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	Corporate IT eager to deploy Windows 7, survey shows IT professionals say they are willing to forego the first service pack for Windows 7 if that means they can get the operating system in their environments faster. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems A Roadmap to Reducing IT Complexity A study by IDG Research in 2009 found evidence that IT complexity has become public enemy #1 among information managers. The IDG eZine A Roadmap to Reducing IT Complexity and the many resources it contains will help guide you to a simpler yet far more powerful IT environment. Learn More Now In this Issue Windows Phone 7: A Sneak Peek at the Apps Cisco CRS-3 to disrupt Hollywood? Commercial tools not on tap for Windows 7 deployments How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names Cisco extends Borderless Networks with new switches Apple sees over 120,000 iPad pre-orders on first day Google traffic starting to dominate Internet Which browser is more secure IE8, Safari 4, Firefox 3.5, Chrome 4, or Opera 10? Cowboys Stadium: Big is better in football and technology Moving to the cloud: Big savings, but plan ahead It does not take a village -- or a country MIX10 Day 2: Windows Phone 7 browser based on "evolved" IE7 E-GUIDE: Compuware 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. Windows Phone 7: A Sneak Peek at the Apps Windows Phone 7 Series won't be out until the end of the year - meanwhile, whet your appetite with a look at some of the cool apps waiting in the wings. Read More Cisco CRS-3 to disrupt Hollywood? Amazing the alarm bells that hype can sound. Cisco's claims that the new CRS-3 core router's 322Tbps capacity can download every movie ever made in four minutes has Hollywood quaking, according to TIME. Read More Commercial tools not on tap for Windows 7 deployments A recent survey of 923 IT professionals showed that 87% of those polled plan to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7. Yet the same survey conducted in January 2010 also revealed that close the three-fourths plan to make the move manually, using free tools such as the ones provided by Microsoft. Read More How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names The stories behind the names. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Challenges of Log Management for UNIX and Linux Systems In this new Quest Software white paper, learn the value of monitoring and audit trails, and see how a third-party log management solution helps your business stay safe AND in compliance. Read More Cisco extends Borderless Networks with new switches Cisco this week extended its Borderless Networks initiative with some new switches and enhancements to existing routers to enable anytime, anywhere access to anything. To facilitate that, Cisco is working on embedding more video, security and mobility features into its gear, while also reducing the amount of energy they consume. Read More Apple sees over 120,000 iPad pre-orders on first day Apple sees 91,000 pre-sales of the iPad in the first six hours, 120,000 in the first day, and 150,000 in the first 60 hours. Analysts predict five million sales in first year. Read More Google traffic starting to dominate Internet Like a giant gravity-bending star, Google has grown so massive it is starting to have a measurable effect on Internet traffic flows, an analysis of the company's activities has found. Read More Which browser is more secure IE8, Safari 4, Firefox 3.5, Chrome 4, or Opera 10? About two weeks ago I saw a discussion thread on the GIAC Advisory Board that was entitled, "NSS report on browser security (is IE8 or FF more secure?)". Intrigued, I flagged the discussion as something to read when I had time. Well… I got around to reading the thread and while the discussion wasn't the flame war I had hoped, the source for the discussion was interesting enough. 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! Cowboys Stadium: Big is better in football and technology Getting Cowboys Stadium ready for its 2009 opening was a massive job for many people, including IT infrastructure chief Bill Haggard. Read More Moving to the cloud: Big savings, but plan ahead Some might say that San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals was pushed into the cloud. The 23-year-old company's data center had been running at 100% capacity and IT executives feared inevitable performance problems, but the company was reluctant to build another site due to the poor economic climate. Read More It does not take a village -- or a country olumnist Scott Bradner says concerns of a "cyberwar" miss the main threat to network infrastructures. To date, essentially all cyberattacks where the perpetrators have been identified have been the work of small groups of individuals. Read More MIX10 Day 2: Windows Phone 7 browser based on "evolved" IE7 The mobile Web browser featured on Windows Phone 7 devices will be a "vast improvement" over the browser currently running on existing Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. Read More
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