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	IT pros lament: Low pay, no perks Non-competitive pay is the main reason for high turnover rates among IT pros in their 20s and early 30s. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference R U ready for the consumerization of corporate IT? Social media. Mobile devices. Web apps. Desktop virtualization. They're transforming corporate computing. R U ready? Attend Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) March 4-6, 2012 in San Francisco and learn how to manage this major trend to unleash productivity, while mitigating risk and safeguarding enterprise security. Learn more. In this Issue Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011 Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud US lawmakers push for Huawei investigation Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we? Google whips itself over Chrome debacle Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services IBM acquiring software testing vendor Green Hat HP unveils consumer PCs and display ahead of CES 'Incredibly realistic' Jobs doll set for Feb release Facebook Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Facebook WHITE PAPER: HP Support for Virtualized Environments In this white paper, IDC examines the importance of understanding the support requirements for a highly virtualized environment, evaluating how HP's Critical Advantage support service helps enterprises ensure their critical workloads continue to be supported at appropriate levels. Learn more Best of Google Maps and Google Earth 2011 Using these Google tools, you can now see the insides of large stores, views of the world's magnificent mountains, and a record of the devastation of Japan, among many other advancements. Read More Cisco's Umi still dead. As a doornail. Really, really dead Cisco's Umi consumer TelePresence product really is dead - a fact the company had to reiterate to a disbelieving public this week even though it had telegraphed the move back in April. Read More Bandwidth bottlenecks loom large in the cloud InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) CIO Tom Conophy has no reservations when it comes to the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Backup and Disaster Recovery In these articles, Network World and its sister publications CIO, Computerworld, CSO and InfoWorld lay down the groundwork and explore the latest tips and technologies for no-fail coporate data backup and disaster recovery. Learn more US lawmakers push for Huawei investigation The U.S. Department of State should investigate Huawei Technologies' reported sale of mobile phone tracking equipment to an Iranian mobile operator and consider sanctions against the Chinese company, six U.S. lawmakers said. Read More Two new security books ponder: Just how vulnerable are we? Two recently-published books, "America the Vulnerable" by Joel Brenner, a former official at the National Security Agency (NSA) and "When Gadgets Betray Us," by writer and security analyst Robert Vamosi, have one theme in common: We've come to depend on modern networks and technology, but the compromise of them by attackers is a serious threat to both individuals and society as a whole. Read More Google whips itself over Chrome debacle Google knows that it's been a very, very bad boy. Read More 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 Check Point supports cloud security for Amazon Web Services Check Point and Amazon Web Services are teaming up to enable Check Point Security Gateway functionality to boost cloud security for business assets. Read More IBM acquiring software testing vendor Green Hat IBM is buying Green Hat, maker of automated testing tools for integration, SOA (service oriented architecture) implementations and cloud-based deployments, the company announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not provided. Read More HP unveils consumer PCs and display ahead of CES Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday launched the company's first 27-inch all-in-one PC, its most powerful HP Pavilion PC to date, and a monitor that connects to and charges some of its laptops using USB. Read More 'Incredibly realistic' Jobs doll set for Feb release As honours for a fallen hero go it's hard to beat – Steve Jobs immortalised as an Action Man toy. Read More Facebook Bible: Everything You Need to Know About Facebook Our Facebook guide delivers expert analysis on the latest Facebook developments, helpful tips, tricks and how-tos, and the latest updates on privacy, Facebook apps and more. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 10 Things We Love and Hate about Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 Ubuntu 11.10 has some jagged edges and documentation isn't easy to locate, but Canonical is certainly dreaming big with this latest update, dubbed Oneiric (dreamy) Ocelot. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Cisco dumps the UMI personal telepresence very quietly 5 major changes facing the Internet in 2012 iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 31 Up-and-coming tech jobs -- and how to land one Mobility, cloud, analytics to reshape IT in 2012 Users desert Windows XP in near-record numbers 10 programming languages that could shake up IT Two new tools exploit router security setup problem Working out RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9930 over Christmas break Microsoft releases first unscheduled patch of 2011
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