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	RIM faces possible class action suit over BlackBerry outages Research In Motion faces a possible class action lawsuit over recent outages in its BlackBerry services earlier this month, and a trademark infringement complaint for its use of the BBX name for its upcoming platform for its tablets and smartphones. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco 802.11n Wireless LAN Design Guide Learn best practices, practical techniques, and guidelines for designing, planning, & implementing a wireless LAN within a high-density environment such as a university or college campus. These tips can also be applied to other organizations in need of a high-density wireless network worldwide. Download now In this Issue Target.com's second site crash could become e-comm nightmare Social engineering: My career as a professional bank robber Linksys refocuses on Wi-Fi, video Facebook will cool its first European data center for free in Sweden Citrix: Virtual desktops about to become cheaper than physical ones Top iPad alternatives for business Video: Nokia unveils first Windows phones US to fund aggressive technology that cuts solar power costs 75% Cloud security: Mission impossible Mozilla, Microsoft debut Bing-ed Firefox Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2012 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Alcatel-Lucent Discover the new currency for the networked-community age Alcatel-Lucent's Allison Cerra and Christina James spent a year pursuing the essence of identity in the virtual world and beyond. With Identity Shift, they examine how technology, identity and expectations intersect, offering a compelling look at how we present and protect ourselves, build trust, and find value in the networked-community age. Click to continue Target.com's second site crash could become e-comm nightmare For the second time in six weeks, Target's Web site crashed Tuesday, and that is scary news for any major retailer heading into the holiday shopping season. Read More Social engineering: My career as a professional bank robber Jim Stickley got his first computer at age 12, and he was chatting with other computer "nerds" on bulletin board sites by the time he was 16. A wannabe hacker, Stickley said his first foray into playing the system was with free codes -- codes that would exclude his phone and computer time from racking up charges that would incur the wrath of his parents. Read More Linksys refocuses on Wi-Fi, video Cisco Systems' Home Networking Business Unit will keep both its Linksys brand and its place in the parent company as Cisco pares down its business, but the unit is also sharpening its focus. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Delivery 2.0 Handbook This comprehensive handbook offers guidance on ensuring application delivery with a systematic approach. Read More Facebook will cool its first European data center for free in Sweden Facebook has begun building a data center in Lulea, Sweden, where it will benefit from cheap electricity and year-round free air cooling, the company announced Thursday. Read More Citrix: Virtual desktops about to become cheaper than physical ones Citrix says it's driven down costs to the point that next year it will be cheaper to deploy virtual desktops than traditional desktops. Read More Top iPad alternatives for business The iPad is the gold standard when it comes to tablet computers, but there are alternatives. We tested 8 products to determine if they had what it takes to give the iPad a run for its money as a business device. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Four Steps to Dynamic Workload Management In the beginning, IT ran on one platform - the mainframe. Workloads were predictable and stable, and we could schedule accordingly. But then came Unix, AS/400, Windows and a multitude of other platforms, all with accompanying workloads. Learn More! Video: Nokia unveils first Windows phones The Lumia devices are Nokia's first big push for phones running the Windows Phone operating system after the company announced a partnership with Microsoft in February. Read More US to fund aggressive technology that cuts solar power costs 75% The US Department of Energy wants researchers and scientists to "think outside the box" and come up "highly disruptive Concentrating Solar Power technologies that will meet 6¢/kWh cost targets by the end of the decade." Read More Cloud security: Mission impossible The term "cloud" connotes things floating around freely – which is not something you necessarily want your data doing. That is the common perception of cloud computing today, leaving many leery about trusting that their business-critical information is safe despite no clear security in place. Read More Mozilla, Microsoft debut Bing-ed Firefox Just weeks before Mozilla's lucrative contract with Google comes up for renewal, the open-source developer launched a customized version of Firefox that uses rival Microsoft's Bing search engine. Read More Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2012 The technology that makes up many of the systems in the IT world today is at a critical juncture and in the next five years everything from mobile devices and applications to servers and social networking will impact IT in ways companies need to prepare for now, Gartner Vice President David Cearley says. Read More
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