| HP puts the net pedal to the metal
Marius Haas is senior vice president and general manager of HP's ProCurve Networking business, which was recently aligned with the company's server, storage and services businesses under HP's Technology Solutions Group, creating an approximately $45 billion unit. Haas, who previously served as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development, is charged with shifting the network business into overdrive. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix caught up with Haas to talk about the market and his plans. Apple's 'Rock and Roll' Music Event: New Product Gallery
The biggest surprise at Wednesday's Apple event was an appearance by Steve Jobs. Besides that, iPod fans were treated to new Nanos, iTunes 9, and lower prices. Here are some products featured at the event. No alternative to Microsoft Office? IBM begs to differ
IBM Thursday announced upgrades to and a roadmap for its 15-month-old Lotus Symphony suite of productivity tools, emphasizing it indeed offers an alternative to Microsoft Office. Microsoft says Google book settlement is unconstitutional, anti-competitive
Microsoft is crying foul over a recently proposed deal that would give Google access to millions of digitized books, calling it an "anti-competitive" action that would create "a monopoly in digital books." Mozilla patches 10 Firefox 3.5 vulnerabilities
Mozilla on Wednesday patched 10 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 3.5, all but one ranked critical, as it delivered the first update that automatically checks for outdated versions of the popular Flash Player plug-in. Report: Obama close to appointing White House cybersecurity chief
More than three months after establishing a new White House office for cybersecurity, President Barack Obama may finally be close to appointing someone to head the office. Two Cisco counterfeiters plead guilty
Two brothers have pled guilty in Texas of selling counterfeit Cisco gear to several federal agencies. Michael Edman, 38, and Robert Edman, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Houston to one count each of trafficking in counterfeit goods, according to this story in the Texarkana Gazette. Military looking for ways to spin seawater into fuel
The scientific minds at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) want to look hard at how they can turn the abundance of seawater into a profusion of fuel for all manner of mechanized equipment. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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Apple has enjoyed huge success with the iPod and iPhone, but Apple has had a number of commercial flops, too.
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