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	Secretive counterfeiting treaty talks open up A controversial plan to crack down on online piracy and counterfeiting will be opened up to public scrutiny for the first time next week, when the negotiating text of a secret international copyright treaty will be made public, the European Commission said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Cloud-Based Branch Office Networks. Today's mobile & distributed workforce demands seamless connectivity. And shrinking IT budgets mean that this connectivity must be delivered cost effectively with limited staff and resources. Aruba Networks is the only company that can deliver this secure, reliable connectivity at a fraction of the cost of competitive "branch-in-a-box" solutions. Click to continue In this Issue 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 Oracle issues emergency Java patch to stop zero-day attacks Senators question Cyber Command's role Obama does the hard sell on NASA's future Hackers try to exploit illegal downloading fears China reports millions of Conficker worm infections Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings season off to roaring start Israel bans iPads from America Cisco spices up unified communications for SMBs NetSuite hooks up with Amazon's storage cloud 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! 5 hot IT certification picks for 2010 Certifications have always been beneficial to IT job seekers, but lately there's increased emphasis on vendor- and technology-specific training as the economy begins to recover and companies look to plug talent holes in their IT organizations. Read More Oracle issues emergency Java patch to stop zero-day attacks Oracle patched a critical Java vulnerability that is being exploited by hackers to install malicious software. Read More Senators question Cyber Command's role The main focus of the U.S. Department of Defense's new Cyber Command will be protecting military networks, not engaging in cyberwarfare, the nominee to head the organization said Thursday. Read More WEBCAST: Flexera Software Best Practices for Building Linux Installers Linux developers, stop building RPM packages that don't install properly. Watch this Webinar to learn how to build professional Linux installers fast that install your applications reliably on Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, and more.Learn how the world's biggest software companies are building error-free installers for their Linux applications. Listen Today Obama does the hard sell on NASA's future President Obama took to the heart of the NASA community today to promote his vision of the future of the space program. In a speech at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Obama said his plan for NASA will send more astronauts on more missions to more places faster and at a better cost than the plan that it replaces. Read More Hackers try to exploit illegal downloading fears Hackers are exploiting the controversy surrounding illegal downloading in a bid to steal credit card details from web users, says F-Secure. Read More China reports millions of Conficker worm infections China last year hosted more than one in four of the world's computers infected with a major variant of the Conficker worm, according to an official report, highlighting the wide reach of malware inside the country. Read More 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! Wall Street Beat: Tech earnings season off to roaring start Strong quarterly results from the likes of Intel, Google and AMD plus optimistic market-research reports are leading to a growing sense of confidence in the tech sector, which is enjoying an uptick in share prices as IT investors get stoked for a better-than-expected year. Read More Israel bans iPads from America Don't count on bringing the iPad on any trips to the Holy Land, as Israel has blocked Apple's tablet from entering the country. Read More Cisco spices up unified communications for SMBs Cisco this week sought to bring more unified communications capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses by unveiling enhancements across some key SMB platforms. Specifically, Cisco rolled out additions to its Services Ready Platform CPE managed services gateway, Wireless VPN Firewall, and Cisco 100 Unmanaged Switch. Read More NetSuite hooks up with Amazon's storage cloud NetSuite has integrated its on-demand ERP software with Amazon Web Services' Simple Storage Service (S3), the company announced in conjunction with its annual partner and developer conference in San Francisco. Read More
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