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	Google+ invites shut down after 'insane demand' Interest in Google's new social networking service has exceeded not only the company's expectations but its ability to keep up with demand. For now, it's not allowing new users to join. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation The Efficiency Essentials You're Dead Without This white paper takes you inside Diskeeper 2011 and clearly shows you why you shouldn't run your network without it. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice Employee rips RIM bosses in open letter QuickPoll: Do you think Google+ will take Facebook down a notch? Samsung doubles speed of microSD card for smartphones From CiO.com: Project Management: 4 Ways to Manage Your Budget Google boosts Gmail's anti-phishing feature Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast Intel Sandy Bridge woes fail to help AMD, iSuppli says Amazon eliminates inbound data fees for AWS Researcher: Threats from zero-day exploits overhyped LightSquared files GPS report and new plan NYC mayor demands $600M refund on software project Worm hits popular Chinese Twitter-like service Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's latest bellow --- I'm not stepping down at Microsoft Jonny Evans: Apple 2011: iPad sales hit 40 million Michael Horowitz: 12 reasons not to use Internet Explorer, ever WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems, Inc. Social Technologies Transform Business Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice Microsoft has clarified the advice it gave users whose Windows PCs are infected with a new, sophisticated rootkit that buries itself on the hard drive's boot sector. Read More Employee rips RIM bosses in open letter In an open letter published on the BGR online news site, an unamed senior RIM manager heavily criticizes the company's co-CEO's for putting the company years behind Apple in the smartphone business. Read More QuickPoll: Do you think Google+ will take Facebook down a notch? After much speculation, Google is finally taking on Facebook with Google+. Check out our first-look review, then cast your vote. Read More Samsung doubles speed of microSD card for smartphones Samsung announced it is producing high-performance microSD cards with data transfer speeds that support the performance requirements of 4G smartphones. Read More From CiO.com: Project Management: 4 Ways to Manage Your Budget These four strategies will help project managers maintain control of project budgets and prevent massive cost overruns. Read More Google boosts Gmail's anti-phishing feature Google this week added an anti-phishing feature to Gmail that automatically displays the sender's address for some messages. Read More Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast Gartner on Thursday upgraded its forecast for worldwide IT spending, saying it will grow 7.1 percent this year to US$3.7 trillion as companies migrate to the cloud and spend more on software and IT services. Read More Intel Sandy Bridge woes fail to help AMD, iSuppli says Intel gained microprocessor revenue market share from Advanced Micro Devices during this year's first quarter despite the recent Sandy Bridge chipset woes, research firm IHS iSuppli said this week. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now Amazon eliminates inbound data fees for AWS Amazon announced late on Wednesday that it is eliminating the cost for all inbound data transfer to Amazon Web Services, matching Microsoft's recent announcement of the same offer for its Azure service. Read More Researcher: Threats from zero-day exploits overhyped Computers lacking patches for long-known vulnerabilities potentially face more of a hacking risk than from zero-day exploits, or attacks targeting vulnerabilities that haven't been publicly disclosed, according to new research from Secunia. Read More LightSquared files GPS report and new plan LightSquared filed a long-awaited report on possible GPS interference by its planned cellular network to the FCC on Thursday, along with a formal proposal to use a different block of frequencies to prevent those problems. Read More NYC mayor demands $600M refund on software project New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is demanding that systems integrator Science Applications International Corporation reimburse more than US$600 million it was paid in connection with the troubled CityTime software project, a long-running effort to overhaul the city's payroll system. Read More Worm hits popular Chinese Twitter-like service A popular Twitter-like service in China with 140 million users was hit by a worm earlier this week that resembles past attacks that infected Twitter and MySpace, according to a security analyst. Read More Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's latest bellow --- I'm not stepping down at Microsoft Despite increasing calls for Steve Ballmer to step down as CEO of Microsoft, Ballmer this week made it very clear: He plans to be at the helm of the company for a long time. At the Seattle Rotary Club yesterday, Ballmer used his trademark bellow to let the world know he's in it for the long haul. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple 2011: iPad sales hit 40 million Apple is on target to sell up to 40 million iPads this calendar year as it tweaks its supply chain to meet huge demand. iPad 2 sales are seemingly exceeding one per second -- Apple is stealing the post-PC era. Read More Michael Horowitz: 12 reasons not to use Internet Explorer, ever For Windows users interested in Defensive Computing, Internet Explorer is a poor choice of browser. It doesn't measure up to Firefox and Chrome. Read More
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