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	Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker took a step out of Mark Hurd's shadow Monday, unveiling a new cloud computing platform that puts the company in competition with Amazon and Google. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Server Technology Reduce downtime. Save watts. Server Technology's Sentry Power Manager doesn't just tell you that a data center cabinet has a problem; it gets out a map and shows you where the problem is. It's the most accurate system that can measure and monitor power usage; giving you data you need to make critical decisions regarding efficiency, carbon footprint, temperature and humidity. Visit In this Issue Arista claims latency lead with new data center switch VMware makes cloud jumping easy Communication key to post-disaster survival Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud Japan quake could hit semiconductor production, prices HP expands energy and carbon monitoring services Cisco's 'Jawbreaker' seen as response to competitive pressure NetApp to buy storage array firm Engenio IBM CEO's compensation jumps 30% to $31.7 million HP unifies software support services New security tools protect virtual machines If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... WEBCAST: Juniper Networks Securing the Next-generation Datacenter For the security teams responsible for safeguarding corporate IT assets, these trends present a host of challenges, necessitating several new capabilities and approaches to ensure ongoing, effective security Learn more! Arista claims latency lead with new data center switch Arista Networks this week unveiled a data center switch boasting sub-500-nanosecond latency for financial market trading applications. Read More VMware makes cloud jumping easy VMware's vCloud Connector (VCC) is a free VMware virtual appliance and vSphere plug-in that makes it a snap to transfer VMware virtual machines, templates and vApps between clouds. Read More Communication key to post-disaster survival Parts of coastal Japan have been so badly hit by earthquakes and tsunamis in recent days that the only communication about other possible dangers such as radioactive fallout from damaged reactors has been one way, coming to residents through portable, battery-operated FM radios. Read More Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to save 40% over the next five years by switching its financial management application to a cloud computing vendor -- a sign of the massive savings to come from the U.S. federal government's shift to the software-as-a-service model. Read More WHITE PAPER: Compellent VMware Automatically Recover Your Business Get an overview on how Fluid Data technology pairs with SRM to replicate data between sites using space-efficient snapshots over IP networks for rapid, cost-effective disaster recovery. Read more Japan quake could hit semiconductor production, prices The devastating earthquake that struck Japan today could affect DRAM and NAND flash memory production, causing shortages and price hikes. Read More HP expands energy and carbon monitoring services Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced a new portfolio of services to determine and implement ways to cut energy costs and carbon emissions across organizations. Read More Cisco's 'Jawbreaker' seen as response to competitive pressure Why would Cisco be developing a new data center fabric product line based on merchant silicon when its Nexus switches and FabricPath software are already available?  Read More NetApp to buy storage array firm Engenio NetApp announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase LSI's external storage systems business, Engenio, for $480 million. Read More WHITE PAPER: Polycom Improve Efficiency with Polycom Solutions Learn how in order to strengthen cooperation and to improve the distribution of resources and expertise, the universities forming the 'Oslo Fjord Alliance' decided to incorporate a UC solution, with Polycom video conferencing, making their day to day easier, and more efficient. Read now! IBM CEO's compensation jumps 30% to $31.7 million IBM CEO Sam Palmisano received compensation worth $31.7 million in 2010, up from $24.3 million in 2009, according to documents filed with the SEC this week. Read More HP unifies software support services Hewlett-Packard introduces a set of services for managing complex software environments Read More New security tools protect virtual machines 5-product test reveals differences between Reflex, Catbird, Beyond Trust, Hytrust and Trend Micro Read More If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... Sunday marks 25th anniversary of company's initial public stock offering It's Thursday, March 13, 1986: Microsoft, founded more than a decade earlier and already a powerhouse in the world of personal computer software, executes an initial public stock offering that will raise $61 million for the company and leave 30-year-old co-founder Bill Gates unfathomably wealthy. (2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries) 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 Google Chrome 10 Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features. MOST-READ STORIES iPad 2: Don't take it apart, or risk cracked glass Microsoft apologizes for using Japan disaster to market Bing Happy Pi Day: More than 3.14... pictures of cool Pi creations If you had bought 100 shares of Microsoft 25 years ago ... Japanese earthquake as seen by YouTube citizen journalism IE9's final release is Monday. Will it make a difference? What reviewers are saying about iPad 2 5 signs that your techies are being poached GNOME creator respects propriety software, can't wait for iPad 2 Should Cisco sell?
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