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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

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Robots are taking mid-level jobs, changing the economy | Clearwire pares down its own WiMax brand

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iPhone 4S owners report dramatic battery drain
Apple's new iPhone 4S is running through its battery at a prodigious rate, according to reports on the company's own support forum. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Intel

Boost virtualization w/ HP & Intel 10GbE
This paper describes why the Intel® Ethernet X520 SFP+ Direct Attach (DA) Server Adapter for HP ProLiant Rack and Tower servers is one of the most flexible and scalable Ethernet adapters for today's demanding data center environments. Click to continue

RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Palo Alto Networks

10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do
Choosing a next-generation firewall is more than a simple comparison of technical features. It's about balancing the needs of the business with the risks associated with modern applications. Gain access to valuable information in one location- read articles and watch videos that will empower you to make the right decision. Learn more!

Robots are taking mid-level jobs, changing the economy
Computers and robots will replace humans in enough jobs that they will dramatically change the economy, said industry watchers and MIT economists at a robotics symposium Monday. And, they said, the transition has already started. Read More

Clearwire pares down its own WiMax brand
WiMax carrier Clearwire has stopped selling postpaid service plans and dual-mode 3G-WiMax client devices, two moves that make it less of a competitor to its main wholesale customer, Sprint Nextel. Read More

The Ugliest Laptops Ever Made
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder? Yeah, right. Take a look at 12 of the most unsightly portable PCs ever created (plus one bonus pick). Read More

'Advanced persistent threat' concerns boosting security budgets
Heightened awareness about stealthy network attacks designed to steal sensitive information -- what some call the "advanced persistent threat" -- is having an impact in raising security budgets and increasing executive management involvement in information technology, according to a survey published today. Read More


WEBCAST: Oracle

Extend IT Management to the Cloud
Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More

Cisco seen turning things around
The reinvention and recovery are well underway. Another Wall Street analyst expects Cisco to hit the mark this quarter, just two quarters after eliminating 12,000 jobs in a restructuring to focus back in its core routing and switching businesses. Read More

Motorola to lay off 800 more workers
Motorola Mobility will lay off 800 people, the latest in a string of worker reductions at the handset maker, as it prepares to become part of Google. Read More

Juniper brings security software to Samsung devices
Juniper Networks' suite of mobile security and device management tools is coming to three Samsung Electronics devices, marking the first time the company has provided its SSL VPN software for Google's Android OS. Read More

Video: Supply of Rare Earth Minerals about to climb
The world supply of rare earth minerals has been reduced for the last few years, since nearly all the world's processing facilities are located in China. Efforts to diversify the supply should get a boost by two new mines. One is in California. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro

Before Taking the Cloud Plunge
Security and privacy are critical concerns for those considering cloud adoption. The differences between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS are significant and require careful due diligence. This paper will help you do the homework necessary to compare security practices and determine which model is right for your organization. Read More

By the time you blink once, Facebook has locked out 2 potentially hacked accounts
Happy Halloween! So I'm running a bit behind today after getting a hysterical phone call from a spooked dude about his computer being haunted. The CD drive would eject on its own, the mouse was moving about as if haunted, web pages were opening in new tabs, and his mail was being opened in front of his eyes. Read More

Steve Jobs biography on track to be most popular book of 2011
Steve Jobs' recently released biography provides an unprecedented look into the man so often equated with Apple Inc. Read More

ABC's of ADCs in the cloud
Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) are critical to a smoothly functioning data center. They provide key functions including server load balancing, monitoring the health of servers and apps; protecting the data center from distributed denial-of-service attacks, performing SSL encryption and decryption; making servers more efficient by managing connections, running specialized application scripts and accelerating applications. Read More

'Big Data' Prep: 5 Things IT Should Do Now
Got your "big data" plan in place? If not, you may want to start thinking about implementing one. Read More



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