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	Dual-core smartphones on the horizon Smartphones are on the verge of becoming more powerful, with chip makers readying dual-core chips that could accelerate multimedia and application performance on handheld devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Cooperative Control Architecture Learn how a controller-less approach to WLAN keeps costs linear and predictive regardless of network size or deployment type. This architecture provides the capital cost advantages of autonomous APs and the technical advantages of controller-based approaches. Read now! In this Issue Eight campus-ready hard drives HP hit with lawsuit over Hurd's departure GNOME chief 'embarrassed' by lack of free software Web services Have you had a vendor troubleshooting nightmare? In an emergency, would you tweet for help? IBM buying Unica for $480 million Measure and manage the risk inherent in your IT infrastructure Who has the better virtualization platform - VMware or Microsoft? US Broadband Victim of Vicious Circle WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Security Capabilities in a Modern Wi-Fi solution Security of a wireless network ranks as one of the largest concerns of IT when planning to roll out a wireless LAN. This whitepaper will help the network administrator understand the security capabilities in a modern Wi-Fi solution and how the WLAN integrates with other security devices in the network. Read now! Eight campus-ready hard drives A student's life can be tough. You're on the move all the time, and wherever you are - class, lab, or library - you need quick access to your data. A portable hard drive with a USB connection would be a great solution, but most of them are too flimsy to survive the bike accidents, spilled beverages, and random mishaps that seem to come with college life. We've got a few solutions: Portable hard drives tough enough to survive school, plus a couple of extra-sturdy desktop drives that'll handle the slings and arrows of dorm life. Read More HP hit with lawsuit over Hurd's departure Hewlett-Packard's board of directors has been hit with a shareholder lawsuit alleging mismanagement and breach of fiduciary duties following last week's abrupt departure of Chairman and CEO Mark Hurd. Read More GNOME chief 'embarrassed' by lack of free software Web services Stormy Peters, executive director of the GNOME Foundation, called on LinuxCon attendees Thursday morning to build and use Web services based on free software. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense Seven Criteria for Evaluating SaaS The right Security-as-a-Service solution can perform reliably and effectively and deliver the flexibility and control associated with on-premise solutions — at a significantly lower cost — without compromising privacy and security. Read More Have you had a vendor troubleshooting nightmare? Ok, so I'm clearly still on my vendor kick. Last night I was lucky enough to sit on a troubleshooting call with one of our app teams and their vendor. They were having issues with DB performance. Typically when I get on these types of calls I prefer to just lurk instead of getting really involved because the vendors are usually so stupid I really have a hard time not getting upset. Read More In an emergency, would you tweet for help? In an emergency would you dial 911 or would you turn to Twitter and Facebook for help? You might be surprised by the results of a new Red Cross survey. Read More IBM buying Unica for $480 million IBM said Friday it intends to purchase marketing software maker Unica for roughly US$480 million, in a move that will boost Big Blue's capabilities for creating focused marketing campaigns. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Learn the 3 Best Practices for Securing E-mail Any IT manager will tell you it's critical to protect data. With information flowing freely today via mobile devices, collaboration technologies and unified communications, it isn't easy. Learn data leak prevention (DLP) triage and the steps to protect proprietary data in e-mail, while also complying with government and industry regulations. Read now! Measure and manage the risk inherent in your IT infrastructure You've got a limited budget to spend on IT security measures. Wouldn't it be nice to have an advisor tell you precisely how to apply your resources to improve the security of your infrastructure and reduce the inherent risks to your business? Prevari's Technology Risk Manager uses predictive analytics to show you your risk level and what you can do to mitigate the risks. Read More Who has the better virtualization platform - VMware or Microsoft? VMware is the kingpin of virtualization, but the game is changing fast and Microsoft is baking the technology into the very core of many products. Which company has the best approach? VMware's Bogomil Balkansky goes head to head against Microsoft's David Greschler in this debate. Read More US Broadband Victim of Vicious Circle A study from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project finds that the rate of broadband adoption in the United States has slowed, and that a majority of Americans feel that the National Broadband Plan should not be a government priority. Broadband expansion may be just what the country needs to get back on track, though. Read More
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