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	Microsoft's top 12 rivals Microsoft has so many rivals it's hard to even figure out which ones are most likely to keep CEO Steve Ballmer up at night. Apple? Google? Every Linux vendor ever? Here, we'll focus on the rivals we think pose the biggest threat to Redmond and give a status update on each rivalry. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Top 2 Virtualization Challenges Virtualized data centers must become more highly available to ensure timely access to data. This paper examines the trends toward server consolidation and how WAN optimization technology can address application performance and information availability issues. Read now! In this Issue Report: Nasdaq systems were hacked last year Getting Serious with IPv6 in a Windows Networking Environment Hacker steals 400 billion virtual poker chips from Facebook game Suddenly everybody's selling IPv6 Speculation rife that Nokia will adopt Windows Phone 7 Verizon runs afoul of the "constitutional" right of unlimited bandwidth Award winning SharePoint intranets that don't look like SharePoint Microsoft releases Phone 7 developers tool update Google's copying accusation called 'silly' Google fixes 9 bugs in Chrome, including sandbox-escape flaw Podcast: RSA 2011 Preview: Security Trends to Watch Experts: FCC needs to focus on spectrum and subsidy reform RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: St. Bernard, now doing business as EdgeWave Spend Less on Web Security, Earn $15 GC Get Email and Web security solutions with robust features and the lowest TCO on the market. Delivery options include hosted, on-prem appliances and hybrid. For a limited time, we'll try to match the cost of your current solution, or any competitive offer you have. And you'll earn cash just for checking us out. Click here for the EdgeWave Bid Desk. Report: Nasdaq systems were hacked last year Federal authorities are investigating a computer intrusion at the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Read More Getting Serious with IPv6 in a Windows Networking Environment This past week, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) that issues IP addresses issued the last 5 blocks of public IP addresses, thus starting a firestorm of news stories on the Internet that IPv6 is the next Y2K. As one of the twelve Y2K Advisors to the White House under President Clinton, I figured I'm compelled to write an article on IPv6, so here goes. Read More Hacker steals 400 billion virtual poker chips from Facebook game An English hacker has admitted he stole 400 billion virtual poker chips worth somewhere between $285,000 and $12 million in actual dollars from a popular online game, then sold some of them for cash on Facebook. Read More Suddenly everybody's selling IPv6 For IT professionals and network industry vendors alike, the events of last week represent a game changer regarding IPv6, which was developed in 1998 but has scarcely been deployed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nastel Technologies Forrester: CEP Defined Learn how to handle IT complexity using application performance management converged with Complex Event Processing. Learn More. Learn More Speculation rife that Nokia will adopt Windows Phone 7 An analyst's open letter to Nokia's CEO, a former Microsoft executive, has triggered intense speculation that the Finnish phone maker will adopt Windows Phone 7 as the firmware for at least some of its struggling smartphone line. Read More Verizon runs afoul of the "constitutional" right of unlimited bandwidth Verizon's announcement that it will, somehow, decide when a smartphone user is using too much bandwidth and slow down their connection so other users are squeezed out has set off howls of outrage and the most convoluted analogies yet put forward to explain the business of wireless networks. Read More Award winning SharePoint intranets that don't look like SharePoint I'm spending this weekend hunkered down with the 433-page Intranet Design Annual 2011 from Nielsen Norman Group featuring what they consider this year's 10 best intranets. Read More Microsoft releases Phone 7 developers tool update Microsoft has released the Windows Phone Developers Tool Update, which allows application makers to add new features to their apps enabled by the OS update coming soon, particularly cut-and-paste. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed A New Level of Network Analysis In this white paper, IDC analyzes the ROI that customers can expect from Riverbed Cascade, based on interviews with Cascade customers. Additionally, IDC lays out the business case for proactively managing network and application performance. Get the visibility you need to achieve your IT objectives. Read Now. Google's copying accusation called 'silly' Even if Microsoft did copy Google's search results the practice couldn't be scaled enough to mimic Google's algorithms in any widespread and meaningful way, search industry analysts and executives said. Read More Google fixes 9 bugs in Chrome, including sandbox-escape flaw Google on Thursday patched nine bugs in Chrome and upgraded the most stable edition of the browser to version 9. Read More Podcast: RSA 2011 Preview: Security Trends to Watch Keith Shaw talks with Cymtec President and CEO Andrew Rubin about some of the trends expected to take center stage next week at RSA 2011 in San Francisco. While security threats always remain top of mind at the show, insider access, cloud security and performance, and remote/branch office security is getting more attention as well. (16:15) Read More Experts: FCC needs to focus on spectrum and subsidy reform The FCC needs to focus on wireless spectrum and on telecom subsidy reform with net neutrality debates behind it, some telecom experts say. Read More
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