| Microsoft Office Web Apps still cloaked in mystery
Microsoft Monday shed little light on its forthcoming Office Web Applications, which were announced nine months ago, leaving more questions about the depth of features, their integration with Office on the desktop, how they would run inside a corporate network, and how they stack up to online alternatives. Microsoft Office 2010: A Simple FAQ
Microsoft is expanding its horizons with its newly revealed Office 2010 software suite. The updated Office will be available in two separate formats: a traditional PC-based edition and a completely Web-based version. Both products are expected to be released in the first half of 2010. Q4 tracking nicely for Cisco: analyst
Lazard Capital Markets is rating Cisco a "buy" just weeks before it closes its books for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009. Cisco's fiscal year ends late this month and it will report its results in the first week of August. Microsoft officially names Geneva project
Microsoft Monday unveiled the names of the pieces that will make up its single sign-on platform that was formerly named Geneva. IBM Power servers most reliable in new survey
IBM's Power servers topped a list of most reliable x86 and Unix machines in a new survey, clocking in at only 15 minutes of unplanned downtime per year. Apple: More Than 1.5 Billion Apps Served
It's no secret that iTunes' App Store has proven wildly successful--so much so that Apple's smartphone competitors are scrambling to duplicate the concept. But just to drive the point home, Apple today announced that its customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications since the App Store opened one year ago. How Criminals are Stealing Your Data
Cisco today released its Mid-Year Security Report, highlighting the latest tricks and methods that cyber-criminals are using to grab data and make money. Keith Shaw talks with Patrick Peterson, a Cisco Fellow and Chief Security Researcher, about the report, as well as suggestions on how IT can fight back. (33:20) Google's Chrome OS: Making the Same Mistakes as Microsoft?
Google's indication (hardly an announcement) that they're getting into the OS business comes as no surprise. It's already got Android. It's got Web-based apps that are now (finally) out of beta. It's got the right vision, IMHO, for mobility. They have the potential at the very least to put a thumbtack on Microsoft's chair, if not actually kick them in the butt. Shiny new Space Fence to monitor orbiting junk, satellites
Some work has begun on tracking and detecting the overabundance of space junk which has become a growing priority as all manner of satellites, rockets and possible commercial space shots are promised in the coming few years. July Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today.
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