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Aylus Prepares for the Coming IP Video Storm

Apple's coming iPhone will likely unleash a flood on one-to-one videoconferencing. How will the carriers cope? Read more >>


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The SIP Forum and the i3 Forum Team to Tame FoIP

Long viewed as an ugly stepchild, fax over IP needs to be deployed reliably if the migration to IP communications is to succeed. Read more >>

News to Know

   fring Gives Android Users the First Mobile Video Calls
   TelCentris Releases Free VoIP Strategy Guide for Multi-Office Businesses
   Mobile VoIP News from ACCESS and OKI ACCESS
   Speakeasy Extends Offer of Free IP Phones as More SMBs Switch to VoIP
   xG Technology Touts xMax Mobile VoIP's Spectrum Usage

Featured Solutions

   Video: Disable Lost PCs and Data Remotely
   PDF: 12 Ways to Reduce Costs with SQL Server 2008 - Microsoft
   PDF: Getting Ahead of Malware - Intel

Job Postings

Job Title: Senior Systems Administrator - Windows (IL)
Company: Next Step Systems
Location: US-IL-Chicago

Stay Ahead Resources
   10 Reasons to Move to Exchange Server 2010 in 2010 - Microsoft
   eBook: 5 Ways to Improve DBA Efficiency - IBM
   Whitepaper: IT Service Management in an Uncertain Economy - IBM
   Add E-mail Marketing to Your Software and Websites - Constant Contact
   Tech Brief: Secure Cloud Computing with SSL - Verisign

Siemens Launches Second Generation UC for SMBs

Beefed up contact center functionality, ease of installation and maintenance are biggest improvements. Read more >>

Blogs

Netstat -vat by Sean Michael Kerner
Mozilla Jetpack goes private with 0.4 SDK
From the 'Private Add-ons' files: Mozilla developers are continuing to work on the next generation Jetpack add-on technology and this week released the 0.4 milestone. While the Jetpack SDK is still a work in progress, it is set to be an... Read more >>

 

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Sophos slams scientist 'infected' with computer virus; 10 most controversial tech stories of 2010

10 most controversial technology stories of 2010 – so far | 44 million stolen gaming credentials found in online warehouse

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Sophos slams scientist 'infected' with computer virus
Security vendor Sophos has slammed a technology experiment, which saw a British scientist infect himself with a computer virus, as "scaremongering". Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

A Study of CEOs and other C-level Executives
New research reveals that C-level executives feel good data protection efforts support organizational goals such as compliance, reputation, management or customer trust, but there is a lack of confidence in the ability to safeguard sensitive information. Sponsored by IBM, this paper reveals the value of data protection Click to continue

WHITE PAPER: Novell

File Management Suite
Better track and understand storage patterns, allocate and manage storage based on its relevance and value to the business, while saving money in the administration and procurement of storage resources. Learn to get a handle on the unchecked proliferation of data. Read Now

10 most controversial technology stories of 2010 – so far
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44 million stolen gaming credentials found in online warehouse
Symantec says it has unearthed a server hosting the credentials of 44 million stolen gaming accounts -- and one of the most surprising aspects of it is that the accounts were being validated by a Trojan distributed to compromised computers. Read More

NAC: What went wrong?
After spending four months in the lab testing the 12 leading network access control products, we've come to this conclusion: Five years of hype, buzzwords, white papers, product launches, standards battles and vendor shakeouts have resulted in very little in the way of clarity. Agreement on what NAC really means and the right approach to NAC remain as elusive today as in 2005, when the first NAC products burst on the scene. Read More

Social engineering stories
Like good movies, a successful social engineering scam usually leaves both the perpetrator, and the victim, with an impression they'll never forget. We spoke to security experts about memorable social engineering stories. Read More

Facebook Answers Critics With New Privacy Controls
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today unveiled his company's revamped privacy tools in front of a corps of tech journalists that included organizers of last year's Facebook Redesign Revolt, PCWorld editors who drafted a Bill of Rights for Facebook Users, and many of the company's fiercest critics of its privacy policies. Read More


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5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now

Symantec readies Norton security, storage apps for Android, iPhone smartphones
Symantec's Norton division today launched its "Norton Everywhere" initiative aimed at bringing security protections and cloud-storage access to the Google Android and Apple iPhone smartphones. Read More

Man Infects Himself with (Computer) Virus
We are one step closer to the future: a British scientist has become the first human being to contract a computer virus. Read More

Hackers will keep hammering Facebook, say researchers
Attacks targeting Facebook users will continue, and could easily become even more dangerous, a security researcher said today. Read More

Shavlik offers 'cloud patching' with free service
Patch management company Shavlik is offering small networks of 10 or fewer PCs access to a new online patch management service at no cost. Read More

US needs plan for online terrorism recruiting, expert says
The U.S. government lacks a plan to counter terrorist recruiting efforts online, even though such efforts by jihad groups are growing, one terrorism expert told U.S. lawmakers. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks

Ethernet Performance Metrics
Ethernet performance measurement can help. Various metrics can quantify and characterize performance. Test plans can be written to satisfy varying organizational objectives. This white paper will describe advancements in field measurement of end-to-end Ethernet performance. Read More!

