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	It pays to be CIO: Corporate jets, private security, car allowances and more A seat on the corporate jet and pricey club memberships are typical perks for big-company CEOs, but such extras aren't limited to the folks in the corner offices. As CIOs ascend the executive ranks, many senior tech leaders are enjoying access to valuable perks and generous benefits. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: RIM Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue Celebrating the birthplace of the Internet in pictures Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: What You Need to Know Before Buying Aruba tweaks Wi-Fi software to optimize mobile client links Hot high-tech thingamajigs Popular Dirt Jumper DDoS toolkit riddled with security flaws, research finds He says don't blame Verizon for $5 fee, blame state regulators Paul Ryan is no friend of tech, yet AT&T hit by DDoS attack, suffers DNS outage Google raises ante for next Chrome hacking contest to $2M Best practices for screening mobile devices for BYOD Scientists set bold plan for future exploration of the Sun Android 4.0: Visual tour WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Join the scale revolution for cloud ready networks Today's cloud evolution requires a full scale revolution. Citrix TriScale technology transforms enterprise data centers into highly scalable enterprise clouds. Download this whitepaper and learn how to scale your cloud network for more elastic performance, seamless expansion and simple consolidation. Learn More Celebrating the birthplace of the Internet in pictures Last November marked the 42nd anniversary of the first permanent Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) link between UCLA's Interface Message Processor (IMP) and the IMP at the Stanford Research Institute. By Dec. 5, 1969, the original four-node ARPANET environment was set up. History notes this network as the world's first operational packet switching network and the core of what is today's Internet. UCLA recently opened the Kleinrock Internet Heritage Site and Archive in honor of the ARPANET project's overseer Professor Leonard Kleinrock, to preserve and celebrate the birthplace of the Internet. The first message between the nodes had been sent by Kleinrock on Oct. 29, 1969. Read More Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: What You Need to Know Before Buying Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet is now available at major national retailers starting at $500. So far, reviews of the new Samsung slate have been mixed. Critics such as PCWorld's Melissa Perenson call the Note 10.1 a "solid performer with wide-reaching appeal." However, others have called the device "disappointing" and a tablet overstuffed with features. Read More Aruba tweaks Wi-Fi software to optimize mobile client links Aruba Networks has released the latest version of its WLAN system software, with several changes designed to optimize throughput even as the wireless network is flooded with mobile clients. Read More Hot high-tech thingamajigs There's been a lot of interesting high-tech stuff introduced in the past couple weeks at trade shows around the world. For example, we've seen everything from the dancing iPhone flower of "Flower Rock," to waterproof, dustproof and shockproof smartphones, to solar-powered bicycle wheels. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The iEverything Enterprise Virtualization, cloud computing, and wireless technology are fundamentally changing enterprise computing, providing revolutionary gains in productivity and cost savings. Powerful enterprise applications can now be delivered to almost any device, anywhere, at any time. Learn more. Popular Dirt Jumper DDoS toolkit riddled with security flaws, research finds The criminal creators of the hugely popular Dirt Jumper DDoS toolkit appear to have been sloppy with their own security, introducing software vulnerabilities that leave the software's command and control (C&C) servers open to attack, security firm Prolexic has discovered. Read More He says don't blame Verizon for $5 fee, blame state regulators Yesterday I wrote about Verizon's feeble attempt to justify charging $5 a month for an unlisted phone number. In essence, the company says the fee is "chiefly systems and IT based," a contention that has been met with reactions ranging from skepticism to ridicule. Read More Paul Ryan is no friend of tech, yet Despite the humor and the interest in meeting tech firms in Silicon Valley, Ryan may be tough sell to the tech industry. Read More AT&T hit by DDoS attack, suffers DNS outage Some AT&T customers are being affected by a failure in the carrier's DNS (Domain Name System) servers that began Wednesday morning. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Traditional WLAN vs. ADTRAN's Virtual Wireless LAN (vWLAN) The substantial differences between a traditional hardware controller-based wireless LAN and ADTRAN's virtual wireless LAN (hypervisor-based) are detailed in ADTRAN's WLAN vs. vWLAN comparison chart. Learn more. Google raises ante for next Chrome hacking contest to $2M Google will pay up to $2 million for major vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser at a second Pwnium hacking contest this fall. Read More Best practices for screening mobile devices for BYOD The booming BYOD phenomenon has created havoc in IT support groups. As more and more personally owned devices come into the enterprise, the support requirements can go through the roof. Intel Corporation has eliminated this headache by developing a standard process for pre-evaluating which mobile devices and operating systems it will further evaluate for official enterprise use. Check out Intel's process and best practices here. Read More Scientists set bold plan for future exploration of the Sun Our understanding of space weather and the impact of space around Earth has greatly increased in the last 10 years and if the ambitious plan the National Research Council can be implemented, the ne Read More Android 4.0: Visual tour Find your way around Google's Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system and make the most of its new features. Read More
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