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	CISOs rain on cloud-computing parade at RSA Economic pressures are driving more businesses and governments to nervously eye cloud computing, despite myriad unanswered questions that swirl around a single central concern: security. This was backdrop for a panel discussion between CISOs at this week's RSA Conference. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW Develop Effective user Management With IBM, organizations can develop comprehensive solutions to help gain visibility into business continuity risks, achieve control over utilization of sensitive business assets and automate a variety of processes for managing access to critical assets and data. Read more In this Issue RSA 2010: Final Thoughts Taiwan earthquake damages undersea Internet cables Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts 12 Types of Tech Zealots: How to Spot Them in the Wild Android largely unharmed in Google-China row News podcast: Network World 360 FBI Director: Hackers have corrupted valuable data Budget cuts pushing some IT managers to the cloud Wi-Fi troubleshooting gets easier, more portable Does your laptop's Wi-Fi make it more vulnerable to thieves? iPad with Wi-Fi to go on sale April 3 Google Should Take Its Broadband to Failing Cities WEBCAST: Compuware Succeed with Cloud Technologies There is plenty of hype surrounding the potential benefits of Cloud Computing, but how do you realize those benefits? APM is a major part of that answer. Join featured speaker Gartner Research VP Milind Govekar for this On-Demand webcast to learn why. View Today! RSA 2010: Final Thoughts Last year's RSA conference was a downer. The recession hung over the event, attendance was done and the energy level was low. Fortunately, this year's event bounced back well. Attendance was up as security professionals (not just vendors) came to San Francisco again. While the show had more than its share of hype, I was generally pleased with the discussions. Here are some of the highlights. Read More Taiwan earthquake damages undersea Internet cables A major earthquake and several aftershocks in Taiwan, which injured dozens of people and caused several fires on Thursday, also sent Chunghwa Telecom workers scrambling to fix undersea fiber-optic telecommunications cables to prevent service disruptions around Asia. Read More Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts Microsoft's idea that the fight against malware could be funded by an Internet tax is "horrible," an analyst said Thursday as other experts weighed in on a recent comment by the company's security chief. Read More 12 Types of Tech Zealots: How to Spot Them in the Wild Maybe you know Apple fanboys, but can you tell an Oracle high flyer from a Salesforce.com disciple? An IBMer from an SAP enthusiast? Mix them up in a work or social setting and you could be conversation roadkill. Here's our highly unofficial guide. 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 Android largely unharmed in Google-China row A mobile phone with Google's Android operating system that was delayed in China will now ship next week, in the latest sign that Android has gone largely unscathed by a row between Google and the Chinese government. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Apple announced that the Wi-Fi version of the iPad would go on sale on Saturday, April 3rd in the U.S. Customers who want to pre-order the device can do so on Friday, March 12. Also, in its monthly advance notification, Microsoft said next week's Patch Tuesday would include two updates, a far cry from February's massive roll-out of 13 security bulletins that fixed 26 flaws. (4:38) Read More FBI Director: Hackers have corrupted valuable data Hackers breaking into businesses and government agencies with targeted attacks have not only stolen intellectual property, in some cases they have corrupted data too, the head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said Thursday. Read More Budget cuts pushing some IT managers to the cloud IT managers are starting to look closely at replacing software suites with cloud based services in an effort to reduce costs in an era of widespread budget cutting. Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware 5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now Wi-Fi troubleshooting gets easier, more portable The cool new handheld Wi-Fi troubleshooter from Fluke Networks can help network technicians who aren't RF engineers to quickly diagnose a range of common wireless LAN problems. Read More Does your laptop's Wi-Fi make it more vulnerable to thieves? It was a startling claim: Like a virtual trail of cookie crumbs, your laptop could be beaming out invisible signals that are attracting intrepid thieves armed with a common $5 gadget. Read More iPad with Wi-Fi to go on sale April 3 The iPad for Wi-Fi will be available in the U.S. on April 3, and later that month for Wi-Fi plus 3G models, Apple said today. Read More Google Should Take Its Broadband to Failing Cities Wouldn't it be great if Google installed its gigabit broadband network in cities that could really use the help? Read More
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