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	Latest on the Wikileaks 'information war' More about botnet-driven DoS attacks, Visa/Mastercard actions, and analysisThe founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, may be cooling his heels in a British jail cell, but that's done nothing to stem the war of words - and actions - over his organization and its influence on world affairs. Last night Paypal joined MasterCard and Visa on the list of companies being targeted with denial of service attacks by Wikileaks sympathizers who object to those companies having withdrawn... Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Achieving True Collaboration in Global Development Globalization has given organizations around the world unprecedented access to personnel and to marketplaces. For some, this has meant the growth of the distributed organization. For others, globalization has meant the routine outsourcing of functions that only a few years ago were considered core capabilities. Still others combine the practices. Click to Continue In this Issue Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity Google Calendar glitch unsolved for more than a week Group used 30,000-node botnet in MasterCard, PayPal attacks Android Users Hungriest for Mobile Data, Study Says How fast is Google Chrome, really? Greenpeace declares Cisco to be greenest IT company Satyam plans to offer cloud services to customers Recession hit IT wages across U.S. Amazon integrates Apple iPhone, iPad and Android with cloud Run XP-compatible software in Windows 7 39% of office staff scared of videoconferencing Silver Peak further reduces WAN traffic Topless girl app could lead to Apple being sued How to find out if malware has infected your PC Former Microsoft CTO's firm files patent lawsuits Cisco re-signs with the NHL Death by Open Source Google hopeful that Android will run Nokia smartphones MasterCard, others hit by DDoS attacks over WikiLeaks Red Hat working on complex event processing software Apple patches 15 QuickTime bugs in Leopard, Windows WHITE PAPER: NeuStar, Inc. Holiday Readiness Guide for Ecommerce Get your ecommerce site ready for the holidays. This guide offers advice on testing your site to ensure it can handle peak demand, tips to leverage gift cards and wish lists, and last minute strategies to drive revenues. Plus you'll be able to see examples of best practices from online innovators. Read More Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2010 Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga and Stephen Colbert collide with Twitter, iPads and hackers. Read More HP Networking's Haas aims at simplicity Marius Haas, senior vice president and general manager of HP Networking, has had a good year. In 2010, Hewlett-Packard closed its acquisition of 3Com, dramatically expanding its networking portfolio and sales, and also continued to log progress with its own LAN products. In the company's fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Oct. 31, HP's networking revenue grew 227 percent with the former 3Com portfolio included. Even without the new offerings, sales grew 50 percent from a year earlier. This week, Haas took time to talk with IDG News Service about that growth and the company's vision for networking. Read More Google Calendar glitch unsolved for more than a week Google's online calendar service displaying appointments on wrong daysAfter more than a week of Google Calendar users complaining that appointments are showing up on the wrong day in embedded calendars, Google has still failed to completely eliminate the problem. Users have been complaining on an official Google support forum since Nov. 29.  Read More Group used 30,000-node botnet in MasterCard, PayPal attacks PayPal's website was hit late Wednesday by two botnets as online activists continued their Web attacks on companies that have severed their relationships with WikiLeaks. Read More Android Users Hungriest for Mobile Data, Study Says Users of Android phones consume far more mobile data than users of other smartphones do, according to a study released Wednesday by network management software provider Arieso. Read More How fast is Google Chrome, really? Although Google's latest version of Chrome proved faster than earlier editions in some JavaScript benchmark tests, the browser barely exceeded its predecessors in another, according to Computerworld's tests. Read More Greenpeace declares Cisco to be greenest IT company Cisco tops the Cool IT Greenpeace Leaderboard; Oracle comes in dead lastGreenpeace has once again declared that Cisco is the greenest IT company -- by a long shot. Cisco scored 70 out of 100 points on the eco-watchdog's Cool IT Leaderboard. The No. 2 spot, earned by Ericsson, was 57 points. This is the second year that Cisco topped the leaderboard. There are 17 companies on it, representing those Greenpeace feels are in a position of power in their particular IT field.... Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Inc. Best Practices for Virtual Infrastructure Management Ensure you get the most out of your virtualization investments. Download this whitepaper today and examine the 3 best practices for infrastructure management. Understand the unique management challenges of virtualized environments and what you need to solve them in order to deliver all the benefits the technology promises. Read now! Satyam plans to offer cloud services to customers Indian outsourcer Satyam Computer Services plans to offer cloud-based services to customers as one of many plans to recover ground it lost during a financial scandal at the company. Read More Recession hit IT wages across U.S. The recession that officially ended last year hit tech workers wages across the U.S., with Silicon Valley workers seeing the biggest drop. Read More Amazon integrates Apple iPhone, iPad and Android with cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) is making it possible for developers to directly integrate mobile applications for Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, and also apps for Android-based smartphones, with its cloud using two new beta SDKs (software development kits), it said in a blog post on Thursday. Read More Run XP-compatible software in Windows 7 I'm still using Quicken for my home inventory. Unfortunately, a necessary refresh of Windows 7 has left me with problems reinstalling Quicken. I get the error message: 'The program cannot load because MFC70.DLL is missing from your computer'. I'm a novice user and would be grateful for any advice you can offer me. Read More 39% of office staff scared of videoconferencing More than a third (39 percent) of office staff won't use video communications at work because they're concerned about their appearance on camera, says Damovo. Read More Silver Peak further reduces WAN traffic Silver Peak's upgraded WAN optimization software includes a high-speed virtual appliance for data centers and enables a dramatic reduction in the amount of traffic crossing WAN links. Read More Topless girl app could lead to Apple being sued Danish newspaper, Ekstra Bladet, is reportedly threatening to sue Apple over the iPhone maker's refusal to allow photos of topless women to appear in apps distributed through the iTunes App Store. Read More WEBCAST: Aruba Networks Medical Center Shares Tips on Wi-Fi Application Assurance In this 15-min webinar, Rutland Regional discusses how they deliver reliable voice, video and medical device communications at the point of care. WLAN at Rutland was once a nice to have serving a select group & has now transitioned to what is deemed a utility serving a diverse group of users. Learn more now! How to find out if malware has infected your PC I recently had a brush with the GTScan malware. I closed the GTScan web page when it popped up onscreen and didn't download anything. There's been no sign of it since, but I'd like to be prepared if it rears its ugly head again. Should I run the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware alongside my existing security software? I already use McAfee and Microsoft Security Essentials, but neither have reported any issues. Read More Former Microsoft CTO's firm files patent lawsuits Intellectual Ventures, the owner of more than 30,000 patents, files patent lawsuits against nine companies. Read More Cisco re-signs with the NHL TelePresence scores big with the commishCisco's TelePresence has won a fan in the National Hockey League. At least, Commissioner Gary Bettman, who was absolutely gushing about it in this dispatch from NHL.com. Bettman hosted a press conference in Pam Beach, FL., virtually attended by reporters from New York, Toronto and San Jose. Bettman could see them, they could see Bettman - on life-size HD screens. Read More Death by Open Source Solaris vs Linux - Was there ever a battle?I read an interesting interview of Scott McNealy at The Register by Gavin Clarke (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/07/mcnealy_sun_and_open_source/). Read More Google hopeful that Android will run Nokia smartphones A Google executive hinted this week that Nokia maybe evaluating the Android mobile OS for phones it will manufacture. Read More MasterCard, others hit by DDoS attacks over WikiLeaks The main Web site of MasterCard was knocked offline today in a large DDoS attack apparently launched in retaliation for the credit card company's decision to cut off services to WikiLeaks. Read More Red Hat working on complex event processing software The capability will be featured in JBoss Enterprise Business Rules Management System 5.1, due next year Read More Apple patches 15 QuickTime bugs in Leopard, Windows Apple on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in its QuickTime media player for Windows and Mac OS X 10.5, aka Leopard. Read More
	Fill out a survey, get rewarded Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. December goodies from the Subnets SharePoint 2010 power user training for three people from Webucator, plus a brand new iPad available from Microsoft Subnet. Five massive libraries on CCNP, security, NX-OS up for grabs on Cisco Subnet. Enter to win! SLIDESHOWS Top IT Turkeys of 2010 Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks for all of the people and things we love, to cherish what's most important to us. But that's for another slideshow. This one's all about taunting the companies, products and people who most resembled a turkey over the last year. So cut me a hockey-puck-shaped slice of jellied cranberry sauce and read on. Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. MOST-READ STORIES VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users Google's Chrome OS is no Windows killer just yet, analyst says Test: Best NAS boxes for less than $1,000 Retailer accused of inflating Google ranking is arrested Porn site visitors could score a payday for theft Feds pinch guy who bragged about gaming Google Cisco, call home Fix to Chinese Internet traffic hijack due in January 31 "How-to" resources you might have missed Chinese hackers used Microsoft source code to Atta
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