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	10 Google+ Tips for Beginners You just got your hands on a Google+ invite -- but what next? Check out these 10 tips to get you started on Google's new social network. Read More WHITE PAPER: MSDI Why Third Party Maintenance is Right for You If you're looking to reduce costs and avoid hidden fees with a custom contract that allows you to pay for only what you need, third party maintenance may be the best option for you. Read now In this Issue VMware to launch cloud infrastructure suite DHS: Imported Tech Tainted with Backdoor Attack Tools HP announces TouchPad 4G with AT&T in US Avaya offers help addressing social-media blowback Will keyboards type out death knell for cursive writing? Microsoft revs dump-XP campaign, says 'time to move on' Did Harvard Researchers Breach Students' Privacy? Miscellaneous Thoughts from the First Day at Cisco Live this Year Hot Stuff: Summer Gadget Guide 2011 Study finds wide racial disparity in smartphone use Cloud.Com Absorbed By Citrix RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 Empower Yourself at CIO 100 Bestselling Author and Executive Career Coach, Marshall Goldsmith, will share 11 specific actions that CIOs can take to bolster their careers and inspire their teams, fostering more positive workplace behavior, attitudes and greater productivity in the process. Join us August 14-16, 2011 - Register today! VMware to launch cloud infrastructure suite Setting the stage for cloud deployments, VMware will update many of its core products and bundle them into an integrated release, called the Cloud Infrastructure Suite, the company announced Tuesday. Read More DHS: Imported Tech Tainted with Backdoor Attack Tools When a Homeland Security official admitted to the threat of destructive coding being embedded in imported software and hardware, it caused quite a stir. Yet backdoor malware is no more a secret than the fact that nation states and rogue criminals target the U.S. Read More HP announces TouchPad 4G with AT&T in US Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it would release a 4G TouchPad tablet with upgraded hardware, which will be available with AT&T's wireless network. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Remote Support for PCs, Macs, Tablets and Smartphones Provide instant, on-demand remote support with LogMeIn Rescue. Without pre-installed software, quickly connect to PCs, Macs and smartphones anywhere in the world. Get in, solve the problem, and be done in a flash. Plus, Rescue's SaaS-based platform means free upgrades and zero maintenance. Try Rescue free, today. Avaya offers help addressing social-media blowback Avaya is betting businesses want to respond as quickly as possible to attacks and criticisms launched from Twitter, Facebook and blogs in order to minimize the negative impact they have. Read More Will keyboards type out death knell for cursive writing? Keyboard typing and messaging are the way of future no doubt but at the cost of cursive writing?  That seems to be the trend as Indiana this week became one of a number of states that no longer require cursive to be taught, but rather require typing skills instead. Read More Microsoft revs dump-XP campaign, says 'time to move on' Microsoft made its most aggressive move yet to convince customers to drop Windows XP and adopt Windows 7, telling them that there were only 1,000 days of support life left in the older operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Exceptional Application Experience To improve and ensure the performance and availability of business-critical web applications, organizations need to be able to see and understand the actual user experience. This paper examines the five essentials of application performance monitoring. Learn More Did Harvard Researchers Breach Students' Privacy? When Harvard researchers aggregated Facebook data and supposedly anonymized it, then no one should have been able to identify those users. That was not the case, however, and the "privacy meltdown" caught Harvard researchers in a net of ethical turmoil. Read More Miscellaneous Thoughts from the First Day at Cisco Live this Year As usual at Networkers, my schedule's a little tight to write something thorough about what's come up at the show this week. But even on the first full day of the show Monday, there were a couple of tidbits that came up that I think matter to the Cisco cert world - if not immediately, then sometime down the road. Today I'll give you a few quick hits from what I've heard so far. Read More Hot Stuff: Summer Gadget Guide 2011 From an extra-rugged smartphone to the perfect grilling fork, these 10 high-tech toys are ideal for summer. Read More Study finds wide racial disparity in smartphone use Black and Latino Americans are far more likely to own a smartphone than are their white countrymen - 44 percent vs. 30 percent -- according to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. What would account for such a wide disparity? Read More Cloud.Com Absorbed By Citrix It was announced today that the open source cloud management company Cloud.com, makers of the CloudStack product line has been acquired by Citrix Technologies. 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. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 10 HP TouchPad apps for newbies HP took the wraps off its shiny new webOS-based tablet - the TouchPad - on July 1. And like the Apple iPad, the Motorola Xoom and the BlackBerry PlayBook, this tablet debuts with a pack of applications customized for the tablet form factor. MOST-READ STORIES Cisco layoffs expected soon Buy Windows 7 today, keep same PC for Windows 8 upgrade Ballmer, Branson headline Microsoft's partner conference 7 free Windows tune-up tools and tips Anonymous breaks into Booz Allen network Who are all these hacker groups? IBM takes dim view of EU claims Google+ Privacy: 5 settings you need to know Android fans flocking to iPad for tablet fix Microsoft plans big Skype/Lync integration
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