TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, May 1, 2009
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*Eucalyptus Open Source Private Cloud Project Goes Commercial
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*25% Of Companies Increasing IT Investments
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*IBM, Brocade OEM Deal Challenges Cisco
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( Today's Top Story)
Eucalyptus Open Source Private Cloud Project Goes Commercial
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With a $5.5 million investment from Benchmark Capital, Eucalyptus is preparing to sell deployment, consulting, and maintenance services for its open source software.
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2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
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Raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and the pay shifts track the industries and regions hardest hit during this recession. Job security's shrinking, and concerns are rising again about the IT career path. In all, though, IT careers are looking safer than many others in this economic downturn.
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(Today's Most Popular Stories)
Microsoft Completes Work On Windows Vista SP2
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The service pack has officially been released to manufacturing and should be ready to ship soon.
12 Best Bluetooth Headsets
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Microsoft: We're Not Making A Phone
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The company denies recent reports that it's working on a "ZunePhone" for Verizon Wireless, and it will focus on upcoming Windows Mobile upgrades.
Apple Turning To Chip Design For Its Innovation
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Apple's plans for all this design power are likely to revolve around video and power consumption, and will boost the company's desire for secrecy.
Google Tracking System Suggests Swine Flu Is Spreading
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Experimental Flu Trends for Mexico shows increases in flu-related queries in Mexico City and several other Mexican states during the April 19-25 time period.
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A Unified Front: Exploring What Executives Really Think Of Security
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This report (presented in conjunction with Dark Reading) details the landscape of where agreement exists, and where IT and executives continue to differ on how to promote information security.
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(Editor's Picks)
BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize communications among sponsors, investment managers and service providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed institutional equity trades, the utility said.
(Networking News of the Week)
25% Of Companies Increasing IT Investments
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More than 69% of respondents say their companies see at least half the expected value from their IT investments.
IBM, Brocade OEM Deal Challenges Cisco
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IBM has been rebranding Brocade data center networking products, including Brocade's Fibre Channel directors, switches, and host bus adaptors.
(Breaking News)
Windows 7 In October? Acer Says Yes
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Reports indicate that system builders are expecting Microsoft to release its next OS in the fall
Zend Supports Amazon EC2, Faster PHP Development
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Open source Zend Framework 1.8 includes APIs needed to invoke cloud computing and storage services and allows for more rapid application development.
Indicted Fund Manager Nadel Pleads Not Guilty
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A jailed Florida hedge fund manager pleaded not guilty on Thursday to an indictment of running a $360 million investment fraud and his lawyer asked a judge to ease the conditions for him to make bail.
IBM Launches Appliance For Private Cloud Computing
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IBM is the first major vendor to produce a cloud appliance for its customers, a sign of how the concepts of private cloud computing are changing.
Netbook Boom Likely To End With Better Economy
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The mini-laptops optimized for Web surfing and costing as little as $300 have experienced a boom for more than a year.
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* Dallas County seeking IT Enterprise Architect in Dallas, TX
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* BP seeking Applications Manager in Houston, TX
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* BP seeking Information Manager in Houston, TX
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* Insurance Systems Inc. seeking Business Analyst in New York, NY
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