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Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 moves toward final release

How a Google tablet could avoid same fate as the Nexus One | SAP reportedly buying Sybase for $6 billion

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Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 moves toward final release
Developers and hackers are digging into the latest refresh of the Windows Phone 7 platform from Microsoft. The radically redesigned OS is still on track for Fall release on a new crop of smartphones. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks

From Physical to Virtual to the Cloud
The migration from a dedicated infrastructure to a shared and outsourced cloud infrastructure is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. With Extreme Networks "Four Pillars" strategy, Enterprises and Hosting Centers of any scale can approach change in a logical and affordable, stepwise fashion. Read More

WEBCAST: Meraki

Cloud-Managed WiFi
Learn how cloud-managed wireless access points can be self-configured and centrally managed over the web, provide secured access for employees and guests, be scalable for networks of all sizes, and provide a cost savings of up to 50% over traditional solutions. Click here.

How a Google tablet could avoid same fate as the Nexus One
Now that it looks like Google and Verizon are teaming up to create their own tablet, the question becomes, "How does Google avoid another Nexus One-style debacle?" Read More

SAP reportedly buying Sybase for $6 billion
SAP is nearing a deal to buy mobile and database vendor Sybase for roughly US$6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing two individuals with knowledge of the company's plans. Read More

Firefox lends security hand to rival browsers
Mozilla has launched a tool that lets users of rival browsers, including IE, Chrome, Safari and Opera, determine whether important add-ons may be vulnerable to attack. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems

Tolly Group Performance Report
Tolly Report: "Citrix NetScaler with nCore Outperforms F5 BIG-IP" shows you how Citrix NetScaler beat F5 in head-to-head tests - providing 3X faster Web traffic, lower latency and higher throughput. Learn More!

Yahoo's ingenious plan to force users to switch to Gmail
No matter where I go, I have two constant companions: my Motorola Droid smartphone and Yahoo Mail. I love them both, but they seem to hate each other. Read More

Cisco PGW softswitch susceptible to crash, DoS
Cisco's PGW 2200 softswitch line is susceptible to multiple vulnerabilities, including system crash and denial of service. The vulnerabilities were disclosed in a Cisco security advisory this week. Read More

Juniper to disclose cloud plans: report
Juniper is preparing to announce how it plans to participate in cloud computing, according to a bulletin issued this week by an investment firm. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Geolocation and Application Delivery
Both business and technical stakeholders will find value and a broad range of uses for the highly accurate data available from a trusted third-party geolocation provider, especially when the data is integrated into a Unified Application and Data Delivery platform. This Whitepaper has all the details. Read More!

Cisco back to pre-slump growth in Q3
Cisco Systems emerged from the effects of the global economic downturn in its fiscal third quarter ended May 1, posting what Chairman and CEO John Chambers said was probably the company's best quarter ever. Read More

Sales of Android handsets surpass iPhone sales during first quarter of 2010; Apple not worried
Could it be that the iPhone is in trouble? Is it possible that a device experiencing 100+% growth year over year has year has lost some of its luster? Read More

14 Ways to Supercharge Your Smartphone
Are you using your smartphone to its fullest? Probably not--smartphone owners typically push their devices up to only about half their potential. Here are 14 smartphone apps to help your Android handset, BlackBerry, or iPhone become all that it can be. Read More

13 Tips to Supercharge Your 'Dumb' Phone
Smartphones are expensive. Ordinary, "dumb" cell phones are cheap. The trade-off is that basic candy-bar phones are inferior and no fun, and they can't perform highfalutin tasks such as play Super Monkey Ball. Well, that's what you thought. Read More



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