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	Network World's 15 Hottest Tech Arguments Here's our take on the nastiest, most colorful and in some cases, still unresolved network industry arguments. Read More WHITE PAPER: PhoneFactor Finding the Right Multi-Factor Authentication Is Critical Passwords are a known weak link and continue to be exploited at alarming rates, making multi-factor authentication mandatory for many organizations. This whitepaper defines key evaluation criteria and examines how a wide range of authentication methods, including PhoneFactor, stack up. Whether you're planning to implement multi-factor authentication for the first time or are looking to expand or upgrade your current implementation, this whitepaper will help you choose the multi-factor solution that is right for your business. In this Issue Six free/open source databases with commercial-quality features McAfee's blog claims he's been captured, but ... Hackintosh vs. Macintosh Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics disagree...over the cloud Cisco, VMware and OpenFlow fragment SDNs INSIDER Tech job market on the upswing Symantec releases first anti-malware software to work with VMware vShield security system Syrian Internet appears to be largely restored The approaching BYOD wave Atari celebrates Pong's 40th anniversary with an iOS app What is SDN? Top user-ranked LTE smartphones RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Six free/open source databases with commercial-quality features Microsoft, Oracle offer impressive free versions of their commercial offerings, but MariaDB wins our test Read More McAfee's blog claims he's been captured, but ... A blog being maintained by antivirus pioneer John McAfee and others is claiming to have received "an unconfirmed report" that McAfee has been captured. However, authorities in Belize say that report is not true and that McAfee, wanted for questioning as a "person of interest" after the Nov. 11 murder of his neighbor, remains at large. Read More Hackintosh vs. Macintosh If you're thinking of buying a computer from Apple and opt for its cheapest "Mac mini" line, you'll be presented with several upgrade options at checkout. Read More Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics disagree...over the cloud When the Brooklyn Nets traveled to Boston to play the Celtics last week, it became apparent that the two organizations disagreed about something - the cloud. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! Cisco, VMware and OpenFlow fragment SDNs Juniper Networks Executive Vice President Bob Muglia spelled it out succinctly: the nascent software-defined networking market is morphing into three camps - OpenFlow/open source, Cisco and VMware. Read More INSIDER Tech job market on the upswing To see the state of the job market for tech workers, just look at the headlines over the past few months: Read More Symantec releases first anti-malware software to work with VMware vShield security system Symantec today announced availability of its first anti-malware software protection that supports VMware's security architecture known as vShield, becoming the latest anti-malware vendor to do so following similar moves by Trend Micro, Kaspersky Lab and McAfee, among others. Read More Syrian Internet appears to be largely restored After a two-day outage, Internet access in war-torn Syria appears to be for the most part restored on Saturday, according to reports from several sources. Read More WHITE PAPER: Capella University MP Explore Capella University IT/MBA Programs As an accredited university, Capella University offers online graduate degrees in business, education, human services, information technology, psychology, public health, and public safety and undergraduate degrees in business, information technology, and public safety. Learn More. The approaching BYOD wave This holiday shopping season is being powered in part by demand for electronics, including boatloads of new tablets and smartphones, most of which will wash into enterprises in early January in a veritable bring-your-own-device (BYOD) tsunami. Read More Atari celebrates Pong's 40th anniversary with an iOS app It wasn't the most sophisticated game, especially compared to the graphic-intensive masterpieces being played on consoles today, but millions of old-school gamers still have a soft spot for table tennis classic Pong. Fans of the hit video game celebrated its 40th anniversary on Thursday. 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