TechWeb NETWORKING NEWS UPDATE
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Friday, August 6, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
LATEST NETWORKING NEWS
- Global CIO: In Database Wars, Microsoft Says It Gets No Respect
- Qwest Reports Lower Profits, Earnings
- Analyst Pegs RFID, 4G As Key Wireless Trends
- Microsoft, Salesforce In Patent Pact
- Google, Verizon Net Neutrality Talks Raise Ire
- Motorola Demos TD-LTE At Shanghai Expo
- Most IT Pros Circumvent File Transfer Security Policies
- Clearwire To Test LTE 4G Network
- Global CIO: IBM's Bank Outage: Anatomy Of A Disaster
ANALYTIC REPORTS
- Building A Strong Base For UC In The Cloud
- Energy-Efficient Government Data Centers
WHITEPAPERS
- Insider Tips for IPv6 Services
- The Disappearing WAN: A Guide to Securing Your Network Boundaries
TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM
- Building Botnets For Fun And Profit
- Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo
- Most SSL Sites Poorly Configured
- Google Has Two Times More Malware Than Bing, Yahoo, Twitter Combined
- Trusteer Adds Free Malware Removal To Secure Browsing Service
WEBCASTS
- Cloud Implementer's Checklist
RESOURCES AND EVENTS
- Don't Miss The InformationWeek 500 Conference
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LATEST NETWORKING NEWS
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
- Global CIO: In Database Wars, Microsoft Says It Gets No Respect
Microsoft's gaining on Oracle and IBM in database revenue but can the company truly scale to help CIOs attack the deadly 80/20 IT-spending ratio?
ALSO SEE
- Qwest Reports Lower Profits, Earnings
With its acquisition by CenturyLink looming, the former Baby Bell's profits were $158 million in the second quarters, down from $212 million a year ago.
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- Analyst Pegs RFID, 4G As Key Wireless Trends
Machine-to-machine communication, mobile banking, and wireless sensor networks also on the rise over the next decade, says Plunkett Research.
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- Microsoft, Salesforce In Patent Pact
Lawsuit settlement applies to a broad range of cloud and back-end infrastructure technologies.
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- Google, Verizon Net Neutrality Talks Raise Ire
While industry and public interest groups protest secret FCC meetings, one industry observer says that potential Google-Verizon alliance is really about taking on Apple.
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- Motorola Demos TD-LTE At Shanghai Expo
Vendor partners help provide services including subscriber devices, eNodeB, backhaul, evolved packet core, and billing.
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- Most IT Pros Circumvent File Transfer Security Policies
Survey finds 69% of IT managers regularly send highly sensitive information -- payroll, customer, or financial data -- via unsecured e-mail, finds Ipswitch study.
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- Google Wave Washed Out
Google says it will stop development on Wave, its real-time communications and collaboration platform, a scant three months after making it available to the public, though the technology will live on in other products inside and outside the company.
- Global CIO: IBM's Bank Outage: Anatomy Of A Disaster
IBM personnel inadvertently triggered a 7-hour outage at Singapore's largest banking network last month by using unapproved procedures. Here's a detailed look at what went wrong.
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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. 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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- Energy-Efficient Government Data Centers
Government agencies face new requirements for increasing energy efficiency and lowering their carbon footprints. The path to success involves a combination of virtualization, server consolidation, cooling systems, and other technologies that provide fine-grained control over data center resources.
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- Insider Tips for IPv6 Services
AT&T, NTT, Qwest and Verizon reveal their thoughts, successes and concerns around IPv6. Don't miss these valuable insights.
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- The Disappearing WAN: A Guide to Securing Your Network Boundaries
From cloud-based applications to mobile devices, the line between your WAN and the Internet at large is eroding fast. This report provides an overview of cloud and mobility challenges and offers insight on protecting your WAN while also embracing the technologies that are transforming IT.
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- Building Botnets For Fun And Profit
Creating a botnet business can be lucrative -- and isn't as hard as you might think, Black Hat speaker says
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- Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo
In the wake of pressure from the FCC, security expert demonstrates major GSM hack
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- Most SSL Sites Poorly Configured
Half of all SSL servers run older, insecure version of SSL; attacks against HTTPS browser sessions detailed at Black Hat
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- Google Has Two Times More Malware Than Bing, Yahoo, Twitter Combined
Barracuda Networks issues midyear security report
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- Trusteer Adds Free Malware Removal To Secure Browsing Service
Rapport service includes financial malware disinfection
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- Cloud Implementer's Checklist
Once your agency has completed the business case for deploying a private cloud, how do you actually move ahead with your data center transformation? In this InformationWeek Government Webcast, we'll explore steps to get you there, including a to-do list that will be helpful to anyone involved in the project. By the time you're done following this plan, your data center should be home to more flexible, on-demand IT services.
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