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	How Treasury, AT&T botched billion-dollar network upgrade Three years ago, the U.S. Treasury Department awarded a billion-dollar network consolidation project to AT&T, which claimed to win the deal due to its superior "transition plan." Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. Building a Successful Security Operations Center In this Issue Eight hot commercial space projects 'Toasted skin syndrome' may be the least of their troubles Cisco's Bates resigns, CTO Warrior gains title Free desktop tools that aren't OpenOffice HP-SAP merger talk considered far-fetched Cisco Announces New ASA 5585X High Speed Firewall and IPS Appliance Apple fights multi-million dollar patent infringement verdict Extended Warranties on Gadgets: When to Pay, When to Pass Verizon Pays Customers Millions for Wrongful Data Charges WHITE PAPER: Cisco Cloud Security on IT's Terms Outsourcing security has been controversial. There's simply too much at stake, some say, but new IDG research reveals the 51% of companies are either using or considering cloud-based security. This paper examines the top 3 myths of cloud security, email security in the cloud, as well as the importance of Data Loss Prevention. Read now! Eight hot commercial space projects NASA budget money to help spark commercial space industry. Read More 'Toasted skin syndrome' may be the least of their troubles Every one of us has at one time or another encountered a circumstance where the best or only place to put the laptop was on our lap. And almost every one of us has learned quickly that this can be at best a temporary solution for one simple reason: heat; laptops give off more than laps are designed endure comfortably, or, it should surprise no one, safely. Read More Cisco's Bates resigns, CTO Warrior gains title Tony Bates, who directed Cisco's core enterprise, commercial and small business division, has left the company, according to a Cisco blog entry posted on Monday. Read More WEBCAST: Symantec Is Your Business Fully Protected? Your small business may be at risk. A recent study revealed cybercriminals are now targeting smaller businesses1 and as security threats are becoming more complex, antivirus alone can no longer deliver adequate protection for your critical business assets. Learn More Now. Free desktop tools that aren't OpenOffice These free and open source applications for Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets. Read More HP-SAP merger talk considered far-fetched Hewlett-Packard's surprise decision last week to appoint ex-SAP CEO Léo Apotheker to its top job has stirred up speculation that HP will acquire the enterprise applications giant to compete more effectively against rival Oracle, but some analysts say the notion is mere piffle. Read More Cisco Announces New ASA 5585X High Speed Firewall and IPS Appliance Cisco announced the orderability of its new ASA hardware line called the ASA 5585X. It is made up of a single 5585X 2-slot chassis that has 4 different Security Service Processor (SSP) options. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp ESG Analyst Report: "Changing the Way You Purchase Storage" Most organizations are still buying storage based on outmoded ways of thinking. Find out why it's time to modernize your approach and the key criteria you need to consider before making your next IT investment. Read now! Apple fights multi-million dollar patent infringement verdict Apple has asked a federal judge to postpone applying a multi-million dollar patent infringement verdict, citing a dispute over "triple dipping" made by an opposing attorney during closing arguments to the jury. Read More Extended Warranties on Gadgets: When to Pay, When to Pass When my iPhone died an unexpected death after about 15 months of use, I held my breath and called Apple. No worries, they said, your extended warranty is still in force. An hour later I was at an Apple store where my new phone was waiting for me and I felt pretty good. After all, my AppleCare policy cost $69; a new phone was about $200, so I came out $140 ahead. Not a bad return on my investment. Read More Verizon Pays Customers Millions for Wrongful Data Charges Verizon Wireless customers who were slapped with data charges even without a data plan may soon see consolatory credits or checks. Verizon has agreed to pay millions -- in tiny $2 to $6 increments -- to approximately 15 million of its customers who were wrongly charged for data sessions or mobile Internet use, the company said in a statement. Read More
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