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Microsoft patch snuffs out major worm potential
Microsoft issued its four expected patches as part of its regular release cycle, including a fix for a potentially serious worm. Read More


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SSL certificate authorities vs. ???
With all the publicity about breaches of SSL certificate authorities and a hack that exploits a vulnerability in the supposedly secure protocol, it's time to consider something else to protect Internet transactions. If only there were something else to turn to. Read More

Mozilla ships Firefox 8, adds Twitter search and patches 8 bugs
Mozilla on Tuesday released Firefox 8, adding Twitter search to the browser and patching eight vulnerabilities. Read More

Microsoft pressures Huawei over Android patents while Barnes & Noble fires back
Microsoft is reportedly trying to ink more deals in which makers of Android devices pay license fees while Barnes & Noble calls for an investigation into that practice. Read More

E-wallet vs. traditional wallet: Electronics trump the leather
Will the day come when you will routinely leave the house every day without your leather or faux-leather wallet? You bet, at least for many folks. Read More


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Data Center Transformations
This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now!

Comcast begins rollout of IPv6 production network
Comcast has begun the production rollout of its new IPv6 service, with 100 customers installed in San Francisco's East Bay in one week. Read More

Why the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet are Wi-Fi-only
The low-cost computer tablets coming next week from Amazon and Barnes & Noble connect only over Wi-Fi networks, which reduces costs and also cuts the nation's 3G/4G cellular carriers out of the equation. Read More

iPhone apps: A DIY skill that's in big demand
iPhone developers are in demand across the United States and Canada, causing salaries to skyrocket for those with experience creating complex, mobile applications on Apple's iOS platform. Read More

IT job listings plateau
Compared to a year ago, the IT job market looks healthy. As of November 1, Dice.com listed 81,680 available tech jobs, up 12% from 72,673 jobs in November 2010. But a look at Dice's stats from the last five months shows that growth in the IT jobs market has stalled. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Intel

Enhance virtualization with HP and Intel
The rapid adoption of virtualization-enabled servers has created a major increase in I/O overhead. This paper describes a balanced platform approach that addresses virtualization enhancements and hardware assists even at the I/O and networking device levels. Click to continue

Asus announces quad-core Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet
Asustek Computer on Wednesday announced the 10-inch Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, which has a quad-core processor that could make it the fastest tablet in the market. Read More

My Take on Scoble's Take on Microsoft's Tablet Strategy
Blogger and gadfly Robert Scoble has posted some interesting comments on why he thinks his former employer Microsoft will fail in the tablet space. While Scoble's opinions have become somewhat polarizing to some folks, he does make some valid points. Read More

White House threatens veto over net neutrality issue
The executive office of U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the administration strongly opposes passage in the Senate of a resolution that could impact the equal availability of the Internet to all classes of users. Read More

Help me name my poor nameless BlackBerry phone
Little did I realize what a deadbeat BlackBerry Bold owner I was until I read a post on Inside BlackBerry, RIM's official BlackBerry blog, that's all about what people name their phones. Read More

CIO Role: Is IT Facing a Leadership Crisis?
The CIO role is undergoing yet another shift, and the emerging CIO position requires a mix of capabilities that many existing IT leaders lack. CIO.com investigates what abilities are needed to be successful in this new CIO role and where future CIOs will come from. Read More



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