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	Cell phones are 'Stalin's dream,' says free software movement founder Nearly three decades into his quest to rid the world of proprietary software, Richard Stallman sees a new threat to user freedom: smartphones. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Cisco's Unified Fabric for Data Center and Cloud Computing On March 30, hear Cisco customers talk about top challenges in the data center and the steps they are taking to face them. Experienced industry analysts will talk about new data center and cloud computing trends, and the strategic role of the data center fabric. Cisco experts will share several new fabric innovations. Register now. In this Issue Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Tech of the Future, Today: Breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence Quake damage to Japan cables greater than thought Communication key to post-disaster survival 4Chan Founder Moot: 'Anonymity is authenticity,' Zuckerberg 'wrong' Eyes in their ankles: The congressional view of network neutrality No more Zune hardware devices, Microsoft (sort of) confirms iPad 2 cost only a few dollars more to build than original iPad When the CIO is also the CFO RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Netezza Get Proof. Not Promises. Take the Netezza TestDrive. Your site. Your data. Our technology. Experience the high-performance and operational simplicity of the IBM Netezza data warehouse appliance firsthand. Our open Proof of Concept allows you to test a Netezza appliance with your most demanding, real-world analytics challenges. Learn More. Stepping out from Hurd's shadow, HP looks to the cloud Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker took a step out of Mark Hurd's shadow Monday, unveiling a new cloud computing platform that puts the company in competition with Amazon and Google. Read More Tech of the Future, Today: Breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence Here's a look at some of the latest uses of artificial intelligence in today's world. Read More Quake damage to Japan cables greater than thought Damage to submarine telecommunications cables from the earthquake in Japan Friday is worse than first believed, with two segments of a trans-Pacific network out of service and at least two other cables damaged. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint Gearing Up for IPv6 Do you have your checklist to get ready for IPv6? Iyad Tarazi, Vice President of Network Development & Engineering for Sprint, discusses what it's going to take for you to make the transition. Read Now Communication key to post-disaster survival Parts of coastal Japan have been so badly hit by earthquakes and tsunamis in recent days that the only communication about other possible dangers such as radioactive fallout from damaged reactors has been one way, coming to residents through portable, battery-operated FM radios. Read More 4Chan Founder Moot: 'Anonymity is authenticity,' Zuckerberg 'wrong' 4chan's founder, Chris "moot" Poole, said Facebook's Zuckerberg is "fully wrong" and that "anonymity is authenticity." Read More Eyes in their ankles: The congressional view of network neutrality For quite a while I've been baffled by the inability of too many members of Congress to understand the importance of the network neutrality discussion. I'm not satisfied that I know for sure, but I may be getting closer. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA The 2010 Handbook of Application Delivery Now is the time for application delivery 2.0. From virtualization to cloud computing, ensuring application performance has become more complicated. This comprehensive handbook provides a state-of-the-market report on best practices to address the new application delivery challenges. Read Now No more Zune hardware devices, Microsoft (sort of) confirms "The Zune is finally dead," various media outlets are reporting, on new information from Bloomberg that Microsoft will no longer create Zune hardware devices. If true, Microsoft's quest to unseat the iPod is over, as the company instead focuses on bolstering Windows Phone 7 in the face of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. Read More iPad 2 cost only a few dollars more to build than original iPad The overall cost of iPad 2, despite some pricier components, is almost identical to the first model introduced a year ago. Read More When the CIO is also the CFO IT exec Jeremy Hopkins has a bit more on his plate these days than some of his colleagues in high tech. Hopkins is the CIO at World Telecom Group in Malibu, Calif., a job that keeps him hopping. Read More
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