Smartphone OS leaves one hand free

	MeeGo Offers Platform Diversity Beyond Smartphones | Microsoft stops serving Window patch blamed for blue screens
	Network World Linux and Open Source Alert				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Smartphone OS leaves one hand free Today's smartphones are too much of a handful, according to Israeli company Else: You either need to grab them with both hands and punch away at the keyboard with your thumbs, or you hold them with one hand and touch the screen with the other. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qwest Connecting to Better Customer Service Less than a third of surveyed IT executives believe their companies are "highly effective" at adapting to changing customer needs and priorities. Businesses that build a robust voice and data network infrastructure can achieve a high level of responsiveness, and transform customer information and feedback into actionable results. Click here. In this Issue MeeGo Offers Platform Diversity Beyond Smartphones Microsoft stops serving Window patch blamed for blue screens Apache Beehive project retired Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Virtualized Web Application Delivery This white paper discusses how any size organization can tune its Web application delivery services with a virtualized solution that will meet the unique characteristics of each individual application. Read More MeeGo Offers Platform Diversity Beyond Smartphones Nokia and Intel announced the merger of Nokia's Maemo operating system with Intel's Moblin operating system to create a new, Linux-based, open source smartphone platform--MeeGo. An alliance between tech giants the caliber of Nokia and Intel is bound to draw some attention, but MeeGo is facing an uphill battle to try and scratch out a market amid established smartphone competitors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed WAN Optimization Can Multiply IT Efficiencies Data center consolidation, regulatory compliance and a more distributed environment are some of the IT initiatives making a comprehensive and robust disaster recovery plan more important than ever before. The Enterprise Strategy Group highlights trends in DR, the role of virtualization and the impact of WAN optimization. Learn more. Microsoft stops serving Window patch blamed for blue screens Microsoft has stopped distributing a Windows patch thought to cause a Blue Screen of Death on XP machines, and said it is investigating the problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Apache Beehive project retired The Java programming model effort derived from BEA technology suffered from a slowdown in contributions Read More Windows patch cripples XP with blue screen, users claim Microsoft users are reporting on the company's support forum that Tuesday's security updates are crippling Windows XP-based PCs. Read More
	Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! - Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor Forrester Research and Network World want to hear from you! We are collaborating to conduct an on-line-based study focused around data center strategy. The survey should take approximately 12 to 15 minutes to complete. This is both a confidential and anonymous survey and your results will only be used in aggregate. As a special thankyou, all respondents will receive a free copy of the resulting research report from Forrester – a $500 value! Thank you for taking the time to fill out the survey. Today from the Subnet communities Massive giveaway from Cisco Subnet: 50 copies of the Cisco Press CCNP Cert Kits kits are up for grabs. Deadline March 31. 15 books on Microsoft PerformancePoint business analytics available, too. SLIDESHOWS Videogame your way through the Olympics If you're bored with (or inspired by) NBC's coverage of the games, there's always your PC or video game system that lets you feel like you're competing in these events. The technology behind the Vancouver Olympic Games Bell Canada is claiming the Vancouver 2010 Olympic network as the first IP-based converged network at any Olympic or Paralympic Games. It will be built to provide seamless telephone, wireless, radio and Internet communications services for fans, media, athletes and officials from around the world. MOST-READ STORIES Microsoft CEO unveils Windows Phone 7 9 Gmail tips that will let you take a long lunch Microsoft yanks patch causing XP PCs to crash Brother, could you spare $13,105 for a Nintendo System? Windows Phone 7: An in-depth look at features, interface 10 recession-proof IT skills Mandatory certification & licensing for IA professionals Cisco issues security advisory on security appliance Skype move to Verizon expected soon Intel experimental processor adapts to environmental challenges
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_linux_open_source_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2010 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **