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	Stupid data center tricks A university network brought to its knees when someone inadvertently plugged two network cables into the wrong hub. An employee injured after an ill-timed entry into a data center. Overheated systems shut down after a worker changes a data center thermostat setting from Fahrenheit to Celsius. Read More   In this Issue Google debuts Chrome 6 beta, trims UI Do you need network security and privacy loss insurance? The Most Underrated Video Games of This Generation News podcast: Network World 360 Android big winner as smartphone sales increase 50 percent Two totally unrelated views of computer recycling NASA universe-watching satellite losing its cool WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Your Solaris Alternative With the improved price, performance, and reliability of industry standard x86_64 servers, buying SPARC hardware has become less compelling. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux has emerged as the OS of choice with its open, industry-standard architecture. Read More Now Google debuts Chrome 6 beta, trims UI Google yesterday shifted Chrome 6 into beta, a move that puts the browser one step closer to a stable release. Read More   Do you need network security and privacy loss insurance? If your business manages personal information about health or finances, a security breach can cost millions. HITECH and other regulations not only apply fines, but they require disclosure and notification of those affected. In some cases, companies must pay for free credit reports too. These costs can range from $80 to $200 per compromised record. The problem for many companies is the sheer volume of information that can be compromised in a single breach. If you lose 5,000, 50,000 or 500,000 records, the math may mean bankruptcy. Fortunately, you can now get insurance to cover these risks. Read More   WEBCAST: Accelops Yankee Group on Cloud Considerations Cloud computing's perceived challenges of security, visibility and management may give the upper hand to private clouds. Join Yankee Group for this Webcast that discusses how to ensure you deploy a cloud that meets your organization's security and compliance needs. View Now The Most Underrated Video Games of This Generation Here are 17 current-gen video games that should have been bigger hits. Read More   News podcast: Network World 360 Microsoft on Tuesday warned customers that a record number of just-patched bugs will probably be exploited in the next 30 days. Also, a new survey says that broadband adoption in the U.S. grew by 5% over the past year, the smallest increase since 2004. (5:26) Read More   WHITE PAPER: NetApp Reduce Storage Costs through Virtualization A mature technology being deployed by thousands of data centers, Thin Provisioning can provide immediate, significant economic benefits. Read More! Android big winner as smartphone sales increase 50 percent As worldwide smartphone sales grew by 50 percent during the second quarter, Android was the big winner, as it became the third largest operating system and sales passed 10 million units for the first time, according to Gartner. Read More   Two totally unrelated views of computer recycling This morning my colleague Michael Cooney has an interesting post about whether there should be national standards for the recycling of computers and other used electronics. Read More   NASA universe-watching satellite losing its cool NASA this week said its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE satellite is heating up - not a good thing when your primary mission instrument needs to be kept cold to work. Read More
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