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	5 reasons Silicon Valley might stumble coming out of recession Cisco CEO John Chambers' optimism on tech's rebound from the lagging economy was tempered this week by the findings of a group of Silicon Valley nonprofits. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire FISMA Prescriptive Guide Learn how Tripwire helps federal agencies, as well as the organizations and contractors that store, process or transmit federal information. The FISMA Prescriptive Guide contains case studies from three fictional federal agencies, each capturing the perspective of a key stakeholder in the FISMA compliance process. Click here. In this Issue Broadband stimulus provides windfall for rural New York Six high-tech ways to enjoy the 2010 Olympics Microsoft yanks patch causing XP PCs to crash News podcast: Network World 360 Technology 'firsts' that made a president's day Macworld Expo 2010 Best of Show Milky Way research network gaining speed Airborne laser weapon blasts rocketing missile WHITE PAPER: HP Networking Redefined Consolidation, virtualization, green Initiatives, cloud computing, etc., the state of the data center has never been more in flux. Is it time for a network overhaul built on the concepts of open, virtual switching, unified fabrics and bandwiths of 10 Gigabit Ethernet and beyond? Read this Network World Executive Guide to learn more. . Read now. Broadband stimulus provides windfall for rural New York While several broadband buildouts have received tens of millions of dollars from the federal government, the largest so far is a project that will deploy high-speed broadband all throughout New York State. Read More Six high-tech ways to enjoy the 2010 Olympics Join us on a tour of geeky ways to enjoy the games. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! Microsoft yanks patch causing XP PCs to crash Hundreds of users posted messages on a Microsoft support forum complaining that Patch Tuesday's updates were crashing their XP computers. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 Microsoft late Thursday said it had halted distribution of a security update linked to crippled Windows XP PCs that display the notorious Blue Screen of Death. Also, a report by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Joint Venture says The Valley will enter a "new phase of uncertainty" coming out of the recession due to high unemployment, global competition and curtailed investment. (5:02) Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. Technology 'firsts' that made a president's day From the first presidential steamboat ride to the introduction of electricity in the White House to Obama's famous Blackberry, our nation's commanders in chief have always enjoyed the privilege of being exposed to technology's cutting edge -- even if they haven't always embraced it.So in honor of Monday's celebration of Presidents Day, here's a rundown of notable presidential first encounters with... Read More Macworld Expo 2010 Best of Show The Macworld Editors scoured the show floor to find the 11 products worthy of Best of Show. Here's a list of the winners. Read More Milky Way research network gaining speed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which got the MilkyWay@Home distributed computing project going back in 2006, now says that the petaflop-plus processing power of the research project now beats that of the second fastest supercomputer and is second only to Folding@home among distributed computing programs in terms of speed. Read More Airborne laser weapon blasts rocketing missile After years of preparation, the US Missile Defense Agency this week said it had for the first time blasted a rocketing ballistic missile with a megawatt laser from a modified Boeing 747. Read More
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