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	7 things we love about Drupal 7 Drupal, the open source Content Management System (CMS) used to power everything from personal sites to the White House's Web site, is legendary for its flexibility and power. But Drupal has also been known for its labyrinthian administrative interface. Drupal 7 represents a conscious effort to make Drupal easier to use, but the results are mixed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Belden Going Green With Physical Layer Components IT companies are keeping a keen eye on data center energy efficiency, space savings and the movement to build sustainable LEED-certified, "green" facilities. However, "green" can be difficult to measure at the physical layer. This white paper discusses how physical layer components with innovative, "green" features can lower costs while increasing productivity and health. In this Issue Dimension Data finds vulnerabilities on Cisco devices Cox to close its own cell network, use Sprint Hackers steal Hotmail messages thanks to Web flaw Daily innovation smackdown: Steve Jobs vs. Miguel de Icaza Microsoft backpedals from Ballmer's Windows 8 comments Researcher blasts Siemens for downplaying SCADA threat Microsoft offers students a free Xbox with new Windows 7 PCs HP signs deal to acquire Printelligent Cisco adds router share in Q1 Chocolate In My Peanut Butter: Open Source Single Sign On Meets Open Source Two-Factor Authentication Apple responds to one patent troll: Many more remain Lady Gaga's 'Born this Way' overwhelms Amazon NASA will end communications with Mars rover Spirit RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Mellanox Technologies New High Density 40 GbE Switches Mellanox SX1000 10/40 GbE high density switches enable converged scalable fabrics with best-in-class performance for cloud and Web 2.0 data centers. A 'Best of Interop' Finalist, the SX1036 40GbE 1U switch delivers industry-leading latency performance (230ns at 40GbE and 250ns at 10GbE) with ultra-low power consumption. Learn more at mellanox.com. Dimension Data finds vulnerabilities on Cisco devices Large numbers of companies using Cisco network equipment are still vulnerable to a single security vulnerability flaw nearly two years after a patch was issued, an analysis of network scans by Dimension Data for its 2011 Network Barometer Report has found. Read More Cox to close its own cell network, use Sprint Cox Communications is backing down from its ambitious plan to build its own 3G cellular network, saying on Tuesday that it will decommission its infrastructure and use Sprint Nextel's network to provide its subscribers with a branded mobile service. Read More Hackers steal Hotmail messages thanks to Web flaw Criminals recently spent more than a week siphoning e-mail messages from Hotmail users' accounts, thanks to a programming bug in Microsoft's website. Read More Daily innovation smackdown: Steve Jobs vs. Miguel de Icaza Steve Jobs and Apple have pretty much re-revolutionized PCs as well as portable music players, smartphones and now tablets. Miguel de Icaza, who has been prominent in the open source world since creating GNOME, seems to care at least as much about usability as he does the principles behind the free software movement. Who moves on to the next round? Vote now! Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Gartner Reviews IT Service Desk Vendors Gartner's 2010 Magic Quadrant report found IT organizations struggle to align service support and business needs – despite a competitive vendor market. Read Gartner's analysis to see why BMC is positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner's Magic Quadrant for the IT Service Desk. Read More Today! Microsoft backpedals from Ballmer's Windows 8 comments Microsoft is backing away from comments by CEO Steve Ballmer, who had told Japanese software developers that the next version of Windows would be dubbed Windows 8 and launch in 2012. Read More Researcher blasts Siemens for downplaying SCADA threat The security researcher who last week voluntarily canceled a talk on critical vulnerabilities in Siemens' industrial control systems took the German giant to task for downplaying the problem. Read More Microsoft offers students a free Xbox with new Windows 7 PCs If you are about to plunk down some cash for a new Windows 7 PC for your college studies, you may be able to score a free Xbox with that purchase. Microsoft is giving away a free Xbox 360 4GB console with the purchase of a Windows 7 PC $699 or more beginning this week through September 3, or until it determines that supplies have run out. Read More HP signs deal to acquire Printelligent Technology giant Hewlett-Packard will acquire Printelligent to bolster its position in managed printing services for business clients, the two companies said on Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Store 20 Times More Data on Disk HP & Intel provide a comprehensive array of solutions across services, software, servers, storage, and networking. In addition, HP's services expertise can bring all your solutions together and deliver them any way you want. Read More Now! Cisco adds router share in Q1 The service provider router and switch market grew 9% in Q1 to about $2.65 billion, according to two market research firms. Cisco retained the lead in both but Juniper won back the No. 2 spot in edge routing from Alcatel-Lucent, according to ACG Research. Read More Chocolate In My Peanut Butter: Open Source Single Sign On Meets Open Source Two-Factor Authentication Back in November I wrote about WiKID Systems and how they were bringing open source two-factor authentication to the market since 2001. I used the WiKID story to explain what two-factor authentication works and why it is a far superior method for security access then passwords alone. Read More Apple responds to one patent troll: Many more remain It took long enough, but Apple has finally sent a letter to Lodsys backing its developers and telling the troll to get lost. Not in those words, exactly, but Apple's general counsel Bruce Sewell's response to Lodsys leaves no doubt that Apple will not be letting the company troll its developers. Unfortunately, this is just a Band-Aid on a gunshot wound. Read More Lady Gaga's 'Born this Way' overwhelms Amazon A one-day sale offering Lady Gaga's new album for 99 cents overwhelmed Amazon.com yesterday. Read More NASA will end communications with Mars rover Spirit NASA today said it will make one last attempt on Wednesday to communicate with its long-lived Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, which last communicated with scientists on March 22, 2010. Read More
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