Rogue game server admins call using company gear a perk

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	On the company dime: Rogue game server admins tell all Back in January, Scandinavian gamers hijacked a New Hampshire medical center's server to host "Call of Duty: Black Ops" sessions. When asked about that incident, Stephen Heaslip of the gamer site Blues News told Network World that hackers are not the most likely individuals to commandeer corporate servers for illicit gaming: Such appropriations are more often the work of IT administrators, he said. 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 The change imperative The network's role in improving application security, reliability and efficiency Japan disaster rocks computer chip supplies Judge orders Hurd letter unsealed Four red-hot display technologies to watch in 2011 WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now The change imperative Some 400 of your peers gathered at Network World's IT Roadmap show in Chicago last week to discuss everything from cloud plans to iPad support, flat network options and Windows 7 migration. Read More WHITE PAPER: Ultrium LTO The Evolving Role of Disk and Tape Disk-based solutions for data protection have opened up new storage options for organizations. The question should not be whether to choose disk or tape, but rather how to leverage both technologies to deploy a cost-effective tiered-storage architecture. This paper discusses the 5 best practices for backup and long-term data protection Read now The network's role in improving application security, reliability and efficiency Access to data center resources needs to be fast, secure and reliable, a significant challenge for the data center network infrastructure. Read More DOWNLOAD: Diskeeper Get Maximum I/O Performance on Virtual Servers V-locity 2 is only product that automatically optimizes virtual platform I/O bandwidth without causing resource conflicts between VMs. For Hyper-V and VMware ESX. Also eliminates "bloated" free space on thin/dynamic disks. Learn More Japan disaster rocks computer chip supplies The disaster in Japan is putting a pinch on 25% of the worldwide production of silicon wafers used to make computer chips, according to IHS iSuppli. Read More Judge orders Hurd letter unsealed A judge in Delaware on Thursday ordered the unsealing of a letter containing allegations of sexual harassment by former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, which ultimately led to his departure from the company. Read More Four red-hot display technologies to watch in 2011 This four-part series looks at emerging screen technologies poised for growth this year and beyond. We'll soon see more-responsive touch screens with brighter colors, higher contrast ratios and much lower power consumption -- and cool new shapes as well. 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 Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free. First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft has a real competitor once again with IE9, released at midnight Monday night on Windows 7 and Vista after several months of beta testing. The focus is on speed, privacy and simplicity, with a stripped-down interface, tracking protection, pinned sites, jump lists and enhanced support for HTML5. MOST-READ STORIES AT&T's $39 billion T-Mobile buyout raises questions Phone maker publicly says 'No' to WP7 Did hackers nab RSA SecurID's secret sauce? Cisco sets the bar for mobile security The RSA hack FAQ Cell phones are 'Stalin's dream' AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile creates largest U.S. carrier Four steps to take if you depend on RSA SecurID tokens RSA's SecurID breach: What should you do? On the company dime: Rogue game server admins tell all
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