Internet Privacy Worries Are Eroding, Pew Finds
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's vision for a less private Internet is slowly coming to fruition, a survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project suggests. Read More

The 10 Best Hacks of 2010 (So Far)
In honor of Geek Pride Day, Towel Day, and the Glorious 25th of May, here are ten of our most favorite hacks featured in Geek Tech in the last five months, running the gambit from phone, car, and CPU mods. Read on for some great moments in geek! Read More

Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces
All of the major browsers on Windows and Mac OS X are vulnerable to a sly new attack tactic dubbed "tabnapping" that can dupe users into giving up passwords by secretly changing already-open browser tabs. Read More

Cisco's NAC goes off track, customers taken aback
As the most important supplier of network infrastructure to enterprises, Cisco's NAC products are a natural point of curiosity for network managers. Unfortunately, though, Cisco's approach to NAC has been riddled with in-fighting, false starts, delayed product releases, and a good dose of chaos and confusion. Read More

McAfee to acquire Trust Digital to further mobile security
McAfee Tuesday said it's signed an agreement to acquire privately held Trust Digital as part of its strategy to expand into the mobile security arena, the enterprise sector in particular. The acquisition price for Trust Digital was not disclosed. Read More



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15 copies of CCNP ROUTE study kits available and 15 copies of Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook up for grabs, too.Deadline May 31.

SLIDESHOWS

40 days of summer (gadgets)
Summer's here and the time is right for looking at gadgets to make the summer days and nights go by easier or more fun at least. If you're going outside to enjoy the sun, hitting the road for a long road trip to a vacation destination, or just staying at home for the perfect "staycation", here are 40 devices or apps we think you'll like.

What if tech companies owned the Wonders of the World?
In this slideshow, we'll take a look into a future where broke governments are forced to sell their most treasured landmarks to the world's richest nerds.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever
  2. Six misconceptions about cloud apps
  3. WWDC Preview: Apple waging three big fights
  4. Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces
  5. Winner and still champ, DoNetNuke
  6. Wi-Fi vendors face off
  7. Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids
  8. 44 million stolen gaming credentials found in online warehouse
  9. The 10 best hacks of 2010 (so far)
  10. Steve Ballmer as emoticons

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New undersea cable feeds African botnets

Five indicted in cybertheft of city's bank accounts | Facebook Answers Critics With New Privacy Controls

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New undersea cable feeds African botnets
Spam coming from Africa could be about to boom thanks to new broadband infrastructure in the Eastern half of the continent, according to Symantec's MessageLabs division. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Adobe

Close the Web 2.0 Communications Gap
Web 2.0 tools have yet to reach critical mass and broad user adoption. This Forrester report identifies the key Web 2.0 gaps and offers advice to: Build a framework that extends email, Upgrade document-based data collection, and Improve email and document exchange security. Read More

WHITE PAPER: ShoreTel

Conquer the Cost of IP Complexity
Companies are frequently tied to expensive, complex, legacy telecommunications systems that don't support modern technologies and applications, such as unified communications. This white paper examines the challenges associated with legacy systems and how to achieve greater value and opportunities with IP-based technology. Read More

Five indicted in cybertheft of city's bank accounts
Five people were indicted this week on wire fraud and other criminal charges stemming from a 2007 cybertheft in which nearly $450,000 was stolen from the bank accounts of the city of Carson, Calif. Read More

Facebook Answers Critics With New Privacy Controls
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today unveiled his company's revamped privacy tools in front of a corps of tech journalists that included organizers of last year's Facebook Redesign Revolt, PCWorld editors who drafted a Bill of Rights for Facebook Users, and many of the company's fiercest critics of its privacy policies. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization
How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here!

Symantec readies Norton security, storage apps for Android, iPhone smartphones
Symantec's Norton division today launched its "Norton Everywhere" initiative aimed at bringing security protections and cloud-storage access to the Google Android and Apple iPhone smartphones. Read More

The firewall: Interview with blogger Daniel Kennedy
Daniel Kennedy, MSIA, graduated from the Master of Science in Information Assurance program in the School of Graduate Studies of Norwich University in 2008. He has recently become a contributor to an interesting, thoughtful and valuable blog at Forbes Online and I interviewed him recently about his new project. This is the first of a two-part interview. Read More


E-GUIDE: Compuware

5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now

The hottest images of cool outer space
Black holes, hungry planets, weird orbits dominate space news Read More

Steve Ballmer as emoticons
It's not often hard to guess what Steve Ballmer is feeling. The Microsoft CEO has one of the most recognized, and photographed, faces in the IT industry ¿ and it's also one of the most expressive. Read More

Microsoft wins 18,000-seat cloud contract with University of Arizona
Score one for Microsoft in the cloud. The University of Arizona is moving 18,000 faculty and staff members to Microsoft's online e-mail and collaboration system, the university said today. Read More



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15 copies of CCNP ROUTE study kits available and 15 copies of Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook up for grabs, too.Deadline May 31.

