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NETWORKING NEWS UPDATE
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Friday, October 23, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

LATEST NETWORKING NEWS

- Global CIO: New Tech Firm Hiring Hundreds In U.S. To Take On The World

- Web 2.0 Summit: Surprise! It's Google's Sergey Brin

- Web 2.0 Summit: The Browser Is What Matters

- Ericsson Profits Drop 71%

- Web 2.0 Summit: Intel CEO Expects PC Sales Surge

- Web 2.0 Summit: Facebook Bets On Wisdom Of Friends

- LTE For PCs Near, Handsets Lagging

- Web 2.0 Summit: Bing Wins Facebook, Twitter Partnerships

- Web 2.0 Summit: GE Introduces Handheld Ultrasound Device

ANALYTIC REPORTS

- Alternative IT: Software's New Reality

- Aligning Application Development And Business Goals

WHITEPAPERS

- The 3 P's of Evaluating Managed Network Services

- MPLS Network with DSL Back-up for Optimal Performance

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES @ TECHWEB.COM

- Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System

- It's Official: Microsoft Launches Windows 7

- Barnes & Noble E-Reader Puts Heat On Amazon

- Nortel: Migrating from Contingency Plan to Strategic Plan

- Web 2.0 Summit: Google Unveils Social Search

WEBCASTS

- Cut the Cost of IT Infrastructure and Grow Your Company

RESOURCES AND EVENTS

- Are You Ready To Implement A Next-Generation Network?

- Homogenized Data

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LATEST NETWORKING NEWS
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TODAY'S TOP STORY

- Global CIO: New Tech Firm Hiring Hundreds In U.S. To Take On The World
Two offshore-services execs and a prominent American CIO plan to open IT-services centers across the U.S. as low-risk and and price-competitive alternatives to offshore providers.
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ALSO SEE

- Web 2.0 Summit: The Browser Is What Matters
Google's Sundar Pichai provides some hints about his company's upcoming browser-based Chrome operating system.
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- Ericsson Profits Drop 71%
The wireless equipment maker was hit with sluggish sales and declining results from its joint venture with Sony.
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- Web 2.0 Summit: Intel CEO Expects PC Sales Surge
Paul Otellini sees businesses moving to replace their aging hardware and promise in moving to a more distributed approach to healthcare.
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- Web 2.0 Summit: Facebook Bets On Wisdom Of Friends
The informational Web is being eclipsed by the social Web, according to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
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- LTE For PCs Near, Handsets Lagging
The first five years of Long-Term Evolution deployment will focus on PC data cards, says a market research firm.
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- Web 2.0 Summit: Bing Wins Facebook, Twitter Partnerships
In a blow to Google, Microsoft has secured search deals with Facebook and Twitter.
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- Web 2.0 Summit: GE Introduces Handheld Ultrasound Device
CEO Jeff Immelt showed off a forthcoming medical device called Vscan that promises to shake up the world of medical imaging.

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ANALYTIC REPORTS
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- Alternative IT: Software's New Reality
CIOs are more receptive than ever to new software models -- and not because they're trendy.
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- Aligning Application Development And Business Goals
When it comes time to develop new applications, getting technical and business stakeholders on the same page can be a bear. Here's how to set up a requirements process that serves everyone.
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WHITEPAPERS
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- The 3 P's of Evaluating Managed Network Services
Implementing managed network services can be daunting, and yet in 2009 37 percent of U.S. businesses reported doing just that. Making the right decision can be easier, however, when you take a structured evaluation approach.
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- MPLS Network with DSL Back-up for Optimal Performance
Read how Virtela's commitment to end-to-end management and its unique carrier-agnostic approach to integrating and aggregating the best networks provided Measurement Specialties with world-class global performance, reliability and service.
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- Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System
Here's a first visual look at the Vista successor, as previewed at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
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- It's Official: Microsoft Launches Windows 7
New operating system is designed to make PC use faster and more efficient.
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- Barnes & Noble E-Reader Puts Heat On Amazon
The Nook is now the e-reader to beat, but analysts say Amazon won't relinquish the Kindle's market share easily.
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- Nortel: Migrating from Contingency Plan to Strategic Plan
Now that the fate of Nortel Enterprise is known, it's up to you to drive the fate of your Nortel-based infrastructure, as well as you communications future. A detailed, 13-step process can keep you in the driver's seat.
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- Web 2.0 Summit: Google Unveils Social Search
Users of Google's search engine will soon have the option to include content created by friends in search results lists.
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WEBCASTS
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- Cut the Cost of IT Infrastructure and Grow Your Company
Discover how WAN optimization can not only offer a lower TCO but also deliver new capabilities, better performance, and enable significant ongoing cost savings. Join us for the webcast to see whether you too can overcome your current challenges and establish your company among the leaders in your field. It happens October 27, 2009 @ 9:00 AM PT/ 12:00 PM ET
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RESOURCES AND EVENTS
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- Are You Ready To Implement A Next-Generation Network?
Our virtual event will bring you up to speed on networking state of the art by discussing the technologies that are going to drive network design and implementations today and in the future. Talk to peers, analysts, and vendors about where the technologies are today and how you can prepare for a network overhaul.
It happens November 12, 2009
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- Homogenized Data
Data deduplication is all the rage. With the possibility of reducing backup volume 20-to-1, what's not to like? But there are gotchas. Here's what you need to know before deciding how to proceed.

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