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	Cisco, Juniper push new mobility-focused products The two biggest router companies are focusing their attention on mobility this week with products to address operator needs for rich 4G multimedia services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware The Definitive Guide to APM In this Application Performance Management eBook, get hands-on, practical insight into industry best practices for managing your critical applications from an end-to-end perspective. Find out how to manage performance from the distributed front-end of IT operations to the mainframe back-end, while keeping the end-user experience in mind. Read Now. In this Issue Valentine's Day Tech Gifts Under $100 4G status update Cisco picks up where Starent left off Users dispute Microsoft's explanation of Windows 7 battery problems News podcast: Network World 360 Riverbed releases gigabit-speed WAN optimizer Microsoft to shut off free versions of Windows 7 soon Five Ways Early Adopters Have Been Screwed Microsoft unveils child-friendly version of IE8 WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW Increasing Energy Efficiency with x86 Servers According to the Robert Francis Group, power efficiency will be the number one issue for IT executives for the next decade, at least. Fortunately, the combination of IBM BladeCenter Systems with the new Intel® XeonÒ 5500 Series processors provide the best combination of value, performance, and reliability. Download the white paper to see how. Read More Valentine's Day Tech Gifts Under $100 Flowers may last a week, but romantic technology could outlive even the relationship itself. If you truly want to impress your Valentine, rethink your gift strategy. Here are eight great February 14 suggestions that won't break the bank. Read More 4G status update Where does the wireless industry stand with 4G mobile networks? If you're referring casually to the next generation of packet-switched mobile data networks, there is one answer. If you're referring to formal standards-based networks, however, there's another. Read More Cisco picks up where Starent left off Cisco on Tuesday will show just how serious it is about mobile data with the introduction of its first product derived from its Starent acquisition, the ASR 5000. Read More 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. Users dispute Microsoft's explanation of Windows 7 battery problems Windows 7 does not ruin notebook batteries or issue premature warnings that the power is exhausted, Microsoft's head of Windows said in response to customer complaints. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 The two biggest router companies are focusing their attention on mobility this week with products to address operator needs for rich 4G multimedia services. Also, Adobe apologized over the weekend for letting a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player languish without a patch, even though it updated the popular plug-in four times since the flaw was reported. (5:45) Read More Riverbed releases gigabit-speed WAN optimizer Riverbed Technology announced new models of its network accelerator appliance, increasing the throughput for on-site and off-site backups to 1Gbit/sec. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Live Webcast: Maximize ROI for Web Applications Learn how the data grid technology in Oracle WebLogic Suite can dramatically reduce hardware, datacenter, and software license costs, as well as improve overall system manageability, reliability, and scalability. Register today for this FREE Webcast. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET Register Today! Microsoft to shut off free versions of Windows 7 soon On March 1, users of the free, release candidate versions of Windows 7 will experience bi-hourly shut downs, Microsoft says. These shut downs will continue until June 1. Read More Five Ways Early Adopters Have Been Screwed Apple executives have hinted that an early price drop for the $500-and-up iPad may be in the works. A Credit Suisse analyst who reportedly met with Apple executives learned that Apple may slash the price of the iPad if demand for the new device is low. Read More Microsoft unveils child-friendly version of IE8 Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of under 18s have been contacted online by a stranger, says Microsoft. Read More
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