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Thursday, November 19, 2009

NSA helped with Windows 7; Top 10 free Windows tools for IT; Has time come for Ethernet as a WAN service?

Top 10 free Windows tools for IT pros, at a glance; Has the time come for Ethernet as a WAN service?
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NSA helped with Windows 7 development

The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress. Read full story

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Top 10 free Windows tools for IT pros, at a glance
No Windows geek or PC support pro should be without these must-have utilities.

Has the time come for Ethernet as a WAN service?
The goal would be that data services would become as simple as voice services of old. In particular, there would be one standardized interface that everybody understood; you simply attached your equipment, and it works. We're not there yet, but we may be a giant step closer. And the lynchpin for these services may well be wide area Ethernet services.

FCC identifies roadblocks to broadband adoption
Several factors, including a lack of a broadband subsidy program at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have contributed to gaps in broadband adoption in the U.S., a new report from an FCC task force said.

CIOs fear mass IT exodus following economic recovery
Robert Half Technology and Deloitte Consulting report that IT leaders are worried high-tech workers will seek employment elsewhere, leaving their companies at a disadvantage in terms of business-technology initiatives.

Four things we expect from Google Chrome OS on Thursday, and one we don't
It's no secret that Google is holding a press conference Thursday morning in which the company promises a progress report on Chrome OS and to disclose 2010 launch details. Less clear is if we will actually get a beta of the new operating system or if the news will entail only a demo.

HP adds more apps in Cisco battle
HP this week added a slew of applications to the server blade in its 5400 and 8200 series switches. The applications are from partners in HP's ProCurve ONE program who are writing packages to run on the ProCurve ONE Services zl Module on those switches.

Firefox 3.6 locks out rogue add-ons
Mozilla is adding a new lockdown feature to Firefox 3.6 that will prevent developers from sneaking add-ons into the program, the company said.

Bill would restrict P2P use on government networks
House lawmakers introduced a bill that would restrict the use of peer-to-peer technology on government networks in response to several embarrassing data leaks.

3 Most Important Announcements about Microsoft's Azure Cloud
Microsoft's Ray Ozzie significantly blew past the basic Exchange, SharePoint and SQL database hosting services with the Azure announcements at PDC 2009 yesterday.

Antitrust battle will go on despite AMD-Intel settlement
The antitrust battle between Intel and Advanced Micro Devices isn't necessarily over, despite a settlement agreement announced by the microprocessor companies.

Intel Capital invests $25 million in tech companies
Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of the world's largest chip maker, Tuesday detailed seven new investments worth around US$25 million in total, in addition to an investment in U.S. WiMax operator Clearwire.

November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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Ethernet everywhere!
Ethernet everywhereInside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations.

7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout
Windows 7These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images.

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