Thursday, April 16, 2009

Forced week off at Adobe not exactly a vacation; Cisco against 'Buy America' provisions of stimulus

Mobile devices blindside IT groups; PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010; IBM licenses patents to BLADE
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Forced week off at Adobe not exactly a vacation

Ellen Messmer By Ellen Messmer
Forced time off for employees at Adobe is aimed at saving the company money as it copes with the economic downturn. Read full story

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Cisco against 'Buy America' provisions of the $7.2B broadband stimulus fund
Reese: According to e-mail sent only hours ago by Cisco Systems to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Cisco is against the "Buy America" provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program.

Mobile devices tax unprepared IT groups
Companies expect to support a growing range of smartphones and mobile employees -- but their mobile infrastructure lacks key elements to do so efficiently and cost-effectively, new research finds.

PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010
Microsoft will ship a new version of its Office Communications Server in 2010 and another in the following year or more, according to its TechNet Web site.

IBM licenses patents to BLADE
Licensing agreement with IBM could help BLADE deliver new products to counter Cisco’s recent entry into the blade server market.

Cisco to spill the beans on UCS pricing
The wait is over -- Cisco will reveal Unified Computing System pricing and performance metrics via a live broadcast on Thursday.

Hard Times in PC Land
Mathias: Given the economy and Vista together, it's easy to see how seasonal patterns might return, but only at a far lower level of sales. Intel's margins are deteriorating, and they really can't handle a lower sales volume for long without um, taking some action.

No NASA node - only a treadmill - named for Colbert
Houston, we have an answer.

Stealthy rootkit slides further under the radar
Thousands of Web sites have been rigged to deliver a powerful piece of malicious software that many security products may be unprepared to handle.

The Android 1.5 challenge: Beat iPhone 3.0, Palm Pre
Version 1.5 of the Android platform will have new features sought by users and developers since the mobile operating system's first release, but none of the updated features appear to easily out-do top smartphones such as Apple's iPhone.

MS Exchange 2010 beta arrives and it's not all about the cloud
Microsoft Subnet analyzes the beta of Exchange 14, now known as Exchange 2010, through Network World's full review of it. The Subnet cites three key features that will make Exchange 2010 attractive to the enterprise.

Building a CCNA lab on the cheap
Cisco Subnet blogger Wendell Odom looks at how you can keep costs for a CCNA lab under $200 - or even $100.

Video: Sun discusses Nehalem servers, IBM rumors
Sun Microsystems launched new servers this week based on Intel's Nehalem microarchitecture.

Video: The first luxury hybrid car?
The Fisker Karma is what the company claims to be the first plug in luxury hybrid to come to market.

April giveaways galore
Cisco Subnet
and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30.


Eye-catching gadgets at CTIA
10 eye-catching gadgets at CTIA From WiMAX hotspots to $2,000 cell phones, a look at what caught our attention at CTIA Wireless.

Are you an IT geezer?
Quiz: Are you an IT geezer? (and we mean that in a good way)Sure, the new generation knows Facebook, Android and Twitter. But what about ISDN, SNA and X.25? Take the quiz!

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