Cisco ASA takes on botnets; IBM, Microsoft still lead in patents; 802.11n in most Wi-Fi smartphones by 2014

	IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30% | 802.11n in 87% of Wi-Fi smartphones by 2014
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	Cisco ASA takes on botnets Cisco just turned up the heat on botnets around the globe. ASA 8.2.2 and ASDM 6.2.5 upgrade code recently posted to their Web site. The big new feature is the botnet traffic filter drop capabilities. Read More SPONSOR: 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! Table of Contents IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30% 802.11n in 87% of Wi-Fi smartphones by 2014 VMware to buy Zimbra to bolster cloud computing push Facebook unleashes lawyers on Web 2.0 Suicide Machine Researcher: Baidu probably attacked from US domain registrar DARPA's massive cyber security project awards $56 million for research The Most Noteworthy Notebooks of CES Offbeat Tech: The Misfits of CES News podcast: Network World 360 2010: Year of the E-reader Anti-theft chip turns laptop into 'brick' Microsoft IE's downfall 'far fetched,' says researcher SPONSOR: Dell Why Your Small Business Needs a Real Server Your small business could be more efficient, productive, and profitable. Everyone in the office could share a single source of data, access their printer of choice, and be assured the e-mail they receive is virus- and spam-free. Learn More IBM still leads in patents, Microsoft maintains No. 3 spot and Cisco gains 30% U.S. patents awarded in 2009 show IBM continuing its tradition of innovation with fellow high-tech vendors Microsoft, Cisco and Sun, just to name a few, gaining ground. Read More 802.11n in 87% of Wi-Fi smartphones by 2014 Although 802.11n Wi-Fi technology was found in less than 1 percent of Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones last year, in 2014 at least 87 percent of Wi-Fi-capable smartphones will feature this latest of the 802.11 protocols. Read More VMware to buy Zimbra to bolster cloud computing push Yahoo Tuesday plans to sell off its Zimbra open source messaging business to VMware, a move that will help the virtualization leader expand its technology portfolio. Read More Facebook unleashes lawyers on Web 2.0 Suicide Machine It's become apparent that Facebook isn't going to let this fight with the Web 2.0 Suicide Machine die peacefully, having now sent the fledgling anti-social networking site a sternly worded cease and desist letter. It's also clear that these virtual Kevorkians are not only unwilling to slip quietly into the night, they're fixing to escalate the battle. Read More Researcher: Baidu probably attacked from US domain registrar The attack that took China's biggest search site offline yesterday was most likely carried out by modifying Baidu's records at Register.com, the search engine's official domain registrar, a security researcher said today. Read More DARPA's massive cyber security project awards $56 million for research Researchers at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) today awarded almost $56 million to two contractors it expects will develop the second phase of technologies that it promises will be revolutionary and bolster current cyber security technology by orders of magnitude. DARPA spent $30 million to develop Phase 1.  Read More SPONSOR: Storwize Storwize/IBM Technical Validation Report Storwize appliances, deployed on IBM hardware, compress data in real-time as it is passed to the storage system. Storwize has placed special emphasis on the performance of the storage system with the STN product line to ensure that Storwize compression does not impact performance. This technical report describes the tests performed by IBM and Storwize personnel, and the results of each verification test. Learn more The Most Noteworthy Notebooks of CES Laptops of all shapes and sizes launched at CES this year, but a few were a bit more special than most. Here are eight machines that shift forms, implement the newest technology, and redefine their categories altogether. Read More Offbeat Tech: The Misfits of CES Here are eight unusual items--some available, others strictly conceptual -- that caught our eye. Read More News podcast: Network World 360 IBM garnered 4,914 U.S. patents in 2009, setting an all-time high for Big Blue and maintaining its lead against competitors such as Samsung with 3,611 patents and Microsoft with 2,906. Also, The owner of a Dallas-based Internet service provider that was raided last April has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to defraud more than $15 million from companies such as Verizon, AT&T and XO Communications. (5:00) Read More 2010: Year of the E-reader Move over, Kindle¿this year promises a slew of devices that will make it easier than ever to digitally consume books. We highlight the latest from CES. Read More Anti-theft chip turns laptop into 'brick' Absolute Software has added a new feature to its Computrace Lojack anti-theft software that can remotely turn a stolen laptop into a useless, non-bootable 'brick'. Read More Microsoft IE's downfall 'far fetched,' says researcher Talk of Internet Explorer's demise is "far fetched,"according to Devil Mountain Software, which cites data showing that more than 80% of enterprise PCs run Microsoft's browser during the workday. Read More
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