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	Cisco: Customers drove us to block Microsoft/Skype Cisco's appeal of the European Commission's approval of the $8.5 billion Microsoft/Skype union is customer driven, Cisco CEO John Chambers said this week. Read More WEBCAST: Compuware Why Server Virtualization Demands and End-user's Perspective Join Compuware and featured guest Forrester Research, Inc. in this webcast to understand Forrester's definition of the user experience network or UxN and why dynamic virtualized environments demand end user monitoring. Register now. In this Issue Ultimate Man vs. Computer: Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue and the Internet How to go hybrid World's most massive supercomputer needed for colossal space telescope 36 state Attorneys General question Google privacy changes A10 CEO spells out application delivery controller advantage and next steps Extreme ships 192-port 40G Ethernet switch Again with the tweeting from the operating room Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers Researcher releases exploit code that can allegedly crash pcAnywhere AT&T vs. Verizon: LTE showdown in the Big Apple MIT Sloan seeking innovative CIOs, startups for May symposium Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS FCC chairman calls on ISPs to adopt new security measures News Your Way: 10 News Aggregation Apps for Android RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sybase: An SAP Company Sybase® IQ is a leader in data analytics. Unlike standard row-based databases, originally designed for online transaction processing, Sybase® IQ has been engineered specifically for query processing and ad hoc analysis. As a result, Sybase® IQ can offer significant performance and total cost of ownership advantages over traditional products for query-intensive computing requirements. Click to continue Ultimate Man vs. Computer: Garry Kasparov, Deep Blue and the Internet Garry Kasparov battled IBM's Deep Blue 16 years ago in February, but that was just the beginning Read More How to go hybrid When online marketing firm Hubspot started in 2006, the company's IT needs were not very taxing, but they expanded quickly as the company realized success. Read More World's most massive supercomputer needed for colossal space telescope The world's biggest planned radio telescope will need the world's most massive supercomputer to crunch its data - think more than 15 million iPods worth of power and storage according to one of the group's developing systems for the ambitious project. Read More 36 state Attorneys General question Google privacy changes 36 state Attorneys General Wednesday questioned Google's decision to change its privacy policies. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Benefits of Private Cloud and Infrastructure as a Service This solution brief will help you understand the benefits of the HP CloudSystem Matrix which provides a unified solotion for physical and virtual environments that's perfectly suited as an IT consolidation platform. Learn more A10 CEO spells out application delivery controller advantage and next steps A10 has built a solid business in the application delivery controller (ADC) market, but its platform also supports IPv6 migration and many cloud requirements, nicely positioning the company for the future. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix recently sat down with A10 founder and CEO Lee Chen for a company update. Chen, who was co-founder of Foundry Networks, says A10 already has 1,700 customers and more than 7,000 devices deployed. Read More Extreme ships 192-port 40G Ethernet switch Extreme Networks this week said its BlackDiamond X8 core switch is now generally available, nine months after announcement and four months after customer trials. Read More Again with the tweeting from the operating room I have tweeted ... 4,560 times to be exact. And I have had open heart surgery ... only once, thankfully. So I consider myself something of an expert when I say that these two activities ought not be conducted at the same time ... even if you happen to be the one holding the scalpel instead of the one under anesthesia. However, doctors at a hospital in Houston apparently disagree with me. Read More Groups ask FCC to block Verizon spectrum deals with cable providers The U.S. Federal Communications Commission must block Verizon Wireless from buying wireless spectrum from cable providers because two proposed deals would concentrate too much spectrum in the hands of one company, a coalition of advocacy groups said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Responding to New Threats in More Complex IT Environments As organizations today face the challenge of protecting their valuable data, they must balance that protection with giving business users and customers access to the data. Learn More! Researcher releases exploit code that can allegedly crash pcAnywhere Exploit code targeting a newly identified vulnerability in Symantec's pcAnywhere computer remote control product has been published on the Internet, exposing its users to possible attacks that disrupt the software's functionality. Read More AT&T vs. Verizon: LTE showdown in the Big Apple Roughly a year after Verizon Wireless established LTE-based 4G mobile phone and data service in New York City, AT&T's rival LTE network is up and running here and in several other cities. Although its average speeds lagged behind Verizon's in my tests, AT&T's 4G LTE service has a lot going for it. Read More MIT Sloan seeking innovative CIOs, startups for May symposium The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is seeking nominations for its annual CIO innovations award as well as applications from startups that would like to grab some face time with CIOs at the annual event. Read More Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS With the beta of Windows Server 8 to be released in the next few weeks, Microsoft executives said the next-generation OS is focused squarely on storage. Read More FCC chairman calls on ISPs to adopt new security measures U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyberattacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday. Read More News Your Way: 10 News Aggregation Apps for Android These apps turn your phone into your own personalized news ticker. Read More
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