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	21 apps Apple doesn't want on your 3.0 iPhone Not every worthwhile iPhone app can be found at the App Store. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware Perfecting Application Performance The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now. In this Issue All kinds of free stuff Verisign: DNSSEC on track RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers IBM layoffs blamed on offshoring Senator to introduce Internet human rights bill USB 3.0: The new speed limit US Defense Department OKs social networking Microsoft Research to strut its stuff at annual TechFest The Power of a (Spanning) Tree with Two Switches Cell-phone gabber in fast-food line gets his just deserts WHITE PAPER: HP ProCurve Break Free from Proprietary Networking See why Gartner and the network industry have positioned HP as a leader and the fastest-growing enterprise Ethernet LAN networking vendor. HP's commitment to industry-standards can help organizations optimize their network. Read now. All kinds of free stuff Our friends at PCWorld have compiled a long list of free software and services that can make your life a whole lot easier. And you can't beat the price. Read More Verisign: DNSSEC on track VeriSign is reporting no serious problems with its ongoing deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the Internet's root servers and on the top-level domain servers that it operates, including the systems that power the popular .com and .net domains. Read More RSA 2010: Cloud security announcements dominate already It's pouring in San Francisco but ironically the RSA Conference is already pointed toward clouds -- in this case cloud computing security. Read More E-BOOK: Sybase 5 Key Mobile Management Must-Dos Discover the five steps you can take to realize comprehensive management of your mobile environment. This IDG Playbook will guide your strategy for managing and securing your booming mobile environment, regardless of the variety of hardware and operating systems. Read More Now Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of machines. Read More IBM layoffs blamed on offshoring After cutting as many as 10,000 workers from its U.S. workforce last year, IBM this week may be on its way to laying off another 2,000 employees. Read More Senator to introduce Internet human rights bill A U.S. senator plans to introduce legislation that would impose criminal or civil penalties on U.S. Internet companies that bow to pressure of foreign governments and violate human rights. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. USB 3.0: The new speed limit Have you spent too much time waiting for large files to crawl between a computer and an external hard drive? Don't fret -- USB 3.0 has arrived. Not only can it move data faster and provide more power, but it's compatible with USB 2.0 devices. Read More US Defense Department OKs social networking Following a ban on social networking by some sectors of the U.S. Department of Defense, the agency has now decided that social networking is integral to its operations and is to be encouraged. Read More Microsoft Research to strut its stuff at annual TechFest Microsoft Research this week will show off its latest creations, which include a Mobile Surface that lets you turn any tabletop surface into a computing input device and a telephone that lets you translate conversations between people speaking different languages. Microsoft Research is blogging the event here. Read More The Power of a (Spanning) Tree with Two Switches Those who had an opinion last week were split evenly: CCNA labs need either 2 or 3 switches, and CCNP labs need either 3 or 4. But why? We saw a few opinions floating around the blog last week, but this week I'm going to take it a step further. Today I'll offer a pretty comprehensive CCNA-level lab that gives us a backdrop to then discuss Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in a 2-switch topology. Read More Cell-phone gabber in fast-food line gets his just deserts A post here last week - 'The Soup Nazi' wouldn't have needed one of these signs - pointed to a collection of placards placed near cash registers to snap customers out of their phone-induced stupors and into concentrating on communicating their orders. A comment on that post struck me as far too amusing to be denied more prominent display. Read More
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