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New software lets businesses track employee Facebook, Twitter activity
Facebook and Twitter users, you should probably just assume that what you post publicly is being monitored by your employer. Read More


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Smartphone smackdown: HTC EVO 4G vs. Google Nexus One
How HTC's WiMAX Android phone stacks up against Google's own Android handset. Read More

The InfoWorld Westmere blade server shoot-out
Intel's Xeon 5600 -- code-named Westmere -- was just announced, but InfoWorld already has deep benchmarking results on Westmere blade servers from Dell, HP, and IBM. Read More

Happy 25th Birthday Dot Com
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Comcast, Netflix report rise in IPv6 activity
The Internet industry is seeing evidence that more consumers, corporations and Web sites are deploying IPv6, the long-anticipated upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol, which is known as IPv4. But IPv6 remains a fraction of Internet traffic, and it's nowhere near where it should be given the rapid depletion of IPv4 addresses. Read More

Verizon exec calls for rewrite of Telecom Act
The U.S. Congress should rewrite the Telecommunications Act to focus on the Internet and strip away the rulemaking authority of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, a Verizon executive said Wednesday. Read More

Security companies warn of uptick in new IE attack
Criminals are stepping up their attacks leveraging an unpatched flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, using it to install fake antivirus products and malicious back doors on victim's computers. Read More


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Courier Tablet Confirmed by Microsoft?
Did Microsoft inadvertently confirm that it will be launching the rumored Courier tablet in the coming months? Read More

Sprint 4G Broadband: A Business Primer
Sprint has been aggressively promoting its expanding 4G wireless network at the CTIA show in Las Vegas this week. Verizon and AT&T are also pursuing 4G or LTE broadband, but Sprint--true to its name--is sprinting ahead to deliver 4G in more markets ahead of the competition. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Facebook and Twitter users should probably just assume that what they post publicly is being monitored by their employer. At DEMO, a company called Teneros demonstrated a new software-as-a-service product called Social Sentry that automates the process of examining employee activity on social networking sites. Also, after months of rumors, Sprint and HTC's Android 4G smartphone is finally here. At the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas on Tuesday, the companies announced the HTC EVO, which includes a 4.3-inch touchscreen with multitouch, running the Android 2.1 mobile operating system. (2:24) Read More

U.S. said to be eyeing cybersecurity ambassador role
U.S. officials are weighing the creation of an ambassador-level position for negotiating cybersecurity matters at the U.N. and for ensuring the country has a consistent international policy on the issue, according to the Wall Street Journal. Read More



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