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Salesforce.com CEO says Microsoft is a 'patent troll'
Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff Tuesday declined to comment on the patent lawsuit brought against his company by Microsoft, but that didn't stop him from calling his rival names. Read More


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Examine strategies and tactics for unifying data and content. View an e-discovery calculator and go inside a 3-year ROI model. Read More

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BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express offers IT control and security features you can trust even for employees that choose to bring their own BlackBerry smartphones into your business. Download this free license to support up to 75 users on your existing Exchange Server. Download Now.

The smart paranoid's guide to using Google
Google is nearly everyone's best friend. But have you ever stopped to think about just how much Google knows about you? Read More

Six misconceptions about cloud apps
A look at cloud apps misconceptions related to performance, security, management, cost and the long-term effect on IT staffing. Read More

Essential iPad apps: Nine free favorites
These great iPad apps won't cost you a dime. Read More


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5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now

Internet Speedtest results going public
The operator of Speedtest.net is set on Tuesday to start providing statistics from its Web-based Internet measurement tool for free to consumers. Read More

IPV4 to IPV6 Migration, the 'Real' Y2K Problem
Many believe that warnings about the perils of running out of IPV4 addresses can safely be ignored--that like the Y2K machinations of the last century, they are much ado about nothing. After all, you already have your IPV4 address, so why should you care? Performance, that's why. Read More

News podcast: Network World 360
Shipments of laptops rose by 43.4 percent in the first three months of 2010, compared to the same period last year, according to market research company Gartner. Also, Cisco this week is unveiling a switch and a router designed to help utilities construct IP-based infrastructures for power delivery, monitoring and control. (4:33) 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!

Two years later, Apple still won't fix Safari hole
Two years after fixing a security bug in the Windows version of its Safari browser, Apple apparently has decided that Mac users can go without a fix. Read More

When In Doubt, Capture Packets
While NetFlow--the subject of my last three posts--is a tool that I use constantly for getting visibility into network traffic, sometimes you need to look at complete packet contents. I have a saying at work: "When in doubt, capture packets." The first few times (or maybe few dozen times) you troubleshoot a problem by using raw packet captures, it'll be confusing and time consuming. Read More

Microsoft's highest paid senior exec to retire
Following up on my previous post, it turns out Microsoft has just announced that Robbie Bach, president of its Entertainment and Devices Division, is going to retire from Microsoft this fall. A major shakeup was expected in Microsoft's mobile phone and consumer devices division in the wake of the canceled Courier tablet project. Read More

Chinese website leaks photos of white iPhone 4G
With all of the Apple leaks hitting the web over the past few weeks, you almost forget that Apple paranoia regarding product secrecy is second to none. Gizmodo, of course, got the ball rolling with their unprecedented expose on the upcoming iPhone 4G. Read More



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