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	Microsoft, users say Google security researcher put Windows customers at risk Microsoft accused a Google security researcher of putting Windows customers at risk of "broad attacks" by publishing code that exploits a zero-day vulnerability. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Xerox Xerox Managed Print Services Industry analysts name Xerox a leader in Managed Print Services. Let Xerox help reduce your company's printing cost by up to 30%. Start saving money now In this Issue What's in a smartphone processor? Increasingly a lot 6 strange ways to earn a living online Google needs to search under "wrong" FTC bombs massive robocall operation Steve Job's WWDC Wi-Fi Meltdown - A Little Perspective (and a Webinar) North Korea: Where There is No Internet iPhone 4 Glass Housing Put To The Test Report: Apple's iAd could face antitrust investigation BP oil spill disaster data available online from US Dept. of Energy WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center What's in a smartphone processor? Increasingly a lot Over the past few years, many processor chips have moved far beyond the traditional functions of plain old central processing units (CPUs) and are now responsible for a wide array of functions including power saving, system memory and video processing. Read More 6 strange ways to earn a living online Who needs a part-time job when you can get paid for seeking out smut, selling your hair, or sending text messages? Read More Google needs to search under "wrong" It seems Google can't do much of anything without riling some government somewhere in the world. The latest flap comes from an investigation launched by the Australians. This is a follow-on to an investigation started by the Germans in which "Google acknowledged that it had mistakenly collected fragments of data over public Wi-Fi networks in more than 30 countries while taking pictures of neighborhoods for the Street View feature." Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here! FTC bombs massive robocall operation The Federal Trade Commission today had a federal court in Chicago halt a major telemarketing operation that made at least 370 million calls illegal phone calls pitching worthless extended auto warranties and credit card interest rate-reduction programs. Read More Steve Job's WWDC Wi-Fi Meltdown - A Little Perspective (and a Webinar) It's always fun to watch Steve Jobs' announcements at Apple events. I'm a big fan of his (and always have been), despite what I consider to be a few questionable business practices, and I'm also a big fan of Apple's products. But the at least slightly-embarrassing Wi-Fi failure during a key demo gives all of us - not just Steve - pause to think about what we might be able to do to avoid such problems. Read More North Korea: Where There is No Internet Video: IDGNS reporter Martyn Williams travels to South Korea to find out the lengths North Koreans need to go to when there is no Internet. 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. iPhone 4 Glass Housing Put To The Test Just how strong is the new glass housing on the upcoming Apple iPhone 4? You might want to hold your iPhone 4 tight, as it turns out just a few drops on a flat surface can cause the special glass housing to shatter to pieces. Read More Report: Apple's iAd could face antitrust investigation U.S. regulators are planning to investigate whether Apple is shutting out third parties such as Google and Microsoft in advertising the iPhone and iPad, according to a report published by the Financial Times on Thursday. Read More BP oil spill disaster data available online from US Dept. of Energy The US Department of Energy this week opened an online portal where the public can get all the technical details it can stomach about the BP oil disaster in the Gulf. The DOE site offers online access to schematics, pressure tests, diagnostic results and other data about the malfunctioning blowout preventer. Read More
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