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	What Facebook's IPO means for users Facebook's decision to become a public company is seen as a bellwether for Web 2.0 stock offerings, but what will it mean for the social networking giant's 800 million users, and for the companies that build third-party apps for the site? Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Consolidation Without Compromise Pay more to get less consolidation? The Iron Age is over. Shift to Citrix NetScaler. 2x consolidation. For less. Get Consolidation Without Compromise now. 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Get Free Halo Basic Today! iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 2 That noise echoing through the iOSsphere is the sound of Chinese workers clamoring to be allowed to build the Next iPhone. Read More Kelihos botnet, once crippled, now gaining strength A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it. Read More Riverbed upgrades 'edge virtual server infrastructure' Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry. Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Migrating Your Legacy IBM Database Environment Download this guide to ensure a seamless migration and take advantage of reduced costs associated with extremely efficient day-to-day database administration. Learn More! Brocade hones app delivery controllers for IPv6, net management Brocade this week released new software for its application delivery controllers that gives users greater visibility into performance, and enhances IPv6 communications. Read More Facebook unsure it can enter China because of government regulations China, one of the world's largest Internet markets, could be out of reach of Facebook because of the Chinese government's strict censorship policies, the company said in its filing on Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO). Read More Microsoft Turns the Tables on Google with Ad Campaign Google started with one nemesis and a simple mantra. It set out to knock Microsoft off its pedestal, and to "do no evil". Google has grown into the same type of tech giant it set out to destroy, though, and changes in its privacy policies and practices are giving Microsoft an opportunity to turn the tables with a new ad campaign. 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 For 'Malware as a Service' merchants, business is booming Malware merchants have matured, and are more diversified and dangerous than ever. Read More Symantec recants Android malware claims Symantec has backtracked from assertions that 13 Android apps distributed by Google's Android Market were malicious. It now says the code in question comes from an aggressive ad network that provides revenue to the smartphone programs. 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