SLIDESHOWS

40 days of summer (gadgets)
Summer's here and the time is right for looking at gadgets to make the summer days and nights go by easier or more fun at least. If you're going outside to enjoy the sun, hitting the road for a long road trip to a vacation destination, or just staying at home for the perfect "staycation", here are 40 devices or apps we think you'll like.

What if tech companies owned the Wonders of the World?
In this slideshow, we'll take a look into a future where broke governments are forced to sell their most treasured landmarks to the world's richest nerds.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever
  2. Six misconceptions about cloud apps
  3. WWDC Preview: Apple waging three big fights
  4. Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces
  5. Winner and still champ, DoNetNuke
  6. Wi-Fi vendors face off
  7. Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids
  8. 44 million stolen gaming credentials found in online warehouse
  9. The 10 best hacks of 2010 (so far)
  10. Steve Ballmer as emoticons

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Verizon's tiered LTE plans fuel 'bill shock' debate

Google is no competitor for Skype - yet | Hackers will keep hammering Facebook, say researchers

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Verizon's tiered LTE plans fuel 'bill shock' debate
Verizon's apparent decision to offer tiered LTE services in the near future could spark more debate on carriers' overage fees and so-called "bill shock." Read More


E-GUIDE: Compuware

5 Tips for Getting the Best Web App Performance
This eBook, compiled by Network World, explores the pressing issues, from dealing with outages and evaluating performance monitoring services, to the impact of virtualization. Get expert tips to optimize your Web apps. Learn More Now

WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks

Troubleshooting Application Problems
This comprehensive 94 page guide is a how-to resource handbook for network engineers. Learn the fundamentals of how applications work, how they flow, where applications fail and best practices and methodologies for troubleshooting network and application problems. Click here!

Google is no competitor for Skype - yet
Google's recent purchase of codec innovator Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has observers in a froth over a possible showdown between Google Voice service and Skype, the most popular and largely free VoIP service that includes video and conferencing. But Skype shouldn't worry in the short term. Read More

Hackers will keep hammering Facebook, say researchers
Attacks targeting Facebook users will continue, and could easily become even more dangerous, a security researcher said today. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Dell

Windows 7 User Acceptance
Does it make sense to refresh PCs and notebooks as part of Windows 7 upgrade? See how Intel is undertaking their migration of more than 100,000 clients. This paper details their participation in Microsoft's beta program and Intel's own user research and application testing. Read More

Treasured Toys and Early Technology: Worth More Than Memories?
Is the tech you tinkered with back in the day valuable now? Here are nine examples of things that you may have sitting in a box somewhere--and that are worth more than you think. Read More

10 most controversial technology stories of 2010 – so far
Everyone loves a controversial story and the technology industry has been serving them up left and right in 2010, typically featuring big names like Apple, Google and Comcast. Here's a look back at the biggest such headlines so far this year. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Brocade

Deployment Strategies for 802.11n
Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"-context, coverage, and capacity-is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read More!

Alleged $100M scareware sellers facing charges
Three men are facing federal fraud charges for allegedly raking in more than US$100 million while running an illegal "scareware" business that tricked victims into installing bogus software. Read More

Ballmer: I'm not going to WWDC
Microsoft is weighing Objective-C development, but contrary to reports, CEO Steve Ballmer will not be at Apple's upcoming developer event. Read More

SQL Server 2010?...I don't think so...
SQL Server 2008 R2 is available and works with Office 2010 and Sharepoint 2010. So why didn't they just call it SQL Server 2010? Read More



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Today from the Subnet communities

15 copies of CCNP ROUTE study kits available and 15 copies of Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook up for grabs, too.Deadline May 31.

SLIDESHOWS

40 days of summer (gadgets)
Summer's here and the time is right for looking at gadgets to make the summer days and nights go by easier or more fun at least. If you're going outside to enjoy the sun, hitting the road for a long road trip to a vacation destination, or just staying at home for the perfect "staycation", here are 40 devices or apps we think you'll like.

What if tech companies owned the Wonders of the World?
In this slideshow, we'll take a look into a future where broke governments are forced to sell their most treasured landmarks to the world's richest nerds.

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Scientist 'infected by computer virus' catches publicity fever
  2. Six misconceptions about cloud apps
  3. WWDC Preview: Apple waging three big fights
  4. Sneaky browser 'tabnapping' phishing tactic surfaces
  5. Winner and still champ, DoNetNuke
  6. Wi-Fi vendors face off
  7. Cisco powers up router, switches for smart grids
  8. 44 million stolen gaming credentials found in online warehouse
  9. The 10 best hacks of 2010 (so far)
  10. Steve Ballmer as emoticons

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