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Businesses gobbling up Google Android smartphones, ChangeWave finds
Companies are increasingly spending their smartphone dollars on Google Android devices, at least in part at the expense of RIM BlackBerry devices, according to ChangeWave's latest numbers. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco

Cisco Announces New Borderless Breakthroughs
Join us at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 5, 2010 for a live special event and be one of the first to preview the new solutions for Cisco Borderless Networks and Data Center/Virtualization architectures. See how these innovations can help you improve IT efficiency, business scalability and workforce effectiveness. Register now.

WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks, Inc.

Geolocation and Application Delivery
Both business and technical stakeholders will find value and a broad range of uses for the highly accurate data available from a trusted third-party geolocation provider, especially when the data is integrated into a Unified Application and Data Delivery platform. Read now!

Network World's Products of the Week slideshow
Our round-up of intriguing new products from Microsoft, Brocade, F-Secure, among others. Read More

Sprint CEO doesn't see metered 4G service
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse today said that he doesn't anticipate Sprint adopting the tiered pricing models for 4G data services that have been floated by rivals AT&T and Verison. Read More

AT&T On Loss of iPhone Exclusivity: What, Me Worry?
Mad Magazine built a loyal following with a character who wasn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree named Alfred E. Neuman whose motto was "What? Me worry?" AT&T is adopting a similar attitude toward the prospect of losing its chokehold on the iPhone. It's doubtful, though, that that attitude is going to have the same results for the wireless carrier. Read More

How much should you spend on IT security?
It may be difficult for enterprises to figure out how much they should spend on IT security, but research analyst Gartner has statistics on how much their peers are spending. Read More

Facebook fixes glitch, says access back to normal
A problem that affected account access for some Facebook users on Wednesday have been fixed, Facebook said via its Twitter feed. Read More


WEBCAST: Zoho Corporation

Free Tools For Small Business
From network monitoring and traffic analyzers to Active Directory and Windows Desktop Management software, these tools have no expiry date and are used by more than 100,000 IT administrators worldwide. Read More

Zuckerberg soars up Forbes list of richest Americans
If Mark Zuckerberg had a dollar for every user on Facebook ... oh wait, he does. He has lots of dollars for every user on Facebook. Read More

First Impressions from Oracle Open World
I'm here in San Francisco for Oracle Open World. Just arrived but I already have some first impressions. 1. There are signs, billboards, and brochures boasting about Oracle's commitment to integrated hardware and software. This is the ultimate irony to an industry old-timer like me as Oracle led the open systems charge in the 1990s, lambasting Digital Equipment and IBM for its autocratic systems... Read More

Cisco releases critical IOS security patches
Cisco has released its twice-yearly set of security updates for its switches and routers. Read More

Polycom's CTO says openness is key
Joseph Burton, Polycom's new chief strategy and technology officer, comes to the company from one of the key jobs in the enterprise voice and video business, having been vice president and chief technology officer for unified communications at Cisco Systems. Though Polycom is smaller than Cisco, with revenue just under US$1 billion last year, it has a long history in enterprises as a maker of desk phones, conference phones and videoconferencing systems, as well as the infrastructure behind them. Read More

The technology behind games development
Despite a lack of attention in past years, the Australian games development industry is increasingly punching above its weight and is contributing more to the economic prosperity of the country than its profile would suggest. According to the Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA), the industry body responsible for growing the profile of the Australian interactive game industry, the sector is a dynamic and sophisticated one driven by strong creative and management talent, advanced technology, and 30 years' games development experience. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
Citrix Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for 2009 Application Delivery Controllers Magic Quadrant, Gartner Group Read now!

Beatles archive heads for the cloud
The man who took skiffle to the world half a century ago, Sir Paul McCartney, is 'getting a little help from his friends' HP to put his entire oeuvre into an accessible online archive, it has been announced. Read More

Oracle's Aggressive Goals Risk Alienating Customers
The Oracle Open World conference is taking place this week in San Francisco. Oracle's takeover of the streets of San Francisco is like a metaphor for its assimilation of technology companies and its growing presence in hardware and software technologies--whether customers like it or not. Oracle has acquired many companies in recent years, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for customers to make sure all of their eggs aren't in Oracle's basket. Read More

Michael Dell shows off tablet with 7-inch screen
Dell said on Wednesday it is developing a 7-inch tablet as it experiments with handheld devices with different screen sizes. Read More

BlackBerry's Rumored Tablet: Pros and Cons
It's all been speculation and rumor for the last year, but now that the Wall Street Journal has joined the rumor mill, many are saying that Research in Motion will launch its top-secret "BlackPad", or Blackberry tablet, in San Francisco on Monday. Read More

Cloud computing represents 10 percent of external IT spend
Companies spend around 10.2 percent of their budget for external IT services on cloud computing, according to a new Gartner survey. Read More

Droid X Users Get a Taste of Froyo
Droid X owners who have been anxiously awaiting the latest version of Android now can celebrate: Android 2.2, aka Froyo, is available for your phone. The updated OS brings a host of improvements -- including support for Adobe's Flash technology -- to your Verizon Wireless smartphone. Here are all the details on why you want Froyo, how to get it, and what to do if you encounter any issues while updating. Read More



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