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	Massive botnet 'indestructible,' say researchers A new and improved botnet that has infected more than four million PCs is 'practically indestructible,' security researchers say. Read More WHITE PAPER: ADTRAN Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >> In this Issue Google+ could be Google's latest enterprise weapon In a shift, firms say U.S. will lead IT growth Google patches 7 bugs in Chrome browser Cisco's Cius tablet to go on sale July 31 for $750 From CIO.com: CFOs Lack Faith in CIOs and IT Teams, Survey Shows More Americans own e-readers than tablets, survey finds QuickPoll: Do you like the direction Microsoft is headed with Windows 8? News Corp. unloads MySpace Oracle calls HP suit over Itanium a 'publicity stunt' Oracle buys Pillar Data Systems Cloudera unveils Hadoop management tools After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source? HP to open cloud, R&D centers in China Lawson shareholders approve sale to Infor Darlene Storm: Wicked Wednesday: 'Funnypots and Skiddy Baiting' Jonny Evans: Most iPhone users stick with Apple, for the apps 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 Google+ could be Google's latest enterprise weapon Google's new social networking service just a day old, but analysts are already wondering how long it will be before Google+ is refocused for the enterprise. Read More In a shift, firms say U.S. will lead IT growth IT hardware and software companies expect to see most of their revenue coming this year from the U.S. market, which is a reversal from the last two years when China and India led, according to KPMG in its annual survey of the technology business climate. Read More Google patches 7 bugs in Chrome browser Google patched seven vulnerabilities in Chrome on Tuesday as it issued the second security update for its browser this month. Read More Cisco's Cius tablet to go on sale July 31 for $750 Cisco announced that its Android-based Cius tablet, which should appeal to enterprise customers, will finally go on sale on July 31 for $750. Read More From CIO.com: CFOs Lack Faith in CIOs and IT Teams, Survey Shows Increasingly, it's the chief financial officer (CFO) who has direct oversight of the IT department and IT-related spending, but it turns out the CFO has a low opinion of the CIO and the entire IT group. Read More More Americans own e-readers than tablets, survey finds A Pew Research Institute survey in May found that Americans favor less-expensive e-reader devices over tablets like Apple's iPad. Read More QuickPoll: Do you like the direction Microsoft is headed with Windows 8? QuickPoll voters are nearly split on whether Windows 8's "touch-first" move is a mistake (308 votes) or a smart move (299 votes). Where do you stand? Cast your vote today. Read More News Corp. unloads MySpace MySpace, which dominated the social-networking market in the mid-2000s before Facebook eclipsed it, has been sold by its parent company News Corp. to digital media company Specific Media, the companies announced on Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Exceptional Application Experience To improve and ensure the performance and availability of business-critical web applications, organizations need to be able to see and understand the actual user experience. This paper examines the five essentials of application performance monitoring. Learn More Oracle calls HP suit over Itanium a 'publicity stunt' HP's lawsuit against Oracle over its decision to stop developing software for Intel's Itanium processors is a 'publicity stunt' meant to 'lay the blame on Oracle for the disruption that will occur when HP's Itanium-based server business inevitably comes to an end,' Oracle said in a court filing Wednesday. Read More Oracle buys Pillar Data Systems Oracle is building out its array of hardware products with the acquisition of storage vendor Pillar Data Systems, the company announced Wednesday. Read More Cloudera unveils Hadoop management tools Version 3.5 of the Cloudera Enterprise edition has new modules for configuration and process monitoring Read More After OpenOffice and Hudson, will Oracle stick with open source? NetBeans, MySQL, and GlassFish are all likely to remain in Oracle's software portfolio as they have profit potential Read More HP to open cloud, R&D centers in China Hewlett-Packard is opening two new centers in China, one focused on cloud computing, and the other on research, as the company ramps up to address this large market. Read More Lawson shareholders approve sale to Infor A majority of Lawson Software shareholders approved the company's sale to Infor and Golden Gate Capital during a meeting Wednesday, paving the way for the creation of the industry's third-largest ERP software vendors after SAP and Oracle. Read More Darlene Storm: Wicked Wednesday: 'Funnypots and Skiddy Baiting' Adrian Crenshaw gave a very amusing Notacon 2011 presentation called Funnypots and Skiddy Baiting. For entertainment purposes only, here are some of his ideas to mess with attackers who mess with you. Read More Jonny Evans: Most iPhone users stick with Apple, for the apps When it ships in September, the iPhone 5 will hit a hungry market. Apps are Apple's big advantage in contrast to other platforms -- 54 percent of iPhone owners will stick with Apple: and its reported plans to offer a free iPhone 3GS means its app advantage is set to grow. Read More
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