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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Cisco's new data center blade switch; Unix at 40; Twitter apps for corporate accounts

Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges; Unix at 40: Hanging on despite strong Linux, Windows challenges
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Cisco unveils data center blade switch

Cisco's new blade addition to its Nexus line of data center switches is designed to aggregate multiple physical x86 blade servers from various vendors into a 10G Ethernet fabric. Read full story

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Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges
Microsoft's server and tools business in the coming year will focus on gaining ground in the high-end database and server market, helping users transition to the cloud and extending its dominance over Linux, according to the division president.

Unix at 40: Hanging on despite strong Linux, Windows challenges
The middle-aged OS is not expected to die any time soon, just slowly fade away

Twitter tips: Five best apps to manage a company account
If your company has its own Twitter account, your team can manage it better using third-party apps. Here we highlight five of the best Twitter apps for handling multiple users, search, scheduling and tracking tweets, and more.

Mozilla denies it will 'ribbonize' Firefox
Mozilla today denied that it will "ribbonize" upcoming Windows versions of Firefox, saying that its plans to eliminate the traditional menu bar will result in something much less complicated than Microsoft's often-derided user interface.

Verizon CTO: 'We told you so' about FiOS
Verizon CTO Dick Lynch Tuesday gave a simple message to anyone who doubted his company's wisdom in building out a fiber-to-the-home network: We were right, you were wrong.

School boards hit with cash-stealing Trojan
The FBI is probing a rash of reported online computer intrusions that have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being stolen from school districts in Illinois.

The U.S. Patriot Act has an impact on cloud security
Cloud security includes the obligation to meet regulations about where data is actually stored, something that is having unforeseen consequences for U.S. firms trying to do business in Canada.

CNN's new iPhone app puts rivals to shame
On Tuesday morning, CNN introduced an iPhone app that puts to shame similar products. Featuring live newscasts, video-on-demand, and a familiar iPhone interface, the CNN iPhone app also takes a step ahead of other news apps by charging $2 for the download.

Are femtocells poaching on wired nets?
Although AT&T's recently announced MicroCell femtocell service is still in the trial stage, uproar over its pricing has already erupted.

Cisco voice monitoring tool updated by SolarWinds
SolarWinds Orion IP SLA Manager manages network performance by tracking transport metrics between Cisco IP SLA-enabled and other network devices.

Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and 15 copies of Windows Server 2008 How-To. Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Interconnecting Data Centers Using VPLS. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers (watch for giveaway information soon.) Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages.

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September 29, 2009

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Cell towers that blend vs. those that offend
  2. Microsoft releases Security Essentials antimalware tool
  3. Fighting Conficker
  4. Pressure on Microsoft, as Windows attack now public
  5. Book of Odds opening eyes to new probabilities
  6. Cisco unveils data center blade switch
  7. John Chambers slams Cisco with $2.3 million in private jet expenses
  8. Apple pushes unnecessary software to Windows PCs
  9. Microsoft, researchers release new operating system project
  10. Port 666

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