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	8 things you didn't know about Windows Phone 7 Details of Windows Phone 7 and the development environment are coming to light at Microsoft's MIX10 Web developer conference. Read More WHITE PAPER: 3COM Building Mission-Critical Data Centers The traditional three-tier model of access, aggregation and core switching has turned into an operational nightmare. However, an IRF (Intelligent Resilient Framework) based network can extend the control plane across multiple active switches, increasing resiliency and reducing complexity. Learn More. In this Issue FCC's national broadband plan: What's next? Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview 12 types of cell phone users that drive us nuts Embarrassment as 10,000 Microsoft staff buy iPhones US military plotted revenge on Wikileaks Why is cloud computing hard? Top tech execs speak their minds McAfee scans cloud environments for security vulnerabilities Video game designer among top 10 well-paid creative jobs Open Source, Preferred by 9 Out of 10 Supercomputers Open Source Business Practices: The Next Step in the Revolution 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. FCC's national broadband plan: What's next? When the U.S. Federal Communications Commission officially releases the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday, the document will be just the start of a long process to extend broadband service to millions of U.S. residents. Read More Microsoft unveils IE9 public preview Microsoft today unveiled a public sneak peek of its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9, aimed at Web developers and the technically brave of heart. Read More 12 types of cell phone users that drive us nuts Maybe you've seen Bluetooth Johnson, the bathroom texter or Han Solo, a.k.a, the holster master, in action. But hopefully, you don't see any of these 12 annoying cell phone characters when you look in the mirror. 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! Embarrassment as 10,000 Microsoft staff buy iPhones Steve Ballmer doesn't use one but apparently as many as 10,000 Microsoft employees do. Embarrassingly, the device in question is Apple's iPhone. Read More US military plotted revenge on Wikileaks The US military was so fearful of classified information ending up on Wikileaks it considered ways to undermine the organisation, a newly published secret report on the site appears to show. Read More Why is cloud computing hard? Top tech execs speak their minds Everyone's talking about cloud computing and security. But what makes it so hard? Execs at Microsoft, Trend Micro, EMC's RSA division, McAfee and Symantec tackle the question. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW A Cure for Server Sprawl Dell Global Infrastructure Consulting helps DeKalb Medical create a virtualized server environment to eliminate up to 90 servers and reduce power consumption by an anticipated 20 percent. Read more McAfee scans cloud environments for security vulnerabilities McAfee's new vulnerability-assessment scanning service is aimed at giving cloud-computing service providers a way to provide security assurances to their customers. Read More Video game designer among top 10 well-paid creative jobs A top 10 list of well-paid creative jobs pegs video game designer as the fifth-most attractive profession, just ahead of a professional animator. Web designer nabbed the top spot. Read More Open Source, Preferred by 9 Out of 10 Supercomputers Saw an interesting article today that out of the top 10 supercomputers in the world, 9 of them are running some variant of Linux. On top of this a whopping 85% of the Top 500 supercomputers in the world run some form of the open source OS too. Read More Open Source Business Practices: The Next Step in the Revolution The natural next step in the Open Source revolution is for businesses to open source their processes. That's what Social Signal, a small social media shop in Vancouver, B.C., has done as ever-so-slightly nervous pioneers. Read More
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