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	Top 10 RSA Conference security innovators Here are the 10 RSA Innovation Sandbox competitors for the title of most innovative security product likely to have a big impact Read More 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 In this Issue Cisco patches multiple holes in its security products Is Cisco Truly Committed to Security? Prove it! RIM fights back with freebie BlackBerry Enterprise Server Video: Google previews new translation services Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud Groups call for 'bold' national broadband plan Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory NBC Olympic coverage: Is the Internet the enemy? Look who's a nerd: Barbie becomes computer engineer Google donates $2 million to Wikipedia WHITE PAPER: HP WAN Design – Don't Buy More than You Need This Gartner research note examines the methodology organizations should employ when designing a WAN. It offers advice on how to ensure that important applications are networked with sufficient performance and that there is not an "overspend" on less important applications and provides guidance on meeting unique network needs. Read Now. Cisco patches multiple holes in its security products The bad news is that Cisco today warned customers of multiple holes in its security products. The good news is that it has released patches for all of them. Read More Is Cisco Truly Committed to Security? Prove it! I caught up with Tom Gillis, Vice President and General Manager of the Cisco Security Technology Business Unit, for a Q&A. I tried to pick questions that I thought were on your minds lately. Read More RIM fights back with freebie BlackBerry Enterprise Server RIM will soon be releasing a free version of its one of its most prized possessions, the server that synchs the BlackBerry with Microsoft Exchange. The news gets even better: BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express can support up to 2,000 users. It is expected to be available in March. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Inc. Case Study: Dramatically Reduce Branch Office Costs Sony Ericsson is saving over 1.5 million annually after adopting Wide Area Application Services (WAAS). The mobile phone manufacturer is accelerating mission-critical product life cycle management applications, improving IT agility and reducing IT operation costs at all of its branch sites. Learn More Video: Google previews new translation services At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week Google previewed a new technology that allows its Goggles application for Android phones to recognize and translate text using the phones camera and internet connection. Read More Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud Ten years ago, Microsoft released its Active Directory technology to skepticism that it could build an infrastructure technology to anchor user management and access control. Today the software is an integral part of nearly every corporate network and stands ready for its next frontier: public and private clouds. Read More Groups call for 'bold' national broadband plan When U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski called this week for 100 million U.S. homes to have 100M bps (bits per second) broadband service by 2020, he wasn't quite aiming high enough, said a coalition of digital rights and consumer groups. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware Cost-Effective WAN Optimization The importance of the role WANs play is growing considerably. This is a result of the convergence of a number of trends. Radware's LinkProof provides necessary functionality to address application down-time, latency, bandwidth constraints, and to contribute to a complete, cost-effective, and scalable WAN optimization solution. Learn More Now! Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory Most Windows 7 PCs max out their memory, resulting in performance bottlenecks, a researcher said today. Read More NBC Olympic coverage: Is the Internet the enemy? A year and a half ago I wrote that I expected the Beijing Olympics would be "the last pre-Internet Olympics," but I was wrong. The Vancouver Olympics has established that NBC has no interest in maximizing viewer interest in the games, or in minimizing the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars it says it will suffer from covering the event. Read More Look who's a nerd: Barbie becomes computer engineer Toy maker Mattel has given Barbie, an iconic fashion doll since 1959, a new career -- as a computer engineer. Read More Google donates $2 million to Wikipedia Critics will harp on the obvious - that $2 million is a rounding error at Google - but news this morning that the search giant has awarded a grant in that amount to Wikipedia can only be seen as a positive development. Read More
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