Microsoft & Google find common ground in open networking

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	Microsoft and Google find common ground in open networking Arch-rivals Microsoft and Google occasionally find themselves on the same side, and another example presented itself this week with the creation of the Open Networking Foundation. Along with Facebook, Verizon, Yahoo, Deutsche Telekom, and a dozen other companies, Microsoft and Google are aiming to promote "a new approach to networking called Software-Defined Networking," with the acronym SDN.   Read... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco's Unified Fabric for Data Center and Cloud Computing On March 30, hear Cisco customers talk about top challenges in the data center and the steps they are taking to face them. Experienced industry analysts will talk about new data center and cloud computing trends, and the strategic role of the data center fabric. Cisco experts will share several new fabric innovations. Register now. In this Issue Hot technology at the annual CTIA wireless show in Orlando Nokia looks to make Windows Phone 7 hottest mobile OS on the planet Anonymous draws Congressional attention; battles disgruntled members Expert: Iran might be stealing passwords from citizens to tighten censorship FBI: How to be an expert at the black art of cryptography European Commission hit by serious cyberattack Microsoft website helps users track Windows Phone update Houdini reappears on Google ... Dell's Compellent unit to add dedupe, global file system WEBCAST: Cisco & Citrix Regain Control of the Desktop Learn how one IT organization is realizing the benefits of Desktop Virtualization and find out what they did to ensure a successful deployment of VMware View 4.5. Learn More Hot technology at the annual CTIA wireless show in Orlando From HTC's HD7 Windows Phone 7 handset to Sprint's HTC EVO View 4G, CTIA attention grabbers Read More Nokia looks to make Windows Phone 7 hottest mobile OS on the planet Nokia fully expects, and plans, to do what Microsoft and its handset partners have so far been unable to do: make Windows Phone 7 a must-have mobile platform. Read More Anonymous draws Congressional attention; battles disgruntled members When Anonymous attacked HBGary Federal back in January, it set off a chain of events that has spawned widespread fascination, fear, anger and some paranoia among the security industry, government, law firms, Congress and even Anonymous itself. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Discover the Mishaps of Digital Channels Digital has been widely embraced by consumers and by many parts of the enterprise. But the adoption of digital channels - Web sites, mobile apps, online sales and customer service, and other smart touches - has often occurred in a piecemeal way. Read More Expert: Iran might be stealing passwords from citizens to tighten censorship Iran's apparent theft of valid SSL certificates may be an attempt to trap Iranians who use the Internet to duck the government's restrictions, a security expert says. Read More FBI: How to be an expert at the black art of cryptography Breaking written codes is seemingly a black art whose history dates back as long as people could write and wanted to keep secrets.  In the age of supercomputers and all manner of advanced technologies it's hard to imagine much cryptography expertise Read More European Commission hit by serious cyberattack The European Commission has been hit by one of the most serious cyberattacks ever this week. Commission staff have been told to change their passwords and access to webmail and intranet from outside has been suspended. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now Microsoft website helps users track Windows Phone update Microsoft has put up a website that allows owners of Windows Phone 7-based smartphones to find out when they will be offered the copy and paste update, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. Read More Houdini reappears on Google ... Today's Google Doodle, freshly patented, honors Harry Houdini, history's most famous magician and escape artist, on the 137th anniversary of his birth. Meanwhile, an Associated Press story on Yahoo News reports the death at age 103 of Dorothy Young, who until her demise had been Houdini's last surviving stage assistant. Coincidence? Houdini would want you to believe so. Read More Dell's Compellent unit to add dedupe, global file system Dell prepares to integrate its technologies into Compellent products to target enterprise customers Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS Hot technology at the annual CTIA wireless show CTIA Wireless offers a look at the evolving mobile landscape, from handsets and apps to core network systems. Here's a few of the things that are hot at the show in Orlando. First look at Firefox 4 Firefox 4 has finally arrived, after months of delays and after rival Web browsers Internet Explorer 9 and Chrome 10 already shipped. The browser gets a speed boost and several feature enhancements that are so significant that they all have their own proper names, like Panorama, JaegerMonkey and Firefox Sync. Were they worth the wait? Let's take a look. MOST-READ STORIES Programmer fired for eating pizza Microsoft now manages iPhone, Android, Windows, Linux Microsoft warns of hack attempt on Windows Live, Google Linus Torvalds: Android copyright violation claim is "bogus" Wireless carriers delay Japan's text-to-give donations U.S. Patent Office finds Google Doodle dandy Does RSA SecurID have a U.S. gov't-authorized back door? Industry split on data center network standards Microsoft sends traditional cake to Firefox team Firefox 4 performance lags behind Chrome 10 and IE 9
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