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	Apple, Microsoft consortium beats Google for Nortel patents Nortel Networks has auctioned off its remaining patents and patent applications to a consortium of key technology companies for a cash purchase price of US$4.5 billion. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya SIP Trunks, Session Border Control and Session Management The implementation of SIP trunks, session border control and session management can help the IT organization support an increasing number of secure, low-cost, reliable communications channels with high transmission quality. Read now In this Issue Apple plugs phishing hole on developer website A few suggestions for destroying the 'indestructible' botnet Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Google Chrome hits 20% global share as Microsoft continues browser slide 9 DIY projects for the crafty geek WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets Former Citrix CTO says virtualization will solve security problems HP TouchPad goes on sale to mixed reviews AT&T Labs taps telecom, venture veteran as new chief Sex doll-based robot helps dentists learn realistic, sensitive healing 3 Steps for Better Data Center Capacity Planning RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 CIO 100 Symposium & Awards Ceremony Join your peers in Colorado Springs August 14-16th for this legendary event that brings together technology and business leaders from the world's top companies. Over three days, you'll have access to a topflight group of peers and respected experts who'll help shape your business agenda and IT strategy. Register today! Apple plugs phishing hole on developer website The hacker group that flagged a vulnerability on an Apple development website, a vulnerability that could have led to phishing attacks against Mac OS X, iPad and iPad developers, says Apple finally fixed the hole that was identified two months ago. Read More A few suggestions for destroying the 'indestructible' botnet There's a new botnet in town, called TDL-4, and security experts are calling it crazy bad: "I wouldn't say it's perfectly indestructible," one told Computerworld, "but it is pretty much indestructible." I presume other security experts are hard at work trying to prove that security expert wrong. In the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to start collecting alternative ideas should the security... Read More Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Conspicuous spending -- not technical sleuthing -- unearthed what may be the largest login-stealing botnet yet known, according to one expert working on the case. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Application-Aware Network Performance Management Riverbed® Cascade© stacks up extremely well against the competition. How well? In particular, Cascade outperforms other application-aware network performance management solutions in such important areas as product strength and cost efficiency. Read Now. Google Chrome hits 20% global share as Microsoft continues browser slide Google Chrome's rise in popularity has been remarkably fast and it's just hit a new milestone: more than 20% of all browser usage, according to StatCounter. Read More 9 DIY projects for the crafty geek Read More WiMax: It's good for a lot more than consumer handsets While WiMax has lost the battle to be the 4G technology of choice for most U.S. consumer handsets, it's still alive and kicking in the enterprise market. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM An Integrated Approach to Software Asset Management Learn about cross-platform solutions that help IT organizations increase visibility into software inventory, and use activity and license entitlements to help control software costs and compliance risk. Read now Former Citrix CTO says virtualization will solve security problems Instead of worrying about how virtualization can be secured, the startup Bromium says its virtualization that will secure everything else. Read More HP TouchPad goes on sale to mixed reviews The initial review of HP's webOS TouchPad tablet paint a somewhat confusing picture. But one thing is clear: It's no iPad 2. Read More AT&T Labs taps telecom, venture veteran as new chief AT&T has named a new chief for its R&D labs whose expertise should enable the carrier both to exploit its own labs creations and also work with outside entities who might be able to use them. Read More Sex doll-based robot helps dentists learn realistic, sensitive healing Japanese researchers have created a dentistry-training robot that can flinch, gag, blink and try to carry on a conversation with cotton stuffed in its mouth - effectively mimicking a real human visit to the dentist. More interesting tech stories: The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 Read More 3 Steps for Better Data Center Capacity Planning Capacity planning is no longer just a process aimed at forecasting hardware needs; it's the key to understanding and optimizing the cost of running business services through platform selection. 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