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	Is Quantum Computing real? Researchers have been working on quantum systems for more than a decade, in the hopes of developing super-tiny, super-powerful computers. And while there is still plenty of excitement surrounding quantum computing, significant roadblocks are causing some to question whether quantum computing will ever make it out of the lab. 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! In this Issue Geekiest cupcake designs Facebook's Timeline will be boon for hackers Cisco, Microsoft cooperation on virtual switching gives customers new option Six factors slowing adoption of converged I/O AT&T and alternate universes How much do women CIOs make? iPhone 5 doesn't appear T-Mobile bound Wireless: My, how you've grown 15 Best iPhone Apps for Busy CEOs WHITE PAPER: CommVault Virtually Perfect Protection Virtualization is spreading like wildfire and turning up the heat on the need for a better way to manage and protect virtual data. Companies are finding that legacy software-and-hardware-based data protection systems, and even some of the newer appliance-based systems, are simply not capable of meeting their needs. Learn More Geekiest cupcake designs Cupcakes (and a few cakes) decorated for the techie crowd. Read More Facebook's Timeline will be boon for hackers Facebook's new Timeline will likely make it easier for crooks to mine the social network for personal information they can use to launch malicious attacks and steal passwords. Read More Cisco, Microsoft cooperation on virtual switching gives customers new option Cisco support will make Microsoft's Hyper-V environment more attractive to corporate customers, but it remains to be seen whether that's enough for Hyper-V to give VMware's ESXi a run for its money. Read More WEBCAST: Juniper Networks The Exponential Data Center Arbner will explore how changing data usage models have completely shifted network traffic patterns in the data center, making most data center networks ill-suited to today's reality, and too expensive to boot. Learn more >> Six factors slowing adoption of converged I/O So if converging the I/O infrastructure in data centers is all the rage, what's taking IT shops so long to do it? Read More AT&T and alternate universes Gibbs marvels at how theories about alternate universes abound. Read More How much do women CIOs make? A handful of women CIOs cropped up when I started digging through proxy statements to find out how much senior IT executives at Fortune 500 companies are being paid. It's a limited study -- more like a glimpse of what pay is like for senior IT leaders who've ascended the ranks of public companies and neared the top tiers. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel IDC: Ways to Improve the Branch Office Well-targeted technology upgrades, coupled with a rigorous program to standardize and improve IT practices at a company's remote locations and headquarters, can deliver substantial business value and could reduce total annual IT costs in the branches by over 30%. Read now iPhone 5 doesn't appear T-Mobile bound Apparently Sprint will be the only new US carrier that will welcome the iPhone 5 into the ranks this Fall. Despite initial reports that T-Mobile would carry Apple's next-gen iPhone in the coming weeks, TmoNews last week posted an alleged photo of an internal T-Mobile news posting which indicates otherwise. Read More Wireless: My, how you've grown When I began writing this newsletter 11 years ago, wireless was a completely different animal than it is today. Read More 15 Best iPhone Apps for Busy CEOs For executive road warriors and super-busy CEOs, the iPhone has become indispensable. Here are 15 must-have free and paid business apps that tap into the great mobile experience and keep executives productive all day long. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 16 essential Android apps for IT pros There are hundreds of thousands of Android apps, including many that are useful for IT professionals on the job. These apps can help connect to servers, monitor computers, access databases, analyze the airwaves, scan networks, and serve as a reference. Here are 16 of these apps, most of them free. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here.Also: Please take our survey on certifications and your career MOST-READ STORIES Need switches? Buy now, report says Privacy stink erupts over Borders bankruptcy deal Lane defends HP decision to name Whitman CEO Next-gen boot spec could forever lock Linux off Windows 8 PCs MySQL moves closer to closed Lync not enterprise-ready, claims Microsoft ISV-turned-rival Microsoft Hyper-V and Cisco Nexus 1000V: A proverbial win-win HP board ousts Apotheker, Whitman in as CEO Open this malware or I'll sue you Cisco: Is the Internet as important as food, water, air, shelter?
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