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	Worst hackers ever? We always hear about the big data breaches, the most devastating viruses, and the most denying of the denial-of-service attacks. But for every hacker with that level of deviousness, there are a thousand wannabes out there. Some get ridiculed, some get arrested. Here are a few favorites, as reported by the Internet. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Systems How does your IT truly measure up to that of your peers? IDG polled 350 global CIOs and IT leaders and developed a benchmark survey that you can take now. The report you'll receive afterward details just how your IT efforts in business-critical performance areas stack up against those of these leaders. Learn more here! In this Issue My Fav Free Forensic Analysis Tools Cisco resorting to intimidation tactics Give developers what they want; they'll get it anyway Why Windows Phone 7 "Mango" is bango Groupon IPO filing generates more jeers than cheers Preparing for World IPv6 Day Shame on Richard Stallman Why Microsoft and Citrix need each other Leading FCoE server company? It ain't Cisco Does the IRS need more options to fight identity theft? WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now My Fav Free Forensic Analysis Tools I believe that if someone is just getting into IT and they want a solid career path, it's hard to beat forensic science or data center engineering. Now some of the tools out there in forensics are VERY expensive due to their incredible speed and "court room" validation. However, if you just want to mess around and practice on a few machines to see if this is a career path for you, here are a few of the freebie tools I use and have had a ton of success with. Read More Cisco resorting to intimidation tactics Customers accuse Cisco of intimidation when they did not buy anything, or enough from, the world's leading and largest networking company. According to this Bloomberg story, Cisco questioned the competency of IT and networking officials at companies that rejected Cisco in favor of equipment from its competitors. Read More Give developers what they want; they'll get it anyway Developers think of a forge as a place to get, develop and share code. Turns out that data on their use of forges is very useful for analyzing development trends and the implications for IT professionals managing development. A study announced yesterday of data aggregated from four popular forges provides some great insights. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya A Look at What Midsize and Large Companies Really Spend Nemertes has tracked how much companies spend on their IP-telephony deployments within the LAN and VOIP across the WAN. This paper reviews the latest deployment trends and costs associated with VOIP, and provides capital and operational cost details for midsize and enterprise implementations from four vendors. Learn More Why Windows Phone 7 "Mango" is bango Microsoft's Mango release of Windows Phone 7 qualifies as a Big Deal. Last week, the company made available the beta software development kit for developers, with production release set for Fall 2011, not quite a year after Windows Phone 7 debuted on the first handsets designed for it. Read More Groupon IPO filing generates more jeers than cheers While Groupon's IPO filing yesterday was certainly not unexpected, the largely negative reaction to it may surprise some, even if it fails to dampen enthusiasm for the offering. Read More Preparing for World IPv6 Day World IPv6 Day (June 8, 2011) is approaching. This will be a landmark day for IPv6 Internet connectivity and IPv6-capable content providers. You will want to be prepared for this historic day in networking. This article will give you the background on what is happening on that day and how to help your organization be ready for the fun. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Single Vendor Network: Myth or Reality Gartner conducted an analysis of hundreds of clients and found that introducing a second vendor into the network infrastructure has a significant impact on operational costs Read Now Shame on Richard Stallman Richard Stallman has made a career and name as someone who does not kowtow to authority. He fights for freedoms - freedom of choice in software, freedom from tyranny and freedom to choose. Read More Why Microsoft and Citrix need each other Desktop virtualization company Citrix made news last week with an overhaul of its major product lines and the introduction of "Project Olympus," a cloud infrastructure stack based on open source software. But pretty high up in CEO Mark Templeton's keynote at Citrix Synergy Conference 2011 in San Francisco was a big shout out to Microsoft. Read More Leading FCoE server company? It ain't Cisco Cisco might be making headway in blade servers, but HP is outdoing Cisco in a technology the router king has championed for a few years now - Fibre-Channel-over-Ethernet. Read More Does the IRS need more options to fight identity theft? The number of tax-related identity theft incidents is exploding and nowhere is that more obvious than at the Internal Revenue Service which as seen reports rice from 51,702 in 2008 to 248,357 in 2010. Read More
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