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	Cisco to pay up to $112M in Power-over-Ethernet patent case Network-1 Security Solutions, an acquirer and licensor of intellectual property, says it has settled its Power-over-Ethernet patent infringement case against Cisco and five other companies. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing There likely are more than 7 deadly sins, but new research from the Cloud Security Alliance has just identified the top 7 threats. Hear from Jim Reavis, executive director from the Cloud Security Alliance, as he explains the risks associated with each and best practices to effectively manage security in the cloud. Watch this now! In this Issue Black Hat talk to reveal analysis of hacker fingerprints Network stress test tools: Dos and don'ts Slideshow: NASA amps up wicked cool competitive prize program Experts predict extensive attacks of Windows zero-day Stress-testing your network Crash course: HTML 5 video Dell offering free Web browser security tool Google making strides in emerging businesses Wi-Fi puts windblown California islands on the Web Could the Droid X Replace Your Laptop? Sharp Unveils 100GB Blu-ray Disc Apple responds to congressional inquiry over location data Amazon Kindle sales defy iPad by rising each month in Q2 New video game endurance record set WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Forrester: IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now! Black Hat talk to reveal analysis of hacker fingerprints Looking deeper within malware yields fingerprints of the hackers who write the code, and that could result in signatures that have a longer lifetime than current intrusion-detection schemes, says one Black Hat 2010 speaker. Read More Network stress test tools: Dos and don'ts Network stress testing tools are not for the underfunded, the underskilled or the faint of heart. Consider them carefully before deciding whether to purchase them or how to use them. Read More Slideshow: NASA amps up wicked cool competitive prize program NASA's Centennial Challenges bring out the best the scientific world has to offer. Read More Experts predict extensive attacks of Windows zero-day Security organizations today raised Internet threat levels to warn users that they expect widespread attacks using exploits of a just-acknowledged critical bug in all versions of Windows. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Avenda Systems, Inc. Avenda Tops Network World's NAC Shortlist Recent Clear Choice Test conducted by Joel Snyder outlines how Avenda's eTIPS Identity-Aware platform is Head and Shoulders above the rest for user and endpoint-based, access control and authorization. For a full-featured solution with ease of use, find out why the tester is saying, "eTIPS should be a prime candidate for NAC in your network". Read More Stress-testing your network Contemporary IT infrastructure and applications operate in an extreme environment barely envisioned a decade ago, pushing networks to the limit and challenging the security industry to keep pace. Read More Crash course: HTML 5 video If you want to watch Internet-delivered video on your PC, the vast majority of Web sites have settled on a single, consistent way to do that. That's the good news. The bad news is that this single, consistent delivery system is Adobe Flash, with all its security and stability issues. Read More Dell offering free Web browser security tool Dell, through its Kace unit, is making available free Web browser security software that works by creating a protective "sandbox" on the desktop to isolate the user's desktop from malware or other harmful actions that might be encountered browsing the Web. Read More Google making strides in emerging businesses Google's second-quarter financial report last week provided further signs that, after years of trying, Google may finally be seeing material results from emerging businesses that could help it diversify from search advertising, which still generates most of its revenue. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki Take Your WiFi to the Cloud This Webcast will detail the simplicity and savings of cloud-managed Wi-Fi. Learn how Meraki's wireless solution delivers savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions and scales for networks of all sizes. View now! Wi-Fi puts windblown California islands on the Web The hardy team of biologists stationed on the Farallon Islands, a minuscule set of outcroppings in the Pacific just west of San Francisco, suffers a lot of inconveniences. Read More Could the Droid X Replace Your Laptop? With its large 4.3-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, HDMI output, and the ability to capture high-def (720p) video, the Droid X has a strong multimedia focus that's resonating with consumers. But could the phone be a suitable laptop-replacement for business too? Read More Sharp Unveils 100GB Blu-ray Disc Sharp recently announced that it will be the first Blu-ray disc maker to launch a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity--twice the capacity of current Blu-ray discs. Read More Apple responds to congressional inquiry over location data When congress calls, Apple answers. According to CNet, Apple general counsel and senior vice president of legal and government affairs, Bruce Sewell, has sent two congressmen a 13-page letter detailing the whys and wherefores of Apple's policies and procedures for collecting location-based data. Read More Amazon Kindle sales defy iPad by rising each month in Q2 Predictions for the Kindle's death at the hands of the iPad appear to have been premature as Amazon on Monday reported strong growth in sales of its popular e-reader after dropping the price to US$189. Read More New video game endurance record set Did you play a lot of games this past weekend? Odds are, a group of six Dutch game enthusiasts have you beat, as the team broke the previously-set 40-hour record by notching over 50 hours with Red Dead Redemption. Read More
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