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	Why there's no Nobel Prize in Computing When Nobel Prizes are dished out each fall, the most accomplished professionals in computing, telecom and IT have usually been left out in the cold. That's because there is no Nobel Prize for these fields, and it's unlikely there will be one any time soon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Bringing Unified Communications to Life Research indicates enterprises are increasingly integrating video in with the rest of the comm fabric. This creates an integrated comm infrastructure that includes the easy-to-use, consistent capabilities people need. Learn More In this Issue Cyber war sabers rattle across the globe 8 hot features in Windows 8 A visual preview of Mac OS X Lion Report: DOJ examines Nortel patent sale Brocade's virtualization strategy: We use everything Silver Peak unveils multi-gigabit WAN optimization appliance Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM My Fav Free Forensic Analysis Tools Windows forecast shows XP's one-of-a-kind dominance Twitter rumored to be deeply integrated into iOS 5 Ex-Cisco consumer chief Flips for grilled cheese Canada blocks extradition of Cisco suspect Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now Cyber war sabers rattle across the globe A formal Pentagon cyber strategy may define which acts of digital sabotage constitute acts war that warrant conventional military retaliation, but cases clear-cut enough to justify such retaliation may be few and far between, experts say. Read More 8 hot features in Windows 8 Microsoft recently allowed select OEM partners to download updated preview builds of Windows 8. Since then, there have been several leaked images of supposedly new features that you might see in the next version of Windows when it launches (perhaps in early 2012). And Microsoft showed off some features in a preview last week. Here we have compiled the most interesting ones. Read More A visual preview of Mac OS X Lion Apple's latest OS cribs some of the more popular features and functionalities of the iPad and boasts built-in server software. Read More Report: DOJ examines Nortel patent sale The U.S. Department of Justice is examining bidders, including Apple and Google, interested in Nortel's patent portfolio, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal that cites unnamed people familiar with the situation. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Read More Today! Brocade's virtualization strategy: We use everything Brocade's virtualization deployment makes use of VMware, Hyper-V, Xen and more. Read More Silver Peak unveils multi-gigabit WAN optimization appliance Silver Peak today announced the release of its fastest WAN optimization appliance, which offers up to 2.5Gbit/sec of bandwidth for disaster recovery as well as cloud and virtual environments. Read More Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation. Read More My Fav Free Forensic Analysis Tools I was talking about colleges with my son the other day to see what he is interested in for a possible major. I was hoping and praying he wouldn't say English since my guidance there would be like trying to divide by zero or philosophy because that meant he'd be living here until his late 30's. He told me he was interested in being a detective. Well! I must say my ears perked right up! I have always... Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation The Efficiency Essentials You're Dead Without This white paper takes you inside Diskeeper 2011 and clearly shows you why you shouldn't run your network without it. Learn more. Windows forecast shows XP's one-of-a-kind dominance Windows 7's market share is expected to pass XP in the third quarter 2012, just when Windows 8 is expected to arrive. Read More Twitter rumored to be deeply integrated into iOS 5 Steve Jobs 2011 WWDC Keynote will get underway in less than 24 hours and details about what Apple has in store are slowly but surely emerging. As relayed in Apple's press release last week, one of the main topics of discussion will be iOS 5, Apple's upcoming and major revamp of their mobile OS. Read More Ex-Cisco consumer chief Flips for grilled cheese So after building the world's most popular pocket camcorder, being acquired by Cisco, becoming his new company's consumer chief and then resigning when his company decided to kill his baby, what does Jonathan Kaplan do for an encore? Or entrée? Read More Canada blocks extradition of Cisco suspect A Canadian judge has blocked the extradition of a former Cisco Systems executive and slammed that company and U.S. authorities for allegedly duping Canadian officials into arresting him. Read More Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period Several factors have combined to make the iPhone's and iPad's operating system into what is arguably the most secure commercial OS -- desktop or mobile. Read More
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