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The top 10 most-read STORIES this week

1. Does open source encourage rootkits?Desktop search tools seen raising red flagsIT’s big flopsSymantec exec: ‘There is no Veritas and Symantec, there’s only Symantec’This year’s hottest jobs in IT20 people who changed the industryTelecommuting security concerns growIE patch breaks Siebel clientRouter man802.11s extends wireless outdoors

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The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

1. Snyder: When a product is better than the companyLong-range WiFiVirtualization: The time has comeWhy high tech is at faultNTBackup vs. Norton Ghost

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Buzzblog: What telecom mergers really meanCisco engineer’s hellacious commuteStartup called Webaroo touts ‘Web on a hard drive’Oops. NASA has a VoIP problemAOL “Glitch” Blocks Critical Site

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This week’s featured WHITE PAPERS

VeriSign: Email Complianace without the Complexity

Ciena: Adaptive WAN for Finance: No Risk Networks

Double-Take Software: A Practical Guide to Developing the Right Disaster Recovery Plan

Symantec: The Benefits of Continuous Data Protection

Avocent: Virtual Media: Optimizing Operations Efficiency