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	Network Solutions sites hacked again A week after Web hosting company Network Solutions dealt with a large-scale infection of WordPress-driven blogs, the company acknowledged that other sites it hosts have been compromised. Read More VIRTUAL EVENT: CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld & Network World Live Security Panel – April 28th Join us on April 28th for a live virtual event that will provide candid, expert advice on top security challenges and issues – all from the comfort of your desktop. Get in on the discussion - from the unique challenges presented by cloud computing and virtualization to the mass adoption of social media. Attend and you may win a Kindle! In this Issue Storage smackdown: Hard drives vs. SSDs Ethernet switch vendors prep for 40/100G, more data center virtualization Trashed Laptops: When Bad Things Happen to (Mostly) Good PCs And the state with the fastest broadband is … Delaware Cisco promises to open source Telepresence Interoperability Protocol Create a more energy-efficient network infrastructure Networks go green and save you money Technology runs the Boston Marathon The open source textbook is an open-source experiment Microsoft tool for Martians now available for politicians Ash forces EU ministers to meet by videoconference Fighting piracy with coercion Net neutrality's enterprise impact Gizmodo paid $5K for next-gen iPhone WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Understand the Network Impact of 802.11n As performance and reliability increase with 802.11n, the WLAN becomes a viable alternative to the wired network for mission- critical applications. This paper outlines the drawbacks of centralized controller-based approaches and how they will provide unavoidable roadblocks when faced with the increases in bandwidth provided by 802.11n. Read More! Storage smackdown: Hard drives vs. SSDs Solid state drives offer substantial benefits over traditional hard drives – they are faster, more reliable, use less energy and are quieter. Read More Ethernet switch vendors prep for 40/100G, more data center virtualization Three switching vendors this week are unveiling new and enhanced data center products, including for those looking to upgrade to 40Gbps Ethernet in the near future. Read More Trashed Laptops: When Bad Things Happen to (Mostly) Good PCs We scoured the Web to find true tales of splintered, shattered, and smashed laptops. Read More And the state with the fastest broadband is … Delaware Delaware might be one of the smallest states geographically, but it comes up big when it comes to broadband speeds. According to CDN vendor Akamai's latest data, Delaware leads the United States in broadband connection speeds. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide Network Rightsizing is an evolutionary approach to network design that significantly reduces costs while simultaneously increasing mobility for campus and enterprise users. This guide provides a methodology to enable IT to break away from the status quo of port-based network architectures, allowing an unprecedented reduction in cost and complexity. Read More! Cisco promises to open source Telepresence Interoperability Protocol Cisco today announced that it has completed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Tandberg. The Tandberg product line is now part of the Cisco Telepresence family. To celebrate, Cisco promised to open source the protocol that allows third-parties to create add-ons for Telepresence. Read More Create a more energy-efficient network infrastructure Five tips to create a more energy-efficient network infrastructure. Read More Networks go green and save you money Servers get most of the glory when it comes to energy management, but networking gear is about to catch up. Read More Technology runs the Boston Marathon The runners took center stage during the Boston Marathon Monday, but behind the scenes of the prestigious road race was an enterprise-class data center capable of accurately tracking more than 26,000 runners and relaying that information to a number of outlets. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Integrating and Automating Composite Applications Batch Application Integration allows you to process critical transactions, such as payment authorizations, in real-time, and cue fulfillment (such as packaging and shipping) or other lower priority actions for batch processing. Learn more about Batch Application Integration, and how BMC CONTROL-M makes it possible. Learn More The open source textbook is an open-source experiment "Free the textbook" is the cry from the open source community. This can be taken two ways: Free the textbook from the confines of binding or make the textbook free. OK, a third way, too: All of the above. Read More Microsoft tool for Martians now available for politicians Microsoft has released a new social tool for political campaigns dubbed Town Hall. TownHall is currently being used by NASA for its Be A Martian site, a community for those (presumably human) folks who want to be Martian citizens. Read More Ash forces EU ministers to meet by videoconference E.U. telecommunications ministers turned to videoconferencing for a Monday meeting on Europe's future digital agenda, as airports continue to be closed across the continent because of an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano. However, a member of the French government fears a last-minute switch to videoconferencing will impair the results. Read More Fighting piracy with coercion A group of lawyers are trying to turn coercing users pirating movies to settle out of court into a business. Read More Net neutrality's enterprise impact Even though it could be considered to be "old news," by now, the April 6 Federal Court ruling in a case concerning Comcast and an FCC ruling could have long-term and quite serious impact on enterprise networks. Read More Gizmodo paid $5K for next-gen iPhone Gizmodo paid $5,000 for access to Apple's next-generation iPhone, said Nick Denton, head of Gawker Media, which publishes the blog. Read More
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