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Windows 7 in pictures: 10 cool desktop features; Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption

Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption; Wi-Fi pricing models vary widely
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Windows 7 in Pictures: 10 Cool Desktop Features

In anticipation of Windows 7 being released into the wild on Oct. 22, here is an up-to-date pictorial guide to the most compelling navigation and networking features of the OS. Read full story

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Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption
Only 15% of corporate customers have adopted or are considering adopting cloud technology over the next year.

Wi-Fi pricing models vary widely
Recently I conducted some comparative research on how Wi-Fi vendors price their wireless LAN systems, and it was quite an eye-opener. There are notable variations among vendors, for example, as to what they include in their basic systems and what they charge extra for.

Windows 7 pricing fails to impress
Observers are irritated by Microsoft's pricing approach to Windows 7. Microsoft is making Windows 7 upgrades available for pre-order now, for the low, low (but not quite as low as Snow Leopard) price of $50. But after two weeks, it will cost you $120.

Network performance worries delay app deployments
Apparent Networks' survey reveals IT managers put off new VoIP, video and unified communications deployments due to network performance worries.

Firefox 3.5 eyed for Tuesday release
Mozilla is expected to release its Firefox 3.5 browser on Tuesday morning, a company representative said on Friday afternoon.

Hands On With Google Voice
Chances are you've heard or read about Google's phone management system Google Voice, but you're not really sure what it does. There's a good reason for this aura of mystery.

Network shutdown bill faces changes, aide says
A bill in the U.S. Senate that would allow President Barack Obama to shut down parts of the Internet during a cybersecurity crisis will likely be rewritten and needs input from private businesses, said a congressional staff member associated with the legislation.

Senate confirms Genachowski as FCC chairman
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Julius Genachowski, a former technology adviser to President Barack Obama's campaign and transition team, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.

DARPA wants a super-efficient supercomputer that can fit into a 19-inch cabinet, thanks
If you can squish all the processing power of say an IBM Roadrunner supercomputer inside a 19-inch box and make it run on about 60 kilowatts of electricity, the government wants to talk to you.

June Giveaways
Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30.

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June 29, 2009

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  1. IBM supercomputer to heat university buildings
  2. It turns out most every technology 'is like crack'
  3. Nortel: Why Avaya?
  4. T-Mobile's Android-powered myTouch 3G due in August
  5. Cisco sends employees home to work
  6. Google begins sending out Google Voice invites
  7. Nortel lays off execs connected to Microsoft ICA partnership
  8. Experts Only: Time to ditch the antivirus?
  9. It's a sale, Windows 7 for $50, for two weeks only
  10. Avaya reportedly offering $500M for Nortel enterprise biz

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