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10 Network World stories worth reading this weekend

Beach reads for techies 2013

40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

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May 26, 2013
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Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud.

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Issue highlights

1. Beach reads for techies 2013

2. 40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

3. 10 Popular iPhone Apps - Blacklisted!

4. Why small screens won't cure Microsoft's Windows tablet blues

5. Dell dumps OpenStack and VMware for public cloud, focuses on private clouds

6. Being a Public Cloud Provider may not be all that

7. How VMware will try to shake up the cloud market this week

8. The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

9. Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey

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Beach reads for techies 2013

IT folks talk about what they plan to read this summer -- and on which device. (Print, your days are numbered.) READ MORE

40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today. READ MORE

10 Popular iPhone Apps - Blacklisted!

BYOD programs may come with the restriction of apps that consume too much data, risk malware or distract workers. Here are 10 iPhone apps that you're likely to find on a blacklist. READ MORE

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Stonesoft Firewall Appliances for Demanding Environments

To keep up with today's sophisticated threats and complex network traffic, a first generation firewall will not do. View now

Why small screens won't cure Microsoft's Windows tablet blues

My, how quickly the tables can turn in the fickle world of consumer technology. READ MORE

Dell dumps OpenStack and VMware for public cloud, focuses on private clouds

Dell has dramatically shifted its cloud computing strategy, canceling plans it once had to launch a public cloud service based on the OpenStack open source platform, and discontinuing a VMware-based public cloud it already has on the market. READ MORE

Being a Public Cloud Provider may not be all that

My colleague and fellow Network World writer, Brendon Butler wrote an article the other day about Dell deciding that it was not going to become a public cloud provider. Instead leveraging its recent acquisition of Enstratius, it was going to allow customers to integrate and use the resources of the over 20 public cloud providers that work with Enstratius. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc.

2013 Next Generation Firewall Security Value Map

Read this case study to learn how ZapFi enabled comprehensive gateway security and granular application intelligence for large-volumes of wireless and VPN traffic. In addition, ZapFi eliminated overhead and latency, by integrating Dell SonicWALL SuperMassive, TZ Series and Global Management System (GMS) solutions. View Now

How VMware will try to shake up the cloud market this week

There have been rumors and speculation. There have been whispers and rumblings. But this week VMware is expected to release details about its plans to launch a public cloud offering, the central part of its new hybrid cloud strategy. READ MORE

The 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 so far

Fish turn into money, sorcerers rule and things get creepy in these iPhone and iPad games READ MORE

Despite poor work-life balance, IT pros like their jobs: survey

Long hours? Likely. A healthy work-life balance? Probably not. Despite the challenges of working in tech, 95% are proud they chose IT as a career, and 81% would do it all over again given the chance, TEKsystems reports. READ MORE

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