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	Back-to-school bargains IT pros will love As summer begins to wane, the inevitability of returning to school looms. While this may be a depressing time for students and faculty, it is a joyous time to bargain-hunt for great electronics deals. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Self-Healing, Self-Optimizing Wireless Optimize 802.11n performance with Cisco CleanAir technology. The Cisco Aironet 3500 Series Access Point has hardware-based wireless spectrum analysis, which locates and then fixes interference problems, getting you back to business quickly. Learn More Click to continue In this Issue 5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about Facebook doubles the size of its first data center Android 2.2 on Motorola Droid: First impressions of Froyo GPL Has Some Bite Behind It FTC, Intel reach antitrust settlement Citrix vs. VMware: Virtualization Battle Plan Changes Clearwire hopes to attract Apple users with new hotspot Open Solaris To Oracle: Fork Off Interview Questions and CCNA Self-Assessment Video: RIM unveils BlackBerry Torch 9800 with touch screen and keyboard Video: NASA robot to tweet experiences from space WHITE PAPER: HP Exploring the ROI of VTL Deduplication Solutions Costs and return on investment are key in choosing the right storage solution. See how HP's Virtual Tape Library solutions compare to other competitors' products in both large Enterprises and in small to medium data centers. Read Now 5 Windows 7 security features businesses need to know about Even though you may not be able to take full advantage of all the new security features in Windows 7 immediately, the time to start planning for them is now. We'll start with the features that you can use right away and work our way up to those that require planning. Read More Facebook doubles the size of its first data center Facebook has decided to double the size of its planned data center in Oregon before the first part of the project is even built, the latest sign of the company's rapid growth. Read More Android 2.2 on Motorola Droid: First impressions of Froyo Ah, Froyo, also known as version 2.2 of the Android operating system. Rarely does a 2.2 release receive the amount of hype Google's latest mobile phone software platform was graced with by media and fanboys alike. It is perhaps a mark of how far Android phones have come, and how quickly. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Standalone Data Reduction Technologies Data reduction technologies provide reliable and highly scalable storage solutions - with proven management and ease use that enable higher capacity utilization with less budget, time and energy. Learn about these technologies and how HP solutions can improve storage capacity utilization. Read Now GPL Has Some Bite Behind It For many years there was a question about how the court system would view the provisions of the GPL license in regard to the use of open source software. Frankly many cases were settled prior to a decision being rendered in order to lessen the possibility of an adverse ruling. Read More FTC, Intel reach antitrust settlement The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will announce an antitrust settlement Wednesday in its investigation of chip-maker Intel, the agency said. Read More Citrix vs. VMware: Virtualization Battle Plan Changes In the wake of an analyst report certifying Citrix's XenDesktop 4.1 as the only product that fully satisfies all the criteria for enterprise-class desktop virtualization, Citrix Systems has come very close to conceding it will remain an also-ran in the market for virtual servers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP SMB: Data protection strategy for remote offices Learn how midsize businesses or enterprises with regional data centers or remote offices can effectively address data protection challenges by implementing solutions that help store and protect business critical data, cut costs and improve efficiency and reliability. Read Now Clearwire hopes to attract Apple users with new hotspot Clearwire has expanded its portfolio of personal hotspots to include the iSpot, which has been designed to attract Apple users, the operator said on Wednesday. Read More Open Solaris To Oracle: Fork Off Tired of the indifference shown by its new corporate master,some of the developers and supporters of the Open Solaris project have started what amounts to a fork of Open Solaris called Illumos (Illum as in light and OS as in operating system). They claim it is not a true fork and if Oracle shows interest in can be rolled back into the Open Solaris codebase. Read More Interview Questions and CCNA Self-Assessment You've studied hard, and you're ready to take the CCNA exam. But before you can take it, you get a surprise shot at a job interview. In the technical part of the interview, they see your resume', experience, and you tell them that you're ready to pass CCNA. As a result, you may spend the next hour performing what's essentially a verbal version of the CCNA exam. Read More Video: RIM unveils BlackBerry Torch 9800 with touch screen and keyboard Research in Motion and AT&T announced the latest Blackberry on Tuesday, the Torch 9800. Read More Video: NASA robot to tweet experiences from space Robonaut 2, also known as R2, will ride aboard Space Shuttle Discovery up to the International Space Station. During its stay, R2 will be tested for functionality in zero gravity and assist astronauts with tasks. Read More
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