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	Are you ready for networking in the cloud? Recently, cloud service providers have begun offering a new class of solutions, which have historically been provided by the IT infrastructure group. In addition to communications and collaboration, this includes network and application optimization, security, management and virtualized desktops. We're calling this new class of solutions Cloud Networking Services. Read More WHITE PAPER: Intel Optimize virtualization with HP & Intel Virtualization has become a powerful enabler for consolidating servers, running applications in multiple operating system environments, simplifying administration and lowering operating costs. This paper describes how to optimize server virtualization using enterprise-class HP Multi-Port Server Adapters and Intel® Ethernet technology. Click to continue In this Issue 10 Creepy Mobile Games Two weeks with Ubuntu instead of Windows 7: Linux is great, Unity needs work HP: Spinning PC unit off would have cost billions How Google was tripped up by a bad search China's newest supercomputer uses homegrown chips Debate over BART cell shut-down isn't really about safety IBM opens up smartphone, tablet support for its workers Sprint, Clearwire may help drive LTE convergence Facebook shuts down Beluga messaging app The cloud solves those lingering supply chain problems Steve Jobs' sister, Mona Simpson, writes touching tribute about her brother 8 Cool Google Labs Projects Spared the Axe WHITE PAPER: Raritan Sifting thru Thorny Energy Management Issues Learn how intelligent PDUs can provide real-time, accurate ratings for all server, power protection, and distribution & cooling systems. Learn More 10 Creepy Mobile Games Halloween is just around the corner, so why not scare the pants off yourself by playing one of these Android or iOS games? Read More Two weeks with Ubuntu instead of Windows 7: Linux is great, Unity needs work Today is my last day with the test machine loaded with Ubuntu 11.10 that Canonical sent me. My conclusion is: Unity is too buggy. I don't want to do my job, 8-10 hours a day, with it - even though I like its look and feel and there are things about Unity I will miss when I go back to Windows 7. Read More HP: Spinning PC unit off would have cost billions Spinning off its PC unit would have been too costly for Hewlett-Packard, and that was one of the reasons why the company backed off from the plan it announced in August, an HP executive said on Friday. Read More How Google was tripped up by a bad search In the end it was a search that let Google down. The company suffered a setback in its patent dispute with Oracle last week when a U.S. judge denied Google's request to keep an internal Google email out of the case record. The email, written by a Google engineer, could suggest to a jury that Google knew it needed a license to use Sun's -- now Oracle's -- Java technology in Android. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Extend IT Management to the Cloud Date: November 17th, 2011 Time: 1 PM EST/ 10 AM PT Tackle the challenges of managing multiple databases – from development and testing to production. Join this live Webcast to learn how the recently announced Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c makes database lifecycle management easier and extends those capabilities to cloud environments. Learn More China's newest supercomputer uses homegrown chips China has built its first supercomputer based entirely on homegrown microprocessors, a major step in breaking the country's reliance on Western technology for high-performance computing. Read More Debate over BART cell shut-down isn't really about safety Last night the board of directors of San Francisco's public transit system, BART, decided to delay by two weeks their vote on a first-of-its-kind policy that would spell out the extraordinary circumstances under which the system's cell phone service could be shut down. Read More IBM opens up smartphone, tablet support for its workers IBM has embraced the growing 'bring your own device' trend by allowing its employees to buy and use their own smartphones and tablets for work tasks, said IBM's CTO for mobility, Bill Bodin. Read More Sprint, Clearwire may help drive LTE convergence Cooperation between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire on LTE should help to bring two versions of that technology together, leading to increased device choices and roaming opportunities for subscribers in developed markets. Read More WHITE PAPER: Trend Micro Before Taking the Cloud Plunge Security and privacy are critical concerns for those considering cloud adoption. The differences between SaaS, PaaS and IaaS are significant and require careful due diligence. This paper will help you do the homework necessary to compare security practices and determine which model is right for your organization. Read More Facebook shuts down Beluga messaging app Facebook plans to shut down the Beluga mobile messaging application it acquired earlier this year, after launching a similar, native service called Facebook Messenger that's based in part on the Beluga technology. Read More The cloud solves those lingering supply chain problems When consumes ship FedEx packages they get a reliable, impressive IT experience as part of that $10 service. Yet many of the world's biggest corporations still only dream of having FedEx-like technology to support their global supply chain operations, but cloud-based services promise to change that. Read More Steve Jobs' sister, Mona Simpson, writes touching tribute about her brother The passing of Steve Jobs ushered in a wave of stories, anecdotes, and tributes about the man who helped change the way the world uses technology. Many of these stories typically relate to Jobs as a businessman or his talent as a visionary. Read More 8 Cool Google Labs Projects Spared the Axe After Google announced Google Labs would be closing, several experimental products under development were killed. Here's a look at some that were spared from the executioner's axe. Read More
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