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	Ballmer: Microsoft won't tie Skype to Windows Microsoft will integrate Skype's calling features into many of its key products, including Office, the Xbox and its Windows Phone software, but it will it will also continue to offer Skype for competing platforms, CEO Steve Ballmer said Tuesday. "Products and services that Skype users know today will grow and be enhanced," Ballmer said at a San Francisco press conference to announce the deal. "We will continue to invest in Skype for non-Microsoft devices." Read More WHITE PAPER: Compellent VMware Optimize VMware Environments With a Dell Compellent virtual storage platform and VMware virtual servers, you will have an economically efficient system that grows in line with your business needs. Read how to speed up storage provisioning, automatically fine-tune data placement, minimize disk capacity and integrate storage with SRM by implementing Fluid Data storage. Read now In this Issue Hot products at Interop 2011 Malware writers gunning for Google Android Microsoft, Skype combo could be great for the enterprise Extreme looks to one-up Cisco, others in data center Innovation smackdown: Kriens vs. Cerf Microsoft goes on the defensive with Skype acquisition US launches wireless public safety network Day 1 of Interop: Avaya, Cisco, Juniper and lots of technology chatter Akamai and Riverbed team to speed hybrid cloud performance Most companies skimp on third-party code checks, study finds Google reportedly launching online music locker service Invisible touch interface creates multitouch 'force field' WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Answers to Tough Questions about SaaS When it comes to Software as a Service, opportunities abound for improved and simplified IT Service Management. With solutions like BMC Remedy OnDemand, organizations can cut costs, advance ITSM and simplify upgrades. If you're considering the move to SaaS, read this list of common questions. Learn More Today! Hot products at Interop 2011 Read More Malware writers gunning for Google Android Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms have been the proving ground for mobile malware over the past five years, but a new Juniper Networks report states that Google Android now takes "the crown" as the platform getting the most attention from malware developers. Read More Microsoft, Skype combo could be great for the enterprise Microsoft's acquisition of Skype should be a good news story for enterprises that use Microsoft servers and want to include low-cost unified communications and videoconferencing. While the companies' CEOs didn't offer details on products during today's press conference announcing the $8.5 billion deal, they made some clear promises. CEOs Steve Ballmer and Tony Bates Read More Extreme looks to one-up Cisco, others in data center At Interop this week, Extreme Networks rolled out two switches designed to migrate users from legacy data center infrastructures into cloud computing environments. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Best Practices: KVM Smart Card Authentication Systems Selecting a smart card-enabled KVM system? Choose one that supports PKI authentication to multiple servers from a single location and makes the necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. This White Paper examines best practices when evaluating a Smart Card solution. Learn More Innovation smackdown: Kriens vs. Cerf Our daily innovation bracket contest pits Juniper's Scott Kriens against Google's Vint Cerf. Will it be the innovative router maker or the "Father of the Internet"? Cast your vote! Read More Microsoft goes on the defensive with Skype acquisition Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype is largely seen as a defensive move by analysts, as the company struggles to keep up with the likes of Google and Facebook on the Internet. Read More US launches wireless public safety network The major U.S. telecommunications carriers join the U.S. government in creating a public safety network Read More Day 1 of Interop: Avaya, Cisco, Juniper and lots of technology chatter It's Tuesday AM in Vegas and the official start of the 25th Interop trade show. I arrived yesterday, got some early meetings in, and I've already heard my share on industry banter. Here are some quick highlights: Read More WHITE PAPER: Splice Communications The Benefits of Outsourcing Telecom Management Choosing the right network solutions provider (NSP) will help businesses improve network reliability, service quality, operating efficiency, billing accuracy and better allocation of resources – all reducing the total cost of ownership of your network infrastructure. Many companies have realized the benefits of working with an NSP. Read now! Akamai and Riverbed team to speed hybrid cloud performance Riverbed and Akamai are teaming up to offer technology and services that promise to optimize WAN traffic more effectively when it travels between corporate data centers and cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) providers. Read More Most companies skimp on third-party code checks, study finds Despite all of the talk surrounding the importance of software quality, a study released today shows few companies are walking the secure development walk. Read More Google reportedly launching online music locker service Google is expected to announce Tuesday its new music service, that will allow users to store their music online, according to reports. Read More Invisible touch interface creates multitouch 'force field' Using infrared sensors like the ones on television remote controls, Texas A&M University students presented an inexpensive multitouch system at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference in Vancouver. Read More
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