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	7 hot jobs for 2012 Robert Half Technology identified seven jobs with a high potential for growth. Here's how the staffing firm describes these seven jobs and how much it expects companies to pay to fill these positions in 2012. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Avaya: Creating Fit for Purpose Data Center Networking Simplified and optimized service orchestration maximizes the return from a virtualized computing environment. Click to read the White Paper. In this Issue Study: Companies using pirated software 'save' $2.9B Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members Google Chrome update addresses high-severity flaw iPhone 4S data speeds, Web browsing fastest on AT&T, test shows FAQ: What the SOPA soap opera is all about Apple iPhone passes BlackBerry in business use, survey finds OpenFlow not the only path to network revolution Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers ISC patches BIND denial-of-service flaw that crashed servers worldwide Google to merge Checkout with Wallet OpDemand service aims to ease IaaS deployments The Future of Human Computer Interfaces RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World The Critical Path to IPv6: December 13 in New York With IPv4 addresses rapidly depleting, transitioning to IPv6 is necessary. Attend The Critical Path to IPv6 and gain practical insights and best practices for getting started with IPv6, planning address assignments, avoiding pitfalls, and more. Learn from industry experts, interactive panels and breakout sessions. Complimentary admission. Learn More Study: Companies using pirated software 'save' $2.9B Pirated software saves its users in developing countries more than $2.9 billion annually. So finds a study of manufacturers in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific commissioned by Microsoft. Read More Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft and Savvis are joining a voluntary program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance that provides public information about whether contributors comply with CSA-recommended cloud-security practices. Read More Google Chrome update addresses high-severity flaw Google has released an update for Chrome 15 which addresses a high-risk vulnerability. The security issue is the result of an out-of-bounds memory write in the browser's JavaScript engine. Read More iPhone 4S data speeds, Web browsing fastest on AT&T, test shows A study measuring the performance of the iPhone 4S on all three U.S. wireless carriers found AT&T to be superior in Web browsing and data downloads and uploads when compared to Apple's latest smartphone on either Verizon Wireless or Sprint. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Backup and Disaster Recovery In these articles, Network World and its sister publications CIO, Computerworld, CSO and InfoWorld lay down the groundwork and explore the latest tips and technologies for no-fail coporate data backup and disaster recovery. Learn more FAQ: What the SOPA soap opera is all about The Stop Online Privacy Act has ignited a firestorm of protest over whether it could lead to online censorship. Here's a look at what the fight is all about. Read More Apple iPhone passes BlackBerry in business use, survey finds Apple's iPhone has unseated the Research in Motion BlackBerry as the top smartphone used by mobile employees, according to an iPass survey of more than 2,300 workers. Read More OpenFlow not the only path to network revolution APIs and messaging protocols, including some that are standards, can let users build software-defined networks today. The key issue, though, is that not everyone implements the same ones or implements them the same way. Will OpenFlow get us all on the same path to SDN nirvana? Read More Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver guaranteed performance. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now ISC patches BIND denial-of-service flaw that crashed servers worldwide The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC), an organization that maintains several software products critical for Internet infrastructure, has released a patch for an actively exploited denial-of-service vulnerability in the widely used BIND DNS server. Read More Google to merge Checkout with Wallet Google is merging its Checkout and Wallet electronic payment services to consolidate them into a single product that works both on Web browsers and mobile devices. Read More OpDemand service aims to ease IaaS deployments OpDemand on Thursday opened its service that automates deployment of cloud infrastructure to all users. The service is free to use initially. Read More The Future of Human Computer Interfaces Researchers at the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group are prototyping new, novel and more natural ways for people to interact with computers and access and store information. Their innovations have been designed to improve and enrich our personal and professional lives, making it easier to create, communicate, collaborate and even cook. Here are 10 inventions that enhance human-computer interactions, improve the in-store shopping experience, and even help us kick bad habits. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Geekiest holiday cards Holiday decorations appeared before the last of the Halloween skeletons were even boxed up. An endless loop of seasonal music is already playing in stores. Retail commerce forecasts are piling up. The countdown is on, and it's not too early to start thinking about holiday cards. Here are some clever geeky options for inspiration. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Barnes & Noble blows the lid off Microsoft's Android patent squeeze DOJ says you must be a felon if you clicked a link or opened email Unemployed Romanian hacker accused of breaking into NASA Avaya beefs up switch architecture to compete with Cisco, HP Cisco how-to guides for firewalls, IPv6, contact centers Microsoft: We don't update others' Windows apps Will IT certs get you jobs and raises? Survey says yes Companies worry about security of cloud computing 11 cool robots you may not have heard of Net neutrality: Implementation measured in the details
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