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	Review: vSphere5 sets the virtualization bar VSphere 5.0, the latest iteration of VMware's "Cloud Operating System," boasts a wealth of updates, including new tools to manage fleets of VMs, and vast tiers of virtualized, vMotion-enabled storage links. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Avaya: Creating Fit for Purpose Data Center Networking Simplified and optimized service orchestration maximizes the return from a virtualized computing environment. Click to read the White Paper. In this Issue IT job search: An expert guide 100G Ethernet coming to a Cisco rack near you? Facebook's biggest faceplants MySQL.Com Website Hacked Telework kerfuffle: Are 17% of teleworkers unabashed slackers? Google becomes a teenager Al Gore says Apple will release two iPhone models in October Gang of Zeus-driven bank thieves put out of business T-Mobile phones to run on speedy network US senator wants FTC to put heat on "brazen" OnStar for privacy changes BlueCat simplifies net management chores CloudFlare unveils free IPv6 translation service NASA cloud architect forms company for private cloud Facebook's Redesigned News Feed: 4 Things You Need to Know WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! IT job search: An expert guide In this PDF guide, we've collected the most insightful IT job search information from across our sister publications. It examines what skills are in demand and looks at where tomorrow's IT jobs may be. Read More 100G Ethernet coming to a Cisco rack near you? The IEEE this week announced the formation of a task group chartered to specify 100Gbps Ethernet operation over backplanes and short-reach copper cable assemblies. The work of the IEEE P802.3bj task force will be an amendment to the 802.3 Ethernet standard and it seeks to enable development of lower-cost, higher-density 100G Ethernet platforms. Read More Facebook's biggest faceplants When Facebook fails, everybody hears about it -- we like to call it 'social sharing.' Here are some of its biggest failures. Read More MySQL.Com Website Hacked Hackers have hacked the MySQL.com website and injected code that will unknowingly infect visitors with malware according the security firm Armorize. If you are using an older browser version or not kept up with Flash and other upgrades, you could be infected while visiting the site without any pop ups or anything warning you of code being installed on your machine. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware A Critical Step on the Journey Toward the Private Cloud This IDC white paper includes two case studies and a sidebar highlighting the experiences of three enterprises with virtualizing their tier 1 applications, which include Oracle and Microsoft SQL databases and a Microsoft Exchange email system. Read now! Telework kerfuffle: Are 17% of teleworkers unabashed slackers? A recent report claims that 17% of telecommuters work less than one hour a day. That's bogus, say telework advocates who are taking to web sites, blogs and other social media to refute the findings. Read More Google becomes a teenager Google is marking its 13th anniversary this morning with the customary Google Birthday Doodle. And everyone else is noting the event with teenager wisecracks. Read More Al Gore says Apple will release two iPhone models in October Former US Vice President Al Gore last week may have tipped Apple's hand regarding its upcoming iPhone plans. Read More Gang of Zeus-driven bank thieves put out of business A mid-level organizer of an international online bank-theft ring that relied on the Zeus Trojan faces up to 45 years in prison when he is sentenced Jan. 13 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and possession of false IDs. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel IDC: Ways to Improve the Branch Office Well-targeted technology upgrades, coupled with a rigorous program to standardize and improve IT practices at a company's remote locations and headquarters, can deliver substantial business value and could reduce total annual IT costs in the branches by over 30%. Read now T-Mobile phones to run on speedy network The first two smartphones to run on T-Mobile's fast HSPA+42 network are coming soon, the operator announced Monday. Read More US senator wants FTC to put heat on "brazen" OnStar for privacy changes US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission to get the agency to investigate recent changes made to navigation and emergency services company OnStar made to its privacy practices. Read More BlueCat simplifies net management chores BlueCat Networks has added new features to its DNS appliances aimed at simplifying the management of networks running IPv4 and IPv6, the current and enhanced versions of the Internet Protocol. Read More CloudFlare unveils free IPv6 translation service Startup CloudFlare is turning the economics of IPv6 transition on its head with a free cloud-based IPv6-to-IPv4 translation service that is available to website operators starting today. Read More NASA cloud architect forms company for private cloud The lead architect of NASA's cloud platform, which spun off into the open-source OpenStack cloud operating system, is launching a new company and product aimed at helping enterprises more easily build private clouds. Read More Facebook's Redesigned News Feed: 4 Things You Need to Know In its third major update in a week, Facebook launched a new News Feed interface that predicts stories you'll find interesting and includes a ticker that updates in real-time. Here's what the changes mean for you. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 16 essential Android apps for IT pros There are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, including many that are useful for IT professionals on the job. These apps can help connect to servers, monitor computers, access databases, analyze the airwaves, scan networks, and serve as a reference. Here are 16 of these apps, most of them free. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Is quantum computing real? Software upgrades could produce self-tuning wireless access points iPhone 5 rumor roll-up for the week ending Sept. 23 iPhone 5 doesn't appear T-Mobile bound Need switches? Buy now, report says Splunk explains it all Cisco 6500 series: Retired veteran or re-discovered super soldier? Facebook's Timeline will be boon for hackers vSphere 5 sets the virtualization bar Cisco, Microsoft cooperation on virtual switching gives customers new option
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