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	Will IT certs get you jobs and raises? Survey says yes Sixty percent of IT professionals surveyed say a certification led to a new job, and half say it gave a salary boost. But some certs are more valuable than others. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World What's the right route to IPv6? Attend The Critical Path to IPv6 and start creating your IPv6 roadmap to avoid costly pitfalls. At this exclusive one-day event, you'll learn from IPv6 experts--including ARIN CEO John Curran--sharing their strategies and best practices for ensuring a smooth transition to the new IP environment. Complimentary admission. Register today. Learn more In this Issue Top 10 Android smartphone browser alternatives Adobe Flash vs. HTML5 AMD's 16-core Opteron chips arrive after wait Intel peaks on PC performance with new six-core chip Windows Comes to the Mainframe Mountain FCC's "Measuring Broadband America" Report Tells Only Half the Story Adobe promises to keep patching Flash on mobile ... but doesn't say for how long Security roundup for week ending Nov. 11 Wired network edge vs wireless edge 20 Best Browser Apps of 2011 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco The Next-Gen Network: Keeping Tomorrow's Business in Mind Think ahead: Is your network ready for rapid-fire changing technology? Today's network must keep tomorrow's business in mind. Think Future: Think of new technology as a new business opportunity. Click to continue Top 10 Android smartphone browser alternatives There are plenty of browsers you can use in place of the stock browser that comes with your Android phone. Here are 10 that are free. Read More Adobe Flash vs. HTML5 You know a technology's future doesn't look promising when even the company that manages it has started offering a toolset for the competing approach. Read More AMD's 16-core Opteron chips arrive after wait After a brief delay and more than a year of chatter, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced the availability of its first 16-core Opteron server chips, which pack the largest number of cores available on x86 chips today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault The resources in this Mobility KnowledgeVault provide expert guidance, peer advice, survey results and best practices to help you protect your mobile infrastructure. From determining a policy for employee-owned devices and data encryption to supporting the six major mobile operating systems, securing mobile devices and data is a top priority. View now Intel peaks on PC performance with new six-core chip Intel on Monday announced what it called its fastest chip to date for PCs, the six-core Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition processor, which is based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture and designed for use in high-end desktops. Read More Windows Comes to the Mainframe Mountain A CA exec once told me if a mainframe crashes three times in a year, that is an unreliable computer. If your PC crashes three times in one day, it's been a good day. Ok, so this was in the days of Windows 3.1, but the joke always stuck with me. Read More FCC's "Measuring Broadband America" Report Tells Only Half the Story The recently published FCC Measuring Broadband America report, which publicizes measurements of US ISPs' broadband performance, covers only half of the broadband performance equation -- the supply half. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM A Smarter Approach to CRM With instant access to information, customers expect a purchase experience that matches the ease and speed of the information-gathering experience. Read this white paper, created in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, to see how a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can help you respond on the customers' terms. Read Now Adobe promises to keep patching Flash on mobile ... but doesn't say for how long Adobe has promised to support the soon-to-be-orphaned Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, but has not said how long it will continue to patch security bugs in the software. Read More Security roundup for week ending Nov. 11 Is there justice in cyberspace? The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) last week offered hope there is, charging seven individuals with 27 counts of wire fraud and other computer-related crimes in connection with a massive "clickfraud" scheme that was based in Estonia. Read More Wired network edge vs wireless edge A survey by WLAN vendor Meraki in June found that for the first time smartphones and tablets like the Apple iPhone and iPad have overtaken computers on Wi-Fi networks. The finding highlights the argument over how much wired LAN infrastructure companies need, or should have when users' connection expectations are for reliable wireless. Read More 20 Best Browser Apps of 2011 Whether you want to stay on top of your to-do list, find out who is tracking you online or sling a few birds at pesky pigs, here are 20 apps that are well worth your time. Read More
	SLIDESHOWS Wi-Fi security do's and don'ts Wi-Fi is inherently susceptible to hacking and eavesdropping, but it can be secure if you use the right security measures. Unfortunately, the Web is full of outdated advice and myths. But here are some do's and don'ts of Wi-Fi security, addressing some of these myths. GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES DARPA program to alter security authentication techniques Fabric wars: Cisco vs. Brocade vs. Juniper Cisco's Q1 solid, but access routers, Nexus 7000 lagging Snoop conference for gov't spying: Go stealth, hit a 100,000 targets Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends of 2012 FBI takes out $14 million DNS malware operation Kindle Fire may outsell iPad this holiday season: survey Steve Jobs' advice to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Apple ships iOS 5.0.1 with battery fixes, patches Forrester to security pros: Think before rushing to fix security holes
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