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	House Intelligence Committee report blasts Huawei, ZTE as threats to U.S. national security China-based Huawei and ZTE pose a national-security threat to the U.S. because of spying and stealing of data that could be done on behalf of the Chinese government through any network based on vendors' network service provider gear, according to an investigative report issued Monday by the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: RIM Introducing BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion Easily manage and secure mobile device deployments with BlackBerry® Mobile Fusion. From a single interface, manage BlackBerry® smartphones, BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablets and devices that use the iOS® and Android™ operating systems. Put an end to mobile chaos. Learn more at blackberry.com/mobilefusion In this Issue Best NAS appliances for small business IT job numbers decline for first time in 25 months Cisco said to cut ties with China's ZTE Want to drop a server rack off a City Hall roof? It'll cost you Nook Video: The next video on demand network Product of the week 10.8.12 INSIDER Storage systems get supersized VMware, the bell tolls for thee, and Microsoft is ringing it Readers scoff at Verizon's fee explanation Griefers, not rapture, make thousands of War of Warcraft players drop dead Android or iOS for a young company's first mobile app? Polycom aims browser-based cloud videoconferencing at enterprises, carriers How to Defend Against Malnets WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware A Lower Entry Cost for Desktop Virtualization High entry costs and overall complexity have prevented many SMBs from taking advantage of the benefits of client virtualization. Now HP and VMware have teamed to bring desktop virtualization that delivers results right out of the box. Learn More Best NAS appliances for small business Read More IT job numbers decline for first time in 25 months After sustained jobs growth -- including 36,300 jobs added in July and August alone -- the IT industry lost 1,700 jobs in September, according to Foote Partners' analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More Cisco said to cut ties with China's ZTE Cisco has reportedly cut ties with Chinese telecom vendor ZTE after allegations that ZTE sold Cisco gear to Iran. Read More Want to drop a server rack off a City Hall roof? It'll cost you Last week we did a post about a marketing video produced for Symantec that featured the dropping of a 500-pound server rack off the roof of 18-story San Jose City Hall. A reader questioned whether this was an example of tax dollars being wasted, and while I assumed Symantec footed the bill, I was curious as to how one goes about getting permission to pull off such a stunt ... and what it might cost.... Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks Conquering today's Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Challenges BYOD is changing the way IT addresses network access security. It requires secure onboarding of new devices, policy enforcement, and profiling. Read the benefits and considerations with BYOD, and how to deploy a unified access management solution for any wireless, wired or VPN network. Read now. Nook Video: The next video on demand network Read More Product of the week 10.8.12 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Symantec,SilverPeak, Varonis. Read More INSIDER Storage systems get supersized Old storage architectures with general-purpose controllers that service all the new functions along with the normal I/O workload won't be able to scale. Here's why storage systems will need to become full-scale storage computers. Insider (registration required) Read More VMware, the bell tolls for thee, and Microsoft is ringing it VMworld is about a month behind us now and I've had a little more time to noodle on the joint survey I did with virtualization management vendor Xangati. There was a tremendous amount of energy at VMworld and the show floor was one of the biggest and busiest I've seen in a long time. This might give one the impression that the VMware franchise is impenetrable, but the survey shows differently.... Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Securing Cloud-Based Services This McAfee Knowledge Vault features a series of concise videos and other resources dealing with cloud security issues, including: how to best secure cloud-based services, how to gain visibility into cloud security, and how to assure regulatory compliance when utilizing the cloud. Learn more. Readers scoff at Verizon's fee explanation Last month I wrote about Verizon's claim that IT-related costs justify its charging customers, including me, $5 a month to keep a telephone number unlisted. Assuming that explanation to be hogwash, I invited readers to offer their own assessments ... and many did. Read More Griefers, not rapture, make thousands of War of Warcraft players drop dead If you are a gamer, then you really don't want to see your avatar fall over dead. This weekend, entire virtual cities with thousands of World of Warcraft players suddenly keeled over. Read More Android or iOS for a young company's first mobile app? DEMO 2012 was energized by competitive teams launching new products. Much effort went into optimizing every waking movement of the competitors' time at the conference. Time is money and winning recognition at DEMO shortens the time to investors' and customers' dollars. Read More Polycom aims browser-based cloud videoconferencing at enterprises, carriers Polycom plans to break down one more set of barriers to videoconferencing early next year with a cloud-based software platform that can set up sessions with anyone who uses Facebook, Skype, or certain other online services. Read More How to Defend Against Malnets The number of malnets has jumped 300 percent in the past six months, according to security firm Blue Coat Systems. While they are nearly impossible to kill, there are steps you can take to protect your organization. Read More
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