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	After 30 years, IBM says PC going way of vacuum tube and typewriter IBM CTO predicts PC going way of the 'vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs.' Read More WEBCAST: CA Technologies Virtualization Done Right View this webcast to learn the best practices for post implementation of virtualized servers in your environment. Discover what challenges to look out for and how to prepare to avoid pitfalls ensuring total protection for your systems, applications and data. Learn More In this Issue 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon Facebook security practices questioned in wake of Anonymous threat IT career choices: Startup or established company? Cisco Profit Fell One-Third in Q4 Prosecutor Charges Two in 2010 Sale of IPhone 4 Prototype Microsoft Patches Final Pwn2Own IE Bug Sprint to Launch Cloud Services This Fall Computer Scientist Predicts Your Next Facebook Friends Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office 365 Google+: 5 Legal Issues for Businesses WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Case study: Getting started with desktop virtualization The promise of virtualized desktops is widely recognized and desktop virtualization is topping most IT departments' priority lists. But while the "why" of desktop virtualization is clear, it's the "how" that is most challenging. Follow one customer's journey to a more agile and secure business environment. Learn more.>> 10 scariest hacks from Black Hat and Defcon Researchers showed all manner of serious attacks on everything from browsers to automobiles. Read More Facebook security practices questioned in wake of Anonymous threat Even as the shadowy hacker group Anonymous threatens to take on the mighty social-networking site Facebook, claiming the group will 'kill' Facebook on Nov. 5, some researchers are criticizing Facebook security, saying it could be better. Read More IT career choices: Startup or established company? Stability trumps all other workplace attributes, according to a poll of IT professionals -- many of whom are, presumably, on the lookout for new job opportunities. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed What Your Network Isn't Telling You Are your network tools outdated? This Cascade "chalk talk" shows how to monitor today's network with support for virtualization and cloud and: - Behavioral analytics that learns how your network behaves - Network drill-down to quickly spot root causes of problems - Discovery and dependency mapping of IT assets Learn more! Cisco Profit Fell One-Third in Q4 Cisco's profit in its fiscal fourth quarter fell about one-third from a year earlier, while its sales increased only 3.3 percent, the company reported on Wednesday. Read More Prosecutor Charges Two in 2010 Sale of IPhone 4 Prototype A California county district attorney's office has decided not to press charges against Gizmodo or former editor Jason Chen for the blog's part in a 2010 case involving a lost Apple iPhone 4 prototype. Read More Microsoft Patches Final Pwn2Own IE Bug Microsoft on Tuesday patched the last vulnerability in IE that was used by a researcher in March to win $15,000 at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power Addressing the Leading Root Causes of Downtime This white paper is based on a study of data center outages that revealed the frequency and root causes of data center downtime. It analyzes the most common root causes and presents cost effective solutions, design strategies, and best practices for eliminating the vulnerabilities that lead to downtime. Read now Sprint to Launch Cloud Services This Fall Sprint will offer cloud services to all sizes of businesses in the fourth quarter, a Sprint executive said on Wednesday. Read More Computer Scientist Predicts Your Next Facebook Friends Half of the friends you will add on Facebook in the future can be predicted, said Stanford University's Jure Leskovec. He has been elected as one of this year's recipients of the Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowships. Read More Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office 365 Microsoft and Google agree that hosted productivity suites offer unique benefits for evolving business needs. Of course the two behemoths traveled very different paths to reach this conclusion, and bring different strengths to their respective offerings. Which one is right you? Read both sides and decide for yourself. Read More Google+: 5 Legal Issues for Businesses As Google+ attracts more users, businesses need to be wary of its implications within the enterprise. Here are five tips from a legal expert to help your company navigate the new Google+ waters. Read More
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