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Microsoft slates June update to block IE8 abuse
Microsoft plans to update Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) in June to stymie attacks that could turn the browser's cross-site scripting filter against Web sites, the company's security team said yesterday. Read More


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Top Considerations in Choosing a VoIP Provider
When SMBs are looking for new ways to reduce telecom costs, why are more of them turning to voice over IP? Get best practices advice for transitioning first to VoIP, and then fully converged services. Read More

Google, YouTube received 10,000 government requests for user data
Google and the Google-owned YouTube received more than 10,000 requests for user data from government agencies in the six months ending Dec. 31, 2009, according to newly released data. Read More

The first iPad casualty
Denver cops are looking for a suspect who stole an iPad from a man who'd just bought it, along with part of the victim's left pinky. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Sprint

A Unified Communications Case Study
Unified Communications helped Sprint save millions of dollars. Find out how you can save! Learn More

100 iPads set for deployment at Calif. hospital
The business case for the iPad may be nowhere as clear as it is in healthcare, a multi-billion dollar industry and one of the world's largest consumers of information technology. Read More

Tech Site Claims Hands-On With Leaked HP Slate
A tech site claiming to have gotten its hands on Hewlett-Packard's unreleased Slate tablet PC deems it an unimpressive iPad competitor. The site, Mexico City-based Conecti.ca, doesn't mention how it got a hold of the HP Slate, but conducted a mini-review of sorts complete with photos. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetApp

Top 5 Hyper-V Best Practices
Read this whitepaper to get advice on everything from making sure you configure enough network connections, especially in iSCSI, to specifying the specific initiator groups and the correct LUN type when provisioning the NetApp LUN for use with Hyper-V. Learn More!

VMware revenue climbs 35 percent on 'pent-up demand'
VMware's revenue jumped 35 percent in the first quarter, the company said Tuesday, another sign that businesses are opening their wallets again for enterprise IT purchases. Read More

1 in 3 teens send 100-plus text messages per day
Parents be warned: Better make sure you have a really, really good text messaging plan for your kids. Read More

Linux KVM virtualization gains steam in cloud computing market
Two major vendors are using KVM virtualization software to create cloud platforms to compete against Amazon's popular EC2 service. Read More



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