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	Students launch protest of AT&T coverage College students have long been known to protest against war, racism and other social maladies. But now students at Santa Clara University are taking aim at a new form of injustice: Poor cell phone reception. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems A Clear View Toward Virtualization Virtualization has busted out of the data center and overspread the desktop and application worlds. Citrix has emerged as a major innovator in virtualization solutions. Click here to read an Executive Viewpoint featuring Citrix CEO Mark Templeton. Learn More Now In this Issue IE 6: Patch Tuesday won't be the same without you BlackBerry Travel Apps: 10 Must-Have Downloads CIO 100 Awards Q&A: Taking the early dive into 4G Google hit with antitrust probe in Europe FCC aims to free up 500MHz of spectrum for broadband How Much Bandwidth is Enough? Adobe patches critical bug in Flash, Reader download tool Why Palm Can't Be Saved WHITE PAPER: Sophos Windows 7 security With the public release of Windows 7 debates and discussions have been raging on the security improvements in the new platform, and some potential problems have also emerged. In this white paper, we run through the most significant changes and additions, and look at what they might mean to users and administrators. Read now. IE 6: Patch Tuesday won't be the same without you Go into the closet and get out your best dark suit, then polish your best black dress shoes. You're going to a funeral.The funeral is for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6, the once popular but now faded and buggy nine year old web browser that is expected to ascend into browser heaven sometime in March -- if certain Web sites have their way. Read More BlackBerry Travel Apps: 10 Must-Have Downloads Before your next trip, check out 10 of the best travel-minded mobile applications for BlackBerry smartphones. Read More CIO 100 Awards Notice from our sister site, CIO.com: Deadline Extension: Applications will now be accepted through March 5, 2010. Every year, the CIO 100 Awards honor 100 companies that demonstrate excellence and achievement in IT. The process for choosing the CIO 100 honorees is systematic and very competitive. We're looking for companies that are using IT in innovative ways to deliver competitive advantage to the enterprise and enable growth. Follow the link to submit an application. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Optimizing and Protecting Storage This document focuses on key Oracle Database 11g capabilities that help IT departments better optimize their storage infrastructure, enabling administrators to deliver a cost effective, scalable information management platform. Read Now Q&A: Taking the early dive into 4G Kayentis executive Guy Maestre discusses why his company decided to invest in Sprint's WiMAX technology. Read More Google hit with antitrust probe in Europe Google has become the subject of a preliminary investigation by antitrust regulators in Europe following complaints by three of its rivals there, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday evening. Read More FCC aims to free up 500MHz of spectrum for broadband The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's upcoming national broadband plan will ask the nation's television broadcasters to voluntarily give up unused wireless spectrum, in exchange for a share of the profits when that spectrum is sold, the agency's chairman said Wednesday. 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! How Much Bandwidth is Enough? How much bandwidth does a business need? As the FCC considers a national broadband plan, it's an important question. Do we really need the gigabit broadband that Google is planning to experiment with, or are the speeds already commonly available fast enough? Read More Adobe patches critical bug in Flash, Reader download tool Adobe today patched a critical vulnerability in the Windows utility used to download the company's two most popular products, Adobe Reader and Flash Player. Read More Why Palm Can't Be Saved That sound you've been hearing--that soft "swooshing" in the distance--isn't anything important. It's just the sound of Palm circling the drain. For despite having had excellent carrier support from Verizon and Sprint, as well as good products, the company has once again failed to gain any real traction in the marketplace. Read More
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