Microsoft takes shot at Google Apps, cuts price; The Cisco squeeze; 12 gadgets let you cut the cord for good

The Cisco squeeze; These 12 gadgets let you cut the cord for good Daily News AM Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Citrix Systems Virtualization 2.0: The Desktop Revolution With desktop virtualization, Bechtel delivers a totally consistent user experience to thousands of mobile workers along with vastly better security, management, and agility. This IDG eZine is your field guide to the new world of desktop virtualization. Learn more. Spotlight Story Microsoft takes shot at Google Apps, cuts Exchange Online price 50% Microsoft has cut in half its per user per month list price for Exchange Online services and cut by 33% the price of its Business Productivity Online Services suite of online productivity applications. Read full story Related News: The Cisco squeeze Cisco has long had a unique competitive position in the enterprise market. In the glory days of the mainframe, IBM still competed with HDS and Amdahl, but Cisco has had the enterprise networking market to itself for a number of years. This position seems to be at its greatest risk ever -- ESG calls this market phenomenon the Cisco squeeze. These 12 gadgets let you cut the cord for good Cutting the cord has never been so easy with new devices that power-up on their own and allow you to ditch the speaker wire. Cisco's Q1 expected to be "strong" Investment firm UBS expects Cisco to report "strong" results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter on Nov. 4. UBS cites improved spending in US enterprise, strong federal government sales, and a "modestly improving" carrier capital spending environment. iPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cellular network of their choice. 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