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	Google+ lets users 'ignore' those annoying people Google+ has a new option that will enable users to take a simple step to 'ignore' people on the social networking site. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Corporation NEW Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier Edition Diskeeper 2011 Pro Premier edition provides essential performance and efficiency increases for power workstation users as well as all the features of the Professional edition. Learn more! In this Issue Irene wreaked havoc on East Coast communications Facebook, Twitter lit up with Hurricane Irene data IT Blogwatch: Morto worm spreading fast via RDP UK charges another alleged Anonymous member Mozilla: We won't ditch Firefox version numbers Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year WHITE PAPER: BMC Three Steps to Effective Cloud Planning & Design Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively – from defining requirements to identifying the costs - in this compelling white paper from BMC Software. Read More Today Irene wreaked havoc on East Coast communications As Hurricane Irene started to move north along the East Coast of the United States, the first reports of its affects on communications systems began coming in. Read More Facebook, Twitter lit up with Hurricane Irene data As people up and down the East Coast of the United States prepared for Hurricane Irene, social networks were being used to get the word out about its path and how best to deal with it. Read More IT Blogwatch: Morto worm spreading fast via RDP A new and virulent worm, dubbed Morto, has raised its ugly head on the Internet. It's spreading quickly, through the Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). Thought the days of worms such as Blaster and Code Red were long gone? Think again. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get all nostalgic. Read More UK charges another alleged Anonymous member U.K. police said Thursday a 22-year-old student has been charged in connection with participating in distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDOS) with the hacking collective Anonymous. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast A Three Step Plan for Migrating to Microsoft Exchange 2010 Harnessing the powerful new features of Microsoft Exchange 2010 – but without introducing additional risk, cost and complexity during the migration process – is a challenge many CIOs are about to face. We consider the risks involved and propose actions businesses can take to mitigate them. Read now Mozilla: We won't ditch Firefox version numbers Mozilla will not scrub the version number from Firefox's 'About' box after all, putting an end to a often-heated debate that first surfaced two weeks ago. Read More Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot It's the end of an era at Slashdot as Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda announced that he is leaving the site that he created. Read More Post-riot, UK government halts talk of social media shutdown The U.K. government met with technology companies for a post-mortem on the violent riots earlier this month, but made clear from the onset that it was no longer considering shutting down services in times of crisis. Read More Google+, Facebook duel is big boon for users Industry analysts have suspected that adding Google+ to the social networking mix would force Facebook to up its game. And it looks like that prediction is coming true. Read More RIM starts trial of music service, launching later this year Research In Motion is testing a cloud-based music service around its BlackBerry Messenger. Read More
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