IT pay cuts: Are you next? As more companies enforce across-the-board pay cuts and unpaid furloughs, a rising tide of IT professionals is seeing its annual compensation decline and must decide whether to switch employers as a result. Geek pranks: 15 high-tech tricks to haunt your co-workers In every office, there's the guy who has no sense of humor and hates the idea of having fun. If you're that guy, you should probably stop reading this now. Are you ready for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2? Microsoft has worked harder than ever to pair its latest client operating system with its latest server operating system with many features that only work if the two of them are working together. Here is a rundown of the latest thoughts, pro and con, on Windows 7 and WS2008 R2. Early adopters finding Windows 7 saves time and energy Early corporate adopters of Windows 7 say they expect its speedier boot-up and upgraded management capabilities to cut costs and save time for its users. Windows 7 will drive virtual desktop adoption, VMware says Windows 7 will increase virtual desktop adoption, but won't cause a massive shift right away, VMware says. Gaping security hole turned 64,000 Time Warner cable modems into hacker prey A blogger helping to tune a friend's wi-fi network uncovered a gaping security hole in Wi-Fi cable modem routers installed in 64,000 Time Warner subscribers' homes, leaving them open to attack. Vyatta once again discounts to Cisco profit Open-source networker Vyatta is once again offering discounts to customers based on Cisco's make up margin -- the percentage by which Cisco's profit falls short of 100%. Since Cisco's profit margin is usually in the mid-60s, Vyatta slashes the price of its appliances and subscriptions in the mid-30s. Debunking the "Net Neutrality Will Quash Innovation" Argument It is fascinating to hear Ivan Seidenberg and others argue vociferously that an open, fair, and transparent Internet will somehow quash innovation, when the opposite is true. Microsoft strikes search deals with Twitter, Facebook Microsoft has reached collaboration agreements with Twitter and Facebook to get their members' public status updates and messages indexed and presented in useful ways on the Bing search engine. IBM facing double legal trouble IBM's lawyers have a busy winter ahead of them as Big Blue attempts to fight off antitrust accusations related to its mainframe business and an IBM employee faces allegations of insider trading. Steve Ballmer Q&A In this exclusive audio interview, Network World's John Fontana chats with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about software licensing, SharePoint, the Sidekick incident and his 10-year run as CEO of Microsoft. (7:04) Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. 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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