Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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FAA: Limit texting, cell phones in commercial cockpits | Hackers target iPad owners with bogus update

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Breaking down the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, Bold 9650
A quick breakdown of RIM's two newest devices, which offer some key new features that BlackBerry fans have longed to see. Read More


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FAA: Limit texting, cell phones in commercial cockpits
Dangerous distractions such as texting or cell phone use aren't just a driving menace - pilots of commercial aircraft succumb to such high-tech diversions - with possibly worse results. Read More

Hackers target iPad owners with bogus update
Hackers are targeting iPad users with bogus update messages that dupe them into downloading malicious code onto their Windows PCs, a security researcher said. Read More

Spy tools: What private investigators use to sleuth
Covert surveillance requires extreme patience and the right gear. Here's a look at the products featured on PI Mall, an online resource for investigative professionals that offers items for gathering information without being detected. Read More


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When disaster strikes, business must keep moving. Combing the advantages of a cloud computing infrastructure, IBM helps deliver business continuity and resiliency solutions based on tested methodologies, architecture, and information management designed specifically for your enterprise. Learn More

Tech Vendors Admit Service Stinks
I almost never pay attention to industry-sponsored surveys. They're usually self-serving and marginally accurate, at best. Read More

Cisco expected to have solid quarter
Despite the product lead time issues, Cisco's April quarter appears to be on track or even ahead of expectations, according to updates from two investment firms. UBS says its channel checks and the results of peers indicate a solid quarter in enterprise from Cisco, especially in the US and Asia. Read More

F5 steers WAN optimization to virtual, cloud environments
F5 is announcing at Interop an enterprise cloud architecture that incorporates its existing load load balancing, WAN optimization and security products with new ones to address the requirements of virtualized environments. Read More


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How to Deliver an SLA Using Apdex
Is your organization talking about SLAs but struggling with how to start? You need two things to make an SLA work--a service level management (SLM) approach, and a performance tracking methodology that supports your SLM approach. Read More

Just because it's free doesn't make it open source
The burgeoning love affair the world has with "open-source" [fill in the blank] seems to be confusing some. Free does not equal open source. And open source does not equal free. There. I said it. Read More

Lufthansa invites iPhone 4G loser to Munich for a beer
Apple's Gray Powell who likely left a prototype of Apple's next iPhone in a German themed Redwood City, California bar, has been invited to Germany by airline Lufthansa. Read More



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