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	First look at Windows 8: Tiles instead of windows and real multi-tasking Yes, Microsoft is late to the game in tablets. Redmond tried pitching Windows 7 for touch screens without a lot of success, and refused to port Windows Phone 7 to tablets, insisting that a full desktop operating system was needed. And by the time Windows 8 comes out - probably next year - Apple's iPad and Google's Android will probably have the market cornered. In pictures: The 11 hottest Windows and... Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Distributed Virtualization Management from Big Iron Many enterprises started virtualization efforts to reap the benefits of consolidating their distributed infrastructure. This consolidation, however, has not ended datacenter infrastructure heterogeneity since enterprises seem intent on acquiring different virtualization platforms as well as heterogeneous hardware platforms. Read Now In this Issue 8 security considerations for IPv6 deployment 12 great geeky dates Apple reportedly cracking down on iPad, iPhone giveaways Why you shouldn't hold a pickle to your ear either Linux Kernel Moves to 3.0 For No Reason Daily innovation smackdown: Linus Torvalds vs. Eric Schmidt Facebook's CIO Shares IT Innovation Successes and Failures Polycom to buy HP's videoconferencing assets FAA: $11,000 fine for anyone caught pointing lasers at aircraft WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! 8 security considerations for IPv6 deployment Now that we're out of IPv4 allocations, it's time to get serious about adopting the next generation of Internet Protocol, IPv6. Read More 12 great geeky dates From Harry Potter roller coasters to experiencing weightlessness to your local arcade Read More Apple reportedly cracking down on iPad, iPhone giveaways Apple reportedly has begun more strictly enforcing its rules against third-parties giving away iPads and iPhones to drum up business, according to a Fortune story. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software Transaction Tracing through Complex Web Applications In this Quest white paper, learn about the components of a transaction as they cross various application domains. Then, discover the difficulty in connecting transaction components for monitoring, why continuously monitoring is key and how a third-party solution simplifies the challenge. Learn more. Why you shouldn't hold a pickle to your ear either Whenever I order a sandwich I always ask that they hold the pickle because, well, I don't like pickles. Turns out that aversion may also be good for my health in the same way that a hands-free set-up might be good for those of you who seem incapable of ever putting your cell phones down. From an article on Slate.com: Read More Linux Kernel Moves to 3.0 For No Reason This past Monday Linus Torvalds released the first release candidate (-rc) of the next kernel series, which was expected to be 2.6.40, but instead renamed it to Linux 3.0 kernel. From Linus' commit statement (http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=55922c9d1b84b89cb946c777fddccb3247e7df2c): .. except there are various scripts that really know that there are... Read More Daily innovation smackdown: Linus Torvalds vs. Eric Schmidt Can the penguin take down the mighty Google monster? Both competitors had little problems getting by their first-round opponents as Torvalds took down Mark Hurd, and Eric Schmidt defeated Meg Whitman. Two men enter, one man leaves! Vote now. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Why Just Another Day at the Office Won't Be Attend this interactive webinar to discover: • Why your competition isn't just down the street • Why failure IS an option • Why a "career" is as outdated as the typewriter • How learning to work as a team means learning to work online Learn more Facebook's CIO Shares IT Innovation Successes and Failures Roam the open, warehouse-style headquarters of Facebook in Palo Alto, Calif., and you'll see posters on nearly every wall encouraging innovation. One in particular reads, "Move fast and break things"--a principle that Facebook CIO Tim Campos says is core to the success of his 65-person IT team. Read More Polycom to buy HP's videoconferencing assets Polycom has agreed to acquire the assets of Hewlett-Packard's Visual Collaboration business, including its Halo videoconferencing products and managed services, as part of a broad partnership for unified communications. Read More FAA: $11,000 fine for anyone caught pointing lasers at aircraft Looking to address what has become an all-too-common problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said it will begin to impose civil penalties, or fines of $11,000 for anyone who points a laser at the cockpit of an aircraft. Read More
	SURVEY: Future-proofing the cloud Where do you think cloud computing is headed? This survey enables you to share your views on some potential future events, trends and technology changes driven by cloud computing. By compiling the shared knowledge, opinions and insights of survey participants, everyone will get a clearer view on which changes and trends are more, or less, likely to actually occur. That knowledge will be invaluable in helping you shape your private, public and hybrid cloud strategy and plans for the future.Take the survey. GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Microsoft Subnet: A set of classes for a Microsoft Cert from Webucator and Polycom videoconferencing system. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 4G Faceoff: ThunderBolt vs. Galaxy We tested the Verizon Wireless HTC ThunderBolt and T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Here are three things we liked/disliked about each product. MOST-READ STORIES 'Secret law' of Patriot Act Developers find a lot to love in Windows Phone 7 Mango Bluetooth touts itself as the cancer-free wireless tech Oracle proposes OpenOffice.org to Apache Incubator Computer science grads fielding 'multiple job offers' Microsoft unveils touch-oriented Windows 8 SpamCop disrupts millions of e-mail accounts 10G top-of-rack switches to surge to $1 billion in sales this year IT increasingly bypassed on cloud adoption Cisco: IP traffic to quadruple by 2015
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