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Friday, June 03, 2011

iPhone 5 rumor rundown for week ending June 3

Google: Five data center energy saving ideas you can implement | Large-scale IPv6 trial set for June 8

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iPhone 5 rumor rundown for week ending June 3
Could it be that iPhone Rumor Exhaustion (iRE) has struck? Almost on the eve of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, where we know Apple will unveil iOS 5, new rumors of iPhone 5 have become thin and stale. Here's the iPhone 5 Rumor Rollup for the week ending June 3. Read More


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World IPv6 Day with Cisco
By the end of 2011, there will be no more IPv4 addresses. Cisco IPv6 solutions can help your organization extend its reach and harness the power of the growing Internet. Based on your industry, we can help you maximize the value of your existing investments while you prepare for the next wave of Internet growth. Learn More>

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How does your IT truly measure up to that of your peers?
IDG polled 350 global CIOs and IT leaders and developed a benchmark survey that you can take now. The report you'll receive afterward details just how your IT efforts in business-critical performance areas stack up against those of these leaders. Learn more here!

Google: Five data center energy saving ideas you can implement
When it comes to saving data center energy few companies would have the expertise of Google, which has some of the largest data centers in the world. It has or is experimenting with some interesting ideas to cool data centers more efficiently as well - it will soon open a seawater-cooled data center in Finland for example. Read More

Large-scale IPv6 trial set for June 8
The largest experiment in the 40-year history of the Internet will take place on Wednesday, as hundreds of Web sites test a new standard called IPv6 that can support vastly more devices with faster, lower-cost connectivity than today's technology. Read More

5 most unusual iPad incidents: from kidney selling to burning replicas
Apple's claim that the iPad tablet is magical sounds about right. It has inspired people to behave in some pretty unusual ways. A review of five of the most headturning here: Read More


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NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition
Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more!

How Windows 8 Will Challenge Enterprise IT
Windows 8 will work on more devices, which will create complications for enterprises as the consumerization of IT gathers steam. The major challenges: hardware and application incompatibility and Windows upgrade fatigue. Read More

12 great geeky dates
From Harry Potter roller coasters to experiencing weightlessness to your local arcade Read More

Daily innovation smackdown: Ray Ozzie vs. Jerry Yang
Did voters let Ray Ozzie move to the second round because of his innovative prowess or is there enough disdain for Steve Ballmer out there that they would vote for anyone but him? Ozzie gained 90% of the vote vs Ballmer in round 1 and now sets his sights on Yahoo's Jerry Yang, who had a tougher time with Symantec's John Thompson in the previous round. If Microsoft had bought Yahoo this could have been a second match where Ozzie tries to take down a Microsoft exec (of which he used to be one also). Read More


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Tips to Tailor Your Communications Strategy
An IP-based communications system helps businesses streamline voice and data improving internal productivity and customer service, but one size does not fit all. Answer 4 easy questions to find out the best strategies to meet your unique voice and data communications needs. Read Now

Apache president Jim Jagielski talks about OpenOffice.org next steps
The announcement yesterday that Oracle proposed OpenOffice.org as an Apache Incubator project was heavy on impact, but light on detail. To get a bit more information about the hand-off, I checked in with Apache Software Foundation (ASF) president Jim Jagielski. Read More

Google to dump support for Microsoft's IE7
Google will drop support for Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browsers for its online apps, including Gmail and Docs. Read More

IBM aims cloud-computing services at universities, colleges
IBM today announced a cloud-computing service that will let universities and colleges build custom private clouds that can be integrated into public cloud services. IBM also has a similar initiative underway for K-12 schools. Read More

Checklist for a successful security assessment
A security assessment is a request to analyze the risk of an IT solution. The request is initiated by a CISO (Chief Security Officer) or ISO (Information Security Officer) within a corporation. It is used to make sure that security concerns are met before changes are made to the information technology infrastructure. There are foundation plans which evaluate the state of new applications or infrastructure. Or there are incremental plans that address changes to the foundation plan. Read More



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