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	10 hot data center tools Enterprise data centers are notoriously complex, costly and energy inefficient, which leaves plenty of opportunity for innovative vendors to introduce products that ease the pain of data center managers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Network Rightsizing Best Practices Guide Network Rightsizing is an evolutionary approach to network design that significantly reduces costs while simultaneously increasing mobility for campus and enterprise users. This guide provides a methodology to enable IT to break away from the status quo of port-based network architectures, allowing an unprecedented reduction in cost and complexity. Read More! In this Issue AT&T to soon offer Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus Cisco, HP rift grows The biggest cloud on the planet is owned by ... the crooks DEMO start-ups go for the cloud Verizon announces VoIP packages for SMBs Time is right to consider VDI Google stops censoring in China German government urges users to scrap Firefox 3.6 IRS security faults leave taxpayer information at risk SURVEY: Network World Research Take our survey for the chance to win $250 cash! We're conducting a brief survey about storage solutions – participate now and enter to win $250 cash: Click here to participate! AT&T to soon offer Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus Disappointing quarterly results and death knells might stop an ordinary company in its tracks, but Palm continues to forge ahead. Despite stock prices hovering at the $4 mark, the company announced on Monday that it would join forces with AT&T to bring its Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus phones to the carrier. Read More Cisco, HP rift grows HP has sided with Polycom in videoconferencing as the fissure with Cisco grows even wider. HP had relationships with both Polycom and Tandberg, which is being acquired by Cisco, but decided to move forward with Polycom only. Read More The biggest cloud on the planet is owned by ... the crooks Who's got the biggest cloud in the tech universe? Google? Pretty big, but no. Amazon? Lots and lots of servers, but not even close. Microsoft? They're just getting started. Read More WHITE PAPER: AccelOps IT Service Management: Beyond the Myths Discover best practices and supporting technologies that deliver the straightest path to service reliability, operational efficiency and effective ROI. Also, examine three case studies that show how IT service management works in the real world. Read More! DEMO start-ups go for the cloud Sixty-five companies will debut products at DEMO this week, with a heavy focus on cloud computing. Read More Verizon announces VoIP packages for SMBs At the recent Comptel Spring 2010 conference, Verizon Global Wholesale Division announced plans for three new VoIP and Internet packages designed for retail service providers to offer to small and midsize businesses. The wholesale offers will be accompanied by marketing efforts to SMBs. Read More Time is right to consider VDI If you haven't considered virtual desktop options lately, it might be time to take a closer look. There are a lot of alternatives now and the opportunity might be right, especially if a desktop refresh is in order or you're planning a Windows 7 migration. Read More WEBCAST: HyTrust 8 Tips for Virtualization Under Control Examine 8 tips that will show you how to virtualize more critical workloads with confidence. From security planning and policy management to automation and access controls, get expert advice on how to build a more secure virtual infrastructure to accelerate the virtualization of business-critical applications. Learn More! Google stops censoring in China Google has stopped censoring results in China, acting on a decision it made in January. Read More German government urges users to scrap Firefox 3.6 Germany's federal computer security agency has recommended that users dump Mozilla's newest Firefox browser until the company patches a critical vulnerability later this month. Read More IRS security faults leave taxpayer information at risk In this the heavy tax season where billions of dollars and tons of personal information is relayed to and from the government, it's more disconcerting to hear that the Internal Revenue Service is still struggling to keep private information secure. Read More
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