Networking World: Supercomputer Development Thriving In China

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Friday, June 18, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

LATEST NETWORKING NEWS
- Supercomputer Development Thriving In China
- Global CIO: Cisco's Chambers Calls Out Obama's Job-Killing Protectionism
- FCC Considers Broadband Regulation
- More Firms Outsourcing Security To MSSPs
- BlackBerry App World 2.0: Single User ID, Carrier Billing & More
- China Grapples With Online Gambling
- Iridium Chooses SpaceX To Launch Satellites
- Global CIO: 10 Indispensable Insights On Cloud Computing
- China Extends Broadband Lead

ANALYTIC REPORTS
- Building A Strong Base For UC In The Cloud
- 5 Steps To Get -- And Stay -- FISMA Compliant And Secure

WHITEPAPERS
- Avoid the Mobile Blind Spot: 5 Real World Tactics
- Data Deduplication Background

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
- Image Gallery: IT Hall Of Shame
- AMD Intros ATI Radeon HD 5830
- Data Center Demand Drives Ethernet Switch Sales
- AMD Updates Catalyst Graphics Driver
- Lenovo Refreshes ThinkPad Laptops

WEBCASTS
- Business Intelligence For The Midsize Business

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- Virtual Event: Creating And Leveraging The Private Cloud

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LATEST NETWORKING NEWS
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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Supercomputer Development Thriving In China
Powerful systems for use in civil, military, and commercial applications are now being developed at no fewer than 10 locations in China.
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- Global CIO: Cisco's Chambers Calls Out Obama's Job-Killing Protectionism
CEO Chambers is telling all who will listen that high U.S. corporate tax rates are forcing businesses to do most of their investing and hiring elsewhere.
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- FCC Considers Broadband Regulation
Broadband carriers oppose regulation of Internet broadband while content providers favor FCC action to classify broadband as a telecommunications service.
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- More Firms Outsourcing Security To MSSPs
Managed security service provider market is expected to reach $3.9 billion in 2016 because of increased attacks and economic pressures.
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- BlackBerry App World 2.0: Single User ID, Carrier Billing & More
Research In Motion's new App World 2.0 provides more payment options, a streamlined app management experience and a single BlackBerry ID.
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- China Grapples With Online Gambling
Internet gambling is a thriving underground industry; the government would especially like to cut down on betting on soccer.
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- Global CIO: 10 Indispensable Insights On Cloud Computing
Analyzing the cloud's impact on everything from security to the CIO to corporate culture, a new book on the cloud revolution by my outstanding colleague Charles Babcock is an absolute must-read.
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- Iridium Chooses SpaceX To Launch Satellites
Space Exploration Technologies will transport mobile telecommunications satellites into space over a 2-year period starting in 2015.
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- China Extends Broadband Lead
Broadband subscriptions continue to boom in Asian countries, particularly China where growth topped 5% in Q1 and reached almost 21% over the last year.
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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Building A Strong Base For UC In The Cloud
Virtualization and cloud computing have taken over the mantle of hottest technology that only a few years ago was held by unified communications, but that doesn't mean it's easy to align the cloud with UC--or any major initiative, for that matter. Still only by understanding how these and other foundational enterprise technologies are converging can you prepare for a long-term cloud strategy.
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- 5 Steps To Get -- And Stay -- FISMA Compliant And Secure
Implementing a program that is effective in actually securing assets and will continually address compliance is difficult. Guidelines such as the NIST 800 series, the Center for Internet Security Standards or even DISA's Security Technical Implementation Guides are confusing, and furthermore, much of the underlying data to be protected changes so quickly that yearly reviews of controls are woefully ineffective. Here's a better plan.
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WHITEPAPERS
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- Avoid the Mobile Blind Spot: 5 Real World Tactics
Laptops and other portable devices enable employees to connect to corporate assets any time from anywhere, but they can also create a "mobile blind spot." See how you can reap the benefits of mobility while protecting your corporate data.

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Learn how data deduplication functions and how you can best utilize this technology to increase backup performance and reduce overall costs in your datacenter.

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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
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- Image Gallery: IT Hall Of Shame
Look back at ten of the most infamous and notorious tech industry frauds, flops, and foibles from individuals to products, ideas to entire companies.
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- AMD Intros ATI Radeon HD 5830
The graphics card supports up to three monitors and has processing power of 1.79 teraFLOPS.
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- Data Center Demand Drives Ethernet Switch Sales
Ethernet router and switch competition has been intensifying as Cisco, HP, and Juniper step up their shipments.
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- AMD Updates Catalyst Graphics Driver
The company will release monthly upgrades to improve the game-running performance of its Radeon graphics processor.
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- Lenovo Refreshes ThinkPad Laptops
The company introduced two ultra-portable laptops, a tablet, and two portable workstations in its ThinkPad line, all targeted toward enterprise users.
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- Business Intelligence For The Midsize Business
Join Intelligent Enterprise editor-in-chief Doug Henschen for a Webcast as he shares insight on the latest trends in BI as well as in-depth research on priorities within midsize companies.

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- Virtual Event: Creating And Leveraging The Private Cloud
Join us for this virtual event, as InformationWeek editors gather the leading thinkers on the topic of private cloud computing to answer your questions and provide expert insight in creating and leveraging the private cloud.
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