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	Google attack part of widespread spying effort Google's decision Tuesday to risk walking away from the world's largest Internet market may have come as a shock, but security experts see it as the most public admission of a top IT problem for U.S. companies: ongoing corporate espionage originating from China. Read More SPONSOR: Dell The Right Way to Cut Desktop Budgets Postponing new desktop and laptops for employees can quickly reduce the IT budget, but extending the life of these devices has consequences. Learn the best way to postpone client refreshes, centralize asset management, eliminate overspend on software and get the most out of your existing clients. View Now! In this Issue Gadgets to help you lose weight Google hack raises serious concerns, US says Google seeks to reassure business users after attacks Open source tool, algorithm aim to slash software errors News podcast: Network World 360 Via builds low-power server based on laptop chips Tech Tools Tell the Story of Earthquake in Haiti Netgear Announces New SMB Wireless Network Controllers Google and Microsoft war over $5 billion cloud SPONSOR: Qwest Mobile Security: The Essential Ingredient for Today's Enterprise Software and technology solutions help mitigate security risks and safeguard from threats, but they require IT staff to select, deploy and maintain them. Problem is, today's IT environments are lean. This paper examines the current mobile security landscape, including myths surrounding the risks and threats, and how organizations can establish a solid mobile security strategy. Learn More Gadgets to help you lose weight Having trouble keeping that New Year's Resolution? Clearly you just lack the proper technology. Here are gobs of gadgets to get you on track. Read More Google hack raises serious concerns, US says A coordinated hacking campaign targeting Google, Adobe Systems and more than 30 other companies raises serious concerns, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday. Read More Google seeks to reassure business users after attacks Google moved quickly on Tuesday to reassure its enterprise customers that their data is in safe hands, following its disclosure that it was targeted in December by a "highly sophisticated" cyberattack from China. Read More Open source tool, algorithm aim to slash software errors Can open source software and an algorithm really detect general software error 300 times faster than current methods?   Read More SPONSOR: 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. News podcast: Network World 360 Facebook and McAfee have formed a partnership aimed at improving security for Facebook's 350 million users. Also, Adobe late Tuesday patched eight security vulnerabilities, six of them critical, in its popular PDF viewing and editing programs. (6:07) Read More Via builds low-power server based on laptop chips Via Technologies on Tuesday announced a compact home server that will be powered by low-power processors, which are traditionally designed to run in laptops and netbooks. Read More Tech Tools Tell the Story of Earthquake in Haiti The worst earthquake to hit the Caribbean in 200 years struck Haiti on Tuesday. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, where it devastated the tiny nation, causing an unknown number of deaths and widespread destruction. But despite being the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti's Internet connected devices were key tools in telling the rest of the world about the emerging crisis. Read More Netgear Announces New SMB Wireless Network Controllers Today, Netgear announced three new wireless network controller offerings that take some of the network management features of their enterprise products into the small-to-medium business market, including mass firmware upgrades, centralized configuration options, and load-balancing, for networks from five to 1500 users. Read More Google and Microsoft war over $5 billion cloud An evolving IT supply chain, business adoption of cloud platforms for IT services, and greater business use of handsets and smartphones are creating new revenue streams for both IT and mobile suppliers serving businesses. Read More
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