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	Microsoft: We won't update others' Windows apps Microsoft on Tuesday slammed the door on updating third-party software via Windows Update in the upcoming Windows 8. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2011 IT Roadmap Washington, DC - 12/7/11 Register Now! IT Roadmap is the one day, cost free, professional-level conference and expo that's full of job-ready solutions you can put to work now. IT Roadmap surrounds you with technology's most-followed analysts and the industry's most-innovative solution providers, all focused entirely on building the roadmap you need in crucial areas of enterprise IT. Click to continue In this Issue Unemployed Romanian hacker accused of breaking into NASA 11 cool robots you may not have heard of OpenSUSE 12.1 bulks up on features for cloud, servers, desktops Half of adults believe social media sites hurt young people? Cisco intros next gen WebEx for tablets, mobile Obfuscated code contest returns New Wi-Fi routers, cloud services simplify branch networks Report: Nokia to offer Windows 8 tablet in June, executive says Strategies for Pruning Data in the Cloud WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems WAN Optimization Strategies The benefits of IT consolidation have come with a downside – dramatic bandwidth and application performance issues. Making WAN Optimization a priority will result in dramatic gains in bandwidth and performance today, and ensure an optimized network for tomorrow. This paper defines how to defend against the trends that overwhelm the WAN. Read now! Unemployed Romanian hacker accused of breaking into NASA Romanian authorities have arrested a 26-year old hacker who is accused of breaking into multiple NASA servers and causing US$500,000 in damages to the U.S. space agency's systems. Read More 11 cool robots you may not have heard of What do Mars, the Terminator, an ostrich and hair washing have to do with each other? Ask the robots Read More OpenSUSE 12.1 bulks up on features for cloud, servers, desktops The OpenSUSE project has released its next stable version, a.k.a OpenSUSE 12.1. It includes the Linux kernel 3.1, tons of enhancements for use with public and private clouds and the cool new Tumbleweed tool, a project conceived by SUSE kernel engineer Greg Kroah-Hartman. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Get ROI from video collaboration This whitepaper is designed for IT and Business leaders to understand the impact of IP video applications and technologies and the benefit of taking an architectural approach to video. View Now Half of adults believe social media sites hurt young people? If the results of a recent telephone survey are to be taken at face value - a reasonably big if, in my opinion - roughly half of American adults believe Facebook and its ilk are harmful to the social development of today's young people. Read More Cisco intros next gen WebEx for tablets, mobile Cisco intros next gen WebEx for tablets, mobile Read More Obfuscated code contest returns The creators behind the long-running Internet contest to write bizarre and unnecessarily complex C programming code, called the International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC), have resurrected their challenge after being on hiatus for five years. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan 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! New Wi-Fi routers, cloud services simplify branch networks Aerohive unveils simple but powerful branch Wi-Fi routers that integrate closely with a range of virtual and cloud-based services, including third-party Web security offerings. Read More Report: Nokia to offer Windows 8 tablet in June, executive says Nokia is planning to enter the tablet market, and will launch a product based on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 operating system, according to an executive. Read More Strategies for Pruning Data in the Cloud In terrestrial systems, you don't think about disk space. In the clouds, you have to, if you don't it will cost you. Read More
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