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How to Scope Someone Out Online
Need to find out about a new Internet friend or a prospective employee? Try these techniques. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco

Cisco to Announce Data Center 3.0 Architecture
Join Cisco in a special public announcement from Cisco Live conference and be among the first to lean about the next stages on the evolution of Cisco's Data Center 3.0 strategy. Hear information straight from the engineers who were involved in the latest developments, and find out what these innovations mean to you. Register Now!

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Yankee Group on Cloud Considerations
Cloud computing's perceived challenges of security, visibility and management may give the upper hand to private clouds. Join Yankee Group for this Webcast that discusses how to ensure you deploy a cloud that meets your organization's security and compliance needs. View Now

ASIC issues delaying Cisco switch?
Ongoing shipments of Cisco's Catalyst 6500 switch are said to be threatened by ASIC "issues," according to a bulletin distributed by investment firm Rodman & Renshaw, LLC. The firm characterized the reports of the ASIC issue as a rumor.  Read More

Supreme Court ruling dashes hopes that software patents will go away
Free software advocates who despise software patents were hoping that a case pending before the Supreme Court would more-or-less abolish them. But, alas, the much anticipated opinion on Bilski v. Kappos which was issued Monday, did no such thing. Read More

Avaya preps one-box data-center strategy
Avaya is prepping to launch its one-box data-center strategy early in October -- the VSP 9000 switch -- as a counter to Cisco's more comprehensive approach. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Novell

Intelligent Storage Management at the File Level
Many storage management tools for file storage are "dumb." They treat all files the same regardless of business relevance and they lack the ability to automate user-storage management tasks or set policies based on business requirements. Learn how to augment your existing storage management system with intelligence at the file level. Read Now

iPhone 4 launch day crowds
The line outside of the San Francisco Apple store at 5am. Consumers at the front of the line were beginning to break down their tents and sidewalk furniture. Read More

Google's Chrome passes Safari in US browser share
Google Chrome is now the third-most-popular browser in the U.S., behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox, but ahead of Apple's Safari for the first time, according to a study by Web analytics company StatCounter. Read More

Google moves encrypted search to a new site
Google's encrypted search engine, launched in May, has moved to a new Web address that isn't as convenient as its original one but that gives organizations the option to block the site for their users without locking them out of other Google services. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix

Achieving the Lowest Server Virtualization TCO
Consolidation through server virtualization is a powerful agent for datacenter change, but shrinking your server footprint is just a part of the value that server virtualization bring to your IT organization. Read More

The surprising secret of a Las Vegas data center: No glitz
The data center used by The Venetian resort and casino owned by the Sands Corp. is neither glitzy or unusual, but must perform many out-of-the-ordinary tasks to make sure the unique business runs smoothly. Read More

Dongle most popular Wi-Fi device
USB modems are now the most popular wireless modem devices, rushing past old favourites such as PC cards, embedded modules, and wireless routers. Read More

Video: Astronauts Twitter from orbit
When Space Shuttle mission STS-131 blasted off in April this year the crew of seven took tens of thousands of Twitter followers along for the ride and they couldn't be happier with the results, they said in Tokyo on Monday. Read More



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