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	Advertised broadband speeds actually pretty accurate, FCC finds There used to be three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and advertised broadband speeds. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Manage multiple computers with ease Central's web-based management console lets you deploy software, proactively monitor and automate tasks. You can even apply all Windows Updates at the same time to keep systems up-to-date and secure. Try it free for 30 days. In this Issue 5 misperceptions about deploying IPv6 Spike in mobile malware doubles Android users' chances of infection Google, data centers using less power than expected Match Made in Hell: 7 Worst Tech Mergers and Acquisitions Skype takes iPad app live, for real this time Microsoft incorrectly claims drop in vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution Cisco: Malware almost triples in Q2 The impact of cloud balancing on application delivery BAE Systems wins part of special operations forces apps contract Horrible Bosses: 7 Ways to Drive Your Best Workers Out the Door DARPA software to spin "dumb" photos or video into intelligence gold RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO 100 Beyond the Big Idea: Executing on Innovation Drawing on 10 years of research and diverse examples from companies such as Timberland and Harley-Davidson, Chris Trimble, Author and Professor, Dartmouth College will show you how to choose and build a great team through the innovation execution process, ultimately bringing your big ideas to their full potential. Join us at CIO 100, Aug 14-16, 2011. Register today! 5 misperceptions about deploying IPv6 We've been very fortunate to have author Shannon McFarland blogging for us as part of our Cisco Subnet community, and he has just completed his list of top five misperceptions about IPv6 deployment. Read More Spike in mobile malware doubles Android users' chances of infection An explosion in mobile malware during the last six months has more than doubled the chance that a user's Android smartphone will become infected, a security researcher said today. Read More Google, data centers using less power than expected Data centers have been using less electricity than you think ... or at least, than they have in the past. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Getting Started with Cloud Data Protection This IDC paper discusses making the cloud an integral part or your data protection strategy. Learn how to: - Improve offsite data transfer among multiple locations including the cloud - Secure data transfer with encryption of data in motion and at rest - Allow more predictable service levels regarding backup windows, RPO and RTO Read now! Match Made in Hell: 7 Worst Tech Mergers and Acquisitions Details of the failures of mergers in the tech world that had so much potential. Read More Skype takes iPad app live, for real this time Skype today restored its new iPad program to Apple's iOS App Store after pulling it from the download market yesterday. Read More Microsoft incorrectly claims drop in vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution In its latest annual security report, Microsoft claimed some progress in fending off vulnerabilities that allow remote code execution, but the initial version of the report released Monday contained errors, and a corrected version released today no longer claims that the total number of vulnerabilities allowing remote code execution is dropping. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Adding Visibility to WAN Optimization Too often network professionals find themselves stuck in reaction mode, which can prevent them for strategically planning for positive, long-term benefits. Read this report to learn some best practices for understanding and improving the visibility and performance of mission-critical, networked applications. Read now! Cisco: Malware almost triples in Q2 The rate of unique instances of malware almost tripled in the second quarter, from 105,536 unique instances in March 2011 to 287,298 in June, Cisco found in its most recent Global Threat Report. Read More The impact of cloud balancing on application delivery This is the second of two newsletters that is focused on the impact that cloud computing is having on application delivery. With that objective in mind, this newsletter will look at the pros and cons of cloud balancing. Read More BAE Systems wins part of special operations forces apps contract Visit the website of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and you'll be told that Special Operations Truth No. 1 is that "humans are more important than hardware." Read More Horrible Bosses: 7 Ways to Drive Your Best Workers Out the Door If you recognize the following seven behaviors in any of your managers, get rid of them before they send your top performers packing. Read More DARPA software to spin "dumb" photos or video into intelligence gold If a picture is worth a thousand words, the scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) would like to make that about a billion with a new software intelligent program. Read More
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