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	U.S. Internet security plan revamped The U.S. government is shifting its strategy for defending federal networks against a rising tide of hacking attacks launched by foreign governments and criminals. Read More WEBCAST: HP Metzler: Virtualization and the Network Manager The networks manager's role has changed significantly over the years. This Webcast highlights survey results of 460 IT pros and their experiences with network management. Learn how network automation is helping to address the unique challenges of both physical and virtual environments. Learn more In this Issue Winter Games: Videogame your way through the Olympics Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim 8 cool gifts for your favorite Valentine MySpace CEO quits as site struggles against rival Facebook AT&T wins $5M cybersecurity deal with FTC News podcast: Network World 360 Powerful Smartphones Bound for Mobile World Congress China's .cn cleanup shows politics behind Web rules Google Buzz criticized for disclosing Gmail contacts AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals Cisco CEO John Chambers sells 43% of his Cisco stock 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits WHITE PAPER: Sophos Windows 7 security With the public release of Windows 7 debates and discussions have been raging on the security improvements in the new platform, and some potential problems have also emerged. In this white paper, we run through the most significant changes and additions, and look at what they might mean to users and administrators. Read now. Winter Games: Videogame your way through the Olympics Bored with (or inspired by) the TV coverage? Play the events yourself. Read More Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim Microsoft users are reporting on the company's support forum that Tuesday's security updates are crippling Windows XP-based PCs. Read More 8 cool gifts for your favorite Valentine Valentine's Day is nearly here. Are you ready? Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Live Webcast: Maximize ROI for Web Applications Learn how the data grid technology in Oracle WebLogic Suite can dramatically reduce hardware, datacenter, and software license costs, as well as improve overall system manageability, reliability, and scalability. Register today for this FREE Webcast. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET Register Today! MySpace CEO quits as site struggles against rival Facebook MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta is leaving the company after just 10 months on the job, as MySpace continues to struggle in the social networking market now dominated by Facebook. Read More AT&T wins $5M cybersecurity deal with FTC AT&T Government Solutions announced Thursday that it has received an eight-year, $5 million contract to provide managed security services, intrusion notification and Web hosting services to the Federal Trade Commission. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Tuesday's security updates from Microsoft have crippled Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death, users have reported on the company's support forum. Also, one day after its launch, privacy concerns have been raised about Google's new Gmail-based social-networking tool, Buzz. (5:29) Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Securing Virtualized Data Centers - ebook The appeal of the cost savings, flexible capacity, and failover that virtualization enables is undeniable. The big question is can today's datacenter balance this increased flexibility with the need to maintain security policies and control over applications? Get the answers in this ebook Powerful Smartphones Bound for Mobile World Congress With only a few more days until the Mobile World Congress begins in Barcelona, Spain, rumors are flying about which new phones, apps, and operating systems will be making an appearance. Will we finally see a Zune phone? Will HTC release another powerful Android phone? And what about Samsung's new Bada OS? Read More China's .cn cleanup shows politics behind Web rules China's Web domain agency has hired 600 temporary workers to help it vet all domain names ending in .cn for pornographic content and inaccurate records, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read More Google Buzz criticized for disclosing Gmail contacts One day after its launch, privacy concerns have been raised about Google's new Gmail-based social-networking tool, Buzz. Read More AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals AT&T, Verizon, other carriers eyeing federal government cybersecurity deals. Read More Cisco CEO John Chambers sells 43% of his Cisco stock 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits Why do you think John Chambers sold 43% of his Cisco stock just a mere 5 days after announcing Cisco was back to record profits? Read More
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