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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Ex-Sun chief dishes on Gates, Jobs; 3G buildouts ramp up

3G buildouts push up mobile network investment | Arm sees over 50 new iPad-like devices out this year

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Ex-Sun chief dishes dirt on Gates, Jobs
Don't expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly. The former CEO of Sun has taken to his personal blog, provocatively titled "What I couldn't say...," to dish some industry dirt and tell his side of the story about the demise of Sun. Read More


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Root Access Risk Control for the Enterprise
Compliance efforts and security concerns have driven businesses to make substantial investments in threat control. In this paper, EMA analysts examine BeyondTrust PowerBroker, a comprehensive solution designed to close these gaps for the enterprise with provable control. Read More

3G buildouts push up mobile network investment
Mobile networks may not be getting upgraded as fast as some subscribers would like, but carrier spending on infrastructure is expected to rebound slightly this year after falling in 2009. Read More

Arm sees over 50 new iPad-like devices out this year
The launch of Apple's iPad will pave the way for a slew of rival products this year, an Arm executive said Wednesday, predicting over 50 tablet PC devices will be launched globally. Read More


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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!

Procter & Gamble tries a bring-your-laptop-to-work program
Procter & Gamble Co. is letting several hundred of its employees use their own laptops at work as part of an experiment -- one of numerous efforts by companies trying to keep workers happy. Read More

Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing
Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service. Read More


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Perfecting Application Performance
The enterprise application scene has become increasingly complicated over the years. Things have changed with the rise of Web services, SOA, Virtualization and cloud computing. In this Executive Guide explore how to get the best performance out of today's application environments. Read Now.

News podcast: Network World 360
Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies $25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Also, Microsoft is expected to share details about Internet Explorer 9 at its upcoming MIX10 conference, and industry watchers say the forthcoming release could help the software giant put part of its embattled browser past behind it. (4:53) Read More

Apple iPhone app fine print hurts developers
iPad and iPhone developers beware. Apple reserves the right to kill an app at any time with no reason, and Apple's liability in any circumstance is limited to $50. Read More

Facebook pushing 'Suicide Machine' into an open-source afterlife
"Web 2.0 Suicide Machine" is no more - at least as we have come to know it - and at least for now. Read More

Will Oracle's Open Source Efforts Die of Brain Drain?
Yesterday Simon Phillips, chief open source office at Sun, now Oracle left his job. This marks another high profile former Sun, open source advocate that has left since the Oracle acquisition closed. I know Oracle has said that they will continue being a big open source supporter going forward. But with all of this talent going out the door, who is there to drive the boat? Read More



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