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	Is SOPA really that bad? Meyler: Uproar about concerns regarding censorship and lack of due process not justified. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Reduce Cellular Spend With ShoreTel Mobility Organizations continue to spend valuable budget on international and long distance calls. This white paper shows how a multi-location organization can reduce cellular spend by leveraging current Wi-Fi and dual-mode smartphone deployments, and offloading expensive minutes from cellular networks to virtually free WLAN networks. Read now! In this Issue Cisco CEO says Russia, China top US for business 2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Google searches: Now with less evil (otherwise known as Google+) Is Security An Afterthought For NoSQL? My Thoughts on IBM, NEC, and OpenFlow Job hunting? Salary negotiation season is open 5 days after Microsoft voices support, Washington gets the votes to legalize same-sex marriage Management Changes at RIM – But Will Any of this Matter? "We ain't backin' down," says defiant Google WHITE PAPER: NetIQ First Industy-Wide BSM Maturity Benchmark Study This first-of-its-kind benchmark study reporting the IT and Business maturity illustrating the business service management imperative today. The survey offers insight into the current and future state of the Business Service Management imperative across global organizations. Learn More Cisco CEO says Russia, China top US for business Is Russia better for business and a better place to do business than the US? Cisco CEO John Chambers thinks so. Read More 2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries This morning we have posted Network World's sixth annual collection of the current year's "25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries," which this time around features technological debuts the likes of Perl, OS/2, SPARC, UUNet and NEXTEL, as well as a geeky selection from popular cultural such as the starts of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and "RoboCop." Read More Google searches: Now with less evil (otherwise known as Google+) My issues with how Google is pushing Google+ are well-known, so I'm happy to report that some engineers from some major social networking websites have decided to do something about it. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems 8 Reasons Why Citrix NetScaler Beats F5 Is your network ready for the Cloud? Not with F5. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. Shift up to the Cloud. Download 8 Reasons Citrix NetScaler beats F5. Learn More Is Security An Afterthought For NoSQL? There has been a not so silent debate going on in the security world about the security posture of the NoSQL database products. Read More My Thoughts on IBM, NEC, and OpenFlow IBM and NEC announced this week that the two companies will work together to offer networking solutions based upon SDN and OpenFlow. IBM provides the switches which are integrated with the NEC Programmable Flow Controller. To me, this is bigger than just a press release and some joint marketing programs. Read More Job hunting? Salary negotiation season is open Job seekers are gaining leverage in salary discussions, according to new data from Robert Half International. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE/VMware The Evolution of Virtualized Desktops The virtual client computing (VCC) market has grown rapidly, despite the economic downturn over the past few years. The centralized virtual desktop (CVD, aka virtual desktop infrastructure or VDI) segment has led the way in facilitating this growth. IDC expects to see significant production deployments of centralized virtualized desktops. Learn More 5 days after Microsoft voices support, Washington gets the votes to legalize same-sex marriage ­­­Washington's state senate has gathered enough support to make it the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, after senator Mary Margaret Haugen announced on Monday she will cast the 25th and deciding vote in favor of the controversial bill. Read More Management Changes at RIM – But Will Any of this Matter? The shift in management at BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced over the weekend is, as I previously discussed, a step in the right direction. No more Co-Presidents/Co-Chairmen/Co-CEOs nonsense. But the two gentlemen who previously held all those titles remain on the Board of Directors, as perhaps they might given their large percentage of ownership in the firm. Read More "We ain't backin' down," says defiant Google Google is pushing back on some of the criticism many in the press have tossed its way over the past few days. Google policy manager Betsy Masiello has taken to Google's public policy blog to clear some of the air about what the company's new unified privacy policy means for its users. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Network World's 6th annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" this time includes the births of pioneering companies such as UUNet and NEXTEL; technologies like OS/2 and SPARC; television classics topped by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the first "Simpsons" shorts; disposable contact lenses; the first naked-eye supernova in four centuries; and, who could possibly forget The Woodstock of Physics? CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Stealing smartphone crypto keys using plain old radio First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina DARPA takes aim at "Achilles' heel" of advanced computing: Power Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing Tips and tricks for upgrading your Android phone IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 26 Juniper's financial challenges continue F5 says Big-IP is a network firewall New leaders emerging in WAN optimization market 802.11ac boosts buzz more than bandwidth
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