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	Cisco can't shield customers from patent suits, court affirms A federal appeals court in California has upheld a lower court ruling that Cisco lacks standing to seek dismissal of patent infringement lawsuits against a number of its biggest customers - wireless network providers and enterprises - being brought by TR Labs, a Canadian research consortium. The court passed no judgment on the patents themselves or on the infringement claims leveled by TR Labs against... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Server Technology Power Load Balancing Made Easy with Alternating Phase PDUs Server Technology's Color-Coded, Alternating Phase Power Technology improves three-phase power, load balancing and simplifies cord routing. Download the new whitepaper today: http://hub.am/18GwbJ4 In this Issue Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks CIOs Look to Shared IT Services for Government Agencies Patch expert wants Ballmer to get to the bottom of buggy Windows, Office updates Boulder's tech workers cope with historic flood Survey: Email, calendaring, HR top list of SaaS buyers' priorities Dell goes private as shareholders approve $24.9 billion deal Products of the week 9.16.13 16 IT Skills in High Demand in 2013 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: OpenText Using VNC to access EDA UNIX applications? VNC is not the proper tool that can meet the stringent requirements of IC Engineers working in the field of System-on-Chip (SoC) design. Continue reading to investigate what those requirements are and why VNC fails to deliver. Why HP's Successful Turnaround Is Closer Than It Looks Hewlett-Packard's turnaround effort under CEO Meg Whitman, like an object in the rearview mirror, is closer than it appears. Credit the impending success on strategic partnerships, good hires and a broad view of the future of tech. Read More CIOs Look to Shared IT Services for Government Agencies In a bid to contain costs and glean greater efficiencies from their IT operations, department and agency federal CIOs are looking to consolidate commodity services in a more centralized framework. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds Free Whitepaper from SolarWinds: NetFlow Tips & Tricks Network bandwidth usage is one of the biggest contributors to your network performance. By taking advantage of the flow technology that is built into most routers and switches, you can quickly identify bottlenecks and troubleshoot bandwidth related problems. Take your NetFlow skills to the next level! Read this FREE whitepaper for an introduction to NetFlow & other flow technologies, as well as configuring your network to collect flow data. Patch expert wants Ballmer to get to the bottom of buggy Windows, Office updates A Microsoft MVP and Windows expert has sent company CEO Steve Ballmer a letter asking him to look into the worrisome trend of releasing sub-standard patches. Read More Boulder's tech workers cope with historic flood Tech firms in Boulder must shutter downtown offices as floods damage offices and close most roads. But the Internet-based firms keep running smoothly. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications SDN: The next wave of networking innovation Brocade and IDG bring you this exclusive eBook exploring the impact of today's IT and Data Center challenges on your network. With a focus on software-defined networks, use this eBook to start your evolution toward a flatter, less complex and more agile network architecture—an architecture ready for the future. View Brocade's eBook on SDN Survey: Email, calendaring, HR top list of SaaS buyers' priorities Companies of all sizes are picking up their adoption of SaaS (software as a service), with email, calendaring and human resources applications garnering the most interest, according to a new survey from Constellation Research. Read More Dell goes private as shareholders approve $24.9 billion deal Shareholders have voted to approve a US$24.9 billion buyout of the company by founder and CEO Michael Dell and investment firm Silver Lake Partners. Read More Products of the week 9.16.13 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as IBM and Varonis Read More 16 IT Skills in High Demand in 2013 What IT skills are the hottest with employers and what forces are driving those career trends? We examined Foote Partners recently released quarterly IT Skills and Certifications Pay index and we spoke with industry experts to find out. Read More
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