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	Red Hat bashes Microsoft, VMware while pitching new cloud software Red Hat claimed it is the only choice for openness in the cloud, as the open source vendor unveiled private cloud software and a public cloud service. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Why CIOs still embrace RISC/UNIX Forrester conducted in-depth interviews with senior IT operations executives to determine if UNIX delivers high value to current and future users who have requirements that place significant weight on the historical strengths of a RISC/UNIX environment, including reliability, scalability and security. Read now In this Issue PC Porn: 8 Awesome-Looking Components PlayBook security: How RIM aims to keep work and play separate New Wi-Fi gear aims to wipe out Ethernet edge switches Elite Navy SEALs secure motherlode of intelligence data during bash and dash Not Your Father's Open Source Car Delving inside Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac Apple's OS X server strategy: Data centers for everyone Microsoft Office 2010 takes on all comers VMware integrates automation tool with Active Directory WEBCAST: IBM Solving the Top 4 Network Management Challenges Join us for this webinar, featuring Jim Frey, Research Director from Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and Heath Newburn, Program Director from IBM as they discuss Netcool's flexible solutions for a complex and dynamic IT environment. Learn More PC Porn: 8 Awesome-Looking Components We pay tribute to the high-end desktop PC components that look way too cool to end up in a dusty beige box. Read More PlayBook security: How RIM aims to keep work and play separate One of Research in Motion's biggest challenges in a world of the iPhone and Android has been how to keep its products fun and fresh while maintaining the high level of security its corporate users have come to rely on. Read More New Wi-Fi gear aims to wipe out Ethernet edge switches Meru's new Wi-Fi gear combines a trio of powerful 802.11n radios with a battery of new software that together will let enterprises replace wired Ethernet at the network's edge, the company says. Read More WEBCAST: Internap Weighing Your Options: Colocation or Managed Hosting? The pressure is on IT to focus on strategic initiatives that move the business forward while reducing costs. Outsourcing aspects of your IT infrastructure can lower costs and enable you to focus on core business competencies. However, with so many options available, weighing your options can be an overwhelming decision. Read More Elite Navy SEALs secure motherlode of intelligence data during bash and dash The Navy SEAL assault team should be credited with more than a bash and dash which killed one of the most evil men in history, since they also made off with a "treasure trove" of computer hardware that has been labeled "the motherlode of intelligence." Several news sources are claiming that the SEALs seized an "electronic bounty" of hard drives, thumb drives, USBs, DVDs and CDs which are currently... Read More Not Your Father's Open Source Car I like probably some of you have seen open source car designs before. They are usually built on top of some sand buggy chassis and rather utilitarian looking. Now a company called Local Motors is looking ot change all that by using an open source community formulate to turn out cars that people actually want.  The Rally Fighter is one example and it is not your Dad's open source vehicle. It is one... Read More Delving inside Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac Apple's new 21.5-inch iMac borrows much from previous versions, but a dive inside the desktop computer reveals a new Thunderbolt I/O port and a GPU that's relatively easy to swap out if your mad gaming skills blow it up. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Why BMC is the ITSM Market Leader Some vendors may force you to make difficult upgrades. Not us. BMC offers Rapid Results implementation services and BMC Remedy OnDemand, a SaaS version of the industry-leading IT Service Management suite. Read more to learn the top reasons why BMC Remedy offers true ITSM with out-of-the-box ease. Read More Today! Apple's OS X server strategy: Data centers for everyone Recently, Apple previewed more features that will be available in its upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.7, "Lion." We first got a glimpse of Lion at Apple's Back to the Mac event in October, when CEO Steve Jobs said that several technologies developed in Apple's iOS mobile operating system would be brought back into Mac OS X as part of Lion. Since iOS evolved from earlier versions of Mac OS X, the "back to the Mac" moniker made sense. Read More Microsoft Office 2010 takes on all comers OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice, IBM Lotus Symphony, SoftMaker Office, Corel WordPerfect, and Google Docs challenge the Microsoft juggernaut Read More VMware integrates automation tool with Active Directory In its ongoing effort to automate the management of private and public clouds, VMware has integrated Microsoft's Active Directory with its vCenter Orchestrator tool, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Read More
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