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	The Linux study Microsoft doesn't want you to see Microsoft and Hewlett Packard won't share a study claiming that the German city of Munich had its numbers wrong when it calculated switching from Windows to Linux saved the city millions -- although an HP employee did provide the data to a German publication that reported on the results. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Save on Servers with Cisco SmartPlay Offer of the month! For a limited time only, save up to $1496 instantly on a pre-configured Cisco UCS C24 M3 Rack Server featuring two Intel® Xeon® processors, 32GB of memory, MegaRAID with 1 GB data cache, Supercap RAID card, and two 300GB SAS HDDs. Click to continue In this Issue 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures FTC targets outfits that crammed $70M onto phone bills INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions Are federal agency workers going rogue with personal devices? Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management What every app developer can learn from mobile gaming A road warrior's guide to locking down your laptop The end of an extraordinary life: Aaron Swartz Why exactly did NBC's Brian Williams join Twitter? Mozilla launches two Firefox OS-based phones for developers Products of the week 1.21.13 How US kids are taught about cyberbullying, online safety WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Xeon® Processors Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures When the going gets cold, the Linux, Mac, Star Wars and other geeks get creative Read More FTC targets outfits that crammed $70M onto phone bills The Federal Trade Commission today said it asked a U.S. district court to stop operations of American eVoice, Ltd., eight other companies, whom the agency says stuffed some $70 million in bogus charges on consumers' phone bills. Read More INSIDER Juniper CEO Johnson talks software, the company's recent challenges and key future directions Juniper Networks had a challenging 2012 as new product cycles were slow to take hold and global economic conditions took a toll on sales. The company also undertook a restructuring that saw 500 positions cut and the departure of four executive vice presidents. As the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company looks to re-energize its business, particularly with an eye towards enterprises and data centers, CEO Kevin Johnson shared his lessons learned in leading Juniper since 2008, as well as what's ahead for the company in a discussion with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant and Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy. In this installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series, Johnson also shared his thoughts on the hot topic of software-defined networks (SDN), Juniper's role in enabling cloud and competing against the industry's 800-pound gorilla, Cisco. Read More Are federal agency workers going rogue with personal devices? Federal agencies continue to struggle with the question of whether to allow employees to use their personal smartphones and tablets at work under so-called bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, according to a survey out this month from the organization Telework Exchange. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel® Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing In this eGuide, articles from Computerworld and InfoWorld offer case studies, examples and opinions of how HPC can be applied to real-world problems today, and what the future of the technology is likely to hold. Read Now! Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management An updated version of software from startup HotLink aims to ease the management of multi-hypervisor environments, as well as provision off-premises resources, like VMs from Amazon's cloud, all from VMware's vCenter management console. Read More What every app developer can learn from mobile gaming Many overlook mobile games because, well, they are games. But successful mobile game developers shouldn't be overlooked because they have succeeded in taming the difficult mobile app medium and converting it into revenue. The free mobile games that rely on in-app purchases of virtual goods for revenue are the most interesting examples of the skills that result in app development success. Last year,... Read More A road warrior's guide to locking down your laptop Mobile computing may be convenient, but it's also inherently risky. When you drag your laptop to the coffee shop or bring it along on your travels, you're making all your private data and one of your most expensive possessions a big, fat target for sticky-fingered thieves. And unlike traditional theft targets like jewelry or wallets, a laptop is an easy steal--the baddies just need to wait for you to turn your back, then grab the computer and run. In some cases, a criminal doesn't even need to steal your notebook. He can simply pull your sensitive data out of thin air. Read More The end of an extraordinary life: Aaron Swartz I had already submitted my last column when I heard about Aaron Swartz's death. Some might say that it's too late to comment on this story since the crowd has moved on, but it's never too late to write about someone you knew. Read More WEBCAST: Aternity Webinar: Enriched End User Experience Management Are you ready to gain the proactive ability to rapidly respond to end user problems? Then you won't want to miss a special event that will show you the latest innovation in end user experience monitoring. Register today for this 30-minute webinar - Wednesday, January 23, 2013. Register now. Why exactly did NBC's Brian Williams join Twitter? In 2009, NBC's No. 1 newsman Brian Williams made a bit of news himself when he publicly pronounced his utter disinterest in Twitter and tweeting. He even spoke of this disdain (cloaked in faux self-deprecation) on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." OK, lots of people didn't like Twitter in 2009. Lots of people still don't like Twitter. And never will. Read More Mozilla launches two Firefox OS-based phones for developers Mozilla has launched Keon and Peak, two smartphones based on the web-centric Firefox OS platform. Read More Products of the week 1.21.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Eset and SolarWinds Read More How US kids are taught about cyberbullying, online safety How US kids are taught about cyberbullying, online safety Children in the US are required to learn about online safety due to changes to CIPA, the bill that governs Internet Safety for kids. One classroom in San Francisco let media in to observe the lesson plan. From: networkworld Views: 2 0 ratings Time: 02:23 More in Science & Technology Read More
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