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	Microsoft closes Skype acquisition; AT&T enhances FMC portfolio Microsoft has officially acquired Skype for $8.5 billion, a deal-in-the-making first announced on May 10. With the acquisition, Skype becomes a new business division within Microsoft, headed up by Tony Bates who will report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Saving cloud computing users from evil doers This video panel discussion delves into IT's current and future security threats. Topics include web application security, vulnerabilities, threats and mitigation/defense strategies, and tactics with individual perspectives on the magnitude and direction of threats. Learn more In this Issue 2011 tech industry graveyard Sony needs smartphones in battle for the living room With Skype, Microsoft gains about 50 communications patents Microsoft reassures Apple, Android users of Skype BlackBerry maker hangs head, extends bouquet of flowers WHITE PAPER: BMC Order from Chaos with Data Center Automation These days, IT needs to deliver multiple services in an increasingly complex infrastructure. Data center automation helps, but can be limited by silos. The solution? A pragmatic data center automation environment that meets the needs of both IT and business users. Learn More! 2011 tech industry graveyard WebOS, Cisco Flip camera, Google Labs and the rest: Our list of IT companies, technologies and ideas killed off or headed for the end of life Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan Best Practices: KVM Smart Card Authentication Systems Selecting a smart card-enabled KVM system? Choose one that supports PKI authentication to multiple servers from a single location and makes the necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. This White Paper examines best practices when evaluating a Smart Card solution. Learn More Sony needs smartphones in battle for the living room The battle for the living room is heating up, and Sony needs to take over Sony Ericsson in order to better compete with the likes of Samsung and a more aggressive Apple as home electronics sector products become increasingly converged, according to analysts. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software New NetVault Backup Licensing Model Read a report from an industry-leading analyst to see why traditional backup and recovery licensing methods no longer make sense. You'll learn how you can dramatically cut costs with a different strategy that's more intuitive, reasonable, enduring, and flexible. Download the report today. Read Now! With Skype, Microsoft gains about 50 communications patents So Microsoft has officially spent $8.5 billion on Skype and announced that the deal closed today. This is another "Hotmail" type acquisition in that it didn't seem to need the technology. All it gained was users. Or did it? With Skype, Microsoft added about 50 patents covering networking, speech recognition, user interface, too. Hmm. Read More Microsoft reassures Apple, Android users of Skype As it wrapped up its acquisition of Skype today, Microsoft again assured users that it would continue to develop versions for platforms other than Windows. Read More BlackBerry maker hangs head, extends bouquet of flowers In an attempt to make more concrete its apology for last week's disastrous service outage, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion this morning is offering users a dozen free applications and enterprise customers a month's worth of free technical support. The applications include: Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 26 helpful open source network management tools Over the last decade or so, open source development has skyrocketed, and network management software has ridden that wave. Many frustrated IT administrators have turned to free tools to monitor, configure and map their networked devices. Here are 26 examples of open source network management software tools to help you do your job. 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 Should tech pros get an MBA? 2011 tech industry graveyard Vint Cerf on Google's privacy practices Dennis Ritchie, father of Unix and C programming language, dead at 70 Did FBI tail terror suspect using Wi-Fi called 'FBI Van 1'? Many users complain of broken iOS5 upgrade process 2012 IT budgets, salaries on the rise, survey says Oh Siri, you so silly! Of Cisco, Citrix, VMware and WAAS Computer infected? Blame yourself, Microsoft report concludes
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