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	Microsoft warns of zero-day attack affecting Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 Today Microsoft warned Internet Explorer users of a new zero-day attack that Microsoft has seen in the wild. It affects versions 6, 7, and 8, although Microsoft says that the default installations of IE8 make that version of the browser harder to exploit. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall Securing Virtualized Data Centers Download this HP White Paper to learn how to protect your high value virtual assets with a combination of purpose-built IPS platforms and enterprise-class management solutions. Read Now In this Issue A Ghost-Hunter's Tech Toolkit NASA takes cloud computing to Mars Join us on LinkedIn Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing Boucher, Fiorina and Whitman lose elections New browser add-on turns back IE's clock to 2001 Make your own anti-virus signatures with DIY tool from HBGary Windows Phone 7 handsets selling out in UK WHITE PAPER: Hitachi The Greener and Sustainable Data Center There are many shades of green when it comes to sustainability. What does sustainability mean for business and particularly for IT? This paper focuses on how to improve on data center efficiencies and deploy greater sustainability across the IT infrastructure to achieve a greener data center. Read Now A Ghost-Hunter's Tech Toolkit Before you start the next great poltergeist hunt, check out our skeptical look at what ghost-hunting gadgets supposedly reveal. Read More NASA takes cloud computing to Mars NASA said its twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have become the first NASA space mission to use cloud computing for daily mission operations. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Creating a Hybrid ADN Architecture Unlike server virtualization, because of its unique role in the data center, Application Delivery Controller (ADC) virtualization brings with it architectural implications that make a simple virtual-for-physical replacement strategy unacceptable. Read now! Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! Read More Complexity of IT systems will be our undoing Roger Sessions, CTO of ObjectWatch and an expert in software architecture, argues that the increasing complexity of our IT systems will be our undoing. In fact, he just recently got a patent for a methodology that helps deal with complex IT systems. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently caught up with Sessions to get his take on the extent of the problem and possible solutions. Read More WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 10 Must-Do's for a Profitable Selling Season The e-tailing group will ensure your team is ready to realize your maximum share of holiday dollars by highlighting best practices drawn from the e-tailing group Mystery Shopping and Mindset of a Multi-Channel studies. Learn More Boucher, Fiorina and Whitman lose elections Tuesday was a tough day for a handful of U.S. candidates with technology backgrounds, with two former tech CEOs and the current chairman of a House of Representatives subcommittee focused on Internet policy beaten during the election. Read More New browser add-on turns back IE's clock to 2001 A startup led by people who worked with and at Microsoft on Internet Explorer will soon release an add-on that lets customers run the aged IE6 within the newer IE8 browser. Read More Make your own anti-virus signatures with DIY tool from HBGary Big bad malware and zero-day attacks that fly under the radar of anti-virus software are hitting enterprises everywhere. With that in mind, HBGary is coming out with a 'do-it-yourself' tool to help security managers beat back Windows-based infections or prevent them while a zero-day outbreak is underway. Read More Windows Phone 7 handsets selling out in UK Windows Phone 7 handsets are reportedly selling out in the UK, where pre-orders are being taken. The problem seems to be a limited initial shipment coupled with high demand from consumers. Read More
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