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	VMware unleashes virtual desktops for Apple iPad Until now, VMware customers with iPads were left out in the cold. Despite dominating the server virtualization market, VMware has fallen behind its rivals on several fronts in desktop virtualization, including the ability to deliver virtual desktops to tablets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain Why Cloud Backup: Top 10 Reasons Cloud server backup solutions reduce the burden of tape management and backup operations headaches, by automatically storing the data safely offsite to protect for disaster recovery purposes. This white paper discusses the top ten reasons why organizations are turning to cloud server backup. Read Now In this Issue How to stop overpaying for Microsoft licensing Cisco coalition chief says consumers are driving IT 5 things iOS 4.3 brings the iPad and iPhone New protocols show up to 76% speed jolt for iPhones, iPads US needs to get better at preventing foreign access to advanced technology 3 simple reasons VoIP abuse will grow Microsoft pushes more Kinect-like user interfaces Google issues last-minute Chrome fixes before Pwn2Own Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug FBI turns up faster, more accurate fingerprint identification system Rackspace, Dell push OpenStack cloud OS WHITE PAPER: Eaton Maximizing UPS Availability This white paper explains why, contrary to popular belief, modular UPS designs provide superior availability even though they typically contain more parts that could potentially fail. Read More How to stop overpaying for Microsoft licensing Cynthia Farren: While there are a lot of positives in Microsoft's Enterprise Agreement, there are a lot of drawbacks. Many companies overpay for fear of the annual "true up" condition. Read More Cisco coalition chief says consumers are driving IT The probability that cloud will be the foundation for all IT in the next 3 to 5 years is 100%, says Michael Capellas, chairman and CEO of Virtual Computing Environment, the company formally known as Acadia. Read More 5 things iOS 4.3 brings the iPad and iPhone Here's what iPhone and iPad users will get with the new iOS 4.3 firmware update due this week from Apple. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Discover the Mishaps of Digital Channels Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More New protocols show up to 76% speed jolt for iPhones, iPads Wireless networks can serve mobile devices up to 76% faster through the novel use of accelerometers, GPS locators, gyroscopes and compasses that come standard on iPhones, iPads and other smartphones and tablets, researchers say. Read More US needs to get better at preventing foreign access to advanced technology When it comes to protecting the US family jewels - high-tech data on everything from aeronautics, information systems and electronics to lasers and unmanned aerial vehicles -- parts of the government tasked with protecting those assets need to do a way better job. Read More 3 simple reasons VoIP abuse will grow In its recent annual security report, Cisco predicted VOIP abuse as a potential area for cyber crime growth. Read More WEBCAST: Quest Software Getting Your Network out of Gridlock In the Quest Software on-demand webcast, "Getting Your Network out of Gridlock," learn to monitor your network health so you can maximize performance and minimize gridlock. Learn more. Microsoft pushes more Kinect-like user interfaces Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360 ditched handheld controllers for gestures and sound, but natural user interfaces don't have to be restricted to video games. Read More Google issues last-minute Chrome fixes before Pwn2Own Google patched 25 vulnerabilities in Chrome today in one last update before the Pwn2Own hacking contest starts Wednesday in Canada. Read More Microsoft patches critical Windows drive-by bug Microsoft today shipped three security updates that patched four vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but did not patch IE ahead of the Pwn2Own hacking contest that begins Wednesday. Read More FBI turns up faster, more accurate fingerprint identification system The FBI today said it's made a long-awaited switch from its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) to an upgraded, faster one the FBI calls Advanced Fingerprint Information Technology (AFIT). Read More Rackspace, Dell push OpenStack cloud OS Rackspace will help enterprises build private clouds using the OpenStack cloud operating system, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dell is seeking enterprises and service providers for proof-of-concept OpenStack trials with its Dell PowerEdge C family of servers. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 20 awesome tech products at DEMO Build-your-own iPhone and Android apps, cloud services, photo tools and more on display at DEMO Spring 2011. Top 10 Chrome OS extensions Though Google is pitching it as an operating system for netbooks and lightweight notebooks, Chrome OS is essentially the Chrome Web browser bolted on top of a bare minimum version of Linux. The following extensions can improve the user experience of Chrome (OS or browser) to give you some of the functionality found in a traditional operating system. MOST-READ STORIES iPhone 5 to sport aluminum back, redesigned antenna, A5 chip Wells Fargo says no to personal smartphones and tablets Go for it on fourth down? Ask Coach Watson Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Google throws 'kill switch' on Android phones IPv6 on home routers and DSL/cable modems: FAIL Is your company at risk of an IPv6 brain drain? The DDoS hall of shame Verizon: We have plenty of IPv4 addresses New security tools protect virtual machines
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