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	Google looks to speed up the Internet The search giant proposes enhancements for the Web's TCP transport layer to reduce latency. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Application Performance Management: The End User is King Managing enterprise IT is no simple task. However, when it comes to critical applications and capabilities that impact end users and influence business results, the need for visibility into and across IT systems is critical. Learn More In this Issue Global warming could enable undersea Arctic telecom route 10 Cool Car Apps and Gadgets U.S. government online security website hacked 4 tough challenges for RIM's new team Social networking engineers team to make Google searches less 'evil' Stupid user tricks 6: IT idiocy loves company HP pays $425,000 to settle claims over hazardous laptop batteries Hacker releases 100,000 Facebook log-in credentials A quick look: The Megaupload Kim Dotcom hullabaloo London 2012 Olympics will see massive wireless spectrum consumption Supreme Court GPS ruling called a win for privacy Net Optics acquires nMetric, targets network intelligence NY hotel boosts Wi-Fi with wall-mounted switches RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Diskeeper Corporation Your virtual platforms can run faster - and cost less! The cost and storage efficiency virtualization promises depends upon optimized VMs. V-locity® 3 virtual platform disk optimizer prevents I/O bottlenecks with new technology and automatically increases read/write speeds by 35% or more. Try it free for 30-days. Global warming could enable undersea Arctic telecom route "Harnessing Disruption: Global, Mobile, Social, Local," was the theme at the 34rd Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference last week in Honolulu. Read More 10 Cool Car Apps and Gadgets Technology can make the commute easier -- as long as you take care when consulting your gadgets for referrals or routes. Read More U.S. government online security website hacked Hackers under the AntiSec banner appeared to have hacked late Monday the website of OnGuardOnline.gov, the U.S. federal government's online security website, in protest against controversial legislation. Read More 4 tough challenges for RIM's new team For the first time since its founding, Research in Motion has changed its top leadership, with a new president/CEO, a new board chairwoman and a new major investor who specializes in turnarounds. But can they save RIM? Read More WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Streamlining IT Operations with Business Service Management This IDC Technology Spotlight examines the benefits of a business service management practice and tools in response to IT environments becoming more dynamic and complex due to the increased use of virtualization, cloud, SOA, and n-tier application architectures. Learn More Social networking engineers team to make Google searches less 'evil' Software engineers from major social networking companies have apparently grown tired of Google's relentless drive to push its own Google+ social network at the expense of other sites. Read More Stupid user tricks 6: IT idiocy loves company IT fight club, dirty dev data, meatball sandwiches -- nine more tales of brain fail beyond belief. Read More HP pays $425,000 to settle claims over hazardous laptop batteries Hewlett-Packard will pay US$425,000 to settle a claim that it knowingly sold laptops with hazardous batteries that could overheat or catch fire, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday. Read More Hacker releases 100,000 Facebook log-in credentials A hacker who claims to act in defense of Israel has released 100,000 credentials of allegedly Arab users of Facebook in an ongoing row between Israeli and Arab hackers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle & Intel Oracle Database Appliance Learn more about why the Oracle Database Appliance is an ideal database system for customers who value simplicity and who seek to lower the costs and the risks of deploying a highly available database solution. Read More! A quick look: The Megaupload Kim Dotcom hullabaloo Megaupload.com's CEO Kim Dotcom is at the center of file sharing website's battle with the US over copyright, pirating and money laundering charges. Read More London 2012 Olympics will see massive wireless spectrum consumption The 2012 Olympic games in London are going to need a massive spectrum outlay - some 20,000 separate wireless frequency assignments which is more than double the number usually assigned in a year - to handle the expected communications requirements. Read More Supreme Court GPS ruling called a win for privacy Calling it a victory for privacy rights, civil rights advocates hailed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant before they can attach a GPS tracking device to a vehicle. Read More Net Optics acquires nMetric, targets network intelligence In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric. Read More NY hotel boosts Wi-Fi with wall-mounted switches A five-star hotel room high above New York's Central Park sounds like a nice place to spend the night, but if your iPhone doesn't work, it may seem like little more than a gilded cage. Read More
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