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	Feds move to block AT&T-T-Mobile merger The U.S. Department of Justice Wednesday moved to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. Read More 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.>> In this Issue Match Made in Hell: 7 Worst Tech Mergers and Acquisitions VMworld's quirkiest moments Microsoft claims its private cloud is up four times cheaper than VMware's Sprint cheers government move to halt AT&T-T-Mobile deal AT&T gets its first LTE tablet TouchPad fire sale such a hit that HP will burn another building Google adds offline access to Gmail in Chrome Stanford's Open Networking Summit to highlight OpenFlow, SDN IBM acquiring i2 for criminal mastermind software Spotify woos iPhone, iPad developers with iOS tool Apache patches Web server DoS vulnerability How the network supports cloud computing IFA: Video diary - behind the scenes at Sony The Race to Thin: A Look Back at the Incredible Shrinking Laptop 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! Match Made in Hell: 7 Worst Tech Mergers and Acquisitions Read More VMworld's quirkiest moments The VMworld Conference here, attended by more than 19,000 people, is highlighting the dynamic creativity of VMware's software division managers and technical staff as they present what's in the works for virtualization of desktops, servers and their management. But that doesn't mean this show isn't without its quirky moments. Here are a few: Read More Microsoft claims its private cloud is up four times cheaper than VMware's Microsoft has always positioned Hyper-V to be a less expensive alternative to VMware. Now the software giant says that with VMware's new VRAM-based pricing, it calculates a private cloud built on Microsoft can cost up to $70,000 less than one built under VMware's licensing schemes. Read More Sprint cheers government move to halt AT&T-T-Mobile deal It's not often that a company will cheer when the government directly intervenes in its industry, but things are different when you face potential oblivion without government action. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExtraHop Application Performance Management In this eGuide, Network World, with sister publication CIO, offer news on the latest trends, best practices, and straightforward advice on these solutions and the challenges of managing application performance. Learn More! AT&T gets its first LTE tablet AT&T may not have its LTE network officially up and running yet but that isn't stopping the carrier from selling its first-ever LTE-capable tablet computer. Read More TouchPad fire sale such a hit that HP will burn another building Never mind a better mouse trap; just sell tablets for a third of what they cost to build and the world will beat a path to your door. That may appear to be the lesson HP is taking from the "success" of its $99 sell-off of discontinued TouchPad stock, but the company is actually attempting to quell the ire of those shut out during the first buying frenzy. Read More Google adds offline access to Gmail in Chrome Chrome browser users will be able to access Gmail when they're not connected to the Internet starting Wednesday and will gain similar offline capabilities for Docs and Calendar in the coming week, the company announced on Wednesday. Read More Stanford's Open Networking Summit to highlight OpenFlow, SDN Stanford University this October will host the first Open Networking Summit, which will focus on the history, state and future of OpenFlow and software-defined networking technologies. The event, orchestrated by Stanford University's Clean Slate Program, will be held Oct. 17-19 at the university's Li Ka Shing Center. It will feature hands-on tutorials as well as keynotes and sessions featuring subject matter experts. Read More WEBCAST: Cymphonix Gain Complete Control Over Internet Bound Traffic The Cymphonix Network Composer is the only network appliance that provides comprehensive clarity into all internet bound network traffic and simply powerful tools to manage that traffic with a holistic approach. Learn More Today! IBM acquiring i2 for criminal mastermind software Expanding its portfolio of analytic software for state and local governments, IBM is in the process of acquiring security analytics software provider i2, the companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More Spotify woos iPhone, iPad developers with iOS tool Spotify, the much buzzed about digital music streaming service that made its U.S. debut in July is looking to extend its reach even further by releasing a tool for Apple iOS developers. Read More Apache patches Web server DoS vulnerability The Apache open-source project patched its Web server software Tuesday to quash a bug that a denial-of-service tool has been exploiting. Read More How the network supports cloud computing Over the last few years there have been a seemingly endless array of articles and reports written on cloud computing. These articles are helpful in that they identify trends in the growing adoption of cloud computing. However, these articles and reports seldom focus on what all of this means to the network. The next two newsletters will focus on the impact of cloud computing on the network in general and will look at the role of the application delivery controller in particular. Read More IFA: Video diary - behind the scenes at Sony Follow IDG's Nick Barber behind the scenes ahead of the Sony press conference at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. Read More The Race to Thin: A Look Back at the Incredible Shrinking Laptop Join us as we chronicle the shrinking of laptops over time--from suitcase-size 'luggable' computers to notebooks so thin and light you might forget you're carrying them. Read More
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