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	Enterprises: We'll run Windows XP even after retirement Nearly half of the companies still using Windows XP plan to keep running the aged OS even after Microsoft withdraws its support in 2014. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems 2010 Application Delivery Handbook Learn how IT organizations can develop a solid approach to applications delivery and how next generation acceleration technologies can help reclaim bandwidth from non-essential traffic and optimize critical applications. Free the WAN with Blue Coat. Read now! In this Issue Is it legal to use Firesheep at Starbucks? Microsoft responds to Windows Update flack Insider: How to improve WAN performance Apple sues Motorola over patents in mobile phones Internet Explorer 9 closes the HTML5 gap 27 things you need to know about Oracle, SAP and HP Oracle copying SCO playbook for Google fight Microsoft buys chip company Canesta Buyers considering iPad alternatives Paperless e-voting concerns overblown, say officials FCC moves forward on wholesale telecom cost inquiry 11 Uses for an Old PC Enterprises 'jazzed' about iPad, says analyst 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 Is it legal to use Firesheep at Starbucks? People using the Firesheep add-on may be breaking federal wiretapping laws, legal experts said. Read More Microsoft responds to Windows Update flack Microsoft explained this afternoon why it issued a Windows Update, and then promptly pulled it, after blog reports raised questions about the update's legitimacy. Read More Insider: How to improve WAN performance The performance of applications across the WAN are beset by a range of problems – latency, congestion, chatty applications, contention with other apps, low bandwidth – that can be addressed in a variety of ways. Read More Apple sues Motorola over patents in mobile phones Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones, including the Droid line. Read More WEBCAST: NetApp Is Your IT Ready For The Future? Join us for a virtual event to learn about new NetApp technologies, products, and solutions that can make your IT ready for the future. With a shared infrastructure built on NetApp, IT can deliver unparalleled efficiency and flexibility to your organization. Learn More Internet Explorer 9 closes the HTML5 gap IE9 Platform Preview 6 gains on Google Chrome and Firefox with big improvements in HTML5 compatibility and JavaScript performance Read More 27 things you need to know about Oracle, SAP and HP The last month has seen a blur of activity in Oracle's corporate theft lawsuit against SAP, which goes to trial in a California district court on Monday morning. SAP has conceded some misdeeds, Oracle has made a meal of it in the press, and HP has somehow been dragged into the kerfuffle. Here's what you need to know to understand what's going on with Oracle, SAP, HP and that now defunct company called TomorrowNow. Read More Oracle copying SCO playbook for Google fight Oracle has amended its complaint against Google to include copyright claims, saying that Google "directly copied" code from Java's API packages. The claims are getting a bit more sympathy for Oracle, since many folks regard software patents as a nuisance, but plagiarism has no friends. But not so fast — there's much more here than it seems. Read More Microsoft buys chip company Canesta Microsoft is acquiring Canesta, a company that has developed chips that allow natural user interactions with machines, furthering Microsoft's goal of creating more natural user interfaces. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! Buyers considering iPad alternatives After facing virtually no competition for months after releasing the iPad, Apple's dominant market share faces a challenge as consumers consider purchasing tablets that could be viable iPad alternatives. Read More Paperless e-voting concerns overblown, say officials State elections officials downplay concerns about the reliability and auditability of some electronic voting machines. Read More FCC moves forward on wholesale telecom cost inquiry The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has issued a wide-ranging request for information about competition in the market for wholesale, high-capacity broadband networks across the nation, earning the agency praise from consumer and business groups that say large telecom carriers have overcharged for the infrastructure. Read More 11 Uses for an Old PC You've finally gone and bought a new PC. It has a boatload of memory, lots of cores, and a fast, modern graphics card. But now your old computer sits in a corner, and although you know it's just a machine, it seems to be sulking like a puppy that missed its morning biscuit. It's weird, but you feel guilty with the whole idea of throwing it out. Read More Enterprises 'jazzed' about iPad, says analyst Enterprises are "jazzed" about the iPad, an industry analyst said today, citing conversations with dozens of companies that are replacing notebooks with Apple's tablet or putting them into the hands of workers who previously relied on paper. Read More
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