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	Death by Morto A? It's your own fault, says Microsoft The Morto A worm is having continued success despite its reliance on a list of lame passwords to take over victim machines. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaseya How to Launch a Successful IT Automation Initiative In this paper, we'll look at IT automation from the corporation's perspective, and discuss the steps organizations should take before launching such an initiative. We'll hear from companies that successfully implemented computer automation platforms, what their early steps were and what they would do differently if they could repeat the process. Read now In this Issue Irene's wrath leaves 6,500 cell towers out, FCC says What's hot at VMworld this year Nokia developer forum hacked, still unavailable IPv6: What you need to do now Xsigo has a fabric to go up against Cisco, others VMware CEO: Cloud to end computer desktop era Google says Gmail attack focused on Iranian targets 21 Chrome Web apps for serious work Trend Micro: Virtualization changing our anti-malware business big time WHITE PAPER: Dell Virtualization Value: Managing Change and the Infrastructure Read this white paper to learn how the next-generation data center can allow you to realize virtualization's efficiency, simplicity and flexibility in your organization. Read More Today! Irene's wrath leaves 6,500 cell towers out, FCC says Updated figures released by federal officials on Monday showed 6,500 cell towers and sites were damaged or disrupted as a result of Hurricane Irene. Read More What's hot at VMworld this year See what's new at VMworld 2011. Read More Nokia developer forum hacked, still unavailable The community section of Nokia's developer site was hacked, and some members' e-mail addresses have been accessed, the mobile phone maker said. Read More WHITE PAPER: GFI Software Email Security in Small and Medium-sized Businesses No organization can afford to operate without an email security strategy. The risk landscape is constantly changing with new threats surfacing every day. This white paper looks at email security in small and medium businesses, the solutions available and what features SMBs cannot do without. Read now IPv6: What you need to do now With the official exhaustion of IPv4 open-pool addresses in February, the long migration path to IPv6 has passed another important milestone. Since the IANA IPv6 worldwide deployment announcement in 1999, the issue has never been whether, but simply when IPv6 would become the core protocol for global Internet traffic. Read More Xsigo has a fabric to go up against Cisco, others So I'm back from vacation, digging out and catching up after two weeks fishing and boating, and I come across one of the more interesting data center networking products announced during my absence: Server Fabric from Cisco irritant Xsigo Systems. Read More VMware CEO: Cloud to end computer desktop era VMware CEO Paul Maritz urged customers to think beyond the desktop computer. It is a dead metaphor, he insisted, one ill-suited for today's workforce. Read More WHITE PAPER: Schooner Information Technology The Short Guide to MySQL High-Availability Options The Short Guide to MySQL High-Availability Options: An analysis of today's MySQL high-availability challenges and what asynchronous, semi-synchronous and fully synchronous replication offer toward reducing downtime, achieving full data consistency, automating failover, and simplifying administration. Read now! Google says Gmail attack focused on Iranian targets Google said late Sunday that an attack mounted against its Gmail service targeted users primarily located in Iran, although the company has taken steps to block further interception attempts. Read More 21 Chrome Web apps for serious work If you use Google's Chrome browser (or a Chromebook), check out these great document creation, collaboration and management tools. Read More Trend Micro: Virtualization changing our anti-malware business big time Virtualization -- in particular Trend Micro's close alliance with VMware -- is bringing about a strategic shift in Trend's anti-malware business as its products become designed for use with VMware's vShield technology. Read More
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