more in flux. Is it time for a network overhaul built on the concepts of open, virtual switching, unified fabrics and bandwiths of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and beyond? Read this Network World Executive Guide to learn more. . Read now. 10 hot computer science schools Enrollment in the top U.S. computer science programs as well as applications for next year are up significantly, as more college students discover that their job prospects are better - and their starting salaries higher - if they have a computer-related degree. Here are the latest enrollment figures from 10 of the hottest computer science schools in the nation. Read More Sprint To Usher In the Year of 4G Wireless 4G wireless--which operates at speeds up to 10 times greater than today's 3G networks--could become a reality for many businesses over the coming year. Sprint, the current 4G leader, says it will introduce its first 4G smartphone before mid-year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symmetricom Enterprise Network Time Synchronization Made Easy This white paper explores various operational areas of network time servers and the EASY aspects that you should expect when you deploy them. This paper tells you why you need accurate, secure and reliable time and what to look for in a network time server for easy set-up and maintenance. Learn More Are broadband usage caps inevitable? Nothing makes users' blood boil more than having their broadband service cut off (or having their bill inflate from overage charges) due to monthly usage limits, or "caps." Although these caps are common for mobile broadband, they're being tested with--so far--little success by cable and DSL service providers. Nonetheless, more usage caps may be in your future. Read More Study: Most Organizations Now Suffer Cyber Attacks Symantec's 2010 State of Enterprise Security finds three quarters of all enterprises have been hit by a cyber attack, and security is now more pressing than any other concern. Read More Iron Mountain buys archiving vendor Mimosa Information management giant Iron Mountain said Monday it has acquired content archiving vendor Mimosa Systems for US$112 million. Read More Open Source: Why You Care David Murphy wrote a piece over on MaximumPC on Friday titled, "Open Source? Who Cares!" Murphy covers a number of topics that speak to what is holding back open source adoption. I don't see open source being held back, so that puts me at odds with his basic assumption. Open source is flourishing like never before and not just on traditional computing platforms either. Read More
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