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WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. 2012 WAN Optimization Magic Quadrant Limited bandwidth, long distances and poor network quality prohibit cost reductions for today's critical IT initiatives. Your IT organization needs WAN optimization that can be deployed anywhere, on any platform, and for the lowest cost. See how the new Gartner Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers can help. Read now. Windows 8 Update: Rumored Office for iPad will challenge Windows 8 tablets Rumors of a version of Office for Apple iPads get more and more specific, with the latest claiming that the software will launch Nov. 10. Read More The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2012 so far Angry Birds Space isn't the only iPhone/iPad game in town! Read More Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement A U.S. judge has ruled that the Java application programming interfaces used in Android are not protected by copyright, marking a defeat for Oracle in its high-stakes lawsuit against Google. Read More 'Security Jam' online event highlights need for international cybersecurity Security Jam 2012, an online forum led by NATO and European Union officials, has netted a list of ideas about how to improve Europe's defense posture and crisis management. And cybersecurity figured high on the list, with some saying NATO and the EU need a "coalition of the willing" to help with international cyberdefense. Read More WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! Exinda targets branch office with new WAN optimization appliances Boston-based WAN optimization vendor Exinda today released two new variants of its Edge line of appliances, targeted at branch-office users who need performance enhancement and don't want to spend a lot of time on setup. Read More Flame Malware: All You Need to Know What exactly is Flame? What does it do? Read More Cricket to begin offering the iPhone 4 and 4S on June 22 It's funny to think that it wasn't all that long ago that the iPhone was still an AT&T exclusive. But over the past few years, and in some instances months, the iPhone has come to Verizon, Sprint, and a number of smaller regional networks as well. And now we can add Cricket Communications to that list. Read More Windows 8 hits its next milestone -- Release Preview is out now Microsoft has released the latest test version of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system, which is now officially in what the company calls its "final phase" of development. Read More WHITE PAPER: Centage Corporation Transition from Spreadsheet Budgets to Packaged Application This white paper details the problems that go with spreadsheet-based budgeting as well as the advantages of packaged applications. It also proposes a road map to help start the transition of your budgeting from a spreadsheet platform to an enterprise packaged application. Learn more. US warns users of new Citadel ransomware hit The nasty Trojan known as Citadel malware, which is based on Zeus, has typically been used to extort money from online banking users, but a new variant is making the rounds that tries to get your money by saying you looked at child porn sites and must pay a violation fee to the U.S. Department of Justice. Read More US tech leaders fear proposed Internet regulations, taxes at ITU meeting A meeting of the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in December could lead to broad new regulations of the Internet, including per-click taxes, if U.S. and other delegations don't work hard to oppose proposals, U.S. officials and Internet governance experts told lawmakers Thursday. Read More Dell's Ivy Bridge Latitude laptops offer 32.7 hours battery life Dell on Thursday announced Latitude business laptops with Intel's latest Core processors that can provide around 33 hours of battery life, but only when combined with attached battery packs. Read More NTT DoCoMo shows tablet-based virtual sharing, two-way clear touchscreen Japan's largest mobile operator displayed the technologies at its booth at the Wireless Japan exhibition in Tokyo. Read More Security: Prepared for the EU's New Data Protection Regulation? As the U.K. prepares to begin enforcing its version of the European Union's E-Privacy Directive later this week, the 27-member nations of the E.U. are considering new draft legislation that would reform and harmonize data protection laws. Read More
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