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	Google may pull out of China after cyberattacks Google has decided to stop censoring its results in China and could end up closing its operations and shutting down its search engine there, the company said Tuesday. Read More SPONSOR: 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 Quiz: What were the first products from today's biggest tech companies? Forrester: Tech downturn 'unofficially over' World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Skip Microsoft's critical patch, focus on Adobe's, experts urge Wireless power Banking malware found in Google Android Market ISP operators among 19 arrested in cyber-fraud case Google Docs to allow storage of any type of file Could A Tablet Replace Your Notebook? SPONSOR: BMC Software Don't commit to a job scheduling vendor without reading this report! Gartner offers a thorough evaluation of: Advanced Systems Concepts, ASG, BMC, CA, IBM, Orsyp, Redwood Software, Tidal Software, and UC4 Software. As many IT shops plan to migrate from legacy job scheduling platforms to workload automation broker technology, knowing how to find the right software for your organization is crucial. Read More Quiz: What were the first products from today's biggest tech companies? Cisco, Microsoft, IBM: They all started somewhere. Read More Forrester: Tech downturn 'unofficially over' Forrester Research forecast for high-tech spending in 2010 promises a return to purchasing after a dismal downturn caused many cutbacks in 2009. Read More World's biggest cruise ship sails through wireless challenges Royal Caribbean overcame wireless challenges aboard its flagship Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, using a Cisco MPLS network, Cisco wireless gear and even iPhones. Read More Skip Microsoft's critical patch, focus on Adobe's, experts urge Microsoft today issued just one security update for Windows, the lowest number on a Patch Tuesday since January 2009, and security experts advised users to focus first on updates coming from Adobe. Read More SPONSOR: Quest Software Linux and Unix in Your Environment? Don't Leave Security to Chance Most businesses today rely on the stability and power of Linux or Unix in their data centers. However, these venerable platforms also create some compliance and security challenges.In this white paper, you'll learn to get the most from your Linux or Unix environment, while ensuring your data is safe and secure. Learn More Wireless power Despite the fact that the company's name is short for wireless electricity, Eric Giler, CEO of WiTricity, is quick to point out that isn't exactly what the company does. It only looks like that. Giler is the first business exec brought into this 16-person company, which is trying to commercialize the tech developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Marin Soljacic. Read More Banking malware found in Google Android Market Mobile phone owners with handsets running Google's Android OS, such as the HTC Hero, could be at risk from cybercriminals trying to steal their bank account information. Read More ISP operators among 19 arrested in cyber-fraud case 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 US$15 million from companies such as Verizon, AT&T and XO Communications. Read More Google Docs to allow storage of any type of file Google is opening up its Docs hosted office productivity suite so that users can store any type of file in it, giving the popular software-as-a-service product an important online storage component. Read More Could A Tablet Replace Your Notebook? Hardware vendors at last week's Consumer Electronics Show showed off numerous new tablet and notebook designs. Some offerings, including the Lenovo Skylight Smartbook, earned cheers. Others -- yeah, we're looking at you, Microsoft-HP tablet -- heard mostly jeers. Apple wasn't at CES, of course, but the neverending rumor mill assures us that Steve Jobs's bound-to-be-cool tablet will debut by the end of this month. Read More
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