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	Microsoft's 5 biggest weaknesses For all its success as the world's biggest maker of PC operating systems and office programs, Microsoft's position as the dominant provider of software to consumers is at risk. Read More In this Issue The big, bad browser quiz Apple reportedly on another lost iPhone scavenger hunt AT&T to return jobs to US if T-Mobile deal is approved NSF $450K award goes to researcher who wants to play Tetris with wireless networks Microsoft patents smart cloud storage IBM to buy risk analysis company Algorithmics for $387M Openwave says Apple, RIM violate patents New HTC Jetstream will be $700 on AT&T's LTE network 4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security What CIOs need to know about HP's acquisition of Autonomy WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems Security and Compliance in the Cloud Discover how to handle today's biggest challenges: coordinating user credentials and identities, controlling unmanaged user devices; and providing security when the datacenter,network and server assets exist in the Cloud. Compliments of Citrix. Read now! The big, bad browser quiz Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari -- you know the names of these Web browsers, but do you really know them? Read More Apple reportedly on another lost iPhone scavenger hunt Apple is reportedly trying to track down an iPhone prototype lost by a company employee at a San Francisco bar – an incident that sounds an awful lot like the high-profile lost-then-sold iPhone prototype scandal from last spring. Read More AT&T to return jobs to US if T-Mobile deal is approved AT&T promises to bring 5,000 call-center jobs back to the U.S. if its acquisition of T-Mobile USA is approved. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Delivering better, smarter, faster business decisions To compete today, organizations need to have key market, consumer or product insights. Through Business Intelligence, forward-looking companies are gaining a competitive edge and succeeding both tactically and operationally. Read the white paper and see how IBM® can provide the strategic platform for you to make more innovative decisions, faster. Read Now NSF $450K award goes to researcher who wants to play Tetris with wireless networks The National Science Foundation has awarded a 5-year, $450K grant to a Virginia Tech researcher who says she hopes to figure out how disparate wireless networks can better fit together to speed traffic deliver across the Internet. Read More Microsoft patents smart cloud storage Microsoft has been granted a patent for what it calls "Virtually infinite reliable storage" that works across a distributed storage system. Read More IBM to buy risk analysis company Algorithmics for $387M IBM plans to acquire risk analytics company Algorithmics for $387 million, a deal that IBM says will bolster its risk management offerings in light of increasing regulation in the financial markets. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Wide Area Application Architecture and Exchange 2010 Massive consolidation can lead to single points of failure which could interrupt service of critical applications. ESG believes that this risk should be addressed by building applications on a Wide Area Application Architecture (WAAA) foundation, spreading applications across multiple data centers. Learn More! Openwave says Apple, RIM violate patents Mobile software vendor Openwave Systems filed a complaint against Apple and Research In Motion at the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday, saying the companies violated its patents and asking the agency to block importation of their products. Read More New HTC Jetstream will be $700 on AT&T's LTE network AT&T announced the new HTC Jetstream, its first LTE-ready tablet, will go on sale Sept. 4 for $700 and a two-year contract. Read More 4 simple steps to bulletproof laptop security Follow these tips, tools, and techniques to protect your Windows notebook against theft, intrusion, and data loss Read More What CIOs need to know about HP's acquisition of Autonomy Here's why you should be paying attention: It's a big analytics play that could help lead the way to making sense of all the unstructured data that's overwhelming enterprises of all sizes, says analyst Charles King. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS The world's geekiest license plates This slideshow goes out to all those drivers who aren't afraid to say it loud: I'm a geek and I'm proud. It's filled with images of vanity plates so geeky that they prompted someone else to take a picture and post it on Flickr. Enjoy. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET We've got books on System Center Opalis Integration Server and Microsoft training of the winner's choice from Webucator.. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES 'You are an idiot' if you don't give back to open source Google one of many victims in SSL certificate hack Cisco, VMware expand collaboration IPv6: What you need to do now The ribbon is winding further into Windows Thinnest material in the world could boost Internet speeds tenfold-plus Sprint's mysterious Oct. 7 event fuels more iPhone, LTE speculation Google, OpenDNS deploy DNS tweak for faster browsing Top cybersecurity concerns: Malicious code, employees run amok Death by Morto A? It's your own fault, says Microsoft
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