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	Is Cisco Valet right for you? Cisco Valet is an attempt by the company to simplify wireless home networking even further than it has been. But is the simplification worth the higher price? Read More WHITE PAPER: 3Com Building Mission-Critical Data Centers The traditional three-tier model of access, aggregation and core switching has turned into an operational nightmare. However, an IRF (Intelligent Resilient Framework) based network can extend the control plane across multiple active switches, increasing resiliency and reducing complexity. Learn More. In this Issue Top 12 Weirdest Notebooks Cisco baiter Vyatta rolls out new software 4G Essentials Are iPad killers lurking? As Verizon iPhone rumors flare, AT&T customers ponder change Companies create alliance to push open source clouds E-mail accounts of foreign journalists in China hacked McAfee: 'Amateur' malware not used in Google attacks News podcast: Network World 360 Greenpeace says the cloud is a carbon polluter 7 performance tips for faster SQL queries NASA essentials 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. Top 12 Weirdest Notebooks A dozen of the strangest and most outlandish notebook computers. Read More Cisco baiter Vyatta rolls out new software Vyatta, the open source networking vendor that makes its living tweaking Cisco's nose, this week rolled out a new release of its operating system software. Vyatta 6.0  features a remote access API that enables customers to control large scale Vyatta systems using in-house and third-party network management and provisioning systems.  Read More 4G Essentials There is plenty of hype around 4G technologies but beyond the rhetoric are happening. 4G technologies basically represent the next stage of wireless data technologies and generally deliver average download rates of 3Mbps or greater. In contrast, today's 3G networks typically deliver average download speeds about one-tenth of that rate. Here's a roundup of the latest coverage of the 4G world. Read More Are iPad killers lurking? With the iPad's launch just days away, the Internet is rife with rumors, speculation, guesses about possible "iPad Killers" lurking just out of sight. Prominent among them: the Google Pad. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW A Cure for Server Sprawl Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting helps DeKalb Medical create a virtualized server environment to eliminate up to 90 servers and reduce power consumption by an anticipated 20 percent. Read more As Verizon iPhone rumors flare, AT&T customers ponder change Although AT&T has been aggressively improving its 3G network in recent months, the company could still struggle to retain iPhone users if rival Verizon began offering the device on its network. Read More Companies create alliance to push open source clouds IELO, Mandriva, and Nexedi this week joined forces and formed the Free Cloud Alliance, which will work to push open source products for cloud computing. Read More E-mail accounts of foreign journalists in China hacked The e-mail accounts of eight foreign journalists working in China and Taiwan were hacked recently, leading Yahoo to suspend several of the accounts last week, the Foreign Correspondent's Club of China (FCCC) said Wednesday. Read More McAfee: 'Amateur' malware not used in Google attacks A misstep by McAfee security researchers apparently helped confuse the security research community about the hackers who targeted Google and many other major corporations in cyber attacks last year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Collaboration Study: user Trends, IT Opportunities A recent survey of knowledge workers shows they still rely on familiar collaboration tools such as email and telephone calls, but desire new ways to be more productive. See all the results and find out how IT can embrace current work habits and easily adapt as new technologies emerge. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Microsoft Tuesday released an out-of-band security update addressing 10 vulnerabilities in versions of Internet Explorer, one of which is being exploited in the wild against IE 6. Also, a survey showed an increase last year in the massive number of Chinese Internet users that don't run anti-virus software, even though online security risks continued to multiply in the country. (5:10) Read More Greenpeace says the cloud is a carbon polluter A new report from Greenpeace warns that the growth in cloud computing will be accompanied by a sharp rise in greenhouse gas emissions, and calls on big companies like Facebook, Yahoo and Google to do more to help the environment. Read More 7 performance tips for faster SQL queries It's easy to create database code that slows down query results or ties up the database unnecessarily -- unless you follow these tips. Read More NASA essentials This is a time of big changes for NASA. The space agency is trying to reshape itself and decide where it wants to go next. Here's a roundup of the latest NASA happenings that will shape its future. Read More
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