Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Microsoft releases service packs galore

8 ways to become a cloud security expert | Father of SSL says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left

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Microsoft releases service packs galore
In the past few weeks, Microsoft has released a slew of service packs for SQL Server 2008, as well as SP2 for its firewall, Forefront Threat Management Gateway. It also promised the third-and-final service pack for its Office 2007 wares. Read More


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CISCO: A New Age in Video Content
Video has become essential to business collaboration. Enterprises need video technologies that enable you to create and view rich, meaningful content with ease. Join Cisco on Thursday, Oct 20 at 9am PST and learn how your network can easily capture, transform, and share live or on-demand video with an audience of thousands via any video device. Register Now!

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CBS eBook: Oracle Database
Download this eBook to learn how the leading database solution can lower your costs of database management and dramatically simplify your overall IT software portfolio. Learn More!

8 ways to become a cloud security expert
Information about how to securely navigate in the public clouds is, well, cloudy. We asked enterprise IT folks and IT consultants what resources they turned to get educated on this particular topic. The responses can loosely be broken down into three categories: niche conferences; big conferences, and authoritative voices accessible on the Internet. Read More

Father of SSL says despite attacks, the security linchpin has lots of life left
SSL/TLS, the protocol that protects security of e-commerce, has taken a beating lately, with news items ranging from the violation of certificate authorities to the discovery of an exploit that beats the protocol itself. Read More

Android to iOS: Where Google 'inspired' Apple
iPhone and iPad aficionados like to cite Google's copying of iOS features -- but the reverse happens, too Read More


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Best Practices for Implementing 2048-bit SSL
Ready for 2048-bit SSL? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x faster 2048-bit SSL performance. Download the Citrix and Verisign 2048-bit Performance Kit. Learn more

Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise
Xirrus has revamped its Wi-Fi arrays, making the cake-like housing thinner, adding optional modular 450Mbps 802.11n radios, beefing up the on-board network processors, and boosting range and signal quality with a new directional antenna design. Read More

Steve Jobs being honored by Apple employees Oct. 19
Apple will formally honor co-founder Steve Jobs at an employee event at the company's Cupertino, Calif., campus on Oct. 19. Read More

University medical center virtualizes, cuts storage needs by 65%
With data doubling about every year, the University of Kansas Physicians group turned to virtualization to cut costs and boost performance. Read More


WHITE PAPER: BMC

Switching Schedulers – Not As Complicated As You Think
Changing or consolidating job schedulers may seem daunting. However, the benefits of switching to enterprise workload automation outweigh the risks. Read how BMC can help realize goals like reduced cost, top-down visibility, improved SLAs, and a single enterprise view across all platforms. Learn More Today!

IBM buying cluster company Platform Computing
Extending its expertise in the field of high performance computing (HPC), IBM is acquiring cluster computing software vendor Platform Computing, the companies announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More

Android peer-to-peer developer settles privacy flap with FTC
In an agreement announced today with the Federal Trade Commission, peer-to-peer file-sharing developer Frostwire can no longer use default settings that share consumers' files, provide a free upgrade its software to correct unintended sharing and bars the firm from misrepresenting what files its applications will share. Read More

Cellphone subscriptions outnumber people in U.S.
The CTIA has released survey data that shows the number of wireless subscriber connections now outnumbers the U.S. population, adding up to a wireless penetration rate of 103.9%. Read More

Stupid is as stupid ... is willing to admit
Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo is conducting a potentially amusing and/or horrifying experiment this morning by asking readers to convey to him the stupidest thing they've ever done. He'll publish the best later, using only initials to protect the stupid. Read More

Facebook Privacy: 11 Settings to Revisit Now
With Facebook's constant stream of changes, keeping up with your privacy settings can be daunting. Here's a rundown of the newest features, what the changes mean to your privacy and how to update your settings. Read More



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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.

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