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	Microsoft slates record-setting monster Patch Tuesday next week Microsoft said it will deliver a record 14 security updates next week to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office and Silverlight. Read More ARTICLE: 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 Smartphones as credit cards: Possibly dangerous, definitely inevitable Slideshow: BlackBerry Torch visual tour More than 1 in 10 Mozilla bug finders turn down cash Router advances from Cisco, others, drive spending FCC calls off net neutrality negotiations Google denies talks with Verizon to end net neutrality Adobe confirms PDF zero-day, plans rush patch Building a better netbook Hackers find a new target in payroll processing WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Comparing 802.11n Technologies Wireless LAN users have access to speed in excess of 100Mbps. Learn how the different technologies compare in terms of maximum data rate and TCP throughput and find out how an 802.11n upgrade can have minimal impact on the existing network and not require a costly switch upgrade. Read more! Smartphones as credit cards: Possibly dangerous, definitely inevitable Now that AT&T and Verizon have decided to turn smartphones into credit cards, you may be asking yourself, "Is this really a good idea?" Read More Slideshow: BlackBerry Torch visual tour Can RIM keep the BlackBerry fires burning in the hearts of its users with its latest Torch 9800 smartphone? Here is a look at the features that just might keep BlackBerry users from jumping ship to the an Android device or Apple's iPhone. Read More More than 1 in 10 Mozilla bug finders turn down cash The open-source Mozilla project has been offering cash bounties for security bugs for six years now, but often bug finders simply turn down the cash. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More Router advances from Cisco, others, drive spending The worldwide service provider router market is entering a growth cycle that will see revenue increase by more than 60% over the next five years, according to Dell'Oro Group. Read More FCC calls off net neutrality negotiations The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has called off negotiations on a network neutrality compromise schedule for the coming days, saying the talks have not been fruitful enough. Read More Google denies talks with Verizon to end net neutrality Google today denied reports that it is in talks with Verizon for a deal that could undermine net neutrality. 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 Adobe confirms PDF zero-day, plans rush patch Adobe today said it plans to issue an emergency patch the week of Aug. 16 to fix a critical flaw in its Reader and Acrobat software. Read More Building a better netbook Mark Gibbs looked at the Samsung NB30 and decided it needed a better OS. Read More Hackers find a new target in payroll processing Depression-era bank robber Slick Willie Sutton is famous for saying that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." If he were around today, he'd have other options. Read More
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