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	Cisco announces changes to CCNP It's almost like those too-familiar infomercials that get so popular around New Year's - time to get rid of the fat and add some muscle. Cisco's done the same to CCNP with today's announcement of CCNP changes. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Getting virtualization right. Five virtualization rules every organization must know. Rethink virtualization for better technology returns and better business outcomes Learn more. In this Issue Apple 'iSlate': IT pros ready to buy, if the price is right LinkedIn group discussion: Verizon vs. AT&T News podcast: Network World 360 FAQ: What we don't know about the Apple tablet Data breach costs top $200 per customer record Juniper, Polycom team up for telepresence Computers not to blame for rickets surge Chinese human rights sites hit by DDoS attack China rejects accusations on Google hack, Internet freedom Cisco shifts focus to China from Japan in Asia reshuffle Open Source Zealots: Don't Be a Hater WHITE PAPER: HP 4 Key Principles of Storage Virtualization Applying the concept of virtual resource pools to storage can transform the virtualized storage infrastructure. Read this ESG report to learn best practices on; storage virtualization, application integration, capacity and power optimization, and storage & server convergence. Read Now! Apple 'iSlate': IT pros ready to buy, if the price is right Tuesday's expected announcement of an Apple tablet computer, dubbed by some the 'iSlate,' has a lot of Network World readers keenly interested. But it probably won't become an enterprise-supported mobile platform. Read More LinkedIn group discussion: Verizon vs. AT&T The upcoming Apple tablet may be available on both Verizon's and AT&T's networks. Which is better suited for it? Join Network World's group on LinkedIn and chime in. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 The cost of a data breach increased last year to $204 per compromised customer record, according to the Ponemon Institute's annual study. Also, Juniper and Polycom this week announced an alliance to offer telepresence and videoconferencing services to enterprises through service providers. (5:23) Read More WHITE PAPER: Zscaler How Hackers are Targeting Enterprise Users via Web 2.0 Browser Exploits Securing enterprise servers with firewalls and intrusion detection is critical, but the most common threats are executed on thousands of mobile end users through the Web. Lean how to protect your clients with more than desktop anti-virus/anti-spyware and HIPS. Learn more! FAQ: What we don't know about the Apple tablet Everyone expects Apple to unveil the next great thing Wednesday. Here's what we know, or don't, about the device. Read More Data breach costs top $200 per customer record The cost of a data breach rose last year to $204 per customer record, according to the Ponemon Institute. The average total cost of a data breach rose from $6.65 million in 2008 to $6.75 million in 2009. Read More Juniper, Polycom team up for telepresence uniper and Polycom have announced an alliance to offer telepresence and video conferencing services to enterprises through service providers. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix NetScaler VPX: Harness the Power of Virtualized Web App Delivery Want to make your Web app delivery more flexible, dynamic and cost effective? Then attend this exclusive technical seminar which shows you how Citrix NetScaler VPX - a virtualized app delivery controller appliance - can improve your network infrastructure by offering: increased physical, functional, and operational flexibility for delivery of all of your Web apps and more. Click here to register today. Computers not to blame for rickets surge Computer games and Facebook are not to blame for the increase of rickets in children, says a Professor who was initially thought to have said otherwise. Read More Chinese human rights sites hit by DDoS attack Five Web sites run by Chinese human rights activists were attacked by hackers over the weekend, as a separate row continued between Google and China over political cyberattacks. Read More China rejects accusations on Google hack, Internet freedom China on Monday dismissed accusations of any official involvement in hacking attacks on Google and other U.S. companies, adding to tension between the two countries over the issue. Read More Cisco shifts focus to China from Japan in Asia reshuffle Cisco Systems on Monday announced details of a major revamp of its Asia operations that puts a new emphasis on China and drops Japan to second place. Read More Open Source Zealots: Don't Be a Hater Reading the comments of several prominent open source evangelists lately I felt like I was attending a Tea Party rally. Whether they are talking about Microsoft being the evil empire or the "anti-features" that proprietary software companies are wasting money and time on, the vitriol that they spew turns me off quicker than a negative political ad. Read More
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