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Cisco Quad set to ship before November
Cisco Systems said today that its social collaboration platform aimed at the enterprise, Cisco Quad, will be released in the next four to five months. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Novell

Accurately Assesing Unstructured Data.
Unstructured, file-based data from presentations, videos and VM files comprise the majority of new network storage installed in an organization. Get this growing storage requirement under control with an accurate assessment of what files are being stored, where they're stored, how often they're accessed and how many versions of the file exists. Read Now.

WHITE PAPER: Dell

Prepare for Windows 7 in Three Phases
Many organizations are skipping Vista and looking forward to Windows 7. This research provides necessary steps to prepare for Windows 7 and ensure a successful migration with adequate operating system (OS) support. Learn More

Apple would rather remove app than leave open-source license
Games, both free and paid, are perennial favorites in mobile app stores. So it was no surprise that GNU Go — the free, GNU-based version of the ancient and popular game of Go — was available as a free download in the Apple iTunes store.  Until recently. Read More

Macworld's Gift Guide for Grads
Whether your grad is exiting high school or college remind them that it's not all just pomp and circumstance with this selection of potential gifts. There's something for everybody who's about to take their first step into a larger world. Read More

AT&T iPad 3G breach teaches smartphone security lessons
AT&T's failure to protect some iPad 3G user e-mail addresses highlights a range of security issues that enterprise IT groups should note as they roll out smartphone applications on mobile platforms such as iPhone and Android. Read More

After attacks, Adobe fixes Flash bug
Less than a week after fielding reports that hackers were targeting a bug in its Flash Player software, Adobe Systems has rushed out a fix for the problem. Read More


WHITE PAPER: ShoreTel

Conquer the Cost of IP Complexity
Companies are frequently tied to expensive, complex, legacy telecommunications systems that don't support modern technologies and applications, such as unified communications. This white paper examines the challenges associated with legacy systems and how to achieve greater value and opportunities with IP-based technology. Read More

Microsoft confirms critical Windows XP bug
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 contain an unpatched bug that could be used to infect PCs by duping users into visiting rigged Web sites or opening attack e-mail. Read More

The world's most unusual outsourcing destination
Think of North Korea, and repression, starvation and military provocation are probably the first things that come to mind. But beyond the geopolitical posturing, North Korea has also been quietly building up its IT industry. Read More

Neither Google nor Googler can wash hands of Windows bug disclosure
Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy is either naïve or disingenuous when he protests that his controversial disclosure of an unpatched Microsoft bug reflects solely on him and not at all on his employer. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Dell CEO in settlement talks with US regulators ... FBI opens investigation into leaked iPad e-mail addresses ... Apple's mobile advertising plans under scrutiny. (2:45) Read More


E-GUIDE: Compuware

5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now

Most popular stories this week: June 11
Michael Cooney's celebration of life-changing algorithms was rediscovered this week, amidst all of the hubbub over Apple's new iPhone 4. Plus, Network World's look at the 20 greatest arguments in tech was quite popular. Check them out if you haven't already. Read More

Motorola CEO Announces 2GHz Smartphone by End of 2010
Mobile phone makers are scrambling to come up with a response to Apple's iPhone 4, which was just announced Monday (though we knew it was coming considerably before the announcement) -- and it looks like Motorola may have come up with a pretty good one: a 2GHz smartphone by the end of the year. Read More

iPad 3G Leak Flaw More Common than You Think
AT&T is taking some well-deserved heat for a Web security flaw resulting in the exposure of more than 114,000 iPad 3G owners' e-mail addresses. Apple -- by proxy -- has also drawn some criticism as it apparently has some culpability in defining the authentication mechanism that was exploited. It is obviously a huge embarrassment for both AT&T and Apple, but the underlying issues, and other Web security issues like it, are actually quite common. Read More

Trend Micro acquires U.K. cloud storage vendor humyo
Trend Micro has acquired humyo, an online storage and data synchronization company, to enhance its cloud security offerings. Read More



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