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Patch Tuesday: What the experts say
Microsoft released six patches that address 15 vulnerabilities. Here's a look at what security experts are saying about the vulnerabilities, patches and what should concern users.

Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early
Sometimes you build it, and they end up not coming.

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Brocade is apparently not for sale after all, if the blogosphere is correct about CEO Mike Klayko flashing a "Not For Sale" slide at a recent company sales meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Brocade had put itself on the block and that HP and Oracle were sniffing around.


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Windows exploit code coming

As Microsoft recommends that users focus first on installing the MS09-065 patch released Tuesday, experts are agreeing with that advice because exploit code for remote execution appears to be right around the corner. Read full story



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Patch Tuesday: What the experts say
Microsoft released six patches that address 15 vulnerabilities. Here's a look at what security experts are saying about the vulnerabilities, patches and what should concern users.

Ahead of their time: Nine technologies that came early
Sometimes you build it, and they end up not coming.

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Cisco data center rival Brocade not for sale?
Brocade is apparently not for sale after all, if the blogosphere is correct about CEO Mike Klayko flashing a "Not For Sale" slide at a recent company sales meeting. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Brocade had put itself on the block and that HP and Oracle were sniffing around.

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November giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page.

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