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Tuesday, April 03, 2012

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Citrix ditches OpenStack for Apache
Citrix is giving its cloud deployment platform an Apache license, marking a migration away from the evolving OpenStack project and an embrace of Amazon Web Services offerings. Read More


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SMALL SYSTEMS INTEGRATORS, BIG BENEFITS
In this September 2011 report, Forrester Research, Inc. examines the specific application expertise, flexibility and niche solutions provided by smaller, tier two Oracle systems integrators. Read on for an overview of the value associated with choosing an alternative service partner. Click to continue

WHITE PAPER: Antenna

Mobile strategy—what are 1,000 businesses planning for 2012
The Mobile Business Forecast 2012 surveyed 1,000 global businesses on their current/future plans for mobile. The report offers insight into how companies are using mobile to address the needs of consumers and their own employees. In addition, find tips on how to avoid chaos in the rush to mobilize. Learn More

Meet Cisco/Insieme's recruiter
Meet a recruiter for Insieme, Cisco's SDN spin-in! She's Jessica Vernon and she's done this lots of times before. Read More

Network World's Products of the Week for 4.2.12
Our roundup of intriguing new products from Eeye, Solarwinds, Aspect, among others. Read More

IEEE studying lighter Gigabit Ethernet cable for use in cars
Ethernet has gained speed many times, and now it may be about to lose weight. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database
This white paper describes configuration considerations, best practices and performance results of TimesTen running on Exalogic. Learn More!

IETF plays Hide-and-Go-Seek with April Fools privacy protocol
IETF pranksters this weekend revealed their latest April Fools' Day requests for comments, including one that outlines use of Hide-and-Go-Seek techniques to encourage network privacy. Read More

If The Best Technology Won We Would All Be Using OS/2
Today marks the 25th anniversary of IBM's announcement of the OS/2 PC operating system. Harry McCracken over on Time.com has a great piece reflecting back on the success and failure's of IBM's ill fated attempt to to rule the desktop and how in some places OS/2 sill lives on. I know some of you reading this may not be as old as I am, and may not remember a time when OS/2 was actually a likely candidate... Read More

New Gov't Weapon: Warrantless Cell Phone Surveillance
Your cell phone is constantly pinging cell towers, registering your location, and long-term monitoring of this cell-site data provides a very detailed snapshot of your movements and of your private life. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Sourcefire, Inc.

Sourcefire Firesight: Context-Aware and Adaptive Security
Sourcefire FireSIGHT™ is innovative contextual awareness and automation technology that reduces operating costs while allowing network security to keep pace and be effective against dynamic forces. Learn More

INSIDER
Life after IT: When CIOs leave at the top of their game
You work, you strive, you reach the top of your profession -- and then you leave? Sure, say these ex-CIOs. Read their take on life after IT. Insider (registration required) Read More

What Will Windows 8 Touchscreen Laptops Look Like?
Windows 8's touch-centric interface will help to usher in a new wave of laptops with tabletlike touchscreens. To make it easier for users to tap and swipe on even superthin Ultrabooks, laptop makers will break out of the traditional clamshell shape and introduce laptops with more unusual designs. Read More

IE's browser share recovers, Chrome down for third straight month
Internet Explorer posted another major gain in share last month, the second in the first quarter of the year, perhaps signaling a turnaround in Microsoft's fortunes, a Web metrics company said Sunday. Read More

Flying car one step closer to delivery with prototype flight
A Massachusetts company is one step closer to delivering its flying car after testing a production prototype. Read More

Cybersecurity Roundup: Microsoft Crashes Botnet, Massive Credit Card Breach and More
This week Microsoft seized servers in several states and filed lawsuits against dozens of people in an anti-Zeus effort; and 10 million Visa and MasterCard accounts may be at risk after a major breach. Read More



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