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Ex-network engineer faces prison after admitting he sabotaged employer's system | Writing on the wall for PSTNs

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MacGyver IT: 21 tools for IT heroes
On the road, under duress, or out in the boonies -- save the day with these essential IT troubleshooting and repair tools Read More

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Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative
A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. View Now

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7 Principles to Improve Web Site Availability
Users hate to wait so when your web site doesn't respond the way visitors expect, your business suffers. This guide offers strategies for scaling your web infrastructure to meet web availability and performance SLAs, enhancing both speed and performance (there is a difference), and delivering superior user experience on any device, in any location. Learn More

Ex-network engineer faces prison after admitting he sabotaged employer's system
Ricky Joe Mitchell deleted EnerVest's phone accounts and backup data after learning he was about to be fired Read More

Writing on the wall for PSTNs
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/013014-fcc-moves-toward-ip-transition-278284.html Read More

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Big Data Helps Walgreens Treat Walk-in Patients
Cloud-based electronic medical records and analytics systems give Walgreens health data to diagnose and treat patients at in-store clinics. Read More

GoDaddy owns up to role in Twitter account hijacking incident
GoDaddy has acknowledged that one of its employees fell victim to a social engineering attack allowing a hacker to take over a customer's domain names and eventually extort a coveted Twitter user name from him. PayPal, which the victim claimed also played a role in the attack, denied the accusations. Read More

Report has IBM looking to exit SDNs
IBM is reportedly looking to sell its software defined networking business for $1 billion. Read More

Netsol tries to force 4,625% price hike for domain protection
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Has F5 turned the corner?
Queue up F5's CEO of John McAdam as he prepares to address Wall Street for the company's quarterly call to discuss the state of the business. Out he comes and is asked to walk everyone through the past quarter. He goes off on a rant and shouts, "We're the best ADC in the game! When you try us with a sorry ADC like Netscaler, that's the result you're going to get. Don't you ever talk about F5 or... Read More

How I fell back in love with GNOME
Many years back, I was a GNOME guy. (At least it feels like many years, at this point.) Read More

What exactly is Facebook's Paper app?
Credit: Facebook Facebook today officially announced its Paper app, which will be available for download on February 3rd. Read More

Sapphire to be used in "critical new sub-component" in Apple products
Some stellar reporting from Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac reveals that Apple sure is antsy to get its new fangled sapphire plant in Arizona up and running. Recall that Apple this past winter announced plans to open up a new sapphire production facility alongside GT Advanced. Naturally, the rumor mill started churning because, well, what does Apple plan to do with a boatload of sapphire? Read More

Best practices for network security management
With visibility on both the network and device level, tremendous amounts of data are translated into intelligence that deciphers complicated network security transactions into manageable, actionable information. Read More

Watch us test drive a telepresence robot
Watch us test drive a telepresence robot Read More

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