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	Best and worst celebrity technology moments of 2011 Scarlett Johansson, Justin Bieber, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga and Alec Baldwin all make tech news, voluntarily or not Read More WHITE PAPER: FireEye 5 Methods to Disrupt Next- Gen Threats Relying on signatures and lists are ineffective when trying to combat advanced malware threats. Discover how to augment existing firewalls, IPS and Web gateways with technology that recognizes new attacks in real-time without requiring prior knowledge of vulnerability, exploit or variant and then prevents system compromise and data theft. Read now. In this Issue Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data center fabric Seattle hospital finds zero clients means better care, lower costs Comcast expands IPv6 services into four more states Google's Impressive Year of Philanthropy Microsoft boosts Office 365 regulatory compliance Microsoft dissecting Windows Phone messaging bug VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View Broadcom: Making the Case for 802.11ac Android users embrace Facebook, Google apps U.S. Businesses Lead World in IT Security Preparedness 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 Entry-level IT jobs will be plentiful in 2012, experts predict Here is good news for college seniors with technology skills: The entry-level job market for IT workers looks solid in 2012. Read More Alcatel-Lucent unveils key piece of data center fabric Alcatel-Lucent this week rolled out 40G Ethernet modules for its top-of-rack data center switches to help further its data center fabric strategy. Read More Seattle hospital finds zero clients means better care, lower costs Seattle Children's Hospital has installed 2,600 zero client devices in four locations, many connected with a wireless LAN that helps doctors and nurses access patient data at the bedside within seconds. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Managing Cloud Services from Request to Retirement This lifecycle is tailored to the needs of the business, with both the flexibility to deliver the full required software stacks and the management rigor to ensure the operational integrity of the cloud. Learn More! Comcast expands IPv6 services into four more states Comcast continues to extend its leadership role in the adoption of next-generation Internet services with the news that it has expanded its production IPv6 deployment into four more states — Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey — over the past six weeks. Read More Google's Impressive Year of Philanthropy In today's announcement, Google listed 16 programs the company is funding in the area of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and education efforts for girls in developing worlds. Boston-based Citizen Schools and U.K.-based Generating Genius are two of the STEM organizations that will benefit from the funds. Google says that the company's STEM education funding will affect more than 3... Read More Microsoft boosts Office 365 regulatory compliance Microsoft has taken steps to make Office 365 more attractive to U.S. and European customers who have to comply with regulatory requirements related to data protection, the company is expected to announce Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: AMD Make Virtual Desktops a Valuable Reality with AMD This paper will explore how the fast-emerging trend of "desktop virtualization" is giving IT managers a potent solution for tackling the problems associated with PC sprawl. Read More! Microsoft dissecting Windows Phone messaging bug Microsoft Windows Phone engineers are reviewing a report that various messaging technologies can be used to send the phone into a reboot and then freeze its messaging center, or hub. Read More VDI shoot-out: Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 and VMware View 5 vie for the most flexible, scalable, and complete virtual desktop infrastructure Read More Broadcom: Making the Case for 802.11ac Last week, I spoke with a senior manager at Broadcom, a company with very deep roots indeed in wireless LANs, and one of the leading suppliers of Wi-Fi chips. The purpose of the call was to explore 802.11ac, the "gigabit-wireless" standard now under development that will operate in the 5 GHz. bands. You will recall that the other standard here, 802.11ad, operates at 60 GHz. Read More Android users embrace Facebook, Google apps Google must be pleased to know that Android users aged 18-44 tend to keep their apps all in the family – the Google family, that is. Read More U.S. Businesses Lead World in IT Security Preparedness U.S. firms consider data security to be their fourth-highest risk priority overall. 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