World IPv6 Day: Tech industry's most-watched event since Y2K

	First look at Mac OS X Lion Server | Google adds download defense to Chrome, patches 15 bugs
	Network World Daily News AM				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	World IPv6 Day: Tech industry's most-watched event since Y2K The nation's largest telecom carriers, content providers, hardware suppliers and software vendors will be on the edge of their seats today for World IPv6 Day, which is the most-anticipated 24 hours the tech industry has seen since fears of the Y2K bug dominated New Year's Eve in 1999. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Converge Your Networks for Flexibility Cisco Unified Fabric offers the industry's largest and first fully interoperable portfolio of Fiber Channel integrating storage and data networking to deliver transparent convergence, massive three-dimensional scalability and sophisticated intelligence. It also reduces your costs up to 45%. Learn More In this Issue First look at Mac OS X Lion Server Google adds download defense to Chrome, patches 15 bugs Avaya IPO could be imminent Free antivirus programs rise in popularity, new survey shows Web, Internet inventors have cleaned up on awards 10 things to know about the move to IPv6 Twitter rolls out automatic URL shortening Desktop virtualization: niche solution, or new desktop standard? Why Your IT Department Needs Data Scientists Apple plans new 'spaceship'-like campus RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Citrix XenServer Don't pay for server virtualization – XenServer is FREE Citrix XenServer is the only free, enterprise-class, cloud-proven virtualization platform available. Organizations of any size can immediately benefit from the power of server virtualization. With features such as live migration, centralized multi-server management, and shared storage support, you can't afford not to download it now – it's free! Click to continue First look at Mac OS X Lion Server Apple brings server computing to the desktop with the Mac OS X Lion Server. Here's a look. Read More Google adds download defense to Chrome, patches 15 bugs Version 12 of Google Chrome became available Tuesday, along with patches for 15 bugs in the browser. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Is Your Infrastructure Mobile Ready? From data encryption to secure printing, there are many challenges IT mangers at small and midsize businesses face to secure mobile devices. Check out the resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault to help develop a master plan. Read now Avaya IPO could be imminent Avaya could file for an initial public offering of $1 billion, which could result in the company being valued at $5 billion, according to a published report. Read More Free antivirus programs rise in popularity, new survey shows Free antivirus programs such as Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSE) have now supplanted more complex paid software as the antimalware defense of choice for millions of consumers, figures from certification company OPSWAT have suggested. Read More Web, Internet inventors have cleaned up on awards The inventors of the World Wide Web and the Internet sprung their ideas on the public more than two decades ago - and the accolades haven't stopped since. Read More WHITE PAPER: Netezza, an IBM Company Oracle Exadata and Netezza TwinFin™ Compared This ebook will provide the fundamental differences between the Netezza TwinFin® and Oracle Exadata solutions from the perspectives of query performance, simplicity of operation and value. The ebook will help you determine which solutions best meet your business needs and how to achieve optimal results from your data. Read now 10 things to know about the move to IPv6 The Internet has been rolling along for decades on the strength of IPv4 and its numbering system, which has supplied billions of addresses. As long as more addresses were available, few people thought about them. But the booming popularity of the Internet has finally soaked up nearly all those fresh numbers: In February, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) allocated the last of its unused large blocks of IPv4 addresses to regional Internet registries. On Wednesday, World IPv6 Day will turn the new protocol on at hundreds of companies, agencies and universities for testing. Suddenly, IT administrators and consumers alike are starting to think more about IP addresses. Here are the answers to a few questions about the numbers that make the Internet work. Read More Twitter rolls out automatic URL shortening Twitter rolled out an automatic link shortening feature on Tuesday that enables users to paste long URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) directly into messages sent through its microblogging website, without worrying that the message will exceed the service's 140-character limit. Read More Desktop virtualization: niche solution, or new desktop standard? Desktop virtualization promises to simplify management, increase efficiency and improve security, but it doesn't come cheap and requires a big rethink. Will the latter forever relegate desktop virtualization to a few corners of the enterprise, or will the allure of the former convince corporations it is time to start from scratch? Our experts debate. Read More Why Your IT Department Needs Data Scientists What do you get when you combine the roles of software developer, statistician and data analyst? A data scientist, who can derive tangible insights from huge quantities of data. Read More Apple plans new 'spaceship'-like campus Apple plans to build a new campus with a circular building that looks a spaceship, big enough to house 12,000 employees. The campus, near Apple's existing headquarters in Cupertino, California, will generate its own energy. Read More
	SURVEY: Future-proofing the cloud Where do you think cloud computing is headed? This survey enables you to share your views on some potential future events, trends and technology changes driven by cloud computing. By compiling the shared knowledge, opinions and insights of survey participants, everyone will get a clearer view on which changes and trends are more, or less, likely to actually occur. That knowledge will be invaluable in helping you shape your private, public and hybrid cloud strategy and plans for the future.Take the survey. GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Microsoft Subnet: A set of classes for a Microsoft Cert from Webucator and Polycom videoconferencing system. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS 10 SaaS companies to watch These days, companies are applying the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model to just about everything, from core business functions, including IT, to industry-specific processes. This list, compiled with the help of SaaS trend watchers and users, provides a representative look at what types of software you'll find offered in the cloud. MOST-READ STORIES New tool shows would-be emailers if you're swamped 'Secret Law' of Patriot Act Large-scale IPv6 trial set for June 8 Apple iOS 5 cuts iPhone, iPad loose from computers Why there's no Nobel Prize in Computing Hackers may try to disrupt IPv6 Day Skype voice service crashes; users offered fix instructions Three things you need to know about Apple iCloud 'Lion' brings iPad gestures to Mac OS for only $30 10 SaaS companies to watch
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_daily_news_alert as lisab509.pcnews@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2011 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **