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	Google's 2010 April Fool's hoaxes Text-based YouTube videos, a new name for Google, and a dozen more pranks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! In this Issue US one step closer to cyber guards for nation's electric grid iPad reviews begin to roll in, and the consensus is overwhelmingly positive University to issue freshmen iPads and MacBooks News podcast: Network World 360 CBS, Flickr, Netflix, maybe Hulu to stream video to iPad Cloud security's seven deadly sins NASA Mars rover Spirit decides not to phone home WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Server Virtualization: Breaking Performance Barriers Server virtualization reduces cost, increases availability and enhances business agility. But for many companies, a focus only on cost reduction can become a problem. Download this HP white paper to learn how to reap virtualization's additional benefits, including built-in, cost-effective high availability & disaster recovery. Learn More US one step closer to cyber guards for nation's electric grid The US Department of Energy this week officially opened up the bidding for a National Electric Sector Cyber Security Organization that would protect the nation's electrical grid from cyber attacks.   Read More iPad reviews begin to roll in, and the consensus is overwhelmingly positive On Wednesday evening, the few lucky souls graced with review models of Apple's iPad began posting their reviews of Apple's latest and greatest product. The verdict? The iPad not only lives up to the hype, but is a technological game changer. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Identity and Access Governance – What You Need to Know Live Webcast: Wednesday, May 5th at 1pm ET/10 am PT. Oracle presents a timely event featuring the Burton Group's, Kevin Kampman, who will provide an overview of the latest technology for identity management. Get guidance on compliance, security, identity management and other topics and participate in a live Q&A. Register Today! University to issue freshmen iPads and MacBooks Next fall's freshman at Seton Hill University will not only be handed a brand new Apple iPad but a MacBook laptop as well. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Verizon and IBM have unveiled Managed Data Vault, a cloud backup service that users a software-based technology that replicates redundant copies of data offsite through software agents on application servers. Also, researchers at the University of Florida have combined two-way radio-frequency communications, microchips and printed nano-particle antennas to make pills that communicate with cell phones or laptops to tell doctors whether patients are taking their medicine. (5:01) Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! CBS, Flickr, Netflix, maybe Hulu to stream video to iPad Speaking as someone who watches far more TV than I probably should, it seems like a no-brainer that the iPad is an ideal platform for viewing video -- perhaps more than the iPhone ever was. I'm not alone in such thoughts, it appears: the news has been flying fast and furious in the last day that video content providers are planning to bring their wares to the iPad. Let's round up the usual suspects. Read More Cloud security's seven deadly sins A security expert warns organizations making a foray into cloud computing may know familiar terms like multi-tenancy and virtualization, but that doesn't mean they understand everything about putting applications in the cloud. Read More NASA Mars rover Spirit decides not to phone home It wasn't a complete surprise but NASA's long-suffering Mars river Spirit missed a scheduled call home this week, leading space agency scientists to say the spacecraft likely entered full-on winter hibernation. Read More
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