Risks posed by Windows concurrent logins; Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier

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	Why concurrent logins to a Windows network are a (very) bad idea Julie Bort: Once hackers gain legitimate Windows login credentials, they have unfettered use of them. Read More WEBCAST: Red Hat 5-Step RISC Migration Planning Process In this session, HP and Red Hat speakers will explain how to prepare for and execute an effective migration from SPARC/Solaris OS-based systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers. View Now! In this Issue Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier but loses kudus to Linux Best Networking Tweaks for Windows Server, Vista and XP It's official: China wrests supercomputing title from United States People Who Resist Authority, Stand Up for Privacy, Could Be Classified As Mentally Ill Traveler to TSA: If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested Microsoft gets another competitor in SoftBank Microsoft fixes critical DLL hole in Office but not XP SP3 FTC Appoints Cool Hacker as First Chief Technologist Day 2 at PASS Summit 2010 – Denali announced and available… Google gives 10% raise to 23,000 employees Day 1 at PASS Summit 2010 – SQL Server "Denali" in CTP Catchy names get the attention at PASS Summit 2010! Visit Microsoft Subnet for more daily news, blogs WHITE PAPER: Brocade Deployment Strategies for 802.11n Many organizations are looking to reap the benefits of the new 802.11n standard, but what is the best way to deploy wireless technology while minimizing costs? Learn why understanding the "Three Cs"—context, coverage, and capacity—is critical for choosing an optimal network implementation strategy. Read now! Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier but loses kudus to Linux Jon Brodkin: Microsoft says a Windows-based supercomputer has broken the petaflop speed barrier, but the achievement is being ignored because the same machine was faster using Linux. Read More Best Networking Tweaks for Windows Server, Vista and XP Michael Adams: This is the start of a two-part series regarding tweaks I have found for networking Linux and Windows: First up, Windows. Read More It's official: China wrests supercomputing title from United States Jon Brodkin: A Chinese supercomputer is the world's fastest machine. Read More People Who Resist Authority, Stand Up for Privacy, Could Be Classified As Mentally Ill Ms. Smith: If you resist authority some psychiatrists might recommend that you should be "cured" or locked away in a mental institution. Read More WHITE PAPER: Hitachi The Greener and Sustainable Data Center There are many shades of green when it comes to sustainability. What does sustainability mean for business and particularly for IT? This paper focuses on how to improve on data center efficiencies and deploy greater sustainability across the IT infrastructure to achieve a greener data center. Read Now Traveler to TSA: If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested Ms. Smith: Outrageous videos of TSA pat down security includes a 3-year-old girl screaming, "Quit touching me," while a TSA agent pats her down. Read More Microsoft gets another competitor in SoftBank Robert Mullins: SoftBank Telecom, seeks to sell an alternative to Microsoft Exchange/Office with new social media-based collaboration tools. Read More Microsoft fixes critical DLL hole in Office but not XP SP3 Julie Bort: Patch Tuesday included Microsoft's first (and only) DLL hijacking patch. Read More FTC Appoints Cool Hacker as First Chief Technologist Ms. Smith: The FTC appointed Ed Felton as its first Chief Technologist. Felten is a cool hacker with a long history of hacking and taking on the RIAA and Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Data Growth Challenges Demand Proactive Data Management Most organizations do not have a firm handle on how to manage their data growth, particularly unstructured, file-based information – the fastest growing type of data. Learn the tools, techniques and best practices available to proactively plan for and manage data growth. Read now Day 2 at PASS Summit 2010 – Denali announced and available… Brian Egler: Yes, this really is the biggest PASS Summit ever. We've been talking about locking and blocking all week and here was a human white-spot right before our eyes. Read More Google gives 10% raise to 23,000 employees Jon Brodkin: Google, which has expressed concerns about losing key talent, is reportedly giving all of its employees a 10% raise. Read More Day 1 at PASS Summit 2010 – SQL Server "Denali" in CTP Brian Egler" Almost 4000 people from 48 different countries congregated in Seattle to mark the beginning of the most attended PASS Summit ever, where the next version of SQL Server was delivered. Read More Catchy names get the attention at PASS Summit 2010! Brian Egler: At the PASS Summit 2010 in Seattle, there are over 160 technical sessions available. Sometimes it comes down to a catchy name for the session title. Read More Visit Microsoft Subnet for more daily news, blogs This is Network World's Microsoft Subnet news alert in which we focus on the top items from Microsoft Subnet, your daily source for Microsoft news, blogs, discussion items, security alerts and giveaways. SharePoint Training and an iPad up for grabs. 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	Fill out a survey, get rewarded Get a free Starbucks gift card for participating in a Network World survey about application performance management best practices. Research firm NetForecast is surveying enterprises about APM practices for an upcoming Network World article. The first 100 participants will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card. Click here. Goodies from the Subnets We've got SharePoint 2010 training for up to three people from Webucator up for grabs. There's an iPad available, too. Enter to win one! SLIDESHOWS Microsoft Windows after 25 years: A visual history More than nine out of 10 computers run some version of Windows. But no one could have predicted that would be the case when Windows 1.0 launched 25 years ago as a graphical front end for MS-DOS. Here's a look at Windows through the years and some thoughts on what the future might hold. Cool Yule favorites: 15 techie gifts we like Ho Ho Ho, it's time again to get our holiday wish lists together. Here are our 15 favorite products from the 140+ products submitted and tested in this year's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. MOST-READ STORIES Traveler to TSA: If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested Microsoft breaks petaflop barrier, loses Top 500 spot to Linux Cisco apps for the iPhone and iPad Best networking tweaks for Windows Server, Vista and XP Inside an alleged iPad killer: the Samsung Galaxy Tab Researchers take down Koobface servers Ex-Apple 'grip of death' exec lands at Cisco Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair What's at the core of Cisco's plight? Russian Armenian botnet suspect raked in €100,00 a month
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