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Breaking news
New worm wriggles around on Skype
A worm targeting Skype’s VoIP application is harvesting e-mail addresses and directing users to a range of sites hosting other malicious software, security vendors said Monday.
In depth
The fine art of data destruction
How to make sure your data is really, really dead – case study and tips for hiring a data-destruction company.
InfiniBand improves efficiencies
Several server trends are driving the increased demand for I/O bandwidth: the arrival of multicore CPUs, use of virtualization (driving up server utilization), powerful new cluster applications, increased reliance on networked storage and the rise of blade servers.
Web 2.0 provides new opportunity for recruiters to find tech talent
To find the top network professionals and managers, recruiters have to go where the talent is — and, increasingly, the talent is online.
Certification face-off
Do certifications still make sense?Susan Underhill of HP says yes; David Foote of Foote Partners says no. Read their arguments and debate.
From the blogs and forums
Keith Shaw writes about a Toshiba laptop with draft 802.11n. Greg Royal looks at the real implications of the Adobe Media Player. Paul McNamara ponders who’s to blame when a user tries loading Windows XP on a PC that says it’s only designed for Vista and he runs into problems. Brad Reese discusses job-hunting tips for people with Cisco certifications. Readers discuss CEO compensation and ponder the resignation of Vonage’s CEO (and the Vonage/Verizon lawsuit).
Video
Management appliance keeps lean IT staff efficient
The small IT staff at GotVMail Communications uses network management appliances from Kace to support four data centers and 30,000 customers. Company CTO David Hauser talks about the decision to go with Kace and the benefits of using a management appliance on this week’s Voices from IT Roadmap.
How to
Ron Nutter helps a user get more out of his satellite Internet connection.
More news
Desktop virtualization gains traction
The market for desktop virtualization is hitting a growth spurt, given a run of new product introductions and research showing increased demand for the technology.
