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Does Google have Wi-Fi data from your company?
Google is facing scrutiny and investigation around the world following revelations that it has been capturing and archiving Wi-Fi data collected by its Google Street View vehicles that drive around capturing the image data used by the Street View service. It is questionable whether Google should have done that, but what is not questionable is whether or not Google should have any data from your Wi-Fi network. Read More


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Troubleshooting Application Problems
This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here!

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Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap
Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More

Skype's 'success' speaks volumes
By many measures Skype has been a remarkable success, primary among them (for me) that the videoconferencing it enables has managed to virtually reunite my sister in Minnesota with her family in Massachusetts.However, Skype has not been the kind of financial success one would have expected from a company that once commanded $2.6 billion from eBay (their bad). Read More

IBM red-faced after handing out infected USB drives
Delegates at an Australian security conference got hit by a double dose of malware thanks to IBM. Read More

Star Wars Episode V: Special Special Special Keith Edition
You had me at "Put Yourself in Star Wars". The folks at JibJab have teamed up with the Star Wars people (you know, Lucasfilm) to offer a Web app that lets you star in the Star Wars films. Just upload a photo of your face, do some quick tweaks and voila! You're in the movie. You can then embed the video as I've done here, or you can share your masterpiece with friends via Facebook or Twitter. Read More


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Deployment Strategies for 802.11n
Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More!

Adobe Faces Tough Fight for Flash Survival
Once upon a time, Apple and Adobe were friends. They had a mutually beneficial relationship creating a niche market based on Apple's Mac operating system and Adobe's content creation software. Now, Apple and Adobe are bitter rivals and aggressively battling each other over the merits of Flash and the future of interactive content and video on the Web. As pervasive as Flash is today, Apple is a force to be reckoned with and Adobe has a fight on its hands. Read More

My first month using the iPad for business: it's still lacking
I have been using my new iPad as a business tool since Interop. While it has been good in some areas, it has also been annoying in others. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
A new government study shows that 1 in 4 U.S. households has only wireless telephone service. Also, retail giant Wal-Mart is reported to be planning on making all its payment terminals in the U.S. compliant with a smartcard-based credit card technology that is already widely used around the world, but not in the U.S. (4:45) Read More


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5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
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Dell: We're selling the 'appropriate' number of netbooks
Netbooks may have won over many users with their relatively low cost and small size, but Dell doesn't see the lightweight machines ever replacing laptops with more powerful processors inside. Read More

Most popular stories this week
This week's winners included revelations about hackers and open-source licensers. Check out the list to see if there's anything you missed this week. Read More

Air Force set to fly Mach-6 scramjet
The US Air Force said it was looking to launch its  14-foot long X-51A Waverider on its first hypersonic flight test attempt May 25.  Read More



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