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	Twitter 'antibodies' help kill worm, says researcher Social-networking style services like Facebook and Twitter have a natural defense against hardcore hackers, a security researcher said. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Participate in the Cisco Borderless Experience Join us at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on October 5, 2010 for a live special event and be one of the first to preview the new solutions for Cisco Borderless Networks and Data Center/Virtualization architectures. See how these innovations can help you improve IT efficiency, business scalability, and workforce effectiveness. Register now. In this Issue Best deals in tech: iPod nano 8GB, 5th Generation from $130.54 Be wary of PCoIP Nokia exec: Android handset makers are like kids peeing in their pants for warmth in winter Collaboration, IT-style: How to do it right Cut the Cord: Low-Cost Landline Alternatives Polycom swipes Cisco tech exec Cisco updates small-business switches, phones, cameras Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak Goldman bullish on tablets, wireless data growth Intel Must Prove CPU Upgrade Is Worth the Cost Twitter knew about worm bug a month ago Verizon lands $600 million in HHS contracts over 14 months RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco's Network of the Future Is Here Join a special online event on October 5 as we unveil new Cisco Borderless Networks and Data Center innovations. Compete in the Cisco 3D Borderless Challenge for a chance to win a trip to your wonder of the world, or win one of a hundred Flip cameras being awarded. Register Now. Best deals in tech: iPod nano 8GB, 5th Generation from $130.54 Stuff to buy for your home office, your home theater, and to take with you should you ever need to leave your house. Read More Be wary of PCoIP PCoIP is a proprietary protocol that renders the graphics images on the host computer and transfers compressed pixel level data to the client device. PCoIP is compatible with zero clients. These are user display devices that have no operating system and no processor. Read More Nokia exec: Android handset makers are like kids peeing in their pants for warmth in winter Nokia's outgoing smartphone boss, Anssi Vanjoki, is reported to have said that smartphone makers adopting Google's Android operating system are like Finnish boys who"pee in their pants" for warmth in the winter, according to a story in The Financial Times. Read More Collaboration, IT-style: How to do it right Collaboration is all the rage among corporate executives these days, which means IT is kept busy providing systems, tools and procedures that turn the vague concept into a real business benefit. Read More DOWNLOAD: BlackBerry Improve Enterprise BlackBerry Control & Security Download your free copy of BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express and achieve improved end-user productivity,advanced IT control and support, proven security and manageability. Download Today! Cut the Cord: Low-Cost Landline Alternatives Though it is as much a fixture in American households as the television and the microwave oven, the home telephone has become superfluous. Blame (or thank) cell phones, which are now so widespread that an estimated 1 in 5 homeowners have abandoned their landlines in favor of them. Read More Polycom swipes Cisco tech exec Polycom, Cisco's rival in videoconferencing, has lured an executive from the company to be its chief strategy and technology officer. Joseph Burton, who had been CTO of Cisco's Unified Communications group, has jumped ship as part of a major overhaul of Polycom's executive ranks, according to this report from sister site CIO. Read More Cisco updates small-business switches, phones, cameras Cisco Systems is updating parts of its product line for small businesses, a world where IT needs have grown up over the past few years. Read More Why I Switched to Android: 7 BlackBerry Geeks Speak Lots of players are trying their hands in the modern mobile game. What used to be a contest dominated by just a couple of companies, namely Nokia and Research In Motion (RIM), in both the consumer and enterprise spheres, now has successful players ranging from Apple to Google and perennial mobile hanger-on Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Gartner Research Note: Load Balancers are Dead Gartner Research Note "Load Balancers are Dead: Time to Focus on Application Delivery" helps you understand how to replace your basic load balancing technology and focus on getting the highest availability, performance and security for your web apps. Includes key recommendations you can use. Read now! Goldman bullish on tablets, wireless data growth Goldman Sachs' investment research arm expects a coming boom in wireless data consumption fueled by 4G wireless services and the rise of mobile tablet computers. Read More Intel Must Prove CPU Upgrade Is Worth the Cost Intel is testing a processor-upgrade program that may alienate the power users it hopes to attract. The Intel Upgrade Service pilot is a retail store offering that boosts the performance of select desktop PCs with the Pentium G6951 processor. Read More Twitter knew about worm bug a month ago A serious bug that led to a series of fast-spreading worms on Twitter's website Tuesday had been fixed in August but was accidentally re-introduced. Read More Verizon lands $600 million in HHS contracts over 14 months In the last 14 months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Verizon Business a string of network deals that will bring in more than $600 million to the carrier over the next seven years. Read More
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