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	Cisco to cut 6,500 jobs in cost-cutting blitz Cisco Systems will cut about 6,500 jobs as part of an effort to focus its business and reduce operating expenses by about US$1 billion per year, the company announced on Monday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco UCS with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors Learn how the Cisco Unified Computing System, powered by intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors, signals an evolution in the data center: Cisco Unified Computing at Work, Unified Computing Design Zone, Build a Cloud Ready Data Center and Changing the Server Industry. Learn More In this Issue Napkins: Where Ethernet, Compaq and Facebook's cool data center got their starts The 8 Unfriendliest Cities for Teleworking Microsoft staffing secretive Windows Phone project Are we getting too much information about data breaches? Apple iOS still rules but Windows Phone 7 edges Android in user satisfaction Despite Microsoft gains, VMware still dominates virtualization market Post-Novell, Xamarin readies Mono upgrade for developers Apple iOS 4.3.4 security fix jailbroken overnight Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition WHITE PAPER: F5 Hardware Load Balancing A comprehensive F5 solution readies application infrastructure for a successful implementation of the re-engineered Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Learn More! Napkins: Where Ethernet, Compaq and Facebook's cool data center got their starts Napkins don't really stack up well against hard drives or even floppy disks for preserving data over time. But some of the technology and business world's most enduring ideas are said to have at least gotten their starts as sketches on dinner or cocktail napkins (which in fact were inspiration for the 5 ¼ floppy disk's size). Read More The 8 Unfriendliest Cities for Teleworking You would think in this day and age all businesses would be doing everything possible to support remote workers. But a surprising number of companies in major American cities are still behind the teleworking times, according to a recent Microsoft survey of 4,500 information workers. Here are eight major cities that finished at the lower end of Microsoft's rankings. Read More Microsoft staffing secretive Windows Phone project Microsoft is working on a secretive new project in its Windows Phone division, according to a job description it posted over the weekend. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Service Assurance Defined This Forrester paper explains the concept of service assurance and highlights how it can address fundamental issues around managing application performance and business services. Learn More Are we getting too much information about data breaches? Some 2,000 patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have gotten one of those letters; you know, the one where a company or organization says, sorry, but we've let loose your personal information. This time, though, it would appear as though the potential for damage is virtually non-existent. And while I'm not suggesting that the hospital shouldn't have told its patients what happened,... Read More Apple iOS still rules but Windows Phone 7 edges Android in user satisfaction Apple's iOS-based iPhone remains the most preferred smartphone, for half of all prospective buyers surveyed. About one-third prefer Android phones. But for the first time, Windows Phone 7 outstrips Android in user satisfaction. Read More Despite Microsoft gains, VMware still dominates virtualization market VMware is the primary hypervisor for 58% of organizations that use x86 virtualization software, with Citrix and Microsoft's Hyper-V splitting the rest of the market. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations Build outs, consolidations and acquisitions are large-scale projects that can be very disruptive and require careful planning and implementation to maintain operations. This white paper examines the process and what's required to meet IT goals and objectives and maintain business continuity. Read now! Post-Novell, Xamarin readies Mono upgrade for developers Aimed at Windows developers, Mono 2.12 offers benefits for multicore PCs and for creating mobile and Web apps Read More Apple iOS 4.3.4 security fix jailbroken overnight Apple's iOS 4.3.4 PDF vulnerability fix issued Friday didn't stymie jailbreakers for long -- a beta jailbreak tool for the mobile software update was released on Saturday. Read More Microsoft posts $250K reward for Rustock botnet herders Microsoft upped the ante on Monday in its months-long battle against the Rustock botnet by posting a $250,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the hackers who controlled the malware. Read More Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition Microsoft's Imagine Cup brings together students from around the world for technology competition Innovative ideas seek to solve global humanitarian issues using everything from smart phones to cloud computing. 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