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	Microsoft launches Office 365, glosses over cloud limitations CEO Steve Ballmer pitched his answer to Google Apps Tuesday as Microsoft announced worldwide availability of Office 365, but made no mention of Microsoft's biggest cloud rival. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC The Mandate for Converged Infrastructure Management Converged infrastructure is changing the way data centers roll out infrastructure resources and providing a clear and achievable path to cloud computing environments. Effective management of infrastructure is a key capability that can significantly impact the degree of success for data centers going the converged route. 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Choose one that supports PKI authentication to multiple servers from a single location and makes the necessary KVM feature adjustments to enable seamless use of the reader. This White Paper examines best practices when evaluating a Smart Card solution. Learn More 2011's most intriguing summer smarpthones The most interesting devices on the smarphone summer blockbuster list Read More Half a million Android devices activated daily, says Google Carriers are now activating more than 500,000 new Android devices every day, according to Google Vice President of Engineering Andy Rubin. Read More Symantec finds big differences in iOS, Android security Apple iOS and Google Android have some big differences when it comes to mobile security, creating distinct potential vulnerabilities for enterprises embracing devices running these operating systems, according to analysis by Symantec. Read More Mozilla moves 55% of Firefox 4 users to new version in first week Most Firefox 4 users updated to Firefox 5 in the first week, although the turnover speed was slower than when Chrome last shifted editions, Web usage data showed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avaya Bringing Unified Communications to Life Research indicates enterprises are increasingly integrating video in with the rest of the comm fabric. This creates an integrated comm infrastructure that includes the easy-to-use, consistent capabilities people need. Learn More Man sentenced to 13 years in Operation 'Phish Phry' A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for managing a phishing operation in conjunction with Egyptian hackers that looted consumer bank accounts. Read More IBM exposes top future networked healthcare devices IBM came out with a study today that looks at what future healthcare applications and devices, be they PCs, tablet or smart phone might look like.  Read More Microsoft patent may ruin Skype, may make VoIP spy and pry easy for gov't Oh man! Don't you hate it when you suspect something unpleasant is likely to happen and then it turns into an "I told you so"? Are you one of the millions of people who depend upon Skype? Remember when Microsoft bought Skype? Did you wonder just how long it would be before Skype was ruined with a backdoor for easy-access eavesdropping? A Microsoft patent mentions both law enforcement and government... Read More D-Link Amplifi aims to boost signals, kill dead spots Keith Shaw chats with D-Link about its Amplifi line of products, which includes a 4-port gigabit powerline adapter, Wi-Fi signal boosters and a media router that prioritizes multimedia and gaming traffic. Read More WHITE PAPER: Fluke Networks Importance of Permanent Link Testing This white paper is the joint effort of 2 industry leaders of high speed infrastructure cabling and testing, Panduit and Fluke Networks. This technical paper provides a thorough analysis and review of different testing techniques and their associated benefits for high speed permanent links. Learn More Today! Mastercard.com slammed again as punishment over WikiLeaks MasterCard's main website was unavailable for some time on Tuesday as it appeared hackers were again targeting the company for its refusal to process donations for the whistle-blowing site WikiLeaks. Read More Cellcrypt releases encrypted voice call app for the iPhone Cellcrypt released a version of its voice encryption software for Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, adding to its portfolio of software to prevent eavesdropping on calls. 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