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	4 reasons Windows Phone 7 will beat iPhone and Android Microsoft has a relatively long history with mobile operating systems, stretching back to the mid-nineties and Windows CE. Developed originally for "embedded systems," Windows CE quickly found its way into PDAs and eventually phones, and while consumers never warmed to the platform, it did achieve a level of success in the enterprise. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Three steps to agile change Comprehensive IT change configuration and release management (CCRM) continues to confound and frustrate both IT and the business units for which it provides services. But by first instituting the appropriate foundational processes and supporting tools, many enterprises are experiencing renewed CCRM success. Read Now In this Issue WiMAX is Dead Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT Defcon: The lesson of Anonymous? Corporate security sucks Black Hat: Apple does well but Microsoft does better with enterprise security Four entering Wireless Hall of Fame this fall Clearwire Plans LTE Network, Seeks $600M 6 tools that help businesses tame Twitter Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum Verizon strike signals shift in telecom business Contest shines light on broadband providers' tactics WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Case study: Getting started with desktop virtualization The promise of virtualized desktops is widely recognized and desktop virtualization is topping most IT departments' priority lists. But while the "why" of desktop virtualization is clear, it's the "how" that is most challenging. Follow one customer's journey to a more agile and secure business environment. Learn more.>> WiMAX is Dead Clearwire's recent (and completely unsurprising) announcement that the firm is going with LTE is the final nail in mobile WiMAX's coffin. I have not been as vocal over the years on this topic as I should I have been, and only recently gave my first public presentation where I stated that, IMHO, mobile WiMAX is in decline and will eventually disappear entirely. Read More Top 8 ways feds (and corporate users) can take advantage of green IT How does the federal government go about implementing green IT? According to a report out today from the Government Accountability Office, the feds have adopted a number of practices that are useful not just for government IT but all manner of private and public company IT groups as well. These include everything from dedicated funding for green products, to improved employee training and reducing use of paper. Read More Defcon: The lesson of Anonymous? Corporate security sucks Anonymous has run up quite a score against corporations, governments and law enforcement agencies, but for all these warnings corporate executives are turning their heads from the real problem -- their network security is terrible, a panel of experts concluded at Defcon. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! Black Hat: Apple does well but Microsoft does better with enterprise security While still not great, the operating systems behind Apple desktops, laptops and phones are getting more secure, researchers at Black Hat say. While not recommended for corporate use unless it's in islands within larger networks, the OSX operating system has made strides, says Alex Stamos, who lead a team of researchers from iSec Partners that researched the OSX and Windows 7 operating systems. Read More Four entering Wireless Hall of Fame this fall The Wireless History Foundation this fall will induct four new members into its Wireless Hall of Fame. Read More Clearwire Plans LTE Network, Seeks $600M Due to a reporting error, the story, "Clearwire plans LTE network, seeks $600M," posted to the wire on Wednesday, incorrectly stated the range of average speeds that Clearwire reported from its LTE testing. Clearwire reported average speeds of 50M bps to 90M bps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Xsigo Systems Building a Flexible Private Cloud Datacenter This quick case study examines how a VMware vCloud services provider increased VMware performance and got 17 times more VMs per server with a converged infrastructure. Get insights on VMware best practices from a company that runs VMware for a living. Read now! 6 tools that help businesses tame Twitter Twitter can be a powerful business tool, not to mention a valuable source of metrics data and feedback. If not managed properly, though, Twitter tweets can quickly become overwhelming -- sifting out the nonsense to get to the nuggets of useful information can become a full-time job. Thankfully, there are a variety of tools you can employ to help your business manage Twitter and cut through the noise. Read More Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum LTE (Long Term Evolution) has picked up steam in the last few weeks, with operators moving forward and auctions taking place, helping the technology become a global standard. Read More Verizon strike signals shift in telecom business Two unions representing Verizon's wireline workers call a strike as the company shifts away from traditional telephone service. Read More Contest shines light on broadband providers' tactics The FCC announces award winners in its competition to design tools to measure broadband network management. Read More
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