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	Intel to buy McAfee in $7.7 billion blockbuster Intel announced Thursday morning that it would buy antivirus software maker McAfee for $48 per share, or $7.7 billion. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Research In Motion BlackBerry® MVS. Now with Voice Over Wi-Fi Calling. Get a cost-effective integrated communications platform with new BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System 5.0. By unifying desk phone features with BlackBerry smartphones, you can save money while giving employees the freedom to work with one business number, caller ID, and voicemail virtually anywhere. Click or visit BlackBerry.com/MVS to learn more. In this Issue 40 Windows apps contain critical bug, says researcher Brocade readying 100G Ethernet for data centers Satellite, public safety projects win broadband awards Enterprises ready to turn to cloud email HP hires firm to lead CEO search to replace Hurd Microsoft fields over 8,000 Windows Phone 7 phones. [Insert adjective of choice here] Decorate with Linux Cisco praised by Senator Schumer for not abusing H1B visas Rumored Google Tablet Raises Chrome vs. Android Question Android book to be produced in wiki format WHITE PAPER: Sybase IT Guide to Managing Personal Devices in the Enterprise You can't avoid it any longer: Developing a strategy for managing employees' personal mobile devices. Get this paper and learn how to create a more secure and manageable mobile enterprise. It's yours, compliments of Sybase. Read More 40 Windows apps contain critical bug, says researcher About 40 different Windows applications contain a critical flaw that can be used by attackers to hijack PCs and infect them with malware, a security researcher said. Read More Brocade readying 100G Ethernet for data centers Brocade Communications is preparing a 100-Gigabit Ethernet module for its NetIron MLX switch family, breaking the next LAN speed barrier in the flagship hardware line it acquired from Foundry Networks. Read More Satellite, public safety projects win broadband awards Four satellite-based broadband providers and emergency responders were among the winners in a new list of broadband grants and loans announced by two U.S. agencies Wednesday. 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 Enterprises ready to turn to cloud email Enterprises are ready to turn to cloud email, according to a new Forrester report. Read More HP hires firm to lead CEO search to replace Hurd HP has signed on executive search firm Spencer Stuart to lead its bid to find a replacement for former chairman, president and CEO Mark Hurd, who resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal. Read More Microsoft fields over 8,000 Windows Phone 7 phones. [Insert adjective of choice here] Pocket-Lint's Stuart Miles reports that some sleuthing shows there are over 8,000 prototype Windows Phone 7 phones now in the field.Whether you think that's good, great, pathetic, or risable depends a lot on your perspective. Read More WEBCAST: Sybase Adopting iPad for Enterprise Use There is little doubt that Apple's iPad and iPhone will become a valuable enterprise productivity tools. Watch this Sybase webcast and learn why IT departments should consider iPad and iPhone when planning new enterprise mobility strategies. Watch Now Decorate with Linux In thinking of the great works of Western literature, many books come to mind: "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte. "The Metamorphosis," by Franz Kafka. "Peter Pan," by J.M. Barrie. The ... "Linux Kernel"? Read More Cisco praised by Senator Schumer for not abusing H1B visas As part of the ongoing debate about doubling fees for H1B visas, New York Sen. Charles Schumer has called out Cisco, among other U.S. IT firms, as examples of companies using the H1B visa correctly. Read More Rumored Google Tablet Raises Chrome vs. Android Question Well, there's little doubt that tablets running Google's Chrome operating system are coming soon--the only question is when. A new rumor courtesy of tech news site Download Squad suggests that Google is teaming up with Verizon Wireless and HTC to launch a Chrome OS tablet on November 26, which not coincidentally happens to be Black Friday. Read More Android book to be produced in wiki format Google's foray into the smartphone market has become the subject of numerous books written to explain its Android technology. Read More
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