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Microsoft up for its share of Pwnies at Black Hat conference

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Microsoft up for its share of Pwnies at Black Hat conference
If you're a technology company trying to maintain a reputation for security, you don't necessarily want to receive a Pwnie Award at the annual Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. While some of the awards legitimately honor enterprising security experts who uncovered vulnerabilities, or important research, others are ignominious, such as the award for "Lamest Vendor Response" and "Most Epic Fail." Read More


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Black Hat too commercial for you?
Two premiere security conferences -- Black Hat and DefCon -- run back-to-back in Las Vegas this week, each with their own distinct flavor. But even these events don't meet the needs of all computer security pros, setting the stage for a widening set of satellite events. Read More

Mobile deathmatch: Apple iOS 4 vs. Android 2.2, side by side
See how well iOS and Android do in InfoWorld's mobile OS features face-off. Read More

MIT Design Could Speed Up the Internet
MIT researchers have developed a way to speed up Internet routers by 100 times or more, as a way to cope with increasingly bandwidth-hungry applications. Read More


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Forrester: IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate
In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now!

What's the impact of carriers' new 'capped' wireless data plans on corporate networks?
In June, AT&T announced tiered wireless data plans shortly before the launch of the iPhone 4. Existing subscribers could continue with unlimited plans, but new customers have to choose between DataPlus, $15 a month for 200MB of data traffic or DataPro, $25 a month for 2GB. How will this change affect corporate customers? Read More

Products of the Week
Our round-up of intriguing new products from McAfee, EMC, Tripwire, among others. Read More

Group to work on wireless laptop-charging specification
The Wireless Power Consortium said Monday that it will start working on a new specification for wirelessly charging laptops. Read More


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New Google Apps service targets gov't security needs
Google on Monday unveiled a new version of Google Apps designed to meet the rigorous security needs of U.S. government agencies. Read More

Entrepreneurs see profit in iPhone 4 antenna problems
Apple's iPhone 4 antenna woes has provided creative entrepreneurs an opportunity to make some money marketing related wares. Read More

Sprint expands NextMail voice messaging to all its devices
Sprint Nextel today said that its NextMail voice messaging service is now available on all of the devices the carrier sells. Read More



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