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	Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever McNamara: You'll be seeing variations of this headline all day today and I'll bet good money they spread to TV news faster than flu through a kindergarten: "Scientist 'infected with computer virus.' " The source of this contagion is a remarkably credulous BBC report about a British researcher who claims to be the first person "infected with a computer virus." Read More WHITE PAPER: MessageLabs Ensure 360-Degree Border Security Managing the security and availability of Web, email, and IM is complex. This paper will discuss the modern threat of blended attacks from web, email and IM. and highlight how a comprehensive hosted solution by Symantec Hosted Services can secure your networks from these threat vectors. Read Now In this Issue Steve Ballmer as emoticons Lifelock worries after employee data leaked to Web Cell phone 'bill shock' hits a nerve, FCC says News podcast: Network World 360 Researchers race to produce 3D models of BP oil spill Free Beer! 10 Steps to optimize Sharepoint Performance Open-sourcing VistA could revolutionize healthcare records FAA awards largest contracts ever -- $4.4B -- for future air traffic network WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Minimize Datacenter Costs with Server Offload This technical guide helps you learn how to reduce your server costs up to 60%. You'll gain valuable information on how Citrix NetScaler helps reduce datacetner costs with server and infrastructure offload. Read More! Steve Ballmer as emoticons I was playing around with adding emoticons to my Windows Live Messenger account when a thought struck me: Who do they remind me of? Do you see the resemblance? Read More Lifelock worries after employee data leaked to Web It may be OK for identity theft protection vendor Lifelock to publish its CEO's Social Security number, but when it comes to other company employees, that's another story. Read More Cell phone 'bill shock' hits a nerve, FCC says A new survey commissioned by the Federal Communications Commission has found that nearly one in five American consumers have been subject to sudden and unexpected rises in their monthly cellular phone bills. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ROI of Switched Ethernet Networking Midmarket firms must incorporate new levels of bandwidth and intelligence into their network to handle technologies such as VoIP and videoconferencing. IDC interviewed several organizations to determine their future networking strategies. Learn More. News podcast: Network World 360 A Mozilla employee yesterday outlined a sly new attack tactic dubbed "tabnapping" that can dupe users into giving up passwords by secretly changing already-open browser tabs. Also, South Korea has the fastest home Internet service in the world, with a downstream speed 100 times faster than the average in Sudan, the operator of Speedtest.net reported on a new Web site that compiles results from consumers running its online test. (5:26) Read More Researchers race to produce 3D models of BP oil spill The National Science Foundation has allocated 1 million hours on the Ranger supercomputer to help scientists forecast the affects of the massive BP oil spill on the Gulf Coast. Read More Free Beer! I heard a rumor about an open source beer and it's true! Read More E-GUIDE: Compuware 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 10 Steps to optimize Sharepoint Performance SharePoint, the fastest growing product in Microsoft's history, is used to store reams of documents, meaning application performance is a key component for successful SharePoint deployment and adoption. Here are 10 steps to improve the performance of your SharePoint Servers. Read More Open-sourcing VistA could revolutionize healthcare records Converting the Veterans Administration's electronic health record-keeping to an open source project isn't too much of a stretch. Read More FAA awards largest contracts ever -- $4.4B -- for future air traffic network The Federal Aviation Administration today said it awarded three massive contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years to build out the future, oft-times controversial air traffic control network known as NextGen or the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Read More
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