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	Microsoft flaunts customer dumping VMware Microsoft is touting customer CH2M Hill's plan to dump its VMware deployment in favor of Hyper-V. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel TCO Whitepaper Comparing competing solutions on equal footing can be difficult. We also know that a system with the lowest purchase price may not have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifespan of the IP unified communications system. To help with your comparison, learn the 12 cost components that must be incorporated in any TCO analysis. Read more! In this Issue DARPA takes aim at insider threats uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability HP ups 3PAR bid to $30 per share, tops Dell's latest Gmail users make 1M calls in 24 hours News podcast: Network World 360 Full-Body X-Ray Scanners Driving Down A Street Near You? The Anti-Facebook Arrives September 15: Will You Switch? Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother Gartner's Magic Quadrant – Where's the Magic? Japan Tests Out Judgmental Touchscreen Vending Machines WHITE PAPER: Xerox Xerox Enterprise Print Services: improved business results Xerox has the tools, methodologies and experience to help reduce your total cost of ownership by up to 30% or more. We give you complete control over your enterprise print infrastructure and provide full transparency of all internal and external print-related spend. Read Now. DARPA takes aim at insider threats Looking to protect its massive networks from myriad insider security threats, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency rolled out a project that would let security personnel quickly detect and stop network insiders stealing or distributing military or government information. Read More uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability The developers of the uTorrent file-sharing application have released an updated version that fixes a problem that could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's computer. Read More HP ups 3PAR bid to $30 per share, tops Dell's latest 3PAR has accepted a raised offer from Dell of $27 per share, matching HP's earlier raised bid. 3PAR's board has updated its earlier merger agreement with Dell accordingly, it said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compuware Applications: 6 Articles on the Latest Thinking This eGuide addresses application performance management efforts, especially those supporting next-generation enterprise initiatives and better coordination between IT and users. These articles explore the latest thinking on application performance management tools and best practices. Read now Gmail users make 1M calls in 24 hours Google announced on Twitter that more than 1 million calls had been placed via Gmail in a 24-hour period. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 HP raises 3Par offer in bidding war with Dell. AMD to experiment with Bobcat chips in servers. China security policy shuts out foreign firms. (2:15) Read More Full-Body X-Ray Scanners Driving Down A Street Near You? If you thought full-body airport scanners were intrusive, how do you like the idea of X-ray scans happening while you drive or walk along the sidewalk? Like it or not, you know you have to deal with full-body scans at an airport. Now full-body scanners in the form of mobile X-ray scanning units have also hit the street. You could be scanned without ever knowing it happened. Read More 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 The Anti-Facebook Arrives September 15: Will You Switch? Diaspora, the open source social network and potential Facebook challenger, will be ready to launch on September 15, according to the project's developers. Read More Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother In the wake of revelations that the US military network was compromised in 2008, and that US digital interests are under a relative constant threat of attack, the Pentagon is establishing new cyber security initiatives to protect the Internet. The Pentagon strategy--which is part digital NATO, part digital civil defense, and part Big Brother--may ruffle some feathers and raise concerns that the US Internet is becoming a military police state. Read More Gartner's Magic Quadrant – Where's the Magic? First of all, I want to say that I have tremendous respect for Gartner, the $1+ billion IT analyst firm that has been described as the most important technology advisor to the Fortune 500. Read More Japan Tests Out Judgmental Touchscreen Vending Machines A railway station in Japan has been testing out the latest in the touchscreen craze, with a slight twist. Read More
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