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The IT jobs market turned around in July with the United States gaining 7,400 IT-related jobs just one month after losing that many. Also, a new study says that Adobe's Flash program is being used on heavily trafficked Web sites to collect information on how people navigate those sites, even if people believe they've restricted the data collection. (6:35) Why Microsoft is sabotaging desktop virtualization
Although server virtualization has gained a sizable foothold in the Intel-based server market, the desktop market has not seen such advances. There are many reasons for this, including technology limitations that are only now being worked out, but a key one is the hostility to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) by Microsoft, as expressed in its Windows software license restrictions. Berkeley lab gets $62 million to build 100Gbps Ethernet network
Looking to build a blazing Ethernet network that will exclusively support science research, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, is receiving $62 million to develop what it calls the world's fastest computer network. Attacks on US, Korea Web sites leave a winding trail
The investigation into the attacks against high-profile Web sites in South Korea and the U.S. is a winding, twisty electronic goose chase that may not result in a definitive conclusion on the identity of the attackers. Five Reasons It's Time For a Verizon iPhone
According to UBS Investment Research analyst Maynard Um, Apple might be close to announcing a partnership with Verizon Wireless. He suggests people could see a data-centric Apple device being offered through the wireless provider. While this reeks of the fabled Mac tablet, I'm hoping that the iPhone will come along for the ride. Here are five reasons why Apple should offer the iPhone through Verizon. Free Web antimalware tool offered up
Free stuff has been a vendor mainstay to build a customer base, and start-up Dasient is trying that with a lightweight version of its open source technology for detecting and fixing Web pages compromised with malware. Clearwire adds Huawei to WiMAX vendor roster
Clearwire rounded out its roster of WiMAX equipment vendors Tuesday by announcing that Huawei will be supplying the carrier with WiMAX radio access network (RAN) equipment. Chinese government hopes to sell Lenovo parent stake
The Chinese government's science institution wants to sell its 29 percent share in Lenovo's parent company, potentially putting more control of the company in the hands of private investors. Google's 'Caffeine' Should Give Businesses The Jitters
Google is rolling out new "under-the-hood" search technology, codenamed "Caffeine," that could change how your company ranks in its search results. For those businesses that live-and-die based on Google-generated traffic, this is potentially a very big deal. 'The Internet of Things' now includes a human heart
With the news that an American woman has received a pacemaker with a wireless connection to the Internet, the so-called "Internet of Things" has taken on a new dimension. HP hoses workstation fan noise with liquid cooling
Vendors have been moving to liquid cooling on servers to reduce heat in data centers, but Hewlett-Packard Co. said today that it is expanding use of liquid cooling on its workstations to tackle another problem: whiney and irritating fans. Why CCNA is Difficult, Part II
Last week, we got the discussion started about why the CCNA exam is considered to be so difficult. We focused on prep tasks last week. This week, I'll try to break down the exam itself into the components that make CCNA difficult. August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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