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Spotlight Story Steve Wozniak joins flash storage startup as chief scientist By Jon Brodkin Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has a new gig as the chief scientist at Fusion-io, a startup that is speeding up enterprise applications with a flash memory device inserted directly into servers. Read full story Related News: News podcast: Network World 360 Cisco today issued a security alert warning of a quartet of vulnerabilities affecting all of its wireless LAN controllers; Information security jobs may not be the most glamorous ones in the technology industry. But at least they appear to be a lot more secure. (5:31) The 9 most indispensible geek tips What are the most amazing tips, tricks and geek items you can't live without? Among blogger Jimmy Ray Purser's list are cool SMS tricks, CLI commands and a cool way of making directory trees in Linux. Nothing says "I love you" like an enormous backhaul capacity Cisco's Valentine's campaign to sell its Cisco ASR/9000 is good silly fun. Check out the latest video on Brad Reese's blog. This week's 25 most-read stories 1. Wi-Fi hot spot horrors 2. Top 10 hot spot safety tips 3. Need a supercomputer? This guy builds 'em himself 4. Free BlackBerry Storm Downloads: 5 (More) Must Have Apps 5. Smartphone showdown: iPhone vs. BlackBerry Storm 6. Products of the Week 7. Juniper switch enables mega-router creation 8. IBM to build new monster supercomputer 9. Nortel still signing up customers 10. 10 of the Worst Moments in Network Security History 11. Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet 12. Data-breach costs rising, study finds 13. Social Engineering: Anatomy of a Hack 14. VMware goes open source with desktop virtualization release 15. NASA fashions mountain climbing robot 16. Where IT pros do their social networking 17. NFL's IT chief gears up for his 25th Super Bowl 18. Windows 7 Will Not Sway XP Users 19. Don't Fear the Penguin: A Newbie's Guide to Linux 20. 10 woeful tales of data gone missing 21. BlackBerry gets thin with the 8900 22. Linux Defenders organize to fight patent trolls 23. The world's fastest supercomputer 24. Palm Pre vs. Apple iPhone: How they stack up 25. Laptop losers hall of shame Today on Microsoft Subnet So the leak is out, Windows Mobile 7 is slated for 2010, says Motorola - but will it be good enough to convince frustrated Windows Mobile users to wait?; Plus, OCS 2007 R2 is proclaimed the PBX killer; RAC Server/Client offers a better way to take remote control of the client, says blogger Ron Barrett. Today on Cisco Subnet Cisco top brass are hinting the Cisco could have a potential layoff, with up to 2,000 jobs cut; Plus, Cisco earnings: you want the good news or the bad news?; And Cisco Tweeps on Twitter, the official list. Betting on SuperNAP In Las Vegas, data center takes power and cooling to the limit. Hot spot safety tips How to protect laptop data at your local Wi-Fi hot spot. Sponsored by Oralce IDC: Oracle's X Factor: HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server and HP Oracle Database Machine Oracle's recently announced hardware products, HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server and HP Oracle Database Machine, stand to shake-up the IT industry in several areas. If the product claims and initial disclosures about throughput are affirmed through further testing, customers will be induced to use more Oracle Database for data warehousing by the attraction of a predefined and supported configuration. Read this white paper to learn more about IDC's opinion of the HP Oracle Exadata Storage Server and the HP Oracle Database Machine. Preparing for the Next Cyber Attack. Ensure you are up-to-speed on the latest security technologies available to keep your network safe. Get a thorough assessment of the corporate security threat landscape. Protect your network with data leakage protection, NAC and other technologies. Download this Executive Guide now. Effectively Managing Change. Find the right network/system management platforms that leverage the latest IT technologies in this Executive Guide, "The New Network/System Management Challenges." Get a handle on server sprawl, managing 802.11n wireless LANs, and data center automation tool integration. Confidently deploy innovative technologies that drive efficiencies today. Download this Executive Guide now.   02/05/09 Today's most-read stories: Social engineering: Anatomy of a hack Cisco is not ruling out layoffs Nortel still signing up customers Security problems in the Treasury Department Cisco warns of four WLAN controller vulnerabilities VMware goes open source with desktop virtualization release Skype upgrade makes video calls easier BlackBerry gets thin with the 8900 Optical chip could lead to terabit Ethernet Need a supercomputer? This guy builds 'em himself Avoid the SMB Technology Quagmire SMBs have concrete technology needs, but it's difficult to find cost-effective, easy to manage and secure solutions. 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