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	Apple no longer thinks different Remember when Apple wanted us to "think different"? That was a pose, 'cause now they don't … Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. Download free 30-day trial In this Issue Cisco switching transition "poorly managed and timed" Why are there so few Windows Phone 7 models on the market? Is VoIP too secure? This Just In: Consumer Reports Identifies That Ol' Antenna Problem in Verizon iPhone Canonical calls original proposal a "mistake" and overrides Banshee team's decision W3C: Microsoft's Web privacy proposal "has no formal standing" Hollywood has had its fill of Apple brand placements Egyptian father names newborn daughter Facebook WEBCAST: Infoblox Automation Gives IT Network Stability On this webinar, IT staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will discuss how the hospital is using Infoblox network automation products to deliver "Life Critical" Network Uptime, augment current HIPAA strategies & simplify tasks. Register Now Cisco switching transition "poorly managed and timed" The product transition currently impacting Cisco's switching business was "poorly managed and timed" by the company, according to a bulletin issued this week by investment firm Oppenheimer & Co. As you recall, Cisco's switching business is down 7% in its fiscal second quarter, impacting profit margins and perhaps market share. Read More Why are there so few Windows Phone 7 models on the market? This week's news that Sprint is finally going start selling a smartphone next month running Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system, and reports that Verizon is expected follow suit, is good news for Microsoft's efforts to widen the distribution pipeline for the OS. But Microsoft's product strategy strikes me as somewhat timid, given that it still has only a handful of handset models. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Network Mgt: Simplify Complexity Join us for this webinar, featuring Jim Frey, Research Director from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Heath Newburn, Program Director from IBM as they discuss Netcool's flexible solutions for a complex and dynamic IT environment. Learn More Is VoIP too secure? It's hard to imagine, but roughly 10 years ago as VoIP was being rolled out corporate networkers were quite concerned about the security of VoIP. As we faced a move from voice going over a traditional (and, by the way, unencrypted) network, there was concern that VoIP would be much too easy to eavesdrop on - especially if it traversed the Internet. Read More This Just In: Consumer Reports Identifies That Ol' Antenna Problem in Verizon iPhone AntennaGate is apparently still with us.Consumer Reports has just published a review of the Verizon iPhone 4 that seems to indicate that the "AntennaGate" problem has indeed returned - and this time in an entirely different engineering release of the iPhone 4. This is weird, to say the least. Read More WHITE PAPER: Alcatel-Lucent Achieve Application Continuity A reliable Local Area Network (LAN) is essential to providing end users with seamless access to applications and communications. With the Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchTM series of LAN switches, you can achieve uninterrupted access to essential applications. Read now Canonical calls original proposal a "mistake" and overrides Banshee team's decision Canonical has gone back to the drawing board on its affiliate deal with Banshee saying the previous proposals to the Banshee team were "mistakes." Canonical is now enabling the Amazon store by default, and also giving a 25% cut of its revenue from Banshee and Rhythmbox's Ubuntu One Store to GNOME. Read More W3C: Microsoft's Web privacy proposal "has no formal standing" Progress of Microsoft's proposed W3C standard greatly exaggerated. Read More Hollywood has had its fill of Apple brand placements Oh, you'd never know it from scanning the headlines, but Hollywood is clearly signaling to Steve Jobs that his company's star is fading. Or at least that's my take. Read More Egyptian father names newborn daughter Facebook From the "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time Department" comes news that an Egyptian couple has chosen to honor the role of social networking in that country's recent political uprising by naming their newly arrived baby daughter Facebook. Read More
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